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60 Technology Tips in 60 Minutes

Tom Mighell Contoural, Inc.

Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar October 6, 2017

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60 TECHNOLOGY TIPS IN 60 MINUTES

Tom Mighell

Change is constant in the world of technology. Every day there are new gadgets, web sites, and ideas that promise to more efficiently help you make it through your workday. How do you sort through all the hype and get to the really valuable information? You came to the right place. In the presentation, I’ll show you at least 60 tips for making your work easier, more productive, or maybe just more fun. The following is a list of all the tips, so you don’t have to worry about taking notes. Web addresses for the sites mentioned below are listed at the end of this paper. Tip #1: Learn What Your Phone Knows About You. Your iPhone and Android phone are really helpful devices, and the more they know about you, the more helpful they can be. Sometimes it’s a good idea to check up on the information your phone keeps about you. On an iPhone, navigate to Settings > Privacy to see the information that apps are keeping about, including your location, or having access to your camera. If you’re an Android user, head to Settings > Apps > App Permissions. Tip #2: Improve Your Wi-Fi Network at Home or Office. If you live or work in a building with thick walls or big floorplan, you might find it difficult to make your wi-fi coverage stretch to those hard-to-reach places. This is where mesh networking comes in – by using several devices strategically placed throughout your home or office, the wi-fi signal is more evenly distributed. Eero is one of the first and best mesh networking tools, but it has recently been joined by tools like Google Wi-Fi and Netgear Orbi. Tip #3: Use a Writing Tool to Improve Your Legal Documents. The secret to good writing is being able to re-write a document, to tighten and improve your language. That’s where tools like WordRake and Grammarly come in – these proofreading tools go far beyond Word’s spellcheck to make sure your writing is easy to read, effective, and error-free. Tip #4: Develop Good Practices for your Word Documents. While we’re talking about writing, legal professionals are much more effective at drafting legal documents if we know how to use Word properly. That means knowing how to apply styles correctly, and not just re-use styles from previous documents. The ABA teaches frequent classes on how to best make use of styles, but if you’d like a tool that can help out, check out the products from BigHand – they have a number of applications that allow you to create polished, properly formatted documents within Word, all with just a few clicks. Tip #5: Don’t Use Free Gmail for Business. Is your firm still using free Gmail for its email addresses? If so, it’s time to upgrade to G Suite, for a number of reasons. First, the security of G Suite email is much stronger. With G Suite the firm owns the email, instead of individuals. You can create group mailboxes, multiple email aliases, get more

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file storage, and much more. And it’s not terribly expensive – just $5-$10 per month, per user. Tip #6: Have You Upgraded to Windows 10 Yet? Lawyers are usually the last to upgrade their technology, but in the case of Windows, it really doesn’t make sense to wait. If you’re using Windows 7, you still have until January of 2020 for support to run out – but in the meantime, it has been hard for Microsoft to keep up with the pace of hackers, who are constantly finding new way to exploit the operating system. On the other hand, Windows 10 security is receiving rave reviews, and it’s a really nice user interface. What are you waiting for? Tip #7: Know How to Respond to a Data Breach. Statistics show that more and more law firms are subject to data breaches – so much so it’s not a matter of if, but when. Although all firms should have a data breach response plan in place, at the very least, check out the FTC Data Breach Response Guide – it’s short, it’s in plain English, and it provides the basics on what your firm should do if you are the victims of a hack or data breach. Tip #8: Use Microsoft Planner for Simple Project Planning. What tool do you use to plan out firm projects, or litigation plans? Many firms find Microsoft Project to be too complicated, which is why Microsoft Planner is a great alternative. It’s a lightweight, card-based task and project planning system, that comes free with an Office 365 subscription. If you’re an Office 365 user, there’s no reason not to give it a try. Tip #9: Make GBoard Your Go-To Mobile Keyboard. Why stick with your phone’s default keyboard, when there are some terrific, FREE third-party keyboards to use? My favorite is GBoard, from Google. GBoard allows you to swipe instead of typing, which saves tons of time when you are composing an email or text message. But the best part is the keyboard gives immediate access to Google – to allow you to insert directions, websites, or other information from Google directly into your email or text. Tip #10: Supercharge Your LinkedIn Profile. This tip assumes you all have a profile on LinkedIn – if not, go and get one now. When you’re listing your title, don’t just list Paralegal – load that title with keywords for which you want to be known. People who are looking for specific skills won’t just type in “paralegal” – so be prepared by thinking about your best skills. Tip #11: Podcasts for Legal Professionals. Podcasts are all the rage these days, and there are a ton of great podcasts for legal professionals. Some of the best can be found on the Legal Talk Network, which offers over 20 podcasts on all sorts of legal topics. One of those podcasts is The Paralegal Voice, which covers the latest developments and trends in the paralegal world. Tip #12: Do You Offer Secure Portals for Your Clients? More and more, clients are going online to get things done, and more clients want to interact with their lawyers online. Secure client portals are one way lawyers can offer a “24x7” experience for their

