This document provides a summary of 50 new tech tips presented at a conference. It lists the presenters and their contact information. The bulk of the document consists of brief descriptions of various software tools, apps, and tech tips ranging from find and replace functions in Word to setting privacy options in Windows to using Google Calendar in Outlook.
The document discusses the evolution of search engine algorithms over the last few years, including Google updates like Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird. It notes that search has shifted from a focus on keywords to prioritizing entities and providing answers rather than just pages. As a result, businesses need to optimize themselves for search engines by marking up their content and data using standards like Schema.org and implementing APIs to ensure their information remains discoverable and accessible to search engines.
This document provides guidance on validating a new product idea through testing for feasibility, usability, and value. It recommends talking to engineers, designers, and customers to evaluate if the idea can be built on time and budget (feasible), if people can easily accomplish needed tasks (usable), and if customers have a strong need that cannot be met elsewhere (valuable). Metrics like page views, users, time on site, and conversion rates should be set and tracked. Comparable products like Google+ are discussed. The document stresses the importance of testing prototypes, analyzing data, and making quick fixes based on results.
Thinking like a 50s Ad Exec & Executing like a GeekLisa Myers
The document discusses the evolution of SEO practices from 2011-2015, noting that quality article writing was initially effective but led to penalties by 2014 as blackhat tactics became prevalent. It then describes a shift towards more collaborative, quality content creation and different types of content to build big links and social shares. Specific results are listed, including over 370 linking domains, millions of views, and increased social visibility. The importance of listening to audiences and providing what they need is emphasized.
Outreach from scratch: how to hire the right people to earn the coverage you ...Elli Bishop
Like most companies, you know you need Outreach. You’re confident in your SEO team, but you realize that your SEO is only as good as your ability to earn links. Only problem is that your SEOs don’t have time for it, and quite frankly, they’re not the right fit for the job. You’ve considered outsourcing link building, but it kills you to pay those prices. So, how do you hire Outreach Specialists? Where are they? How do you train, manage, and measure their success? Bottom line is that you’ve never intentionally built a link before, so how are you supposed to teach someone to do it right? This presentation will answer those questions and walk you through how to grow organic traffic and revenue through in-house Outreach, Digital PR, and Content Marketing.
This document discusses 9 types of people that can negatively impact a website project. These include the double agent who prioritizes their own agenda, the time keeper who focuses on deadlines over quality, people from unrelated departments who try to get involved, a stickler who obsesses over minor details to avoid decisions, a new manager who disrupts progress by changing priorities, a boss too busy to provide needed input, an agency that disappears without providing proper support, an agency that hoards website access instead of transferring control, and a freelancer who promises more than they can reasonably deliver for an unrealistic low price.
In-House SEO teams: BrightonSEO (April 16)gincollette
Interviews with Rob Hughes of JDWilliams, Lukas Zelezny of USwitch and Mike Briggs of Skyscanner. These experts were kind enough to give me lots of insight into their day to day of running in house teams and how to manage the SEO function inside an organisation.
The practice of law is based on relationships – with clients, potential clients and referral sources. Networking is the best way to sustain those relationships and grow your practice. But, what is the most effective networking method for you?
This document provides tips and strategies for businesses to optimize their local Google listings. It discusses the importance of having an accurate listing with complete information, linking to the listing from websites and other online profiles, leveraging additional third party listing sites to generate backlinks, getting customer reviews and submissions, and following Google's guidelines to avoid penalties. The goal is to generate trusted sources of information about the business online to improve search engine rankings and visibility on Google searches.
The document discusses the evolution of search engine algorithms over the last few years, including Google updates like Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird. It notes that search has shifted from a focus on keywords to prioritizing entities and providing answers rather than just pages. As a result, businesses need to optimize themselves for search engines by marking up their content and data using standards like Schema.org and implementing APIs to ensure their information remains discoverable and accessible to search engines.
This document provides guidance on validating a new product idea through testing for feasibility, usability, and value. It recommends talking to engineers, designers, and customers to evaluate if the idea can be built on time and budget (feasible), if people can easily accomplish needed tasks (usable), and if customers have a strong need that cannot be met elsewhere (valuable). Metrics like page views, users, time on site, and conversion rates should be set and tracked. Comparable products like Google+ are discussed. The document stresses the importance of testing prototypes, analyzing data, and making quick fixes based on results.
Thinking like a 50s Ad Exec & Executing like a GeekLisa Myers
The document discusses the evolution of SEO practices from 2011-2015, noting that quality article writing was initially effective but led to penalties by 2014 as blackhat tactics became prevalent. It then describes a shift towards more collaborative, quality content creation and different types of content to build big links and social shares. Specific results are listed, including over 370 linking domains, millions of views, and increased social visibility. The importance of listening to audiences and providing what they need is emphasized.
Outreach from scratch: how to hire the right people to earn the coverage you ...Elli Bishop
Like most companies, you know you need Outreach. You’re confident in your SEO team, but you realize that your SEO is only as good as your ability to earn links. Only problem is that your SEOs don’t have time for it, and quite frankly, they’re not the right fit for the job. You’ve considered outsourcing link building, but it kills you to pay those prices. So, how do you hire Outreach Specialists? Where are they? How do you train, manage, and measure their success? Bottom line is that you’ve never intentionally built a link before, so how are you supposed to teach someone to do it right? This presentation will answer those questions and walk you through how to grow organic traffic and revenue through in-house Outreach, Digital PR, and Content Marketing.
This document discusses 9 types of people that can negatively impact a website project. These include the double agent who prioritizes their own agenda, the time keeper who focuses on deadlines over quality, people from unrelated departments who try to get involved, a stickler who obsesses over minor details to avoid decisions, a new manager who disrupts progress by changing priorities, a boss too busy to provide needed input, an agency that disappears without providing proper support, an agency that hoards website access instead of transferring control, and a freelancer who promises more than they can reasonably deliver for an unrealistic low price.
In-House SEO teams: BrightonSEO (April 16)gincollette
Interviews with Rob Hughes of JDWilliams, Lukas Zelezny of USwitch and Mike Briggs of Skyscanner. These experts were kind enough to give me lots of insight into their day to day of running in house teams and how to manage the SEO function inside an organisation.
The practice of law is based on relationships – with clients, potential clients and referral sources. Networking is the best way to sustain those relationships and grow your practice. But, what is the most effective networking method for you?
This document provides tips and strategies for businesses to optimize their local Google listings. It discusses the importance of having an accurate listing with complete information, linking to the listing from websites and other online profiles, leveraging additional third party listing sites to generate backlinks, getting customer reviews and submissions, and following Google's guidelines to avoid penalties. The goal is to generate trusted sources of information about the business online to improve search engine rankings and visibility on Google searches.
This is a power point with tips and suggestions for how people who are not necessarily tech savvy can become more comfortable and knowledgeable with learning new tools and technologies
The document discusses using project management techniques to manage a legal department like a business unit. It recommends assessing cases, establishing budgets and timelines, monitoring spending and progress, and evaluating outcomes. The document also suggests using metrics and data to quantify the value of the legal department and make better management decisions. Key tools include e-billing, shared calendars, benchmarking, and assessing matters, budgets, staffing, and outside counsel performance.
