Jim Calloway and Sharon Nelson invite you to listen to our annual ‘Tis the Season Tech Toys for the Holidays podcast on the Digital Edge podcast. We were particularly happy with this year’s edition. Every year we highlight some practical and not-so practical tech toys with some remote work and COVID-related gift ideas in the mix. Pick up some wish list inspiration for yourself and your favorite lawyer-nerds – a handy UVC sterilizer, the latest LegalBoard Wireless, ideas for your home workspace, a portable scanner and much more! We hope you enjoy the podcast and enjoy the holidays…

Dennis Garcia is an Assistant General Counsel for Microsoft. I have mentioned him before in my 2020 tips. He recently delivered a presentation to the Microsoft Legal Department Latinx employee community about strategies for remaining visible – and increasing visibility – in the workplace despite working in a remote environment. He shared his tips in a post, Increasing Your Visibility in a Virtual World. This is a great read for those working remotely at any type of business or law firm. But it also includes sage advice for everyone doing any form of remote working as well as anyone…

Today’s tip is something completely different. We will discuss your vocabulary. Lawyers generally have a larger vocabulary than most because we work with both the written and the spoken word— and we had to add many new words to our vocabulary in law school. But when drafting, it is very good to know some words can have entirely opposite meanings, depending on how they are used. So your attention is directed to 25 Words That Are Their Own Opposites. The first example in the article is sanction. As we lawyers know, sanction can mean two completely different things, from…

iPhone JD’s Jeff Richardson has just published 20 iPhone tips for lawyers in 2020. Did you know VIP notifications can be set to notify you if you receive an email from someone special? There are some great tips here, including using your iPhone as a magnifying glass, taking a picture while recording a video without interrupting the video or how to change Siri’s accent. (My new British assistant’s voice seems much more eager to help.) Check out Jeff’s Tips to learn some new ways to work — and play.  …

The 2020 OBA Annual Meeting kicks off today. It is virtual this year and Oklahoma lawyers can register for free for some great programming. Our Annual Meeting offers 12 hours of MCLE credit including several hours of ethics education. It is not too late for OBA members to register. I’m going to focus on the law practice management and technology focused content in this post. We have some great experts teaching at our meeting. Jack Newton is CEO and founder of the practice management solution Clio. His program The Client-Centered Law Firm: How to Succeed in an Experience-Driven World…

This question sounds a bit clandestine. But in an age of mobile phone and spam phone calls, many of us are concerned about widely sharing our mobile phone numbers. Several months ago I wrote a column for the Oklahoma Bar Journal Text Messaging for Lawyers. In it, I mentioned ZipWhip, an enterprise texting service that allows one to use their app to send and receive text messages on a mobile phone without revealing the phone number. There are other similar services. But, there is a free method that allows you to block your number from being displayed when…

Calendly now integrates with Teams, Zoom, and GoToMeeting and the integration is done through its basic free plan. See Calendly Announces Integration with Microsoft Teams, Makes All Video Conferencing Free For Users. If you don’t know what Calendly does, you haven’t been to a legal technology conference in a while because “let me send you a Calendly invite” is often overheard in these venues. Lawyers, particularly those serving individual consumers, should consider using a tool like Calendly that lets prospective clients (and all clients) schedule their appointment at a time that is best for them. They pick from times…

From today’s Attorney@Work, Beware the Four Most Dangerous Outlook Features, written by by Deborah Savadra. I’ve cited both sources for tips earlier this year. I have to note that if I had been asked to guess the most dangerous outlook features, I would have likely come up with the same four. This is a quick and easy read.…

Zoom became extraordinarily popular this year. When people were locked down and working from home, what was not to like about a free videoconferencing service that was simple and easy to use? We then got to hear a lot about Zoom’s shortcomings from bloggers and reviewers. I always suspected Microsoft was encouraging that line of attack. But some critiques were valid and Zoom did a remarkable job this summer plugging security holes and changing other features to increase security. But as Microsoft 365 continues its march to become THE business platform, many Office users may find themselves tending to favor…