Too Long!

Today marks one month since my last post. I'm not dead, just very busy. June is typically the busiest month at my job, and this year is no exception.

I promise that weekly updates will resume soon... just let me make it to the end of the month.

A Different Kind of Email Attachment

Sometimes the best things to come out of Google I/O are the things that are barely mentioned. Sure, most people are talking about the new cross-platform messaging app called Hangouts, or they are too busy complaining that there was no reveal of Android 5.0, also known as Key Lime Pie. Don't get me wrong, I think Hangouts is a fantastic first step, but they still have some work to do if their aim is to make it the go-to messaging service.

Now there were plenty of exciting services and products that were announced at Google I/O last week, but the feature that made me do a double take... was the ability to email money.

Quick update...

Good morning! I just wanted to stick a quick post out there this morning because Google I/O begins today at noon for us east coasters, and that will most likely skew what I will write about for the next few entries.

So the one thing I wanted to point out was the rumor that's been circulating that AT&T will be discontinuing the HTC First. As it turns out, Facebook Home is a flop. Who knew! Well, the numbers don't lie:

Those are the numbers from the Facebook Home page on the Google Play store. This, at least to me, is not surprising at all. From day one, I thought Facebook Home was a neat concept, but I didn't believe it would take off... at least, not with people over 20. And it didn't. Just a few short weeks after the arrival of the HTC First, AT&T slashed the price down to $0.99 from $99. This was the beginning of the end for the First. And now rumor has it that AT&T is simply getting rid of it altogether. And who can blame them? Mediocre device sales mixed in with a stock launcher that has a 2.3 star rating? No thanks. Even 99 cents is too much when you can get better hardware on a number of other phones, and you won't have to uninstall Facebook Home the moment you open it.

This is strike 2 when it comes to Facebook meddling in hardware. Unfortunately, Facebook Home isn't dead, as I'm sure Zuck & Co. will beat that horse as long as possible to justify the amount of time put into it, but I will be extremely surprised if Home makes any sort of progress.

With any luck, this will be my last post about Facebook Home. Now I can concentrate on the new goodies that will emerge from Google I/O!

Still Working for Tech

Oh boy... when I named this site Will Work 4 Tech, I apparently wasn't joking! I have been absolutely slammed at work, which is good because it makes the day go by faster, but it also means that the site has taken a back seat. So let's see if I can get it back on track, shall we?

A few weeks ago, the girlfriend upgraded her computing experience by demoting her older desktop computer and bought a shiny new laptop. Yay, progress! Even though, it's not my toy, it's still good news for me since her desktop would now be re-purposed to serve as the video streaming box connected to our HDTV. In other words... it means I get my laptop back!

The Evolution of Essentials

I think we all know which category I belong in.

(Source: Wrong Hands)