Microsoft CRM xRM4Legal 2014 Introduction and DemonstrationDavid Blumentals
Extended Relationship Management for law firms, powered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 – over 4 million users globally, 35,000+ firms
Rollout in days with over 250 legal customizations pre-configured, ready-to-use, managing key clients, cross-sell, referrals & private clients
Integration options with major (bulk) email, PMS & DMS systems
A centralized approach to list management & BD (single click access)
Defined (data) quality standards & processes
Engages partners & staff with easy access & visibility of relationship connections, firm & practice performance
Allows fee earners easy access & update of records with critical BD info (for guaranteed user adoption) – via Outlook and mobile device
These slides go along with the video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCRpTr7SdRg
Credit goes to
Tim Ng, Legal Aid Association of California
Jenny Singleton, Minnesota Legal Services State Support
Jessie Posilkin, Legal Services Corporation
Anna Hineline, LawNY
Jillian Theil, Pro Bono Net
Getting Started with Microsoft CRM xRM4NDIS 2016David Blumentals
Demonstrating the power and flexibility of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, this guide shows you how to:
Find your work areas in xRM4NDIS
Work with enquiries, clients and carers, perform assessments, manage medications, create service plans, schedule services and make service bookings
Enter data quickly and easily
Place calls, send email and take notes
Check the disabilities, support needs, recent assessments and incidents of a client
Explore the resource planning, budget planning, time tracking, approval and invoicing manager features
And get up and running quickly with Microsoft CRM/xRM4NDIS – extended Relationship Management for disability service providers
This training will cover the Legal Services Corporation Baselines: Technologies That Should Be in Place in a Legal Aid Office Today (Revised 2015). Topics will include:
FTE Technology Staff
Budgets
Case Management System
Security
Training
Communications
Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD)
The baseline document can be found here.
http://lsntap.org/sites/all/files/LSCTechBaselines-2015.pdf
In the webinar that these slides go with we explore different approaches to integrating user testing into the development of legal content for diverse audiences. Examples include user testing in the following contexts: the development of a website and mobile app in the immigration sphere, the rollout of a pro bono mobilization website, content development for a statewide website, and enhancements to user experience when navigating online forms for courts.
The document discusses 5 key things municipal lawyers need to know about eDiscovery. It covers: 1) how eDiscovery knowledge can reduce costs and bring value; 2) best practices for managing eDiscovery like retention policies; 3) managing litigation holds and discovery requests; 4) considerations for in-sourcing vs outsourcing eDiscovery; and 5) how technology can be used for document review and collaboration between lawyers.
Using Google Analytics and Google Adwords
Talley Wells, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc
Mark Sherman, Nehmedia, Inc
Jillian Theil, Pro Bono Bet
An introduction to using Google Analytics and AdWords to improve your online presence.
15 Tools & Techniques To Increase The Success Of Your Content MarketingEmarketeers
In light of Google's algorithm updates over the past few years, content marketing has become one of the most ubiquitously discussed strategies in digital. It is considered so important, that Seth Godin famously claimed "content marketing is the only marketing left".
During this webinar, Kelvin Newman, reveals 15 tools and techniques that will have a positive impact on your content marketing performance.
This document provides information about the Legaltech Toronto 2015 conference, which focuses on legal technologies and how legal professionals can adapt to rapid changes in the legal landscape brought about by increasing digitization. The two-day conference will include sessions on topics like artificial intelligence, BYOD policies, eDiscovery, project management tools, data security, and using technology to increase law firm efficiency. It lists speakers, session times and topics, and provides information on exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities. The executive advisory committee and sponsors are also acknowledged.
The document outlines the responsibilities of the Manager of Operations role, which includes overseeing human resources, accounting, facilities, marketing, and legal functions. Some key responsibilities include recruitment and hiring, expense tracking and reporting, facilities maintenance, marketing materials production, and maintaining business legal documentation and contracts. The role serves as a point of contact between the company and various external partners and vendors.
Shift your legal operations into HIGH GEAR: A maturity model based on recent ...Amber Calderon
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise stimulates the production of endorphins in the brain which elevate mood and reduce stress levels.
How to Field Test Forms, Instructions & Web Content Good field-testing requires a different way of thinking. Instead of explaining, you listen. Instead of helping, the group helps you understand what they see and don't see. Once you grasp this, your writing will never be the same. Join this seminar to learn how to do your own field tests. Requirements: Submit a 1 or 2 page document/content you would like to have tested. Highlight on that document the 3 most important things you want your reader to know. Then come to our workshop, and learn how to:
Draft an instrument designed to give voice to your readers,
Recruit FT participants,
Train your testing team, and
Conduct the test and report your data.
Speaker Maria Mindlin
By Transcend
By Idealware—Your senior staff and board of directors can benefit from the ability to view high level metrics for your organization, but it’s not obvious how to easily pull such a thing together. We'll outline what has worked for other organizations to define the metrics that should be tracked, strategies for compiling data from different systems, and then possibilities for putting it all together into a visual dashboard.
For many new legal operations professionals, developing meaningful KPIs for the law department is a top goal. Many GCs and CLOs are looking to prove the value of the legal function to the business. Not sure how to get started? Read on for practical tips and useful resources.
1. The document discusses the fundamental elements of a matter lifecycle and project managing a matter, including intake, assessment, selection, planning, management, and review.
2. It provides an overview of the spectrum of RFP processes from traditional to lean to informal requests, when each may be used, and the full scope of a traditional RFP process including qualifying matters, setting goals, evaluation criteria, distribution, response, evaluation, approval, and selection.
3. The document poses questions for discussion around each phase of the RFP process and considerations for setting goals, criteria, distributions, evaluations, and negotiations.
This document summarizes a presentation on mapping with Google Fusion Tables. It introduces a 3-part series on GIS mapping and covers how to map geographic areas like counties and create multi-layer maps displaying multiple datasets. Specific techniques covered include uploading county boundary data in KML format and merging it with statistical data to map numbers of children in foster care by Ohio county. The document provides resources and steps to map elder poverty rates by Ohio census tract for analysis by an elder law task force.
The Art of Connecting: Recruit Like an FBI Agent, the Original Social Enginee...RecruitDC
Talent sourcing is undergoing a paradigm shift, new game, new rules. Agility is key. In this increasingly digitized and networked business environment, winning organizations proactively go beyond traditional workforce sourcing for competitive advantage. Learn the efficient, metrics-driven process to recruit the best candidates and learn the what-you-say and what-you-don’t-say via NLP/Neuro-linguistics programming. Conni will share the most efficient talent sourcing web search strategies and dissect actual calls identifying, sourcing and reeling-in the most qualified talent--not the most easily findable or easiest to connect with--from IT to healthcare to defense to financial services and beyond. Now that LinkedIn has leveled the playing field, how are you distinguishing your results and demonstrating Staffing Subject Matter Expertise? In this session, identify, contact and compel candidates for any function, from individual contributors to senior management with empowering sourcing best practices/case studies. Excel in connecting with the people you most want to place for the most challenging open positions via this fun, fearless formula and improve your reputation as the Deliverer of Results!