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clients, by giving them a location where they can access their case files, check on the status of billing, and communicate with their lawyer – all on their own time. Client portals are generally inexpensive, and many of them can be found in practice management tools like Clio and RocketMatter. Tip #13: Share Files Securely Online. Some firms need a secure way to share files with clients and others, but are hesitant about using tools like Dropbox and Box. If this describes your firm, try Citrix ShareFile, which allows you to send attachments as links and has special offerings tailored to law firms. There’s a handy plug-in for Outlook, and you and others can access files from any device with internet access. Tip #14: Keep Your Client’s Credit Card Information Secure. Does your firm take credit cards? If so, you have an obligation to comply with certain data security standards relating to the payment card industry. Download the Payment Card Data Security Standard to get an overview of PCI requirements, and learn how to comply with the data security standards. Tip #15: The Best Way to Learn about Legal Technology. I may be biased, but I believe that ABA TECHSHOW is the best way to learn about legal technology. The conference features two and a half days of a wide variety of educational sessions, vendor demonstrations, and hands-on experiences. Plus, it’s a great way to network with others who are in the same position as you, and learn about legal technology challenges in other firms. TECHSHOW 2018 will take place March 7-10 in Chicago – see you there! Tip # 16: A New Way of Organizing Your Writing. Above I discussed some tools to help strengthen your writing. Before you even get to that point, you may find that you need a way just to organize your thoughts before you get started on writing. I love Scrivener because it helps you to separate your thoughts and then combine them together again when you’re ready to assemble the document. It was originally designed for screenwriters and other professional writers, but there’s no reason why the legal profession can’t take advantage of it as well. Tip # 17: Some Work Was Made to be Outsourced. Have you ever read “The Four-Hour Workweek?” One of the tips in that book is to outsource those activities it just doesn’t make sense for your firm to take on. Upwork is just one example of a web site that offers freelance services at very reasonable prices. I recently used Upwork to hire an illustrator to design some artwork for our local bar production, and he did an amazing job. Tip # 18: Use a Tomato to be More Productive. Do you know about the Pomodoro technique? It says that we can be most productive when we work really hard for 25 minutes, then take a 5-10-minute break. A whole industry has grown up around this technique – just Google “Pomodoro” and you’ll find all sorts of tools that can help manage your time. For now, just visit PomodoroTimer.com for a simple timer that can get you started.

