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Google’s Privacy Promises

February 9, 2010

Google explains why it wants your data, how it protects your data, and what it does to make sure you can get your data out of Google when you want to:

Someone should tell Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Google Renews Its Privacy Vows | TechCrunch

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Review: Google’s Nexus One Smartphone

February 8, 2010

I took delivery of a shiny, new Nexus One a few weeks ago. Unlike Randall, who started blogging exuberantly about his iPhone the moment he got it, decided to live with the phone for a little while before writing a review.
Why I chose the Nexus One
My last few phones have been two- or three generations [...]

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Pssst, Buddy—Wanna Buy a Client?

February 4, 2010

Running a successful law practice is all about getting clients. One way is by building a referral network, a frequent topic on Lawyerist. Another way is by advertising, such as in the yellow pages.
As traditional advertising methods wane, lawyers are getting excited by new methods of attracting clients through the internet. All those potential clients [...]

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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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Google Voice on the iPhone

January 31, 2010

Google Voice is a great service and now you can easily use it with your iPhone. iPhone users can access Google Voice through a new website that almost entirely mimics an actual application.

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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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Protect Your Google Accounts

December 26, 2009

Gmail is my preferred email interface for lawyering, and I also use Google Apps to maximize my productivity. Although my Gmail account has never been hacked, here are some tips to keep your accounts secure, and if they do get hacked, what you need to restore security.

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Google Apps Missing Features

December 24, 2009

The Google Apps I use in my firm—Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts—have some great features. They also have some crippling omissions that frustrate me on a daily basis.
No integrated search
Google is a search company, so why is search so limited within Google Apps? In good old, antiquated Outlook, I can find e-mails, contacts, appointments, [...]

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Legal Research with Google Scholar

November 19, 2009

The next time you to need to legal research, consider using Google Scholar.
Google Scholar has a rather impressive library of judicial opinions, and if you have a citation you can probably find it. The information is more raw, however, and Google Scholar does not organize the results in the same manner as Westlaw or LexisNexis—which [...]

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