This document provides resources and recommendations for teaching kids to code. It discusses why coding is a valuable skill, and suggests starting with 1 hour coding sessions using free online tools like Code.org, Scratch, and Touch Develop. It also recommends app-building tools like Kodu and Lego Mindstorms to create 3D worlds and program robots. Additional resources mentioned include coding activities using paper airplanes, 3D printing, Raspberry Pi, Minecraft, and more. The document emphasizes choosing activities kids enjoy, limiting screen time, and avoiding forcing coding, to help kids develop skills and memories that will last them a lifetime.
This is a power point with tips and suggestions for how people who are not necessarily tech savvy can become more comfortable and knowledgeable with learning new tools and technologies
The document discusses using project management techniques to manage a legal department like a business unit. It recommends assessing cases, establishing budgets and timelines, monitoring spending and progress, and evaluating outcomes. The document also suggests using metrics and data to quantify the value of the legal department and make better management decisions. Key tools include e-billing, shared calendars, benchmarking, and assessing matters, budgets, staffing, and outside counsel performance.
Microsoft CRM xRM4Legal 2014 Introduction and DemonstrationDavid Blumentals
Extended Relationship Management for law firms, powered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 – over 4 million users globally, 35,000+ firms
Rollout in days with over 250 legal customizations pre-configured, ready-to-use, managing key clients, cross-sell, referrals & private clients
Integration options with major (bulk) email, PMS & DMS systems
A centralized approach to list management & BD (single click access)
Defined (data) quality standards & processes
Engages partners & staff with easy access & visibility of relationship connections, firm & practice performance
Allows fee earners easy access & update of records with critical BD info (for guaranteed user adoption) – via Outlook and mobile device
These slides go along with the video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCRpTr7SdRg
Credit goes to
Tim Ng, Legal Aid Association of California
Jenny Singleton, Minnesota Legal Services State Support
Jessie Posilkin, Legal Services Corporation
Anna Hineline, LawNY
Jillian Theil, Pro Bono Net
Getting Started with Microsoft CRM xRM4NDIS 2016David Blumentals
Demonstrating the power and flexibility of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, this guide shows you how to:
Find your work areas in xRM4NDIS
Work with enquiries, clients and carers, perform assessments, manage medications, create service plans, schedule services and make service bookings
Enter data quickly and easily
Place calls, send email and take notes
Check the disabilities, support needs, recent assessments and incidents of a client
Explore the resource planning, budget planning, time tracking, approval and invoicing manager features
And get up and running quickly with Microsoft CRM/xRM4NDIS – extended Relationship Management for disability service providers
This training will cover the Legal Services Corporation Baselines: Technologies That Should Be in Place in a Legal Aid Office Today (Revised 2015). Topics will include:
FTE Technology Staff
Budgets
Case Management System
Security
Training
Communications
Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD)
The baseline document can be found here.
http://lsntap.org/sites/all/files/LSCTechBaselines-2015.pdf
In the webinar that these slides go with we explore different approaches to integrating user testing into the development of legal content for diverse audiences. Examples include user testing in the following contexts: the development of a website and mobile app in the immigration sphere, the rollout of a pro bono mobilization website, content development for a statewide website, and enhancements to user experience when navigating online forms for courts.
The document discusses 5 key things municipal lawyers need to know about eDiscovery. It covers: 1) how eDiscovery knowledge can reduce costs and bring value; 2) best practices for managing eDiscovery like retention policies; 3) managing litigation holds and discovery requests; 4) considerations for in-sourcing vs outsourcing eDiscovery; and 5) how technology can be used for document review and collaboration between lawyers.
Using Google Analytics and Google Adwords
Talley Wells, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc
Mark Sherman, Nehmedia, Inc
Jillian Theil, Pro Bono Bet
An introduction to using Google Analytics and AdWords to improve your online presence.
15 Tools & Techniques To Increase The Success Of Your Content MarketingEmarketeers
In light of Google's algorithm updates over the past few years, content marketing has become one of the most ubiquitously discussed strategies in digital. It is considered so important, that Seth Godin famously claimed "content marketing is the only marketing left".
During this webinar, Kelvin Newman, reveals 15 tools and techniques that will have a positive impact on your content marketing performance.
This document provides information about the Legaltech Toronto 2015 conference, which focuses on legal technologies and how legal professionals can adapt to rapid changes in the legal landscape brought about by increasing digitization. The two-day conference will include sessions on topics like artificial intelligence, BYOD policies, eDiscovery, project management tools, data security, and using technology to increase law firm efficiency. It lists speakers, session times and topics, and provides information on exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities. The executive advisory committee and sponsors are also acknowledged.
The document outlines the responsibilities of the Manager of Operations role, which includes overseeing human resources, accounting, facilities, marketing, and legal functions. Some key responsibilities include recruitment and hiring, expense tracking and reporting, facilities maintenance, marketing materials production, and maintaining business legal documentation and contracts. The role serves as a point of contact between the company and various external partners and vendors.
Shift your legal operations into HIGH GEAR: A maturity model based on recent ...Amber Calderon
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise stimulates the production of endorphins in the brain which elevate mood and reduce stress levels.
How to Field Test Forms, Instructions & Web Content Good field-testing requires a different way of thinking. Instead of explaining, you listen. Instead of helping, the group helps you understand what they see and don't see. Once you grasp this, your writing will never be the same. Join this seminar to learn how to do your own field tests. Requirements: Submit a 1 or 2 page document/content you would like to have tested. Highlight on that document the 3 most important things you want your reader to know. Then come to our workshop, and learn how to:
Draft an instrument designed to give voice to your readers,
Recruit FT participants,
Train your testing team, and
Conduct the test and report your data.
Speaker Maria Mindlin
By Transcend
By Idealware—Your senior staff and board of directors can benefit from the ability to view high level metrics for your organization, but it’s not obvious how to easily pull such a thing together. We'll outline what has worked for other organizations to define the metrics that should be tracked, strategies for compiling data from different systems, and then possibilities for putting it all together into a visual dashboard.
For many new legal operations professionals, developing meaningful KPIs for the law department is a top goal. Many GCs and CLOs are looking to prove the value of the legal function to the business. Not sure how to get started? Read on for practical tips and useful resources.
1. The document discusses the fundamental elements of a matter lifecycle and project managing a matter, including intake, assessment, selection, planning, management, and review.
2. It provides an overview of the spectrum of RFP processes from traditional to lean to informal requests, when each may be used, and the full scope of a traditional RFP process including qualifying matters, setting goals, evaluation criteria, distribution, response, evaluation, approval, and selection.
3. The document poses questions for discussion around each phase of the RFP process and considerations for setting goals, criteria, distributions, evaluations, and negotiations.
This document summarizes a presentation on mapping with Google Fusion Tables. It introduces a 3-part series on GIS mapping and covers how to map geographic areas like counties and create multi-layer maps displaying multiple datasets. Specific techniques covered include uploading county boundary data in KML format and merging it with statistical data to map numbers of children in foster care by Ohio county. The document provides resources and steps to map elder poverty rates by Ohio census tract for analysis by an elder law task force.
