Recently, another “Sezzer” queried that s/he was sheepish about accepting the upgrade prompt on a new device. The fear, as the Sezzer explained, stemmed from the fact that the member didn’t want the wireless carrier’s bundle of additional “bloatware.” Unfortunately for consumers, bloatware is very lucrative for cell phone carriers and manufacturers. To combat bloatware on… Continue Reading
Category Archives: How-To
How-to: Fix an Android Email Issue
Solosez is a great resource for solo practice attorneys seeking a mass market for exchanging ideas and getting advice. Recently, one of the listserve members had troubles with Android’s native email app. The member wanted to use the email app only for outgoing messages, without polling for unread email messages. The member’s problem, and one… Continue Reading
How-to: Android-Powered Navigation
One of the greatest aspects of Android is the fully-featured navigation abilities. I’ve given a list of the best navigation apps for Android, and re-evaluated the Waze app for Android’s power-packed navigation options. It’s hard for me to believe that Android users aren’t aware of navigation, but apparently, some aren’t aware of Android’s amazing navigation power. If… Continue Reading
Google Play Updated
Google Play app for Android finally received an updated look and interface. The app is supposed to update over-the-air to devices, but thus far, I haven’t seen or received the updated Play Store on any of my Android devices. Apparently, the update will come soon. Don’t fret though if you’re impatient, because you can “sideload”… Continue Reading
How to: Recreate a Scene in a Deposition (Revisited – Episode 2)
This is the final part of a two part series on using Adobe Photoshop Touch and SketchBook Pro for Tablets to recreate scenes during depositions. You can check out the original, inspirational post, and the first follow-up. In this post, I’m focusing on using SketchBook Pro for Tablets ($4.99). I suggest you read Episode 1 to familiarize… Continue Reading
How to: Recreate a Scene in a Deposition (Revisited – Episode 1)
Early on in the publishing of this blog, I highlighted a method for recreating a scene in a deposition, which iPhone J.D. introduced. Since then, Android tablets have improved, and Google Earth is such a significant addition to the app arsenal, you can perform iPhone J.D’s method much more quickly. Additionally, two relatively new apps,… Continue Reading
How to: Find the Missing Apps
Recently I had a conversation with a friend about factory resetting his device. He’s having trouble downloading the Android 4.1 update for his Samsung Galaxy S III, and one forum fix I found was to factory reset, then attempt the update. Factory reset usually cures these kinds of issues, among others, and it’s often a… Continue Reading
How to: On-the-Fly Redacting with an Android Tablet
If you watched my video on signing pleadings, you saw how easy manipulating a PDF document on Android can be. Now, I’m going to expand on that discussion, and show you how to redact information from a PDF document using my favorite program, ezPDF Reader Multimedia PDF. Even though he’s an Apple guy, I have… Continue Reading
How to: Share a Location
Mrs. The Droid Lawyer was talking with a friend today who was travelling to a location. The friend didn’t know where to go, and Mrs. The Droid Lawyer was trying to explain how to get around our small city to the location. Finally, Mrs. The Droid Lawyer said she’d text her friend the address. Now,… Continue Reading
How to: Old School Gaming on Your Android Device
Today, I posted a picture on my Google+ page about using an app to emulate old video games and connect a PlayStation controller. The original user, Danny Machal, connected his ASUS Transformer Infinity to play Nintendo 64 games. I was going to post the how to on creating the link, then I thought that some… Continue Reading