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Store All Your Documents Online with Google

January 17, 2010

If you are considering a cheap way to store documents online, considering using Google Docs, which now allows you upload documents to store online. Prior to the change, only documents created with Google Docs could be stored online.
For solo and small firm practitioners, the service is a great way to allow multiple users to access files. [...]

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How Safe is Your iPhone?

December 16, 2009

At least one law firm has stopped using iPhones because of potential security risks.
A data forensics expert has identified two potential security risks, but both of them require the bad guy to have physical control over the iPhone. If you never lose control of your phone, then no problem.

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Pedal to the Metal with USB 3.0

October 10, 2009

Some technology upgrades have little practical effect, but the upgrade to USB 3.0 appears to be the real deal. Backing up files to external drives, transferring pictures and video, and even connecting your iPod will be a breeze.
How much faster? Ten times. With USB 2.0, transferring 25 GB of data would take about fourteen minutes. [...]

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Lawyers Love iPhones

October 9, 2009

The iPhone integrates seamlessly with your law practice—making you more mobile and more productive.
If you need to send e-mails every two seconds, maybe a Blackberry is for you. If you want to do more than that—take the plunge and get an iPhone.

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Protect client data with encryption

April 27, 2007

Attorneys have a lot of data about clients. A lot of this may be on your computer, especially if you have begun to explore having a paperless law office. And hard drives are only as secure as the lock on your office door. Paper can’t be encrypted–another downside to paper–but digital data can.
While I don’t [...]

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