HerringLaw: Civil Rights & Discrimination Law in Iowatag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12779142013-04-02T10:11:27-05:00Law firm blog, with particular emphasis on Civil Rights, Discrimination and modern Technology in the law office, and life.TypePadHerringLawhttp://feedburner.google.comOne of my favorite Apps: Alfredtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2017ee9ece2c6970d2013-04-02T10:11:27-05:002013-04-02T10:11:27-05:00I am using some of the 'down' time this week to clean up my computers, review the applications I have and those I use, and to improve my use of some apps. One of my favorites and one I use...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2013/04/one-of-my-favorite-apps-alfred.htmlPart 3: Review of Take Control of Passwordstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2017ee9bb3740970d2013-03-28T09:15:00-05:002013-03-25T13:33:10-05:00[Final part] The next section of the book has to do with why even a great password isn’t enough because of the fact that if you lose it, everything it is linked to can be opened. Here, Joe goes into...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2013/03/part-3-review-of-take-control-of-passwords.htmlPart 2: Review of Take Control of Your Passwordstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2017c38180564970b2013-03-27T09:11:00-05:002013-03-25T13:27:48-05:00continued from my last post on the topic... In addition to warning us about reusing passwords, in Take Control of Your Passwords, author Joe Kissell also points out that there are numerous passwords being used which really do no one...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2013/03/part-2-review-of-take-control-of-passwords.htmlPart 1: Review of Take Control of Your Passwordstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2017d4247315f970c2013-03-26T09:09:00-05:002013-03-25T13:19:49-05:00This is a review of the new e-book, “Take Control of Your Passwords” by Joe Kissell (available in various versions). It is the usual Take Control book, in that it starts with a table of contents which links to the...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2013/03/part-1-review-of-take-control-of-passwords.htmlGoing Paperless & Organizing your office using Technologytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2017ee900193f970d2013-03-06T15:28:00-06:002013-03-06T15:28:00-06:00I'm reading a very good, helpful book on my iPad [it was created in iBooks Author] - it's also available in other formats: "Paperless" by David Sparks. He also does a podcast, MacPowerUsers and was covering the topic of going...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2013/03/going-paperless-organizing-your-office-using-technology.htmlPhishing Protectiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2017ee5bd5ce5970d2012-11-29T11:46:00-06:002012-11-29T11:46:00-06:00I just received an email from Bank of America about an account issue and its concern for my security. Since my general rule is to not click on links in emails, but because I wanted to know whether this was...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2012/11/pfishing-protection.htmlDictation in Mountain Lion OS on the Mac - note addedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2017c31f5514b970b2012-09-18T13:14:56-05:002012-09-18T16:51:20-05:00Part of the latest operating system from Apple, Mountain Lion, has a feature called "Dictation". I decided to try to use ML's Dictation and it really is quite good for a freebie part of the OS. I'm reading case summaries...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2012/09/dictation-in-mountain-lion-os-on-the-mac.htmlUpcoming Presentation on Social Media & Privacytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2017c316ef271970b2012-08-23T10:52:30-05:002012-08-23T10:52:30-05:00I will be presenting at a seminar on Employment Law: Beyond the Basics in Des Moines, IA on November 8th on this topic. It's a full day seminar and other highly relevant topics and highly regarded speakers. Further information is...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2012/08/upcoming-presentation-on-social-media-privacy.htmlMail Hub app to work with Mac OSX Mailtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e20163060249a0970d2012-05-31T01:50:00-05:002012-05-31T01:50:00-05:00I've been using MailHub by Dervish Software over the past several weeks and really like it, and thought I'd suggest it to others. It's an add-on to OS X's Mail which allows you to create, send, file and organize your...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2012/05/mail-hub-app-to-work-with-mac-osx-mail.htmlPhishing of Amazon emails...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2016305b385ff970d2012-05-22T18:59:00-05:002012-05-22T18:59:00-05:00I've said this before - don't click through links in emails, type in the url into your browser. I just received an email ostensibly from Amazon about a cancelled order, which, of course, I had never placed. My Gmail account...VictoriaJZhttp://www.herringlaw.com/2012/05/phishing-of-amazon-emails.html