Tracking of our internet use, personal interests and the sites we visit online is getting more pervasive. You are not going to avoid it all unless you are willing not to go online. But you can minimize the tracking. Most of us have by now had creepy experiences that make us question how much we...

Podcasts are hot right now and many more people are listening to them. As shelter in place for the pandemic began, I thought less commuting might cause podcasts to be less popular but instead, the opposite seems to have occurred. Attorney@Work posted a feature today Lawyer Tech Tips: Favorite Podcasts for Learning Something New? Sharon...

As soon as we started using USB drives and other connectors, we started plugging them in upside down. The extremely frustrating experience was trying it three or four times when there were only two options. IT professionals learned the simple secret to avoid this quickly, but many other computer users never did. So, if you...

Some iPhone users can’t wait to see what the new iOS update will bring. Others don’t like that changes come to their phones with software updates. I know one lawyer who refuses to let automatic updates install because “the last thing I want first thing in the morning is to learn my phone changed overnight.”...

I’m a reader. Given the choice on a web page of reading the content or watching a video, I’m normally heading for the text. (How-to Videos are certainly the exception to this rule.) An increasing number of consumers prefer videos as the preferred method to receive new information. There are certainly generational differences at play...

Many small firm lawyers use the free Google email service Gmail to communicate with their clients. There are often questions raised about the security of Gmail because of the ads displayed that can change based on the content of your emails. So when you email several relatives seeing who is attending the cousin’s wedding, it...

As I have noted in this tip series previously, if your WiFi router has been in service for several years, it is likely time for a replacement. You may be using out of date security tools without knowing it. And in many cases a wireless router, particularly a mesh system, will improve your online experience....

Dan Christensen built his law firm into a team of 40 people across two offices. His feature on Attorney@Work this week, Starting a Law Practice: 10 Lessons for Becoming a Successful Business Owner, is top notch. I think Dan would probably agree that these aren’t the only ten lessons he learned but these are certainly...

Google Street View can be intrusive, especially if you had all your windows open when the Google recording vehicle drove by your house. Of course, other people were thrilled that Google Street View preserved them for posterity sitting on their front porch or working in their yard. Before you decide to replace the image of...

In the early days of personal computing, desktop search was sketchy and it was critical to file documents in the proper folder so you could easily locate them again. Here’s a tip related to those early days when file names could only have 11 characters. 2Delete is a file folder name I created for files...