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Samsung Bixby Update Allows Button Remapping

Samsung 'Galaxy Store' replaces Galaxy Apps, has One UI - 9to5Google. I love Samsung phones. But, I don't like or use Bixby, the voice app that comes with them. I am a Google Voice person, and the little button on the left side of Samsung phones, which opens Bixby, is a useless appendage. Now, however, bowing to reality and consumer demand, Samsung has updated the app to permit the remapping of the Bixby button. Thanks. Now, can I get back all the minutes and hours I have wasted pressing the Bixby button? Didn't think so. But, I do have a functional button that opens the camera app when pressed. Much better for quick photos than trying to find the camera icon on screen.

Using The Stylus To Take Photos With The Note 9

I am having fun playing with the Note 9 and its unique stylus. Take the stylus out of the phone, and several options pop up, such as note taking, editing, and other great functions. I am not an artist; but, a person with artistic talent could have a lot of fun drawing of the huge 6.4 inch screen. But, by far, my favorite feature, given that I am a serious amateur photographer, is the ability to push a button on the stylus to take a photo. No more fumbling with your thumb on the screen. I can always use the Miggo Pictar device I have written about before, which is a camera grip with a shutter button and works great. However, it is very cool to frame a photo when you aren't even holding the phone, and press a button on the stylus to shoot. 

43 Inch SmartTV For $200? Take My Money

Amazon.com: Insignia NS-43DF710NA19 43-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV HDR - Fire TV Edition: Electronics. I have used TVs as computer monitors for years. They require some compromises, and some tricky placement and settings; but, I do all my daily computing using them, and love it. Using a cheap HDTV as a computer monitor is not for gamers; but, for business and word processing, they are really cheap and work great. You probably need to mount any TV larger than 43 inches on the wall to get it to eye level and to save desk space; but, for $200, why are you still staring at a 14 inch notebook screen, or an 18 inch computer monitor? An added benefit? If you get bored, you can zone out on Netflix while you work.

Email Traps And How To Avoid Them

Email Oops, and How to Avoid Them | LegalFuel. The Florida Bar's LegalFuel website contains hundreds of great resources and tips for lawyers; and, much of the content is valuable to lawyers everywhere. Check it out. Today's tip concerns all the ways the use of Email can get a lawyer in trouble, and how to avoid it. Read. Apply. Repeat.

KonMari For Your Computer

Amazon.com: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (0710308291511): Marie Kond%u014D: Books. Marie Kondo is a hit in print and on TV for her life changing tips on tidying up lives. In a word, if a thing doesn't bring you joy, get rid of it. As a widower, I have become an expert on evaluating the "stuff" that populates our lives, and regularly pick up and examine that stuff, and discard what no longer serves a purpose. It isn't just tangible personal property that needs this kind of review, however. What about the "stuff" than inhabits the storage drives in your computers? How much of that detritus is just slowing you down or taking up space? I could say the same about the cluttered email inbox yo have that contains thousands of emails that you will never read or act upon. So, Konmari that computer drive and email inbox. You'll be glad you did.

Files by Google:Your Phone Is Messy. Clean It Up!

Files by Google: Clean up space on your phone - Apps on Google Play. You know who you are. You download every app you see, and then never use them again. You have digital detritus scattering the landscape of your mobile phone, and your essential data is never backed up. If someone needed one of your phone files, you wouldn't know where to begin to find it, or how to send it to them. Well, Google has your back. The newly updated Files app makes phone organization and clean up automatic. Now, clean your phone.

Saturday Fun - Customize Your Android Phone

How to Get the New Pixel Launcher from Android 9.0 Pie on Any Phone %u2014 No Root Needed � Android :: Gadget Hacks. One of the cool things about Android phones is that they are ultimately customizable. Unlike the closed system of Apple, which claims that it is more secure, Android allows endless variety and choice. Sure, it can be risky; but, what in life isn't? This little hack isn't risky at all, and involves bringing back my favorite launcher, the Google Pixel launcher. I loved Google Now, its predecessor; but, Samsung wants you to use its launcher, and Google Now won't work on it. So, I found the new Pixel Android Pie (9.0) APK here, which downloads and installs in a flash. It is clean, easy to use, and I get all my Google Now notifications. Live a little. Play with the many launcher options on your phone. Sorry, iPhone users. You can't do this.

Speed Up Google Chrome - Combine Your Tabs

Speed Up Google Chrome With This Tab-Reducing Extension. OneTab is a handy Chrome extension that turns all your open tabs into a single tab list that doesn't use valuable computer memory. If you keep a lot of sites open in Chrome, you know that it can get unwieldy and slow down your system. It is free and easy to use, and you just pick the one you want to load from the list when you want it.

How to Automatically Clear Browsing History in Google Chrome

How to Automatically Clear Browsing History in Google Chrome. You have no secrets. You are a good person. But, that doesn't mean you want anyone poring over your browsing history. You have a curious mind, and you sometimes search for stuff that might be misunderstood. Of course, you also might be a bad person, I don't know. But, in any event, you don't need a Medic Alert bracelet that says: "Delete My Browsing History", in the event you are run over by a truck. So, how about this. Save your money on the bracelet, and tell your browser to delete your history every time you close the browser. Problem solved. Just try not to get hit by a truck.

All Google - All The Time

Google to move Messages from Android.com to Google.com - 9to5Google. If, like me, you use Google apps all the time, 9 to 5 Google doesn't seem adequate. How about 12 to 12 Google, or Google Around The Clock? Whatever. I love having my text messages show up on a tab in Chrome, and pop up at the bottom of the screen. Life is much more convenient when you don't have to pick up your phone every time it beeps. So, while the uninitiated might not care that the Android mark has seen its end of days, Google appears to be retiring the name one website at a time. So, hello messages.google.com, and goodbye messages.android.com. We really don't care as long as our SMS and MMS messages show up on the Tab Bar. Jeez.