Important Tips for Remote Working - Internet Access Backup!
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What do you do when your home/office internet goes down?!
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Shout Out! Billy DiMonte Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Planet Depos!
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Future podcast guest Billy DiMonte of Planet Depos will be hosting a free webinar on conducting Remote Depositions through mobile videoconference!
Read MoreVideo Conferencing from Home Amid COVID – Security is Key!
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How do lawyers keep their video conferencing secure? 🧐
Read MoreShout Out! Nicole "Niki" Black - Attorney, Author, Journalist, Legal Technology Evangelist!
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Next week Niki Black of MyCase will be my guest on The Tech-Savvy Lawyer.Page Podcast!
Niki is not only an attorney but an author and journalist covering the intersection between technology and the practice of law. It was a great interview: She and I discuss how attorneys are underutilizing tech while working from home due to COVID, how products like MyCase can help you during these times, and how she sees the future of the practice of law post-COVID. It will be published for free next week.
BUT THIS THURSDAY, Niki will be hosting a webinar for the D.C.Bar Practice Management Advisory Service, Small Firm Lunch and Learn Series. Her presentation is titled "Top Technology Tools for Remotely Practicing Law." Her demonstration will be about "…new and innovative tools that will help you streamline your law practice. By thoughtfully implementing these emerging technologies, you'll save time and money, making you a more effective and more responsive lawyer."
Come listen to Niki; you will learn a lot!!!
Register here.
Video Conferencing Tip (COVID-19/Coronavirus edition): Dress for Success or Fear the Wrath of the Court!!
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Remember, people can see what is behind you in your office during a video conference!
Read MorePodcast #5: Getting technically ethical with Megan Zavieh
/Megan Zavieh focuses her practice exclusively on attorney ethics, representing attorneys facing State Bar disciplinary action, providing guidance to practicing attorneys, podcasting about legal ethics on Lawyers Gone Ethical, and writing about ethics at Lawyerist.com, AttorneyatWork.com and her own blog CaliforniaStateBarDefense.com.
Join us as Megan and I talk about the ethical obligations attorneys face with our use of technology in the legal arena, especially now as the profession is adjusting to working from home, given the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic.
Show Notes:
Megan Zavieh can be https://zaviehlaw.com/
Her blog https://californiastatebardefense.com/
Twitter: @ZaviehLaw
How I Lost My Laptop Full of Client Data and Barely Broke a Sweat by John E. Grant
Video Conferencing Tip (COVID-19/Coronavirus edition): Look Behind You! 😯
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Remember, people can see what is behind you in your office during a video conference!
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The Tech Savvy Lawyer.Page Podcast is now an official Podcast!
/I am happy to announce that The Tech Savvy Lawyer.Page Podcast will be hosted by Libsyn. I will be able to reach a wider audience with Libsyn. But I will also post a link from the blog.
Meantime, you follow the show through your podcast place at http://thetechsavvylawyerdotpage.libsyn.com/rss
New to Video Conferencing? Let there be light! (COVID-19/Coronavirus Edition)
/Video conferencing or virtual meetings are accelerating in demand given COVID-19/Coronavirus. The Shelter at Home Orders requires more and more professionals to work from home. Attorneys are within this bandwidth.
While many attorneys are used to taking their laptops home for some light work, many are not prepared to be 100% teleworking. One of the tools being utilized by both lawyers and the government is video conferencing. Here is a straightforward device to help make you appear a little bit better to the viewer - Lume Cube.
I came across this device last week. Lume Cube (specs) is roughly under a two-by-two inch device that suction cups behind your computer monitor, laptop, tablet or smart-phone device. It helps highlight the video-caster's face. It comes with two light diffusers - warming and softening. It has an internal, non-replaceable Lit-Ion Polymer battery that lasts "Run Time: 2.5+ Hours @ 50% Brightness (30-45min @ 100%)". It is not bad for a $49.95 device (as of this posting down from $79.95) - see the before and after pics below.
The difference is subtle but significant. To control the light settings, there is a downloadable app that allows you to control the light remotely through Bluetooth. You can control the brightness, reduce red-eye, and utilize four different modes (Flash, Constant, Strobe 1, and Strobe 2). Its simple, straightforward, and perfect for the newbie!
Sure, there are other lighting options out there. My only complaint with the Lume Cube is the enclosed Micro USB-A wire is a little short: As I am mostly using this on my iMac and it is short on USB-C inputs, I can't easily use an extra USB-C Hub to power the Lume Cube other than my iMac (unless I have an extra Micro USB-A wire with enough length). But for a starting point at $50, this overall package is not a bad place to begin with for your teleconference lighting needs.
Two Thumbs Up! 👍👍
Happy Shelter-In-Place Lawyering!
