12/1/2021: Number of Examples to Use for Categorization -
Relativity suggests that a minimum of 5 to 20 documents be used for any one category, and that as many as 15,000 documents can be effectively used as examples for...more
11/1/2021: Hot key for absolute reference -
In Excel, if you want to automatically convert a cell reference to an absolute reference (a fixed reference that will remain the same when it’s pulled down or across to other...more
10/1/2021: Get rid of XE codes -
You can also run a simple find and replace search to remove all of the XE codes added to Word document. Searching for:
^19 XE
. . . and replacing it with nothing, will erase any XE codes...more
9/1/2021: The Quantum Computing Threat to VPNs -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has initiated a program to develop encryption strong to provide protection for when quantum computers are widely...more
8/1/2021: Translate any object -
One of the neat things the Google Translate app does is to superimpose a translation into English over writing shown on some object you point your camera on.
8/2/2021: Regex to find dupes...more
7/1/2021: Software to Compress TIFFs with Specific Algorithms -
A free utility will allow you to run a command which will compress TIFF images with either the CCIT Group 4, LZW, Packbits, or JPEG algorithms.
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6/1/2021: Use 7-zip to extract zip files with file paths greater than 255 characters -
While the extraction tool for Windows Explorer will not extract files with paths longer than this limit and will prompt you to skip over...more
5/1/2021: Things to Keep In Mind When Notarizing a Will in New York State -
A notarized will will be self-proving. The court will not have to contact the witnesses in order to confirm the validity of the will.
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4/1/2021: Geofence Warrants -
The government may request that a court issue a ‘geofence warrant’. This is a warrant which gives law enforcement authorities the right to obtain data from any cell phones which were in the...more
3/1/2021: Excel DSUM formula -
Excel’s DSUM formula is a useful alternative to VLOOKUP. It will read the column headings of an array of data, and return the sum based on criteria entered in a separate set of...more
2/1/2021: Editing ppsx -
In Windows 10, if you want to edit a PowerPoint .ppsx file, you can select it in Windows Explorer and click on ‘New’ instead of ‘Show’.
2/2/2021: Relativity Analytics for Small Data Sets -...more
1/1/2021: Checking FASP Connection for RelativityOneIn order to see if a network is configured to transmit data to a fully qualified domain name via the FASP port run this PowerShell script: Test-NetConnection -ComputerName...more
12/1/2020: Compare Excel spreadsheets for differences -
Macro to see if two worksheets in the same Excel file have any text that differs.
12/2/2020: Tracking the Origin of an Email -
You can use Google Toolbox’s...more
11/1/2020: National Practitioner Data Bank -
The Department of Health and Human Services maintains the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), a database which records restrictions placed on physicians’ privileges to...more
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9/1/2020: FedRAMP 3PAOs -
Make sure that your CSP is evaluated by a third party assessment organization approved by FedRAMP.
9/2/2020: Courtroom Technology in the District of Minnesota -
The ELMO should have a ‘freeze’...more
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8/1/2020: Maryland Court of Appeals on Social Media Authentication -
In Griffin v. State, 419 Md. 343 (2011), the Maryland Court of Appeals found social media evidence must be shown to have not been subject to hacking or...more
7/1/2020: Regex to Remove Relativity Numbering on Downloaded PDFs
([0-9]{1}_|[0-9]{2}_|[0-9]{3}_)(.*)
7/2/2020: UPDATE – How to Automate the Insertion of Hyperlinks in MS Word -
This macro can be edited so that the full...more
6/1/2020: When to use – ; – ; or —
A hyphen – to separate words.
An en dash – to separate ranges.
An em dash — in place of a colon, comma, or parentheses....more
5/1/2020: (California Styling) -
The California style is distinguished by enclosing citations in parentheses and putting the venue and year between the case name and reporter cite.
5/2/2020: Predicting the number of top...more
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4/1/2020: Relativity and JVM RAM -
You can improve the performance of Relativity analytics operations by increasing the amount of RAM available for Java. The Java heap is the amount of memory allocated to the Java...more
3/1/2020: Quarter Inch Cartridges -
Quarter Inch Cartridges can range in size from 20 MB to 40 GB. Mini-QICs, QIC-40s and QIC-80s can be accessed with a standard floppy drive.
3/2/2020: Powershell script to find unique...more
2/1/2020: Illinois Supreme Court: Biometric Information Privacy Act Protects Rights Even If No Injury -
Illinois Supreme Court rules that Biometric Information Privacy Act does not require actual injury when fingerprint...more
1/1/2020: Conceptually Rich Documents for Conceptual Indices in Relativity Analytics -
When setting up a training set to be used for the creation of a conceptual index in Relativity, be sure to exclude computer generated...more
12/1/2019: D.S.C.: Fact Summaries Withheld Despite Faulty Metadata Review -
District of South Carolina allows fact summaries to be withheld even though some determined to be dupes without word by word...more
10/30/2019: Which law firms have had data breaches?
Jenner & Block; Proskauer; Alston & Bird; Harris Beach; Heller Ehrman; Jones Day; Latham & Watkins; McDermott, Will, & Emery; Mintz Levin; and Wilson...more