by thelawyersgeek | May 7, 2024 | Wisbar
Communication technology has evolved significantly over the past decade. During the global pandemic, a wide range of communication options became more popular, such as the videoconferencing platforms Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet, and their use has continued. Once...
by thelawyersgeek | Apr 2, 2024 | Wisbar
April seems the perfect time to discuss cybersecurity trends and tips for keeping law firms and their data safe and secure. The year started with a bang as the largest data breach on record, aptly called the “mother of all data breaches,” was discovered. This list of...
by thelawyersgeek | Mar 6, 2024 | Wisbar
You do not serve me. You are not my attorneys, even though I appointed you. You serve the people of the United States, and you serve justice.” With these words – spoken in the West Wing of the White House in November 2010 to all 93 United States Attorneys – President...
by thelawyersgeek | Mar 6, 2024 | Wisbar
“Of course, my backups are working. My guy swaps out the hard drives every day.” “Backup? No problem, I have that right here in my drawer.” The client who is the source of the first quotation insisted that his server backup was well taken care of by his staff, and...
by thelawyersgeek | Feb 8, 2024 | Wisbar
Lawyers have rapidly gravitated toward using artificial intelligence. Indeed, AI can be very useful. But there is a dark side to AI. In the wrong hands, AI can be a deadly foe of law firm security. In general, AI cyberattacks are more sophisticated and harder to spot....
by thelawyersgeek | Feb 7, 2024 | Law Firm Growth, Law Firm Marketing, Managing a Law Firm, Small Law Firm, Uncategorized
Let’s talk about one of my favorite subjects: building a law firm that is valuable and sellable. Table of contents Your firm is probably one of the greatest investments of your time and energy. And the result of your labor shouldn’t be just a job that generates a...
by thelawyersgeek | Jan 8, 2024 | Wisbar
Smartphone manufacturers have made notable advancements in camera capabilities and operating system improvements in 2023. Meanwhile, 5G has become the standard in many phones, including all those reviewed this year. Screen sizes are relatively unchanged, and flip,...
by thelawyersgeek | Jan 8, 2024 | Wisbar
What are some of the major highlights from the 2022 Annual Crime Lab Report that was issued in 2023? Every year, we put out a report on how our crime labs are doing. And we highlighted a few points this year. One is we have changed the schedule that we put our report...
by thelawyersgeek | Dec 6, 2023 | Wisbar
Enhance Audio, Home Theater, and Video Game Experiences I’ve owned the Sennheiser HD6XX Open Back Professional headphones for several years, and they still offer the best audio value today. They might require more power to use, so they’re not ideal for direct...
by thelawyersgeek | Dec 6, 2023 | Wisbar
Bayfield County Courthouse in Washburn, Wisconsin. Construction on the courthouse began in 1894, two years after the county seat moved to Washburn, and was completed in 1896. The courthouse cost $31,737 to build. The neoclassical building features a domed cupola, a...