The Art of Connecting: Recruit Like an FBI Agent, the Original Social Enginee...RecruitDC
Talent sourcing is undergoing a paradigm shift, new game, new rules. Agility is key. In this increasingly digitized and networked business environment, winning organizations proactively go beyond traditional workforce sourcing for competitive advantage. Learn the efficient, metrics-driven process to recruit the best candidates and learn the what-you-say and what-you-don’t-say via NLP/Neuro-linguistics programming. Conni will share the most efficient talent sourcing web search strategies and dissect actual calls identifying, sourcing and reeling-in the most qualified talent--not the most easily findable or easiest to connect with--from IT to healthcare to defense to financial services and beyond. Now that LinkedIn has leveled the playing field, how are you distinguishing your results and demonstrating Staffing Subject Matter Expertise? In this session, identify, contact and compel candidates for any function, from individual contributors to senior management with empowering sourcing best practices/case studies. Excel in connecting with the people you most want to place for the most challenging open positions via this fun, fearless formula and improve your reputation as the Deliverer of Results!
This document provides resources and recommendations for teaching kids to code. It discusses why coding is a valuable skill, and suggests starting with 1 hour coding sessions using free online tools like Code.org, Scratch, and Touch Develop. It also recommends app-building tools like Kodu and Lego Mindstorms to create 3D worlds and program robots. Additional resources mentioned include coding activities using paper airplanes, 3D printing, Raspberry Pi, Minecraft, and more. The document emphasizes choosing activities kids enjoy, limiting screen time, and avoiding forcing coding, to help kids develop skills and memories that will last them a lifetime.
The document discusses the role of technology in real estate. It covers topics like the importance of technology, online reputation management, social media marketing, search engine optimization, and tools like Google. It emphasizes that technology can help increase income and reduce expenses if used properly. Some specific technologies covered include online presence and social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. The document provides tips on using these platforms effectively for real estate marketing and business development.
The document summarizes the agenda for the 27 October 2010 meeting of the SBTUG (Sydney .NET and Business Technology User Group). The meeting was scheduled to include: a welcome from 6:00-6:15pm; news from 6:15-6:30pm; a presentation on using Silverlight for business from 6:30-7:15pm; a pizza break from 7:15-7:30pm; a presentation on prototyping from 7:30-8:30pm; and concluding the meeting by 8:30pm. Various speakers, sponsors, and upcoming events were also mentioned.
As a developer do you find yourself struggling to keep up with the endless stream of technology options available? If so, please join us as we take you through the A to Z of application modernization technologies that you need to be aware of in order to extend the life of your Notes databases. We will step our way through the Modernization Alphabet starting at APIs before working our way through to Web Components, XPages, YAML, and Zapier. Our goal in this session will be to give you a better understanding of at least one technology you might not have previously considered that you should be using when you return from this conference.
Presented at Engage 2018
How Do You Google? 4 Actions to Personal and Professional Search Engine Optim...kolbygoodman
4 Actions to Personal and Professional Search Engine Optimization. Setting up a personal or vanity URL. Using Social Networks responsibly. Why you need a LinkedIn Profile. Setting up Google Alerts.
Resumes, Recruiters & LinkedIn Career Hacks
How to set up a resume, connect to recruiters, tricks for using LinkedIn to find work you love.
The 6th NTX ISSA Cyber Security Conference Collin College Oct 5th - this is the final version for those who cannot attend the event in person.
#NTXISSACSC6
@ntxissa
This document discusses coding and why learning to code is important. It argues that coding teaches important skills like problem solving and that there is a high demand for coders. It provides various resources for learning to code like websites, books, and games. It encourages learning to code for both its practical benefits and to unlock one's creativity.
Wiki-like collaborative development for seamless customer involvementPaolo Predonzani
The document describes a wiki-like collaborative development workflow for seamless customer involvement. It shows conversations between various stakeholders discussing requirements for an event registration system. Over time, additional requirements are discovered, the system evolves and matures. Lessons learned include having one shared installation from the beginning, doing early testing with end users, and keeping requirements, documentation and help information aligned. The workflow aims to bring business analysts, users and developers into the common ground for a more fluid process from sketch to implementation.
Developing a Web site for an organization is a real art. The project is always very complicated, performed in unreal timetables and budgets are sky rocketing. The secret to the success of Web projects is precise planning. In this presentation I explain how to plan a concept for a web project in including the digital strategy understanding, understanding customer needs, Identifying the added value in the project and implementing successful user experience and user interface. The last part of the presentation discusses multi channel activities on Social Media and Mobile phones to complement the web project.
The Presentation was part of the seminar I lead in the Sharepoint Extreme event in March 2011 called "Managing a successful web project from A-Z"
AI is used at LinkedIn to match members with job opportunities at scale. Deep learning models are used to rank jobs based on relevance for each member by analyzing member profiles, job posts, and past interactions. Personalized models are also used that apply weights learned from a member's past applications and interactions with similar members. The models are designed to scale to LinkedIn's large user base and data.
This document is a presentation about generative AI and Microsoft's ChatGPT, Copilot, and other AI tools. It discusses real-life scenarios where generative AI can be applied, such as communications, note-taking, coding, and more. It also covers Microsoft's Copilot tools for various applications like Dynamics 365, Power Platform, GitHub, and Microsoft 365. The presentation provides examples and screenshots of these tools and discusses next steps for getting started with generative AI.
How to launch your web business idea without programming. The talk focuses on doing customer development in order to find that first paying customer. More details can be found in the LaunchBit Startup Guide at http://guide.launchbit.com
Lead Generation at Scale | Maximizing your lead gen potentialPirate Skills
Are you making the most out of your lead generation efforts, or are you leaving real money on the table? It's often hard to tell because it takes time for leads to convert to customers. If we scale lead generation too aggressively, either our cost per lead can get out of control, or our sales or product delivery might not be able to handle the load. Yet, if you don't scale at an appropriate pace, we are leaving real money not only on the table but potentially in the hands of our competition. That's why we decided to create this guide for you.
Here is what you learn more about:
1. Identifying the biggest bottlenecks in your lead generation process.
2. Finding and fixing the root problem of what's holding you back.
3. Scaling to the next plateau. (Repeat 1-3)
How to survive your technology career transition from old-school IT to the new-school of cloud and devops using the power of community and side projects.
1) Ric Rodriguez discussed how search is shifting from discovery to answering users' questions directly. Zero-click searches that don't involve clicking on search results are increasing.
2) Traditional search based on accessibility, relevance and authority is one-dimensional. Search now involves direct answers, websites, meta search platforms, voice/chat interfaces and more.
3) Neural networks can help search engines understand intent and serve more relevant results by analyzing user behavior signals like clicks and bounces across different result types for a query. The information needed comes from analyzing language usage across the entire web.
0. Reverse Pitch FINALISTS 6.14.17 Program Overview StackJoel Bennett
The US Ignite Reverse Pitch was a project I undertook in 2017 to accelerate awareness and development of gigabit speed internet. The ten finalists were selected from a pool of 30 applicants who responded to a call for entries I marketed through social media and email campaigns. The finalists were required to attend a series of workshops prior to the pitch event on June 14, 2017. The workshops were designed to assist the development of the pitch decks and introduce the IBM Bluemix platform. All finalists were awarded Bluemix Cloud Credits and the top winners were awarded cash for the actual development of their solutions based upon progress toward mutually agreed upon milestones. The website www.IGNITENC.com stands as an artifact of this program.
