Not so long ago, law firms dictated what types of smartphones — typically BlackBerrys — their staff could use for work. This has been giving way to the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend, which may spell the end of the BlackBerry’s near-hegemony in the workplace. Some people attribute BYOD
Read more →Increasing numbers of organizations offer documents to be completed as PDF forms. Just open them using Adobe’s free Reader software, click the fields you want to complete and start typing. The point of offering forms as PDFs is to help people reduce the amount of time it
Read more →Not sure if what you do online is safe from prying eyes? Especially when it comes to online banking? The banks feel your pain, and that might explain why TD Bank published a fraud prevention quiz with these five true/false questions: If your bank needs to contact
Read more →Oddly, in the four years or so since the MacMost.com video below was published, not much has changed in the world of phishing. Phishing commonly refers to the activity of tricking people into surrendering financial or other important information using official-looking emails.
Read more →If I want to access your work computer, I’ll look for, and probably find, your password in one of these places: under the keyboard under the phone under the mouse pad on the monitor in the top drawer under the desk How’d I know that? Simple. I
Read more →Ever wondered how to speed up a slow computer? For starters, you can try a few tools in the operating system. You might want to: defragment your hard disk (Windows) check it for errors (Windows and Mac) repair disk permissions (Mac) If these fail, you might want
Read more →Most parents tell their kids not to open the door to strangers. Most computer users could use the technological equivalent of that talk.
Read more →Last week, a discussion on passwords took place on a listserv I belong to. Being a shameless thief, I’ll mention some of what was said and add my own input.
Read more →Law offices have long used sophisticated computer systems. Today, those systems don’t need to reside in the firm’s offices. Using cloud computing, also known as software as a service (SaaS), firms can use robust systems located off the premises. But attorneys aren’t rushing to replace premise-based systems
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