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Sep 09, 2015

Should You Always Encrypt?

With all the recent data breaches and news of government spying, how can we protect our data? Encryption is your

Sep 08, 2015

Backdoor Access for Seagate Wireless Drives

What are they thinking? Some models of Seagate wireless drives come with something you didn’t intend to purchase. A backdoor

Sep 03, 2015

Windows 7 and 8 are Tracking You Too

There’s been a lot of discussion about the privacy settings and data that Windows 10 gathers about users. News flash.

Sep 02, 2015

Should Lawyers be Using Practice Management Software?

Last year I wrote about how clients are finding lawyers on the Internet. Software Advice, a legal software research firm,

Sep 01, 2015

Marketing for the Legal Profession in the Digital Era

In this month’s edition of Digital Edge on Legal Talk Network, Sharon and Jim interview Sona Pancholy and discuss how

Aug 31, 2015

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead and So is Flash

Another nail in the coffin of Flash. Google has announced that non-essential Flash code will be blocked in the Chrome

Aug 27, 2015

Windows 10 “Secret” Start Menu – Hiding In Plain Sight

Microsoft reports that Windows 10 is now running on over 75 million devices less than a month after the rollout

Aug 26, 2015

IBM Says Corporations Are Next Ransomware Targets

Some reports have indicated that ransomware has increased by 4,000 percent. I don’t know how accurate that number is, but

Aug 25, 2015

September Release for Office 2016

According to The Verge, Microsoft will release Office 2016 on September 22, 2015. The initial release will include the home

Aug 24, 2015

New Data: Android Lock Patterns Are More Predictable

There’s been a lot written about the use of strong passwords and passphrases. One of the keys is the complexity

Aug 20, 2015

Another Day Another Phishing Scam

SC Magazine has reported that there is a targeted phishing scam that purports to come from E-ZPass. The targeted e-mail

Aug 19, 2015

Should You Upgrade to Windows 10?

Our good friend and colleague, Jim Calloway (a.k.a the “cowboy” on the Digital Edge podcast with Sharon), has a post