Do You Know What to Do if You or a Client are Attacked on the Web?

If you've ever had to try and get someone who is posting your materials on their site without permissioin  or someone who has posted malicious information on the web dealt with, it can be a confusing and daunting task. The Law Technology News Daily alert email has a link to How to Protect Client Reputation From Web Attacks which provides a nice overview of things to do including the absolute need to use the complaint procedure of the hosting site. 
 

Outlook Tip: Quickly Delete Outlook Emails Permanently

Most people delete Outlook email messages by clicking on the Delete command or using the Delete key on their keyboard. However, this doesn't permanently delete the message; rather, it sends it to the Outlook  Deleted items folder. And there it sits in most cases, waiting to be permanently deleted when the user finally gets round to using the Empty Deleted Items command (from the right click context menu). In the interim, hundreds or possibly thousands of emails to be deleted accumulate and take up precious space. If you have a limited size Outlook PST file, this can become an issue as space used for these emails means less space for new or other emails that you want to save. (more…)

Hey, job applicant and employees – don’t forget your wall!

Here's some advice for both job applicants and employers doing the interviewing – don't forget social networking sites! There have been a number of stries over the past 18 months about job applicants who have had potentail job prospects crash and burn after less than thoughtful tweets and Facebook postings. Applicants need to get smarter about how what they tweet and post can impact potential employers and employers need to understand the world of social media. (more…)

Read ‘Avoiding ethical pitfalls with electronic documents’ co-authored with Bryan Sims

The State Bar of Wisconsin has published a two part article I co-authored with  Bryan Sims of The Connected Lawyer in the July editions of its InsideTrack e-newsletter. Titled  'Avoiding ethical pitfalls with electronic documents' , part 1 is on Metadata and part 2 is on Redaction. You will find links to parts 1 & 2  here.

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10 Great Expert Tips for Word 2010

PCMAG.COM has a great article on 10 useful Word 2010 power tips titled 10 Expert Tips For Microsoft Word 2010  . These tips go to core features that will have an impact every time you open a document based on the default template. Whether you're an expert user or someone just starting to use Word 2010, these are great tips to help you get the most out of Word 2010.

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