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Tip # 19: Automation is the Future of Law Practice. This isn’t quite true – automation is really the present – but automation is going to get a lot better in the future. We can already automate a lot of the processes in our firms, but artificial intelligence is going to make it much more efficient in the future. My good friend Jim Calloway of the Oklahoma Bar wrote a blog post on Automation in Today’s Law Firm with a lot of great links – give it a look. Tip # 20: Have You or Your Firm Been Compromised? Like I said before, data breaches happen to companies all the time – even companies with which you do business. Keep the website ‘;--have I been pwned? handy, to check if you have an account that was compromised in a data breach. Enter your email address, and the site searches publicly-available information to see if you have, indeed, been “pwned.” Tip # 21: Be More Efficient with Voice Technology. The Amazon Echo is currently the most popular voice-controlled speaker but Google Home is catching up. These devices are really useful in the home, but legal professionals are finding uses for them at work as well – you can run smart office tools like thermostats or locks, book travel, and in the future you’ll be able to perform legal research just by using your voice. It really makes sense to start using this technology now, because it’s only going to get bigger. Tip # 22: Collaborate Better with New Messaging Tools. It’s hard to argue that email can be a poor tool to collaborate and communicate with others in your firm, or even outside the firm. There are a couple of new tools that aim to eliminate (or at least reduce) email as a communication tool, while making it a lot easier for you to share information, tasks, project plans, and other things with your co-workers. Slack has been around a couple of years now and is the frontrunner, but Microsoft recently unveiled Microsoft Teams, which is free to use for Office 365 subscribers – again, a no-brainer to at least try out if you already have Office 365. Tip # 23: Stop Spam Paper Mail in its Tracks. Do you or your office get a lot of catalogs or other paper spam in the mail? Paper Karma is a service by which you to take a picture of that Pottery Barn catalog, and Paper Karma takes care of unsubscribing you from that mailing. Tip # 24: Get Better at Encryption. These days, it’s hard to say that your information is ever completely safe. Because you can’t guarantee that someone won’t get into your firm’s information, or your own stuff, your best course of action is to make sure the information is unreadable or unusable if a hacker happens to get hold of it. The article How to Encrypt Your Entire Life in Less than an Hour is a concise, easy-to-understand set of instructions on how to take the most vulnerable technology access points you may have and make sure that the information on all of your devices is encrypted, which renders it useless to anyone who happens to steal it. Tip # 25: Use Google to Manage Your Photos. For online photo manage, Google Photos is now the gold standard. It will automatically upload any photo you take from your phone, apply some beautiful artistic effects to it if you like, and make all of it

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searchable. You can go into your Google Photos and search for “dog,” and see all the dog pictures you have – even if you didn’t put the word “dog” into the description of the picture. It’s also dead simple to create albums and share them with anyone, and you can even create print photo books that look nice on your coffee tale. Tip # 26: Control How Websites Track You. Nearly every single website you visit tries to track you at some point, either by placing a cookie on your computer that recognizes you when you come back, or by activating a beacon that tracks you as you visit other sites across the Internet. Privacy Badger is a free add-in for your browser that will turn off most tracking tools on most sites, and enables the Do Not Track protocol for the most invasive tracks. Tip # 27: Keep Up with the Internet of Things. There are now many more devices connected to the internet – fitness trackers, smart thermostats, smart locks, for example – than computers or phones. These attached devices are collectively known as the “Internet of Things” – and it pays to keep up with what’s going in this fascinating area of technology. The best podcast on this subject is the IoT Podcast – an hour each week on new devices, security issues, and what’s on the horizon. Tip # 28: Create Gold Standard Form Documents. Reusing a document from a prior matter is risky. You might have client metadata in the older document that can become exposed to the new client when you reuse the document. Create a “gold standard” document form for each of the documents you create for your clients – with no client information whatsoever. Start with that form, then customize each for the particular client. Tip # 29: Seriously, Learn How to Use Word Styles. Take an online class to learn more about Word Styles and how to use them. Check out Lynda.com, or visit the Redline Microsoft Word Styles Tutorials for Beginners for some example of good online training. Tip # 30: Type Like all the Cool Lawyers. There’s a new keyboard called LegalBoard, a keyboard designed especially for legal professionals. There are section keys, paragraph symbol keys, and automatic keys for U.S., F3d, F2nd, U.S.C., C.F.R, and more. For people who are routinely typing a lot of legal text, it might be worth a look. And it’s only $65. Tip # 31: Be Smart About Texting with Your Clients. A lot of lawyers have clients who love to communicate by text. Remembering that texts are also discoverable, legal professionals should advise their clients properly on the use of text messages both inside and outside of the legal relationship. The other problem for legal professionals, however, is that most of us would prefer not to give our cell phone number to clients. To solve this problem, try Zipwhip – it’s a service that allows you to send text messages from your existing landline or a toll-free number. You can save texts you receive from the client, and you can send text messages from your iPhone or Android phone. The cost is not cheap -

