Many of us have spent the past year becoming unwilling video conference experts. But with that has also come so-called “Zoom fatigue,” plus a whole host of video conferencing technology “upgrades” that have introduced mishaps. For example, the Texas attorney who made the New York Times and the BBC when he found himself in a court appearance helplessly trapped in a cat filter his daughter had installed on his computer. Not to mention the forever to-be-unknown-to-history US Supreme Court Justice who flushed a toilet during oral arguments.
Read moreDigitally Celebrating Women's History
March kicks off Women’s History month nationwide. The pandemic continues to keep Americans at home, away from museums and historical sites. But this reality only fuels the rise of digital collections and exhibits, which allows would-be museum-goers to visit collections around the globe from the simple comfort of home. Here are some of our favorites when it comes to women’s history.
Read morePsst . . . What’s Your Password?: Tips and Options for Password Managers
Most of us have many passwords and answers to security questions floating in our heads, or worse—on paper or in a computer file. Some of us use the password managers provided by our web browsers, but there are concerns about those as well. Third-party password managers offer an alternative option.
Read moreMOOCs for Lawyers and Other Law Types
Streaming services are more popular than ever, and despite screen fatigue from attending so many work and social activities online, Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs are experiencing a surge in enrollment. Listed here are a number of courses for lawyers and/or those interested in the law.
Read moreFree Virtual Legal Aid for Texas Veterans All Week
Tomorrow is Veterans Day. One hundred and two years ago, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a cease fire was called between Germany and the Allied nations in World War I. That “armistice” held for seven months, until the Great War formally ended on June 28, 1919, outside Paris at the Palace of Versailles. Later that year, President Wilson declared November 11 a national commemoration of the armistice. In 1938, Congress established it as a federal holiday to honor the brave American veterans of that “war to end all wars.” However, after subsequent wars created new veterans, the holiday’s scope was expanded to all American veterans in 1954.
Texas has the second-largest population of veterans in the nation, and approximately 8,000 of them receive legal aid each year.
TexasLawHelp.org is promoting and running special legal aid programs for veterans all week. Please check out their impressive array of offerings by clicking here.