Via LLRX – Moving to a Paperless Law Firm: 3 Tips for Working With PDFs – Nicole Black documents best practices for your firm’s process of transitioning to a paperless environment that includes an infographic on how to train your staff on the ins and outs of working with PDFs.
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Daily Archives: May 22, 2019
How to wipe your Android phone before selling or trading it in
The Verge: Before you give your device away, delete your personal data: “About to buy the latest Samsung phone or save a bit of money on a Google PIxel 3A? Whether you plan to trade in your old Android phone for a discount on your new phone, sell it on eBay, give it away to… Continue Reading
Stolen letter written by Alexander Hamilton surfaces at auction
The New York Times – “A letter written by Alexander Hamilton during the Revolutionary War has resurfaced more than seven decades after the document was stolen from the Massachusetts Archives, federal authorities said. The 1780 letter, addressed to Hamilton’s good friend the Marquis de Lafayette, came to light last November when an auction house in… Continue Reading
Comcast is working on an in-home device to track people’s health
CNBC – Comcast is working on an in-home device to monitor people’s health, and aims to begin pilot-testing it later this year. “A team under Sumit Nagpal, a senior vice president and general manager of health innovation at Comcast who previously worked at the consulting firm Accenture, has been working on the device for more… Continue Reading
Your Car Knows When You Gain Weight
The New York Times – Vehicles collect a lot of unusual data. But who owns it?: “Cars produced today are essentially smartphones with wheels. For drivers, this has meant many new features: automatic braking, turn-by-turn directions, infotainment. But for all the things we’re getting out of our connected vehicles, carmakers are getting much, much more:… Continue Reading
Electronic Messaging Recordkeeping Requirements
Electronic Messaging Recordkeeping Requirements, CRS In Focus, May 21, 2019 “The emergence and widespread governmental adoption of digital technologies that create information subject to the retention and preservation requirements of the Federal Records Act (FRA; 44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33), as amended, and the Presidential Records Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. §§2201-2209), as… Continue Reading
Study – Climate crisis more politically polarizing than abortion for US voters
The Guardian – Democrats ranked global heating as the third most important issue on their list, while Republican voters ranked it last in a Yale poll: “Surging concern among Americans about an overheating planet has done little to shift a political polarization that has now reached a stunning extreme: climate breakdown divides Democrats and Republicans… Continue Reading
Your Guide to America’s Public Lands
Outside – How to take full advantage of your 640 million acres “America’s public lands are owned by the people and managed on our behalf by federal and state governments. That means you get to use them for all sorts of fun things for little to no charge. Here’s how to do that…” Continue Reading
