Category: Technology

Job Wanted

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After six years with Improve Group, I’ve decided it is time to start a new chapter in my life and I will be leaving Improve Group at the end of the month.

 

I’m working on a potential new software venture.  But, in the meantime, I have to make a living.  If you know of, or know of anyone who knows of any opportunities, please let me know.

 

My goal is to find something part time-ish or flexible where I can do what I love and get excited about; Helping people with obstacles getting in their way of their business or organization by using technology.

 

My related goal is to put all of my focus on one project and make it really take off for you.

 

I’m available to work anywhere geographically.

 

Give me a shout with any questions or ideas.  (jeffreywcox@gmail.com)

 

Thanks and a big thanks to Improve Group.  It has been a great run!

 

(Photo Credit: neetalparekh via Flickr)

S Voice

I love my Samsung Galaxy Note 4. I’ve had Notes from 2 till now.  On all of them, I’ve used S Voice (or S-Voice for search purposes) off and on.  Sometimes to get the goat of my daughters when I try to claim that it is better than Siri.  (Try is the key word. Once in a blue moon it wins our little competitions, but it is that rare.)  Sometimes to hear the same joke once again.  Most of the time to read text messages.  That last feature as ceased working in the version on my Note 4.

I even wondered if I was asking the wrong thing, so I looked at the help and used the “Read my messages” command.  S Voice would say:

You have a new message.

I would say:

Blankity Blank! Read my messages!

S Voice would say:

It doesn’t look like you have any new messages.  Please try again when you have received a new message. “

I would say:

Why you little…..!!!!!

I’ve cleared all data on S Voice to reset it to no avail.  I tried S Voice on another Note 4 and my friends does the same thing. (His also does not have the S Cover like mine. Sometimes S Voice gets testy and says, ” Use S Voice with the cover open {you idiot! }”

Has anyone else had the same problem?

Does anyone use another program to receive and send text messages that they recommend?

Samsung, can you please fix S Voice so I can have texting back? Improving it so I can win against my daughters would be a bonus also!  🙂

S Voice Help on Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Why I Uninstalled Foursquare and Why They Are Dead

I have been fuming since I updated my Foursquare the other day, tried to check in, and lone and behold it said….

“Hey, we moved check in’s to Swarm, go install that.”

My daughter, so quick with the ‘net, said “huh, yup, they did, and, the whole ‘mayor thing’ is gone.”

WTF? Are you kidding me?

NPR has a good overview of it all here:

Some Loyal Foursquare Users Are Checking Out After Swarm Spinoff : All Tech Considered : NPR.

… and hit the nail on the head with this statement:

“Foursquare … {has} gutted the very reason people used it (check-ins and competing with friends) and moved it on to something else … leaving behind a completely different experience on the main Foursquare app.”

Foursquare has said (admittedly – this is from my limited reading) that they want to focus on becoming the “real” local site.  This KILLS me – I love the check in’s – but – I’ve always wanted them to give me suggestions on where I should go based on where I am and my check-in’s (what I like).  They’ve been promising that in update descriptions for a long time.  Noooowwww, they are saying, “gee, that’s the way we really want to go, but, sorry, we are killing off the thing that is our core; the glue that brings you here so maybe we’ll finally get our ducks in a row.  Bye.”

So, I close yet another chapter in my life, uninstall Foursquare, and move on.  Good luck, Foursquare.  If you need a business consultant, give me a shout!  You are going to need it.