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Gathering Information with Your Smartphone

February 11, 2010

Most attorneys carry some form of smartphone with them to check email, calendars, and other tasks. Today’s smartphones, however, can help attorneys in many others ways like information gathering.

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Keeping Facebook Info Private

February 2, 2010

There are plenty of posts about how Facebook can be part of your social media campaign. But that does mean you necessarily want everything on Facebook to be available to everyone. Take five minutes and make sure your Facebook privacy settings are right for you.

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Get Smart with Your Smartphone

November 26, 2009

Having your office in the palm of your hand is great, until your smartphone has a panic attack and needs to be restored to factory defaults. Having a backup for your smartphone ensures you never get caught looking like an idiot.
Our office uses Dropbox, Gmail, and other cloud apps to ensure we have a mobile [...]

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Always Be Prepared for Data Loss

October 30, 2009

When your hard drive decides to commit suicide, make sure you have backups to survive the ensuing chaos.

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Cloudy With a Chance of Data Loss?

October 11, 2009

Critics complain cloud computing is dangerous because of possible data loss, but the risks can be minimized.

E-mail. If you use Gmail or another web-based e-mail system, consider using an e-mail application, like Mail or Outlook, to make sure all of your messages are downloaded from the server and stored on your computer.
Data storage. Some products, [...]

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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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Liberate Your Data from Google (With Google’s Help)

September 24, 2009

Many web sites let you store everything from e-mail to files to pictures for free, but only Google tells you how to move your data once you stop using their services.
Admittedly, Google’s new service, the “Data Liberation Front,” can also help you move your files into Google services like Gmail, YouTube, and Google Reader, but [...]

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Encrypted Client Communication May Be the Wave of the Future

September 22, 2009

I predict that within approximately 2-3 years, lawyers in most jurisdictions will communicate and collaborate with their clients using some type of an encrypted network.
This will occur as a result of the enactment of laws to protect consumer data, and because of the inherent flexibility of emerging legal technologies.
New laws and regulations
A number of states, [...]

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Federal e-discovery rules can create a crushing financial burden

July 27, 2008

So says Eric J. Sinrod, a California attorney who criticizes the courts for taking e-discovery requirements to extreme lengths.
I have found the best course is to find out what sort of electronic data exists, and early–at the 26(f) meeting with opposing counsel, if possible. With that knowledge, I can make an intelligent decision as to [...]

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