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$100/month – but if it protects you and your clients against text disasters, it more than pays for itself. Tip # 32: Use a Booking Service for Your Clients and Prospects. Why rely on your clients to call you when they want to book time with you? Use a booking service, so clients can book time with you any time they want, in a convenient online forum. There are a number of booking services that plug directly into your Microsoft Exchange or G Suite account, so the online calendar only displays times you specify, or are otherwise available. One to try out is Microsoft Bookings, a new bookings tool that is free to use for Office 365 subscribers. Tip # 33: Develop a Ransomware Plan. The number of businesses affected by ransomware is increasing exponentially – these companies inadvertently click on a document or email they receive, and suddenly all of their files are locked down, and will never be returned unless a ransom is paid. There are three basic steps to a good ransomware plan, so you aren’t a victim of this attack: 1) have a good backup – so if you lose your data, you can start again with your backup; 2) create a rapid response plan, so you can move fast once the ransomware hits; and 3) train your employees on how to recognize a ransomware attack so they can shut it down before it even happens. Tip # 34: Encrypt Your Text Messages: As government surveillance increasingly targets text messaging, it really makes sense to secure your texts so no one can read them. One of the better text encryption tools is Signal, a free that provides secure texting for iPhone and Android users Tip # 35: Make Your iPhone Your Personal Assistant. Go to Settings > Phone > Announce Calls, and you can ask the iPhone to announce callers by name whenever they call – Always, Never, Headphones Only, or Headphones & Car. Tip # 36: Adobe Acrobat…Or Others? I’m a big fan of Adobe Acrobat DC, which provides an always-updated version of Acrobat, so you constantly receive the latest features. But it’s not cheap, starting at $12.99/month per user. If you want a tool with almost the same range of features as Acrobat but at a reduced cost, try Nuance Power PDF 2 Advanced. It’s $150/license, which is still cheaper than Acrobat if you plan to keep it for a couple of years. The downside, of course, is that you do not get the constant stream of updates and improvements that Acrobat offers with its subscription offering. Tip # 37: IoT Devices as a Source of Evidence. Internet of Things devices are starting to figure prominently as sources of evidence in some cases: Fitbit data used to demonstrate someone was moving around when they claimed to be injured, or Amazon Echo recordings indicating what someone was saying when they talked to the voice assistant. Remember this both when 1) using one of these tools yourself or 2) advising or working with clients who might have these devices at their own home or office. Tip # 38: Ring Doorbell for Home or Office. I love my Ring doorbell. I can always look and see who is at the door before deciding whether to answer it – and I can answer

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my front door from anywhere in the world, using the Ring app. You can also share videos of shady characters with your neighbors, to keep them in the loop. A Ring doorbell makes a lot of sense for both home AND office. Tip # 39: Keep up with the Latest in Legal Technology. The ABA Law Practice Division’s Law Technology Today blog is a great way to keep up with the latest developments in legal technology. Each day you’ll see an article from a legal technology expert, along with monthly roundtables on special technology topics. If you don’t have time to attend an in-person conference, this is a great way to get your legal technology education. Tip # 40: Document Your Internal Processes! Are the ways you do things in the office repeatable? That is, do you have a checklist, procedure, or some other system to make sure you follow the same process every time? While you’re creating this documentation, it makes sense to take screenshots of computer activities, or even live demonstrations of how something occurs on the computer. Techsmith has some really great products to help with this; try SnagIt for taking and editing great screenshots, or Camtasia for really simple screen recording. Tip # 41: One Really Good Idea Every Day. The site Attorney at Work starts with the premise that it will give you “one really good idea every day.” That’s not true – the site actually brings you lots of good ideas every day, from practicing attorneys and experts in the area of practice management. You’ll find tips here not just on technology, but also marketing, finance and law office management. Tip # 42: Office 365 is the Way to Go. I’ll just say it: if your firm isn’t an Office 365 subscriber, it should be. Microsoft’s subscription model really makes a lot of sense; for $12.50/month per user, you get five licenses to a constantly-updated productivity suite. No more installing every year or so – you always have the most recent version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others. In addition to these tools, you get access to a growing number of free tools, like Planner, Teams, Bookings, and more to come. It’s probably the biggest no-brainer of all the tips I’ll give in this presentation. Tip # 43: The Best Note-Taking Tool is OneNote. Another reason why Office 365 is a no-brainer is OneNote – I believe Microsoft’s note-taking tool is the best available right now. I like the format best – you can set up as many notebooks as you want, with multiple sections per notebook and unlimited notes per section. It’s available on any device you own – Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone, web-based, you name it. You can save anything to OneNote, including text, images, and documents, and OneNote will scan it all and make it searchable. It also integrates nicely into your Office 365 account for improved functionality. Tip # 44: Affordable, High-Quality Video Conferencing. Lots of firms use GoToMeeting, WebEx, or even higher-quality video conferencing solutions, and these are all great tools. If you are looking for a high-quality product at lower prices, try Zoom – the free version will let you host limited meetings of up to 100 participants, and for just

