Category: General

May 15, 2017

WannaCry Lessons – Patch and Update

Last week, the WannaCry ransomware attack surprised the world. The attack leveraged a Windows vulnerability that the NSA was holding

Apr 03, 2017

Is the Post Office Spying on Us Too?

Some say it's a convenience, but could also be an invasion of privacy. Perhaps we have no more privacy these

Mar 20, 2017

How to Justify Conference Attendance

We just got back from ABA TECHSHOW so conference attendance is front and center for me. I'm on the planning

Mar 15, 2017

Legal Research: The Three Big Players

Lexis and WestLaw have always been the big gorillas of the legal research market. No more. Fastcase now joins that

Jan 26, 2017

Lavabit Encrypted E-Mail is Back

Lavabit provides encrypted end-to-end e-mail communications and was the service of choice for Edward Snowden. The encrypted e-mail service shut

Oct 27, 2016

Google Fiber Installs Not Going Well

Too bad Google fiber isn't coming to our neighborhood. Google Fiber is being delayed to previously announced cities as well.

Sep 07, 2016

Increase Windows Notification Time

Have you ever been totally engrossed in an activity on your computer and missed reading the notification window? You then

Aug 25, 2016

The Best Uninterruptable Power Supply for Home Use

Ars Technica has a great post discussing which UPS you should consider for your home network. The winner was the

Aug 23, 2016

Airplane Travel – Portable Privacy Wall

If you do a lot of flying, there's always a possibility that the person in the next seat isn't very

Aug 22, 2016

Humans Ignore 90% of Security Warnings: Blame Lack of Multi-Tasking Skills

It should be no surprise that the biggest problem with securing data is humans. The right software and hardware can

Jul 19, 2016

The Biggest Lie on the Internet

Admit it. Have you ever really read the Terms of Service (TOS) before clicking the 'I accept' button? Apparently, stating

Jun 14, 2016

LinkedIn Purchase? What is Microsoft Thinking?

Microsoft announced the purchase of LinkedIn for a whopping $26.2 BILLION! It must be nice to have a ton of