The document provides steps for requesting writing assistance from HelpWriting.net:
1. Create an account with a password and email.
2. Complete a 10-minute order form with instructions, sources, and deadline.
3. Writers will bid on the request and the client can choose a writer based on qualifications.
4. The client can request revisions until satisfied and the work is original or they receive a refund.
This document provides instructions and guidelines for a training on using machine translation (MT) and translation memory (TM) tools responsibly to create legal materials in other languages. It discusses best practices like having translations legally reviewed, using plain language, and caution with tools like Google Translate. Panelists from legal organizations discuss their experiences using MT, TM, and creating multilingual content. Key lessons are that context is important, legal concepts require careful translation, and it's generally best to have translations professionally done when possible.
This document provides an overview of free and low-cost technology tools that can be used by legal aid organizations. It discusses tools for infrastructure like cloud backup services, productivity apps like Google Docs and Slack, program support tools like Google Translate and document management, communications tools like MailChimp and SurveyMonkey, and resources for adding up technology costs. The document aims to help legal aid nonprofits select useful free tools while also considering things like maintenance costs, ease of use, and training requirements.
In this webinar we rapidly go through 50 different tech tips covering everything from tools for developers to ways to optimize your Amazon purchases.
You can watch the webinar that these slides were used in here.
https://youtu.be/fKpPP4vK-x8
In this video we talk about what US is and how to gather information to make a good one with the help of two case studies.
You can find the video that goes with this here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK9LHXa8x7A
For the past few years British Columbia has been working on the Civil Resolution Tribunal, an online tribunal dedicated to help resolve small claims(<$5000) and condominium disputes. Now two people that have worked in depth on the project, Darin Thompson and james Anderson, share more information about their project.
Changing trends in the nature of pro bono work, user expectations, and adoption of mobile devices are driving the need to rethink what types of recruitment tools and substantive resources are most effective for volunteers. At the same time, technology is allowing legal aid programs to provide more comprehensive support to volunteer attorneys in “on the go” settings such as clinics, outreach settings, and in court. In 2017, several new LSC-funded initiatives will launch in response to these trends and opportunities.
These slides give a quick overview of the different products that make up Office 365. These slides go with this presentation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKXAehmlAPo
You can see the presentation that went with these slides here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgUahPdqF8Y
Referenced in the presentation is the Principles and Best Practices For Access Friendly Court Electronic Filing, that can be found here. https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=45503
The document introduces the Data Analysis Framework (DAF), an online tool created by Legal Services Corporation grants to help legal aid organizations use data strategically. It provides examples of data questions legal aids may want to analyze, types of analyses like snapshots, comparisons, trends and geographic analyses. It also lists internal case and client data fields that could be analyzed, examples of external data resources, potential academic partners, and a matrix matching data questions with specific analysis approaches. The DAF is meant to help legal aids better understand their clients and cases by analyzing their own and external data.
This document provides instructions for participants on an online training about language access strategies for legal aid websites. It outlines how to select audio options for joining via telephone or computer, asks participants to submit questions, and notes that the training will be recorded and posted online. It then introduces the presenters and topics to be discussed, including translating content, interviews and forms, as well as lessons learned from legal aid programs' experiences with language access and translation.
Micheal Green - JustTech
Mary O'Shaughnessy - Her Justice
Sart Rowe - LSNTAP
In this webinar we look at what phishing is, how it impacts legal aid organizations, and how to take steps to reduce the likelihood and impact of getting hit with an attack.
This document discusses creating data visualizations with low-cost tools. It begins by outlining the objectives of understanding the purpose of a visualization, principles of communicating through data, choosing the right visualization, and determining if Excel is suitable. It then covers the eight principles of communicating through data, such as defining the question, using accurate data, and tailoring the visualization to the audience. Next, it discusses choosing the right visualization type based on the purpose, such as line charts, bar charts or tables. The document considers when Excel may not be suitable and introduces specialist tools like Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, and coding options. It concludes with additional resources for data visualization.
These slides go with the webinar linked below, in it we go over the topics covered in the slides and answer a few questions from people attending the live session.
http://lsntap.org/blogs/creating-technology-disaster-plan
this slides go with the webinar linked below. In it we discuss some of the things you need to consider and methods to use when looking into upgrading your systems.
https://youtu.be/TK8F-oLXZTw
This document discusses working remotely for legal aid organizations. It addresses technology considerations for remote work including internet access, communications, and hardware. It provides perspectives from an executive director and staff member on remote supervision, policies, expectations and challenges. It also discusses lessons learned around effective communication, community, project management, isolation, overwork and self-care for remote employees.
These are the slides that go with the tech baseline presentation linked below, and the document we are referencing is just below that.
https://youtu.be/kB3YkM0z5CY
http://www.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/TIG/pdfs/LSC-Technology-Baselines-2015.PDF
Anyone handling sensitive information in this day and age needs to to have a solid security setup and a plan for when something goes wrong. This webinar aims to get you looking at your security with fresh eyes and give you an outline of an action plan.
More from Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (LSNTAP) (20)
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/building-and-scaling-ai-applications-with-the-nx-ai-manager-a-presentation-from-network-optix/
Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this presentation, van Emden covers the basics of scaling edge AI solutions using the Nx tool kit. He emphasizes the process of developing AI models and deploying them globally. He also showcases the conversion of AI models and the creation of effective edge AI pipelines, with a focus on pre-processing, model conversion, selecting the appropriate inference engine for the target hardware and post-processing.
van Emden shows how Nx can simplify the developer’s life and facilitate a rapid transition from concept to production-ready applications.He provides valuable insights into developing scalable and efficient edge AI solutions, with a strong focus on practical implementation.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providersakankshawande
Simplify your search for a reliable Python development partner! This list presents the top 10 trusted US providers offering comprehensive Python development services, ensuring your project's success from conception to completion.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
Ocean lotus Threat actors project by John Sitima 2024 (1).pptxSitimaJohn
Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
44. Example Defaults
● Send typing and inking data to Microsoft to improve
the recognition and suggestion platform.
● Let apps use your advertising ID for experiences
across apps.
● Let Windows and apps request your location,
including location history, and send Microsoft and
trusted partners some location data to improve
location services.
● Automatically connect to suggested open hotspots.
Not all networks are secure.
● Automatically connect to networks shared by your
contacts.
● Send error and diagnostic information to Microsoft.
74. Contact Us:
Liz Keith, Pro Bono Net
lkeith@probono.net
Jane Ribadeneyra, LSC
janerib@lsc.gov
Brian Rowe, Northwest Justice
Project / LSNTAP
brianr@nwjustice.org
Glenn Rawdon, LSC
grawdon@lsc.gov
David Bonebrake, LSC
dbonebrake@lsc.gov
Editor's Notes
Jane Ribadeneyra, LSC
Brian Rowe, Northwest Justice Project / LSNTAP
Liz Keith, Pro Bono Net
Glenn Rawdon, LSC
David Bonebrake, LSC
JANE Tip #1: Draw.io - easy web based diagramming software - free for now (will likely start charging in the future, but all existing users will be grandfathered in for free accounts). Integrates with Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox. Lets you create flow charts, mind maps, network diagrams, any kind of process flow or visual diagram.
Brian Tip 1
Liz Tip 1
Glenn Tip 1 Slide 1 of 2
Namechk.com and justdelete.me - You can use Namechk to see where you might already be registered,
Glenn Tip 1 - Slide 2 of 2
then use justdelete.me to get rid of accounts you don’t want.