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$14.99/month per user you can host unlimited meetings for all meeting sizes. There are apps available for iPhone and Android, and you can use the simple Outlook plug-in to quickly and easily schedule video calls. Tip # 45: The New Way to Use Mobile Email. Email apps these days are taking more of a “Tinder” approach to email – swipe right or swipe left to delete, mark read, or take some other quick action. These swipe actions make it really easy to work through email in a short period of time. As you might expect, my favorite mobile email app is Outlook, which is included as part of the Office 365 subscription. Easy to use, and seamless integration with your Office 365 account. Tip # 46: A Good Task Manager Will Make You More Productive. Stop using Post-Its or paper checklists! Use a digital task manager that can 1) send reminders, 2) consolidate all of your tasks for multiple clients into one daily list, and 3) be found on all major platforms. My favorite is Todoist, but there are literally dozens of task managers that will do a good job of handling your daily To Dos. Tip # 47: Take the Pain out of Meeting Scheduling. There’s not much worse than trying to schedule a meeting by sending out emails to a lot of people, and hoping to find a common time among all the responses. A meeting scheduling app can take a lot of the pain out of this process. One really simple tool to use is Doodle, but again, my favorite is a Microsoft Outlook add-in, called FindTime. With all of these tools, you select a few times for your meeting, and the services take care of communicating with your attendees and deciding on the best time for the meeting. Both of these tools are free to use. Tip # 48: Task Automation – Make Services Work With Each Other. With all of the new web tools providing great services, they can get a little overwhelming. Fortunately, there are some other services that can help all of these tools talk to each other, so you don’t have to spend so much time dealing with them. For example, you can have these services take items you add to your task list and put them on your calendar – or take contact information you receive in an email and automatically add it to a contact database or spreadsheet. The most popular task automation tools these days are IFTTT, Zapier and Microsoft Flow – they all work with slightly different tools, so it makes sense to take a look at all of them. Tip # 49: A Password Manager is No Longer Optional. Good password practices mean you don’t keep the same password for every site. Or the same TWO passwords. The problem is, it’s hard to remember complicated passwords – and we shouldn’t have to do that. A number of great password management tools take the pain out of keeping complex passwords for all of your web services – they will even fill in the passwords at websites without you having to a thing. A password manager will also keep secure notes for you, and store basic information to help you fill in web forms with the click of a button. Some of the best password managers are LastPass, Dashlane, and 1Password. Tip # 50: Neither is Two-Factor Authentication. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to just have a complex password for your most sensitive sites – bank accounts, file sharing

