Jelly Bean

Looks like we are in for more snow today and possibly a messy ride back home in the evening. NCAA basketball was keeping me busy last few days, though my favorite UConn Huskies are not playing this year. So, my engagement with the games are not as intense as it has been in the past. My bracket does not look that great, but Ohio State game was a scare because I have them winning it all… (Not that I am an expert in this stuff) Then, of course, Monday rolls along and I feel like I wasted a lot of time doing nothing. In fact, I completed a homework assignment for the MOOC I am enrolled in, did a fair amount of errands and installed a motion detector LCD light outside the garage door without being electrocuted! And spent most of Saturday driving to Hanover, NH and back.  It was not all that bad. However, now I am having second thoughts about it. It actually moves based on the object’s position and is based on heat sensitivity. There are some complaints about it being insensitive during hotter months. On the other hand, I may not have to turn it on during the hotter months…

In talking to a colleague last week, I was reminded of the good old days (like a year and a half  ago) when I used to have a Google Nexus phone until it was stolen from my lap in a roadside cafe in Athens. This was very disturbing to me on a lot of fronts. Being robbed (even if it is a phone – it was a nice parting gift from friends at Pace) is not a pleasant experience, but then, the threat of data loss is even more scary. Anyways, the colleague was telling me the virtues of having a Nexus, which I knew from my earlier experiences. Basically, you get all the most recent versions of the Droid operating system first released on Nexus. He was showing off Google Now and I asked how I get it. Based on his suggestion, I tried the Play Store, but it was not to be found. He asked me what version of OS I had and I was positive I had the most up to date. It turns out I had the most up to date as decided by AT&T, which is not by any stretch the most recent one. He was polite, but I can see him laughing. I had Gingerbread and he had the Jelly Bean. I felt old and terrible. I wanted the Jelly Bean at all cost! (more…)