David’s Tip #1 – Slide 1 of 2. We’ve all received that document from a colleague. It’s an absolute mess – it appears it was drafted by a group of dozens of people, each one making more stranger and stranger formatting decisions. and we’re not sure how we’re going to fix it. You’ve tried style and format painter – previous 50 Tech Tips, I might add – but there are still are a lot of issues. Luckily, Microsoft Word’s Find & Replace feature actaully has some really handy functions that will help out.
Let’s say some users are still interesting two spaces after a period. This is an easy fix with Find and Replace: (1) Press [Ctrl]+H to open the Find And Replace dialog box, or just choose that option from the ribbon; (2) click inside the Find What control, delete any existing contents, and enter two spaces; (3) click inside the Replace With control, delete any existing contents, and enter one space; and (4) click Replace All or use the Replace and Find Next buttons to find (and replace — or not) each occurrence individually.
David’s Tip #1 – Slide 2 of 2.
Bonus tip: The best way to determine if double spacing is a problem in your document is to use the Show/Hide Formatting Mark button in the ribbon. You’ll see two dots to represent two spaces between sentences. The keyboard shortcut is CTRL + SHFT +8.
Jane Tip #2 - Slide 1 of 2: Learn the Law.org is a national repository and portal for legal aid organizations, courts, law schools and non-profit organizations to build online trainings and share content. Users can create online classes where “learning checklists” can be authored, tested, and delivered to users on their own websites. All of our classes are mobile friendly.
To build classes you need to be an Organization Administrator on LearnTheLaw.org. As an Organization Administrator you can create, modify, publish and remove classrooms, approve other users for your organization and add/modify your organization profile.
Sign up to be a Classroom Builder/Editor. As a Classroom Builder/Editor you can create, modify and publish classes and upload files.
Jane Tip #2 (slide 2 of 2):
The online classes are designed to help people with legal problems that can take a long time to fix and may be confusing. Each class will walk the person through a legal process by breaking down the things you need to do into smaller steps, with checkboxes to help them keep track of what they’ve done. Some pages may have a video or they may help them write a letter or fill in a form. If they sign up for an account, the steps checked off will be saved and shown when they come back. They can also send themselves an email reminder and save notes for later.
These classes should work on most computers, tablets, or smartphones.
Brian Tip 2
Liz Tip 2
Glenn Tip 2
Inexpensive mini-PCs like the Kangaroo, Intel NUC, and HP Pavilion mini. The Kangaroo has a battery so it is extremely portable. The NUC comes in many variations and will even support two hard drives and up to 16 Gb for ram. It has a VESA mount so you can just hand it on the back of your monitor. All support wireless and Bluetooth.
David’s Tip #2 – Slide 1 of 3. Tabs can also be a big challenge in a document. If you’re cutting and pasting text from, say, a legacy web application like LSC Grants, you might find that you have unnecessary tabs in your document. You can use the ^t to represent a single tab mark in a document. So you might want to replace
David’s Tip #2 – Slide 2 of 3. I eliminated all of the tabs, and then did another find and replace to turn three spaces into a period plus one space. Then, after about 30 second of clean-up, I got a document that was easy to edit in Word. I can also apply styles to make it look a little nicer.
David’s Tip #2 Slide 3 of 3. I got these tips from a 2012 TechRepublic article called 10 Cool Ways to Get More from Word's Find and Replace Feature. It goes over some pretty advanced functions. You can access it online at: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-cool-ways-to-get-more-from-words-find-and-replace-feature/
Jane Tip #3 - There’s a free version of GotoMeeting available - it allows you to have an online meeting between 3 connections, with video, audio and screensharing. It’s all browser based, with nothing to download - the meeting organizer doesn’t even need an account. There’s not an option to connect by phone, but if you have a laptop or inexpensive webcam, it works really well. You can setup meeting invitations in advance, or have impromptu meetings. They have extensions to let you setup meetings right from Google Calendar or Outlook.
The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles has been using the free version for a video conferencing project that connects a prospective client with law students and an attorney in 3 locations. They use Chromebooks in a kiosk mode that are available at a library for clients, and at the law school for students.
There is a change coming May 30 - it looks like you might have to try to Pro version for 30 days before they switch you to the free version, but they just say the free version is being improved, not that it’s going away.
Brian Tip 3
Liz Tip 3
Glenn Tip 3
Camelcamelcamel.com - see prices on items in which you are interested and see when a good time to buy might be
David’s Tip #3 Slide 1 of 1. We’re moving to Office 2016 as well as Office 365 at LSC, and a lot of us have already begun using Office 2016 on our home computers. One new feature I like in Word in Smart Lookup. Smart Lookup uses a Bing search -- yeah, it’s not Google, but it still does the trick – to provide information and context for a highlighted term in a Word document. Just highlight a word or phrase, right click, and select Smart Lookup. Related information will be presented in a righthand Insights sidebar. In Excel, select a cell with a formula and use Smart Lookup to understand its function with the description Bing brings up.
JANE TIP #4 Slide 1 of 2 - How many people have heard of Trello? Used it? It’s a totally free online platform to help organize projects and teams, or even processes and procedures. It’s a very visually based system of cards - similar to the Kanban card system developed by Toyota in the 1940s to improve their business process. Trello lets you create boards that contain lists which contain cards. These boards can be shared with other Trello users. Cards have titles, descriptions, a message log for activities, checklists, due dates, labels, links, attachments and be assigned to other Trello users.
They also have sample boards, for instance how you can use Trello for an Employee Manual, to track a new employee or volunteer’s orientation process, or to keep track of IT support requests. The sample here is from the Portland non-profit technology meetup group I volunteer for - and we use Trello to track the things to do for each meetup event - there’s one master template board that can be copied for each new event, so nothing gets forgotten as new volunteers come and go.
JANE TIP #4, Slide 2 of 2 - This just shows the detail of one card on a board - we’ve set it up with checklists to track when each item is completed. Some people prefer to move boards from a To Do list to In Process to Completed to track the progress of any project.
Brian Tip 4
Liz Tip 4
Glenn Tip 4, Slide 1 of 2
Are you tired of being nagged to upgrade to Windows 10? Noticed that icon in the Notification Tray that wants you to upgrade. See GWX.exe running in the task manager as a process? But maybe you don’t want to upgrade or be nagged to do so. Enter The GWX Control Panel http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/GWX-Stopper.shtml. It will disable those nags forever.
Glenn Tip 4 - Slide 2 of 2
But hopefully this will go away after July 29 when the free upgrades are over.
David’s Tip #4 Slide 1 of 3. https://findtime.microsoft.com
FindTime is a new tool from Microsoft for gauging folks availability and scheduling meetings. The best thing about it is that it easily integrates with Microsoft Outlook 2016 and Outlook for Office 365. That makes it more convenient than a lot of other scheduling apps out there. FindTime is useful when you need to schedule a meeting with people across organizations. The built-in scheduler in Outlook calendar can be used for internal meetings.
David’s Tip #4 Slide 2 of 3
David’s Tip #4 Slide 3 of 3
Jane Tip #5 Slide 1 of 2 - OneTab - so, is anyone else out there a digital packrat? Do you leave 30, 40, 50 tabs open on your browser to remind you to look at or do something later? (see image for example!) There’s a really easy Chrome or Firefox extension available called OneTab that will create a page with all your open tabs - all on one tab, and can save 95% of your computer’s active memory. It’s takes just a couple seconds to install, and it's also easy to remove: just right-click the icon and select "Remove from Chrome".
