LegalTech Podcasts From FutureTech Track
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Law Technology News
Presentations should be sensual, engaging, exciting, varied, beautiful and kinetic, says computer forensics/EDD special master Craig Ball. Ball describes how to deliver them with Microsoft PowerPoint and shares some simple secrets and sins to avoid "Death by PowerPoint."
As technology gets more sophisticated and e-discovery gets more complex and costly, searching documents for review will need to take on new technology and lawyers will need to plan and implement their searches, mindful of the potential need to explain their methodology to the court.
New York Law Journal
Computer files are distinct entities, distinguishable from physical evidence. They're dynamic, with changeable content requiring translation to be viewed and understood, where search limiting protocols are essential to curb overbroad examination of electronically stored information.
The Associated Press
Adobe Systems has released a new version of its Flash Player software that allows search engines to see the nontextual elements of Web pages embedded with Flash content the same way a human would. Law firms that want a little "Flash" on their Web sites might take note.
The American Lawyer
E-book innovations, especially a display technology called "electronic paper," make digital readers a value-added proposition to traditional books. Freelance writer Alan Cohen flips through Sony's Reader Digital Book and Amazon's Kindle to see which one best fits your style.
Law Technology News
What's the worst mistake you've ever made (or seen) in a PowerPoint presentation? Have you tried to cram a book's worth of material in 6-point type onto a single slide? What's the best presentation you've ever seen? A panel of experts share their highs and lows using PowerPoint.
The Associated Press
Rant all you want in a public park without getting ejected. Say it on the Internet, and you'll find free speech and other constitutional rights aren't guaranteed. Companies in charge of seemingly public spaces online wipe out content that's controversial but otherwise legal.
Legal Tech Newsletter
As summer associates struggle to answer obscure research questions over the next couple of months, they may find an answer to their late-night prayers in JD Supra, a free online service that provides access to legal documents including memoranda, briefs and unpublished court decisions.
The Associated Press
Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright infringement suit against YouTube has ordered it to disclose who watches which video clips and when. The data, to be disclosed only to plaintiffs in the case, will not include real user names or e-mail addresses.
