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"Hey Google"! Now, I Can Talk To My Watch.

Samsung Google Assistant Update For Galaxy Watch 4. We are all addicted to asking our phones for information about anything, anywhere. Hey, Google! has become part of our day. We use it in the car to navigage, to send texts and emails, to find out what Babe Ruth's last season batting average was, and just about any other tidbit of human knowledge. We finally have the world in our pocket. The only thing better is to have it on our wrists. My Galaxy Watch 4 can take my calls and send them to my Bose Frames, and I talk to them all day every day. Today, I updated my Watch apps, and I can speak to Google's search engine even if I leave the phone in the office or at home. The Watch 4 has its own phone chip and number, and literally gives me smartphone functionality everywhere I go. What a great time to be alive.

 

The First SmartWatch.

I have owned just about every version of every SmartWatch sold in the past 8 years. Everyone knows that I have had a thing for wrist computers since I first saw Dick Tracy sporting a video watch in my youth. But, not many know that SmartWatches have been around for millennia, in galaxies far, far away. This Predator version actually has a built in nuclear explosive device that can take out several miles of jungle. It was a bit bulky and large; but, it had many functional uses, even though the self destruct sequence tended to require a new one every now and then. But, I tend to buy a new Smartwatch annually, so, not a problem.

SmartGlasses Have Come A Long Way, Baby.

When I posted this ten years ago, this was state of the art in head mounted displays. Even though we can now fit this tech into a pair of sunglasses, most of us choose Bose Frames, which only send music and phone calls into our heads. Soon, however, video heads up displays will be back in glasses, and little cameras will be shooting short video. Rayban already has video built in to its Smartglasses; but, the audio leaves a lot to be desired. How would you like to cuddle up to this?

Resetting Galaxy Watch 4 With A New Phone - Annoying, But Not Obnoxious.

Galaxy Watch 4 Tutorial - Pairing. I get it. This post writer wants to get more readers; so, he turns an annoying tech problem into an "obnoxious" one. When I get a new Samsung phone, I need to reset my Galaxy Watch 4 to pair it. I have never been bothered by this, since it is good to start over with all tech from time to time. You get to eliminate the stuff you have loaded, but don't use, and you get to clear out the detritus that tends to pile up in every computer system over time. However, the author is really exercised by the need to go through the introductory tutorial on the watch in order to get it working again. While sometimes this can be annoying, I tend to learn from it. Over time, the old Tizen swipe moves become second nature, and they are baked into the new collaboration that became Wear OS 2.0. It only takes a few seconds, and is a great reminder that tech is sometimes difficult. However, now, you get the option to skip the tutorial if you like. I probably won't, because, when I want to feel good, I play with one of my gadgets.

Hey, Lawyer! After WFH, Are You Going To RTO? The FutureLawyer NL.

Technology RTO Returen To Office Technology. Alphabet soup just got more complicated. After a couple of years of Working From Home (WFH), many workers are returning to the office (RTO). Solo lawyers, however, never left (NL). The technology that allows a human to be a lawyer wherever they happen to be, kept me going during the worst of the Pandemic. Years of developing methods of law practice as a solo, using tech as available, served me well. But, now is not the time to abandon the lessons you learned. Use them to craft a law practice you are happy about. Have fun.

Hey, Lawyer! After WFH, Are You Going To RTO? The FutureLawyer NL.

Technology RTO Returen To Office Technology. Alphabet soup just got more complicated. After a couple of years of Working From Home (WFH), many workers are returning to the office (RTO). Solo lawyers, however, never left (NL). The technology that allows a human to be a lawyer wherever they happen to be, kept me going during the worst of the Pandemic. Years of developing methods of law practice as a solo, using tech as available, served me well. But, now is not the time to abandon the lessons you learned. Use them to craft a law practice you are happy about. Have fun.

Hey, Lawyer! After WFH, Are You Going To RTO? The FutureLawyer NL.

Technology RTO Returen To Office Technology. Alphabet soup just got more complicated. After a couple of years of Working From Home (WFH), many workers are returning to the office (RTO). Solo lawyers, however, never left (NL). The technology that allows a human to be a lawyer wherever they happen to be, kept me going during the worst of the Pandemic. Years of developing methods of law practice as a solo, using tech as available, served me well. But, now is not the time to abandon the lessons you learned. Use them to craft a law practice you are happy about. Have fun.

I Used To Be A RoadWarrior. Now, I Am A Digital Nomad.

I did a Road Warrior Webinar yesterday for the Florida Bar Committee on Technology, which will be available at the LegalFuel website, and which Michelle Gilbert and I will be doing live at the Florida Bar Convention in June. Today, I came across this FutureLawyer post from ten years ago, in which I was already an old lawyer, and had been using tech for remote lawyering for many years. It is nice that the Pandemic, bad as it was and is, has yanked many lawyers, kicking and screaming, into the future. My whole career has been focused on using tech to make my life easier, because I am basically lazy, and tech has saved me countless hours to do lazy things. Like John Steinbeck, in Travels with Charley, I have been hard working; but, I have "slobbed for a time in utter laziness". Be Mad Max when you are working. But, let tech do the work for you.

Your Next Pair Of Smartglasses May Be A Computer.

What if you could wear your computer all day long, on your face? The NiMO smartglasses are a computer with 6 display screens, and, with the addition of a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, will actually serve as your regular computer. Sale price is the U.S. is projected to be $799. No notebook computer to carry around. Compute anytime, anywhere. I might have to keep an eye on this product. 

 

#WhyIAmASolo - I Can Use My Personal Computer For Work.

As a solo, nobody can tell me what computer to use for work. Nobody can tell me what software I must use for word processing, case management, computer security, or any other task. Nobody can tell me what smartphone to buy. Nobody can control the software I use on my Smartphone. Nobody can tell me whether or not I can purchase and use a Smartwatch. And, most importantly, nobody can tell me what Operating System environment I must use. Do you have personal computing device freedom? Power to the people.