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sites, and the like. Two-factor authentication provides really strong security against someone who wants to break into your accounts, because only you have access to the two-factor authentication tools/codes. To start, make a list of the sites/services where you store the most sensitive information – then go to each, or Google “<site name> two-factor authentication.” You’ll find instructions on how to set it up for each service. My favorite two-factor authentication app is Authy – it’s easy to use, and it can sync across your phone, tablet, and other devices if you want. Tip # 51: Keep Your Tech Gear Organized. I have spent a long time looking for a nice, stylish bag for my tech gear – cords, dongles, chargers, etc. – and I think I finally found a great option. It’s the Gear Pouch from Waterfield Designs. It comes in three sizes, in several different colors (waxed canvas or ballistic nylon) – it’s really sturdy, and the zipper lies flat, which is a nice plus. Tip # 52: The Best Laptop Currently Available. If you are looking for a new laptop for home or office, I highly recommend the Surface line from Microsoft. I have become hooked on the combination of a touch screen with a keyboard, so I can interact with the screen in multiple ways. I’m currently using the Surface Laptop, which I compare to Microsoft’s version of the MacBook Air. Originally designed for school students, I love to use this laptop for work. It’s slim, light, and it works great. If cost is more of an option, check out Microsoft’s fantastic Surface Pro line. Tip # 53: Use a Digital Signature. Do you have a digital signature? A “digital signature” can actually mean a couple of things. It can simply be a digitized version of your signature, which you can easily insert into documents instead of printing them out and scanning them again after signing. It can also mean something more secure, where you digital signature can guarantee to a client or others that you are who you say you are. Whichever you choose, a digital signature is a must-have tool for the law office. Tip # 54: Text Expansion Tools Save Time! One of the greatest tools ever for the Mac has to be TextExpander, and now it’s available for Windows users as well. TextExpander makes it a snap to expand custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text or even pictures. Lawyers frequently use TextExpander for regularly-used clauses in contracts or pleadings. Best of all, TextExpander is available for your i-Devices as well. Tip # 55: Listen to Your Favorite Podcasts. If you caught on to my earlier tips about podcasts, you may be wondering, “what is the best app for listening to podcasts?” There are a few, but the one I like best is Pocket Casts, because it is available both for iPhone and Android. There’s a directory where you can browse or search for interesting podcasts, and you can create your own playlists. My favorite Pocket Cast feature may be the ability to listen to podcasts over the web, from my computer – the podcasts are synced up to where you last listened to them, wherever you are. Tip # 56: Find Out What Your Clients Really Think. One thing law firms don’t do nearly as often as they should (and some NEVER do) is ask their clients “how did we do on that last case?” It’s relatively simple to put together a basic client feedback survey for

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use at the end of every engagement, to make sure 1) the client was satisfied and 2) you can improve your process the next time. One high-quality survey tool is SurveyMonkey, which makes it dead simple to create, send, and analyze the response to multiple surveys. Tip # 57: Use a Universal Viewer. What do you do if you receive a CD, DVD or USB drive from a client with lots of different types of files – some of which you don’t even have the program to read it? Try Quick View Plus – it will allow you to view (but not open) virtually any type of file. Tip # 58: Are You Using Google Maps Yet? Maybe that’s a silly question – of course you’re using Google Maps..right? If not, start doing so now – it’s the best mapping tool currently available. You can get directions for locations at future times, so you can see the estimated traffic for that time. You can also add multiple stops to a map, and search along the route for restaurants, gas stations, or other types of businesses. Tip # 59: Get More Tips and Tools Every Week. One of my favorite newsletters is Recomendo. A team of tipsters compile this weekly newsletter chock full of great tips, technology and otherwise. I learn at least one interesting thing from each issue. Tip # 60: Go Completely Wireless with Bragi. Finally, a little fun. I am not an iPhone user, so I can’t use the new Air Pods – plus, I think they look a little weird. But I really like the idea of the completely wireless ear buds, and with the Bragi Headphone I found a good example. They are not great for phone calls, but the sound quality for music, podcasts and audiobooks is exceptional.

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TOOLS/SITES/APPS MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION

TOOL/SITE/APP URL ‘;--have I been pwned? https://haveibeenpwned.com/ 1Password https://1password.com/ ABA TECHSHOW http://www.techshow.com/ Adobe Acrobat DC https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/ Amazon Echo https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-Bluetooth-Speaker-with-WiFi-

Alexa/dp/B00X4WHP5E Attorney at Work https://www.attorneyatwork.com/ Authy https://authy.com/ Automation in Today’s Law Firm http://www.lawpracticetipsblog.com/2017/02/automation-todays.html BigHand http://www.bighand.com/en-us/products/produce Bragi Headphone https://www.bragi.com/theheadphone/ Camtasia https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html Clio https://www.clio.com/ Dashlane https://www.dashlane.com/ Doodle https://beta.doodle.com/ Eero https://eero.com/ FindTime https://findtime.microsoft.com/ FTC Data Breach Response Guide https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/plain-language/pdf-

0154_data-breach-response-guide-for-business.pdf G Suite https://gsuite.google.com/ GBoard – Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputm

ethod.latin&hl=en GBoard – iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gboard-a-new-keyboard-from-

google/id1091700242?mt=8 Gear Pouch https://www.sfbags.com/collections/pouches/products/gear-pouch Google Home https://madeby.google.com/home/ Google Maps https://www.google.com/maps Google Photos https://photos.google.com/ Google Wi-Fi https://madeby.google.com/wifi/ Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com How to Encrypt Your Entire Life in Less Than an Hour

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