Once it’s installed you just click on the OneTab icon - I’ve enlarged it here for you and ...
Jane Tip #5 Slide 2 of 2 - And 43 Tabs are instantly reduced to one list on one tab - you can rearrange them, restore them one by one or all at once. You can even export them or share them. It’s easier to use than Google’s Bookmark all Tabs feature, and easier to restore/manage your tabs from there.
Some legal aid organizations are still running old PCs - they may only have 2GB installed. In these cases, 1GB or 2GB of Chrome tabs can cause real performance problems, and OneTab offers a quick solution. It's certainly quicker and easier than bookmarking each site separately. And sometimes you don’t really need a bookmark - you just want to save something to go back to it.
Brian Tip 5
Liz Tip 5
Glenn Tip 5
“Tell me what you want to do” in Office 2016. Better than Help. Instead of telling you how, it takes you to the menu options themselves. You don’t have to remember in which ribbon option they are hidden.
David’s Tip #5 Slide 1 of 3
Delaying when an email is sent can be useful for a number of reasons, but I’m including today as a public service announcement. Summer is coming up, things are going to be a little more relax, and a good way to maintain that positive vibe is avoiding sending emails to someone on Saturday or Sunday afternoon. I’m not criticizing people for working over the weekend or claiming that I don’t do it myself. I’m simply saying that you should at least consider scheduling that email to arrive in your colleague’s inbox after the weekend is over.
This is very easy to do in Outlook. When you’re sending a message, go to Options above the ribbon and select Delay Send. If you need to make edits to the email before it goes out, you can find it in your outbox folder.
Weirdly, this doesn’t work in Office 2016 for the Mac.
David’s Tip #5 Slide 2 of 3 – You can delay sending messages in Gmail with Boomerang, which is a very nice email scheduler. It also allows you to get reminders about important email messages later in Gmail. Boomerang is a browser extension that works in Chrome, Firefox and Safari. There is a free trial and the basic version allows for 10 delayed sends per month. There is a pay version that offers a range of features and might also be worth considering.
David’s Tip #5 Slide 3 of 3
Delay send is particularly considerate in the summer. Why not let people enjoy the rest of their weekend without emails accumulating in their inbox? Schedule that email for Monday morning at 8:00 am!
Jane Tip #6 : ReadClearly is a free tool - it’s a Javascript code snippet that can be added to a website - and it identifies complex legal terms by underlining them on the page. The user can scroll over a term and see a plain language definition pop-up. It uses a plain language legal glossary that is maintained by plain language legal aid professionals. It was created by Urban Insight as part of an LSC TIG project, working with Idaho Legal Aid Services and Legal Assistance of Western New York.
Brian Tip 6
Liz Tip 6
Glenn Tip 6 Slide 1 of 2
WX privacy settings to check - you won’t like the defaults. As you install, if you choose Use Express Options you might not like it.
Glenn Tip 6 - Slide 2 of 2
These are examples of the Express settings.
David’s Tip #6 Slide 1 of 1 - https://compressor.io/
Compressor.io is a helpful tool if you do web development work. The web application will reduce the file size of your images significantly, particularly if you’re using photos you’ve taken, which tend to be saved in very large file sizes. You’re actually looking at an image they was compressed using this application. In this case, it only cut down the file size 21%. A family photo I took on my iPhone was compressed by 43% -- from 1.6 MB to .958 MB without any noticeable loss in quality. Keep in mind that Facebook and Twitter will compress your photos if you put them on your service, so this is more for websites you maintain on your own.
I mentioned that I’d share instructions for getting high quality photos on Facebook given that their compression can have a real impact on quality. Here’s the link: http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/facebook-jpeg-compression-how-to-get-the-best-image-quality-on-your-timeline--cms-23043
Jane Tip #7: Guide Clearly is a tool that lets you create simple interactive widgets with branching logic that can be embedded on your website. It can help a user find an answer or information they need that is most appropriate for their situation. This is a page from the Landlord/Tenant area of the Idaho Legal Aid Services’ website. The screenshots on the right show the beginning and end of the guide - depending on the user’s answers, it will help them determine if they have interactive forms they can use, or it will direct them to visit the Court Assistance Office website for more appropriate forms. The tool is very easy to use, with a visual editor to create the guides and a simple embed code for your website. You don’t need to know any code to create a guide. It’s free to create an account and use for up to 100 sessions per month, and it’s $19/month for up to 10,000 sessions. It’s also free for up to 10,000 sessions if you are on the OpenAdvocate website platform.
Brian Tip 7
Liz Tip 7
Glenn Tip 7
Opera just added a free VPN to its browser for anonymous internet access.
David’s Tip #7 Slide 1 of 2 – Census Reporter - http://www.censusreporter.org
Census Reporter is funded by a Knight News Challenge grant. It’s a site set up to help journalists use census data for reporting, but it also can provide legal aid programs easily to access and understand data and data visualizations that, among other things, can easily be broken down by geographic areas. This could be very helpful to programs doing strategic planning or needs assessment. As a grant funder, I also think this could be very valuable to organizations applying for funding.
This data is all generated from a simple search for Prince William County, VA. I think this would be really useful if you’re seeking funding from PWC, which I believe the local LSC-funded organization does. Obviously, it’s useful if you need to do a needs assessment.
David’s Tip #7 Slide 2 of 2 – http://www.censusreporter.org
(2 or 2) This next slide drills down a little further into income and poverty data for Manassas Park, which is a town of about $15,000 is Prince William County. All of the visualizations allow you to see the underlying data and embed the charts on your website or a social media feed (CONFIRM). It will also tell you the data source, which is typically the American Community Survey (1, 3, or 5 year surveys, depending on the size of the area.)
There’s an API that allows technical users to do a lot more advanced work with this data. You can learn more about that on the Census Reporter Blog: http://censusreporter.tumblr.com/
Jane Tip #8 Slide 1 of 4 - Subscribe to your Google Calendar: Does anyone else use Google for a personal calendar, and you want to sync that with your work Outlook calendar? Me too - if you have an easy way, let me know! Ever since Google discontinued the Google Sync tool, there isn’t an easy way to do it - at least not w/o an outside utility, most of which are paid services and don’t get great reviews. But, you can easily show your Google calendar on your Outlook, and by using Outlook.com or on most cell phones you can add multiple calendars - so I can see my work and google calendar on my phone together, but if I added something just to Google, I want to see it on my Outlook.
An Internet Calendar (iCal) Subscription keeps your Outlook copy of your Google Calendar up-to-date.
Log in to your Google Calendar account.
In the left column, click My calendars to expand it, click the arrow button next to the calendar that you want to add to Outlook as an Internet Calendar Subscription, and then select Calendar settings.
From the Settings, scroll down to the Private Address item and click on the green ICAL item - this will bring up the private address for your Google Calendar.
Right click the private address and select ‘Copy link address’ or ‘Copy Shortcut’
Jane Tip #8 Slide 2 of 4
5. In Outlook, click File > Account Settings > Account Settings. On the Internet Calendars tab, click New. Paste the ICAL address of your Google Calendar, by using CTRL +V, then click Add
6. On the Subscription Options screen, just create a name for your Google Calendar, and click OK
Jane Tip #8 Slide 3 of 4 - Or, if you have Office 365 - just go to your outlook.office.com account in an Internet browser, Go to Calendars, select Add Calendar and add the ICAL link address, and give it a Calendar Name.
