Category Archives: Technology

Double Monitors for a Greener Office

How many times have you had to print something out just so you could copy it back into Word or another program on your computer?  I used to do that all the time until I installed dual monitors on my office computer.  It saves time by not having to switch between screens and it also…

How to improve your Avvo rating

Love it or hate it, Avvo is not only here to stay but all lawyers in Massachusetts, whether they choose to or not will be on it.  Personally I love it not because I think it’s a flawless system that can be totally relied upon to give a perfectly accurate rating of an attorney, but…

The Most Secure USB Drive (and the MA Data Protection Law)

On March 1, 2010, the Massachusetts Data Protection Law will finally be in effect.  All businesses (including law firms) who holds personal and private information of clients needs to implement security to safeguard client data. I’ve taken part in several conferences lately where attendees were concerned how far an attorney has to go to safeguard…

How to comply with Massachusett’s data security law (Chapter 93H)

*Guest post by Tom Traina, Board Member of SOS.  For more information on his practice, visit: http://www.geeklawyer.net ** Right click to download Attorney Traina’s powerpoint presentation I’ve agreed to share the slides that I created for the Starting Out Solo presentation I did on data security and tools that will help lawyers comply with the…

How to hire a receptionist for $50/month

*This article appeared in the MBA Lawyer e-Journal: Tip of the week on 11/12/2009 You read that correctly. You can hire a receptionist for $50 a month ― sort of.I recently moved to a new office and added three additional telephone lines to my practice. My intention was that each line be dedicated to a…