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Travel Hub For The Road Warrior

Amazon.com: Intpw 11-in-1 USB C Hub, 4K USB C to HDMI Adapter, 3 SD/MicroSD Card Reader, 5 USB 3.0/2.0 Ports with 87W PD Charging Port for MacBook Pro 2018, Chromebook, XPS, Nintendo Switch and More(Silver): Computers & Accessories. One of the most annoying problems with traveling is the charging and connection of the many little peripherals that we need to carry with us. Hotel desks usually have only a couple of outlets for AC, and who wants to carry a bunch of power adapters anyway? So, what to do if I need to connect to HDMI on the room TV, and charge my smartphone, smartwatch, smartglasses, and whatnot? Why, bring a USB hub, of course. Modern USB-C ports can power a bunch of peripherals, and this compact little device is what I will be carrying. It even has SD slots in various sizes for additional storage. What's in your go bag?

Still Using Windows XP or Windows 7? Seriously?

Hey, Windows 7 and XP Users -- You Need to Patch Now. I am not judging. But, if you are still using a years old version of Windows, such as XP or Windows 7, you need to read this article. A new exploit of the Remote Desktop services function can take control of your system without your knowledge. Hey, I know how dependent some firms can be on legacy systems. If it works, don't fix it, and all that. But, if Microsoft even issues a patch for systems that lost tech support years ago, like XP, you know it's serious. Best play here? Upgrade your systems to Windows 10. If you refuse to do that, then make sure the old systems download and install the patch. Be careful out there.

Robot Calls And Marketing Calls - Die, Die, Die

Stop robocalls and telemarketers with Nomorobo. It's Monday morning, and, in addition to getting out of the weekend mindset and going to work, you get to look forward to a week of robocalls, and salespeople. In addition, some of them ask you to speak to them on a recorded line. Sorry, Charlie, I NEVER speak on a recorded line. Recordings of your voice are used by scammers to fake your consent to product purchases, even if you don't surrender personal or credit card information. However, the best defense to these scammers is to block the calls in the first place. For a modest $19.95 a year, the Nomorobo app does it for you. Like McDonald's, this great little app has stopped over a billion robocalls. I call that a win for the little guy.

Google Voice - The Essential Phone App

How to use Google Voice - The Verge. This less than enthusiastic review makes it sound like Google Voice is an aging warrior, like the FutureLawyer, that may not be around much longer. Well, I beg to differ. If I have an essential app for running a solo law practice, Google Voice might be it. Like the rest of you, I have a few phone numbers. Office number, Cell phone number one, cell phone number two, Smartwatch number one, Smartwatch number two, etc. I even still have a home phone number that comes with my cable subscription; although, I don't think I could find a plain old telephone around the house. Google Voice is free. It provides a local phone number that is a VOIP number, and can be reached by any phone in the world. Many use it as a primary number. I forward all calls to every number to it. If the phones or watches or tablets are busy, or not answered, Google sends a voice message, and records the answer. It then transcribes the answer and shoots it to every device as a text message AND an email. Some duplication can be handy because I never know whether I will be in a position to check texts or emails at a given moment. Don't believe me? Call the FutureLawyer and leave a message: 727-537-9235. Call me, maybe?

InBox Zero - Get Your Email Under Control

How to Manage Your Email Using Technology %u2013 and Get Your Time and Sanity Back | LegalFuel. Most modern law practices run on email. Whereas, in decades past, we spent a lot of time on phone calls, communicating with the clients, prospective clients, other lawyers, and judicial assistants, we manage our practices these days online. While some find the use of email onerous, I have found that it enables me to organize my life and practice and reduces stress. However, it is necessary to tame the beast in order to pet it. So, this LegalFuel one hour seminar is a great place to start. My InBox is at zero at all times, and emails I can't deal with immediately are stashed in a Pending folder that I go through often. Are you at Inbox Zero? If not, how do you sleep at night?

Google Assistant Voice History - Creepy Or Cool? You Decide

How to delete your voice recordings from Google Assistant. Somewhere, over the rainbow, in the cloud, Google has a cache of your voice, giving commands to Google Assistant, ever since you started using it. It is a benign invasion of your privacy, intended to make the AI better at recognizing and responding to your commands. But, as the AI gets better, your privacy disappears, and only you can decide where the trade off becomes creepy and unacceptable. There are many more pieces of your digital life that are saved by Google and you need to make a visit to myaccount.google.com, and decide for yourself what is useful and what is creepy. Enjoy.

The Paperless Law Office Is A Pipe Dream

The Paperless Law Office Checklist (Infographic). I know what you are thinking. If I do everything that this Infographic tells me to, I will have a paperless law office. Sorry, buster. But, the only way to have a paperless law office is is every other lawyer in America has one. Now, you can reduce the paper output and input in your office by using the Internet, scanners, shredders, and a good cloud based practice management system; but, always remember, the paperless office is aspirational. It is a bridge too far. Capiche?

FutureLawyer And His Toys

I learn something new every day. I had mixed results with the DeX docks I got from Samsung in the past, and never got them to work properly. They were supposed to turn the Smartphone into a hub for a desktop computing experience. Add a bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and you could plug in to any HDMI port on a big TV or monitor. Then, while fooling around on gadget Saturday this morning, I found an article that claimed the Galaxy Note 9 had DeX software and hardward built in. Just plug a USB-C to HDMI adapter into the phone and a big screen TV, and, voila, the Note 9 became the hub for a desktop computer. In addition, the Note 9 becomes a touchpad to control the big screen. Add a bluetooth keyboard, and you are in business. Here is a photo of my screen after plugging in the Note 9. Very cool.

Facebook Password Exposure - Another Reason For Two Factor Authentication

Facebook exposed up to 600 million user passwords to its employees | Android Central. Why a company as large as Facebook would store user passwords in a plain text database is amazing; but, even if a rogue employee got one of them, it wouldn't be possible to hack a Facebook account protected by two factor authentication. Unless, of course, the Facebook employee lives in your house, and has access to your phone. Even so, there are many Facebook users who can't be bothered to protect themselves by learning and using two factor authentication. I have been trying to preach the gospel of authentication to you for years. If you don't get it by now, I have no sympathy for you. It isn't just up to the tech companies to keep you safe. You need to take some responsibility for your own safe passage on the Internet. So, the next big hacking scandal that pops up, don't be too quick to join the hordes that jump on the poor company that is victimized. Go look in the mirror.

Sending Word Documents Over The Internet? Keep Them From Being Edited

How to Protect Parts of a Word Document from Editing. This is a handy guide to protecting parts of Word documents from being edited, and controlling how editing can take place. This allows for collaboration without allowing the users to make wholesale changes that you don't approve. The same can be done with WordPerfect documents. However, my preference is to create PDF/A versions of any document that I sent over the Internet. It is the standard for efiling, and a vast majority of recipients will not be technically sophisticated enough to mess with them. How do you protect your documents?