Jane Tip #8 Slide 4 of 4- Either way, when you go to your Calendar in Outlook, you will see both your work calendar and your Google Calendar - either side by side, or if you click the arrow on the calendar tab, they will be overlapping by color - blue is work, peach is Google.
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Outlook 2016 - Attach file choice now remembers the last twelve documents and has a Forgotten Attachments reminder (apparently the latter was in 2013 as well but had to be turned on). You turn it on and off in Outlook, Options, Mail.
David’s Tip #8 Slide 1 of 1 - Datto
Two thoughts on the Datto appliance. First, it looks a lot like the Pied Piper server rack device from Silicon Valley. Second, though, is that it’s a pretty great data backup and business continuity device. Datto is a hybrid cloud backup. What that means is that the system backups to a Datto drive that is located in your office and then replicates off-site to a cloud backup so that
you have a dual backup system in place. If a server in your organization dies, you either fail over to the Datto device or spin off a virtual machine in the cloud. That’s because the device backups the operating system, software, and files for that server. This allows you to be up and running quickly and you have a redundant backup source. Cost vary, but mid-sized, statewide legal aid program reported they paid around $300/month.
Datto also offers a service hat takes cloud-based data in systems like Office 365, Google Apps, and Salesforce and provides an on-premise back-up. That may be overkill, but it’s an option if you want to be extra safe.
Competitors include Ancient, eFolder, Intronis, and Zenith InfoTech — all of which are worth considering if you’d like to implement this type of backup/business continuity system.
Jane Tip #9 - A2J Author Project Matching Portal - A2J Author is software that creates guided, branching logic interviews - it can be used for online intake, or used in conjunction with HotDocs to create court forms, letters and other documents. Through a model created by Chicago-Kent College of Law, the A2J Clinic Project introduces law students to technology tools like A2J Author, where they learn to program guided interviews that could be most beneficial to low income people. To help match the needs of legal aid organizations and courts with the law school clinic projects, they created the A2J Author Project Matching portal available at www.a2jauthor.org/matching.
Legal aid organizations and courts post project requests to create A2J Guided Interviews. Law faculty browse the list of available projects and email the project contact to start a conversation that will hopefully lead to a match.
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Remix OS - http://www.jide.com/remixos - This is a desktop version of Andriod that will run on a PC. It has such features as multitasking, taskbar, notifications, mouse support, file manager, Google Play, and updates. And it’s free!
David’s Tip #9 Slide 1 of 1 – Voice Typing in Google Drive
Google Drive, which some of us can’t stop calling Google Docs, now includes Voice Typing. The nice things about voice transcription is Google is (1) it’s free to use and (2) it leverages Google’s speech recognition technology, which means it’s accurate and it’s always improving. This is really easy to access in Google Drive. When you’re typing a document, just go to Tools and then Voice Typing.
Jane Tip #10: As part of a 2014 TIG project to Central MN Legal Services, they are working with MInnesota State Support to determine the most effective way to post interviews and instructions to take people from the MN statewide website to the forms on LawHelp Interactive. As part of this, they are using Optimizely to do what is called A/B testing - Optimizely let’s them setup 2 versions that will display equally to users. Then it tracks what users do and they can look at the analytics to see which option is best.
For example, one of the questions they wanted to test was: “Will more users click on our document assembly page if we change the button on our homepage and rearrange where it is posted on our right navigation bar?”
They had a graphic designer redesign the button on the LawHelp MN homepage for document assembly tools. They had previously called the document assembly landing page “FormHelper,” and listed it on the homepage with Button A on the left. They ran three Optimizely experiments with the new button B vs. the old button A testing out both the buttons as well as different positions of the buttons on LawHelpMN.org. Any guesses about which button did better?
Results: Regardless of position, the new button fared much better than the old button. Improvement ranged anywhere from a 209% increase in people clicking it to a 747% increase in traffic based on where they positioned the new button.
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Co-Editing Documents in Word 2016
To co-edit a Word document using Word Online on your Windows computer or tablet
Using the web browser on your computer, go to http://portal.office.com and sign in to Office 365 for business using your work or school account.
Do one of the following:
If the file you want to edit is yours, from either your home screen or the app launcher, choose OneDrive, and then select a Word document to open it in your browser window.
If someone shared a document with you and you want to edit that file, choose OneDrive, and then choose Shared with me. Then select document to open it in your browser window.
(Our example is called Example document.docx.)
On the Edit Document menu, choose Edit in Word Online. Or, if you have Word 2016 installed, choose Edit in Word.
To see real-time co-authoring, ask one or more teammates to open the same document for editing on their devices. If your teammates are using Word 2016 or Word Online, you'll see their changes in real time.
David’s Tip #10 Slide 1 of 2 - (The Fake) Professor Jeff Jarviss -- https://twitter.com/ProfJeffJarviss
Some days do you just wake up and think all this talk of technology and innovative is a bunch of garbage? That in 30 years we’ll all be living in some version of a post apocalyptic world laughing about how we used to pay attention to tech start-ups and try to understand articles about how big data/AI/mobile/whatever would change everything about how we lived and worked? Sometimes this tech stuff seems all so pointless, right?
Well, snap out of it! Technology is changing the world and making things better! If you don’t believe me, consult @ProfJeffJarviss. It’s a parody account making fun of all things new and innovative and start-up related. If you’ve never been included in one of those X under X lists, you’ll appreciate that ProfJeffJarviss made the 40 Self-Promoters Under 40 list (again!) Great tweets about social media services you’ve never heard of (Peach) and how Silicon Valley style innovation can be applied to all aspects of life.
There is a real Jeff Jarvis – and he sort of it an obnoxious innovation thinkfluencer. He probably doesn’t deserver this, but that’s not for you to worry about.
David’s Tip #10 Slide 1 of 2
I went through his feed from the past few weeks to find something funny, and, amazingly, Prof. Jeff Jarviss actually re-tweeted a picture someone took of Glenn getting ready for this year’s EJC on a plane.
JANE - Bonus Tip Slide 1 of 2 - There’s a great app called Nextdoor - does anyone else use this? Nextdoor is a free private social network for you and your neighbors. It’s a great way to share information and connect with your neighbors. They have a variety of ways that they verify someone’s address, and you can only see posts from people in your immediate neighborhood and a few bordering neighborhoods. It’s great for asking for help, giving away or selling things and reporting crimes - some city departments have access to send out community alerts and messages - it will be a good tool for disasters and disaster preparedness.
It’s also great at finding lost pets. A black lab escaped last fall, and there were hundreds of people out looking for her - people even volunteered to man grills to grill meat 24 hrs to try to attract her. It became a story on 3 local news stations. Happily, she was finally found 9 days later. In addition to lost dogs, it wouldn’t be Portland if there weren’t also ...
JANE - Bonus Tip Slide 2 of 2
Posts about LOST CHICKENS! This one is for a Black and white Polish chicken. 4 people replied within a day, and pointed out that the day before Bob from Hillsdale had posted about having a “lost chicken in my yard” that his dog was going to eat.