Kindle Fire – Preliminary Thoughts

I have been waiting on a tablet for a while. Mainly because, to me, it is going to end up being more of an entertainment device than anything else, so I wasn’t willing to spend a lot of money. Every time I saw a $500 (minimum) price tag for a decent machine, I winced and […]

Did you know Microsoft Office has a built in time tracker?

Most people don’t stop at the end of the day say, “ok, today I spent .75 hours on this and .5 hours on that.” It just isn’t something we do. And yet, for most areas of legal practice, this is exactly something we have to do.  When I was preparing to leave PBI, the first […]

Wireless Security Systems

I have, for some time, wanted to buy a security system.  I hesitated for a variety of reasons, the foremost being the hassle of running wires all over my townhouse.  Over the years I have considered wireless systems, but the need wasn’t urgent because I don’t live in a high crime area. So, since I […]

Slides – Social Media for Lawyers

I am presenting tomorrow, October 26th, at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. The seminar is called Facebook, Twitter and Blogging, Oh MySpace! Here I have the fun experience of speaking at a seminar I helped to create when I worked for PBI. The attorney running it, Melissa, is my replacement at PBI. It is my pleasure […]

Creating a QR Code

These days QR codes are all the rage.  For those not in the know, a QR code is a box that contains an image, which when used in combination with a smartphone Barcode scanner app, will take the user to a website, dial a phone number, create some text or help send an SMS message.  […]

Screen Sharing with Join.Me

If, like me, you have occasion to share your computer screen somewhat frequently, you will find Join.Me very useful. There are both free and pay version, and either way, for me this is the fastest way to easily allow people to see my computer screen so I can easily share documents, images, etc. Here’s a […]