Unfortunately, few people see an advertisement on a website and click on the ad to see more about the product or service. And by “few” I mean not enough to make that online advertising effective. So advertisers soon began to rely on popup ads that site visitors could not ignore because they at least had…

For many lawyers, 2020 upended their marketing plans, with industry conferences, customer events and other marketing opportunities cancelled. Who would have predicted that even offering to buy a prospect lunch would become impossible this year? Micah Buchdahl is an attorney whose company HTMLawyers works with law firms on marketing and business development. He is also…

Making predictions about the future can be useful and entertaining. Although I certainly hope no one in 2019 making predictions about 2020 made any large wagers on being correct. Law Practice Today is an ezine published by the ABA Law Practice Division. Anyone can subscribe for free. This set of predictions, Crystal Ball: Our Editorial…

Ah, the Windows Update! The magical time in our lives when we get more features at the price of familiar things being moved around, if not eliminated. So, the most recent update moved my Outlook search bar. This likely happened to most of us. At first there was a moment of panic because, let’s face…

Working from home was a big pandemic-related development this year. But the American Bar Association has previously noted that: “Lawyers who continue to provide legal services in the area affected by a disaster have the same ethical obligations to their clients as before the disaster, although they may be able to provide advice outside their…

Office 365 users can develop automation tools with Power Automate. This tool used to be called Microsoft Flow and the training materials still reference flows. But this is not a beginner level exercise. Microsoft has provided some videos to help you get started and is hosting a user forum at Microsoft’s Power Automate Desktop getting…

I am not judging, but I see a lot of lawyers making some elementary videoconferencing mistakes. If you are talking with a client or on behalf of a client, you want to look your best. How to Look Better on Zoom (and Other Video-Calling Apps) is really a nice basic training on videoconferencing. Recently I…

You do not want to pay for something you don’t need. But lawyers have to have good data security. So, Is Windows Defender Good Enough to Protect Your PC by Itself? This feature in PC Mag has some positive comments. You may want to read the comments to get a broader group of opinions. But…

Now that you are using Windows 10 (because you shouldn’t be using Windows 7 anymore), you are no doubt aware there are a lot of features you have not yet tried. Windows 10 Optional Features: A Quick Guide to the Best Extras You May Want is a high-level feature targeted to IT types. But it…

Notifications can be a distraction. They often interrupt a train of thought. If you are being notified of non-urgent information that you would likely learn of anyway later, you probably want to reduce your notifications. With iOS devices it’s easy to review all of your notifications. Just click Settings and then Notifications to scroll through…