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Technology • February 29, 2012

What Lawyers Should Know About Cloud Computing Security

By Nicole Black

The key to ensuring that your confidential client data is secure in the cloud is to learn as much as you can about cloud computing, so start with the following questions.

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Technology • February 15, 2012

Use Google Voice For Your Web Presence

By Nicole Black

Personally, I utilize a motley assortment of systems, depending in large part on whether I’m wearing my “lawyer” hat or my “author” hat.

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Marketing, Technology • January 25, 2012

Does Twitter Really “Enable Lawyers to Improve Their Craft”?

By Nicole Black

Networking is not the same as honing your craft.

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Technology, Work/Life Balance • January 16, 2012

Goal #1 for 2012: Establish Goals for 2012

By Nicole Black

A large project is coming to a close, and because of that, I’ve struggled with setting long term goals. I turned to my old stand by for guidance, a web-based goal tracking tool that I used a few years ago and then abandoned: Lifetick.

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Technology • December 28, 2011

Legal Technology Predictions for 2012

By Nicole Black

Generally speaking, at the present time, most lawyers are ambivalent about emerging technologies.

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Accounting, Technology • December 19, 2011

Save Money by Using Cloud and Mobile Tools in Your Law Practice

By Nicole Black

Selective use of affordable mobile and cloud computing tools can help jump start a newly-established cash-strapped small firm or serve as a stop gap measure for seasoned law offices when old systems die.

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Technology • December 05, 2011

Managing Work and Family on the Go

By Nicole Black

Some smartphone apps and web-based tools I use to keep track of schedules, family-related tasks, lists, gift ideas, blogs and articles to read later and generally keep track of just about everything.

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Technology • November 14, 2011

Mobility, Flexibility, Agility and the 21st Century Workflow

By Nicole Black

The ability to work on the go is at the heart of the mobile and cloud computing revolution that we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of. Ignoring the mobile revolution no longer makes sense.

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Marketing, Technology • November 07, 2011

Innovative Lawyers: An Oxymoron or the Future of Our Profession?

By Nicole Black

Innovation is inevitable. So, what exactly does it mean to “innovate”?

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Technology • October 24, 2011

Time Management with the iPhone 4S

By Nicole Black

The iPhone 4S may not offer anything practical in terms of redesigned hardware, the new platform and Siri Assistant interface has the potential to be a true time saver.

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