Author Archives: Dan Pinnington

About Dan Pinnington

Dan is a technology evangelist and is well known for his “tech tips”. His vision, energy and ideas have made practicePRO an internationally recognized claims prevention initiative. He is a prolific writer, speaker and blogger on legal malpractice, risk management, legal technology, and law practice management issues. He is a veteran of hundreds of presentations at law firms and conferences all over North America and has chaired more than a dozen major conferences. Dan was inducted as a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management in 2007. The American Bar Association just published The Busy Lawyer’s Guide To Success: Tips to Power Your Practice, a book he co-authored with Reid Trautz. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the ABA LPM’s Law Practice magazine, was Chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2007 and helped launch the Law Practice Today Webzine.

Audio Editor Audacity Great for Recording or Converting Audio

Audacity is a free, multi-track audio recorder and editor that runs on Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to record live audio through …

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Use High Dynamic Range or HDR for Better Pictures on Your Smartphone

Most smartphones now have an option called HDR, which is short for High Dynamic Range. When you take a picture in HDR, your smartphone camera actually shoots three pictures at …

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Send Personalized Connection Invites for Better Uptake on Your LinkedIn Connection Requests

I’m just back from an ABA conference and am following up with some of the people I met. That might mean a phone call or an email with a link …

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Clean Your Smartphone Lens for Sharper Pictures and Better Selfies

For most photographers, a clean and unscratched lens is pretty much an obsession – and it is something that also is critical for getting sharp pictures.
Many smartphone users take …

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Filter Your Gmail Messages With Personalized Custom Email Addresses

Most people don’t realize that you can use multiple address variations of your basic “[email protected]” Gmail address. Gmail lets you put a plus (“+”) sign and any combination of words …

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A Better Microphone Can Really Improve Your Online Calls, Podcasts or Music Recordings

It is a safe bet that the microphone on your desktop or laptop probably makes you sound like you are under water or in the next room most of the …

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Be a YouTube Power User With These Keyboard Shortcuts

Most people wouldn’t think of using keyboard shortcuts as they watch videos on YouTube. However, there are actually several really helpful YouTube keyboard shortcuts that everyone should know and use.…

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Computers Running Windows XP SP3 or Office 2003 Must Be Updated Immediately

I have , but nothing like a pending deadline to spur the procrastinators amongst us into action…
As of April 8, 2014, Microsoft will cease supporting Windows XP SP3 (Service …

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You Can Ignore “Low on Ink” Warnings on Inkjet Printers

All too frequently, we have all faced the frustrating “printer is low on ink” warning – usually when we are printing something urgent.
Do you need to immediately change
your …

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Don’t Waste Your Money on Expensive HDMI Cables – the Cheaper Ones Are Just Fine

After spending money to buy a new TV, you want to do everything you can to get the best possible picture. One of the tempting additional purchases – often pushed …

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