We have been given another reprieve; but, as of January 1, 2010, M.G.L. c. 93H and 201 CMR 17.00 will require Massachusetts attorneys to encrypt all confidential personal information stored on their portable electronic storage devices such as laptops, USB…
Just because you’re an attorney, and you’re supposed to be staid and measured at all times, it doesn’t mean that you have to take pains to fit the stereotype, at least not all of the time. Do something creative to…
I’m not gonna lie to you, because that’s not the kind of guy I am: I just don’t like Twitter. As a regular user of Facebook, I see Twitter as nothing more than a co-opted feature of Facebook: Twitter is…
I will be Live Blogging from the February 11 ABA TECHSHOW Road Show, which takes place at the MBA's Boston office this Wednesday from 9:30 to 3:45.The Road Show will feature nationally prominent law practice management advisors, including our very…
The most complicated thing about techshows, or tech shows, is the determination of the appropriate way to describe them. Is “techshow” one word, or is “tech show” two words? However you call it, LegalTech New York 2009 (which resolves the…
I made a presentation with my fellow Massachusetts Bar Association Law Practice Management Council members. These included Sally Stratman, Executive Director at Rubin & Rudman, Terry Walsh, President of Mass. Bar Association Insurance, Inc., and Alan Klevan, LPM co-chair and…
An important factor in making the decision about which software you will purchase is the usability, or ease of learning critical functions of the software. Software is made more usable if it is intuitive for the user and if there…
One of the most important requirements of the new Massachusetts Data Breach Law regulations, effective May 1, 2009, will be the encryption of personal information on portable computers and portable electronic storage devices such as USB thumb drives, and external…
Like many attorneys I struggle with keeping my email inbox clear, file my email where I can find it, and easily file attached documents in the correct client file. After reading a series of reviews about TechHit's SimplyFile about a…
I have not been one to complain about Windows Vista and, until recently, I have generally been happy with my experience. Suddenly, my mouse quit working within Word 2007 although it worked perfectly in all other programs. Now this may…