Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for Technology
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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September 3, 2019
Meet Vincent!
By Ken Fox, Research Librarian The Law Society Library is pleased to announce that we have added Vincent to our menu of online research services available to all Saskatchewan lawyers. Vincent is an intelligent research assistant by vLex. Vincent can analyze a judgment, brief, legal memorandum or any other legal document, and extract significant concepts to generate the most relevant...
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March 21, 2019
Announcing the LSS Cloud Computing Guide
By Greg Hluska, IT Coordinator Cloud. You've heard the term, perhaps wondered what it really meant and maybe even worried about it. 'The cloud' is just a marketing term that means the internet. So, if you see the term 'cloud storage', it means 'store your documents on the internet'. There are many benefits to using the cloud properly. If you...
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January 8, 2019
Reminder: Check Us Out on SlawTips
For the last two years, some of the best legal research and technology tips from our Legal Sourcery team have also been featured on SlawTips. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, SlawTips features advice you can use on technology, practice and research. If you want to receive these tips directly, you can sign up with email or RSS, and you can follow...
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November 30, 2018
Tech Tip: Convert to Text!
By Ken Fox You know what really grinds my gears? When I open a PDF file containing what appears to be digitally-formatted text and find that it is non-copyable and non-searchable. The ability to search, copy and paste text are essential functions of digital communications – so the idea that a text is born digitally and therefore ASCII (American Standard...
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September 20, 2018
Don’t reuse passwords: The anatomy of a password breach
By Greg Hluska Everyone has heard the phrase “don’t reuse your password”, but that is such an abstract warning that it’s hard to understand why password reuse is such a dangerous thing. However, I know a lot about security and password reuse is honestly one of the threats that keeps me awake at night. I would like to take this...
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July 26, 2018
Website and Brand Renewal
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld The Law Society of Saskatchewan is currently updating its communication processes for members and the public to better meet information needs. Thank you to those members who took the time to complete the recent survey. There were 340 responses between May 4 and 18, 2018 and we are pleased to share some of the key findings: Approximately 90 per cent of respondents noted they receive...
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