With so many recent disasters and perhaps more ahead, the ABA Law Practice Division advises you to do some planning now.
Read More »12 Tips for Effective Tech Presentations
Your presentations may be useful, but not "sexy." Here's how to change that.
Read More »How Do You Archive Your Social Media Activity?
We were actually surprised to hear this question when we lectured last week at the Indiana Bar’s Solo and Small Firm Conference. It’s not surprising that large firms feel the need to archive postings, but it was striking that a solo attorney should feel the need. Not only did a member of the audience bring up the possible ethical need …
Read More »IBM Opened Pandora’s Box When It Embraced BYOD
John and I loathe BYOD. It is a security nightmare. While most business agree, many have felt compelled to embrace BYOD (bring your own device) because, frankly, employees (and sometimes senior management) demanded it. Reading the story of IBM’s experience with BYOD is unnerving. It is sometimes argued that BYOD will save a company money. IBM’s CIO, Jeanette Horan, says it …
Read More »Electronic Discovery and the Rise of Smartphones
Routinely, I go through the intake forms associated with new digital forensics cases to see what is coming in on what kind of cases, from what sources, etc. Recently, I have been struck by the sheer volume of cases involving the recovery of deleted data (primarily text messages) from smartphones. We bought some expensive equipment recently to broaden our ability …
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