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This and similar e-mail scams have been circulating for several years and despite the warnings of myself, my fellow PMA's and other legal organizations, a number of attorneys continue to fall victim to this and similar scams. However, once in a while the good guys do win one and the lawyer manages to "dodge the bullet" so to speak. I had such an experience helping a member on Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
The final speakers for Ignite Law 2011 t be held on Sunday evening April 10, 2011 immediately before the ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago. For those that haven't heard of Ignite Law, check out the announcement from InsideLegal.
By now, anyone using windows should be familiar with the 3 finger salute: Control+Alt+Delete, which in Windows XP or earlier opened the Task Manager. You could use Task Manager to kill frozen programs or specific processes. However, that changed in Windows Vista and now in Windows 7
The folks at Legal Talk Network host the Legal Toolkit podcast with host Jared Correira who does a great job and if you haven't listened to any of his podcasts, you should check it out. I was lucky to be his guest for his June 2011 Legal Toolkit podcast on Disaster Recovery and Disaster Planning.
Dropbox has quickly become a widely used product and service with a good reputation at least up until recently. In the last few months, Dropox has made a number of misstatements and gaffes regarding who has access to your data and to what extent that Dropbox could make of it. From a lawyers perspective, Dropbox should not be used for confidential or other sensitive data unless it's been encrypted prior to uploading to your Dropbox account.
Here in Wisconsin, there's been discussion about about NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices. NAS devices are a great way to expand storage, make files accessible across the network, backup and some even provide access to their files over the internet. If you would like to access your files from your network or the web and if you already have one or several external hard drives (up to 4), one option is to use a Pogoplug device.
We like to think that a technical disaster won't ever happen to us when we are presenting, but that's just not the case. And it's not just a trial: I experienced "technical difficulties" at a presentation last week to the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin. For some reason their projector and my Mac just didn't want to get along. I had been bitten by Mr. Murphy. Unknown Object
The 2011 Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference October 27-29, 2011at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells is fast approaching. Whether you're practicing on your own or in a small firm, this conference is dedicated to helping you build your business — and improve your life. With more than 32 education and training sessions, you are sure to find the guidance and advice you need to save time and money. Our packed CLE schedule includes great local and national speakers, as well as full vendor hall and social events for everyone!
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