The Evolution of Essentials

I think we all know which category I belong in.

(Source: Wrong Hands)

Help Wanted!

Back when I transformed this page from being a mere blog into more of a technology specific site, I wanted to get a handful of posts published per week. I found out very quickly that wouldn't happen. So I've settled to updating once a week, mostly on Thursday's. But that isn't enough. I want more. Unfortunately, with it being a hobby away from my full-time job, I struggle with doing much more than I am right now.

So I am hanging out the 'Help Wanted' sign. I am looking for people that are passionate about technology and would like to write about it. If you have visited this site before, you know the type of subjects I tend to focus on... smartphones, tablets, and computers, as well as the major social networking sites, and interesting mobile apps. As long as the topic is tech focused, you can cover it here.

Personally, I use an Android phone, an Android tablet, a Google Chromebook, and I use many of the Google properties in my day-to-day life. Therefore, the majority of my posts revolve around Google stuff. I don't write much about Apple simply because I do not have an Apple product. I may be a Google fan, but I am certainly not opposed to having an Apple fan write for WillWork4Tech.com. As a matter of fact, I'd welcome it.

If you think this may be something you are interested in, send an email to clay@willwork4tech.com and let me know!

Your Digital Afterlife

With everyone utilizing social networking more and more... have you ever wondered what happens to your data after you die? Wow, a bit of a morbid topic, I know, but it's one we must all face. Most people will have a Last Will & Testament drawn up before they pass, but will that include your passwords or emails? Unlikely.

Earlier this week, Google rolled out Inactive Account Manager, and what it does is send a notification to you after a set period of time if you don't check into Google. And by "check in" I just mean to log into your Gmail, or YouTube, or Google+, or any other Google site you use. After that time period expires, whether it's 3 months, 6 months, or a year, it will first send a notice to a mobile number you provide just to say 'Hey, that time delay you set has expired. You OK?' And after that message is sent, if you still haven't checked in after a month, your data is sent to a trusted friend that you specifically said to send it to. Or not, the choice is yours. If you do decide to send your data to a friend, you can choose to send all your Google data, or just pick certain Google properties, like Gmail, Drive, Contacts, Blogger, etc.

Unfortunately, this service only applies to Google products (as itself is a Google product), and as far as I am aware, no other site offers it. Well, there are some third party applications that could allow you to do this, but I would trust the host site more with this type of thing. Of course, you can get around that limitation simply by creating a document in Google Drive with a list of the sites you visit and their passwords.

I do apologize for the morbidness of this post, but I felt it was a great tool that should be utilized. I've already set mine up, and the hardest part was writing the email to the trusted contact that will be sent after the time period expires. It's kind of hard writing a "If you're reading this, then something terrible has happened to me" kind of email. But, like a Last Will... it needs to be done.

Now if you'll excuse me... I have to go live my life. First stop, a local Comic-Con!

How Much Do You Love Facebook?

Earlier today, Mark Zuckerberg was happy to show off Facebook's "new home on Android". Many sites and blogs were in a rumor frenzy for the past few days about a Facebook phone which, in the end, fell flat. Today's Facebook announcement was to showcase Facebook Home which is simply a new homescreen launcher.

Nope!

Oh, man... I couldn't even make it 12 hours!

Oh, who am I kidding? I didn't last 12 minutes!

I Am Abandoning WillWork4Tech

For those of you that know me, you know that I am a big technology fan. At least, I was. I just can't keep up anymore. Every day there is a new tech announcement of some kind, and my mind just can't keep up with it all.

So from this day forth, this page will no longer be updated. WillWork4Tech.com will stand as a memorial to the technology that I wasted so much time learning about.

Now, I will do what I should have been doing for a long time. I will...

GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY!