50 practical technology tips for working remotely crowd sourced from the LSNTAP email list and community. This is a special working from home edition of one of our most popular webinars.
In this webinar you'll learn about:
• Online Free and Low cost web apps for legal work
• Who is offering free Versions of the best tools during this crisis
• Ways to collaborate better online
There will be a takeaway list of all tips with links available also
LSNTAP Email List: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqlhH3el3SCOyl6X-Y-eiUSYLvOsX…
- Search for “X Product / service” + Covid
- PandaDoc Free Covid
Video
3. Jitsi - private and secure video conferencing - meet.jit.si or jitsi.org
4. Jitsi self Install
- Git Hub https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/blob/master/doc/quick-install.md
- How to https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-create-your-own-video-conference-using-jitsi-meet-on-ubuntu-1804/
- Forums https://community.jitsi.org/c/install-config
5. Zoom Security Toolbar -
- https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/08/zoom-product-updates-new-security-toolbar-icon-for-hosts-meeting-id-hidden/ 4-8-2020
- zoom.us
6. Discord text chat, and audio chat, free noise suppression https://discordapp.com/ 4-10-2020
7. Marco Polo - Video messages https://www.marcopolo.me/ Apple and Android
8. Loom Free Screen Recording Chrome Extension, very easy to use. Loom.com
9. Open Broadcast Studio OBS - Free Streaming software for any platform https://obsproject.com/
10. How to stream to facebook live https://brightspark-consulting.com/facebook-live-via-obs/
Collaborating
11. Slack collaborative work space https://slack.com/
12. Box https://www.box.com/resources/downloads Secure file sharing with lots of integrations
13. Microsoft Teams, all in one internal collaborations, chat, video and much more https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software
14. KanbanFlow -Free agile project management software very easy to use and track tasks.https://kanbanflow.com/board/6XWeSw
15. Monday - Robust project management with lots of steps and easy to use https://monday.com/
Leaning online
16. Tech Soups Courses - Free nonprofit track that includes Teams how to
- https://techsoup.course.tc/catalog/track/coronavirus-mitigation-track
- https://page.techsoup.org/covid-19-resources
17. Pluralsight - high quality online training courses Free in April
- Pluralsight.com
18. Tech & Learning - classic blog focusing on technology and learning tools. Lots of helpful tips, quick reads with practical takeaways. Techlearning.com
- Article on avoiding pain at home techlearning.com/how-to/how-to-teach-from-home-pain-free
19. Meetup online - Use MEetup to create and promote online learning events
Home Office
20. Chair
- Adjustable height
- Back Support
- Arm support
21. Noise Cancelling Headphones
1. $70 to $300
22. Shredder @Home 10 sheets plus
23. Docking station
- Video / Second or better monitor
- Storage
- Ethernet port optional
- Extra USB
- Power
24. Phone Book -Foot rest
25. Work Only profile -
- Windows https://www.webucator.com/how-to/how-create-second-user-account-windows-10.cfm
- Apple https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-other-users-on-your-mac…
26. Ring Doorbell - get your door bell on your phone with video, save time not having to answer the door for deliveries. https://ring.com
27. 1Password- Indefinite trails great password management and sharing,https://1password.com
28. SignRequest signrequest.com Simplefast signatures 10 free per month https://signrequest.com/#/
29. Ring Central All in one phones, video, team messaging with e-fax built in https://www.ringcentral.com/home_u.html
- Free Covid NPO https://www.ringcentral.com/lp/covid19-offer.html
30. RedFax - Faxes to and from email starting at $5 a month, stand alone lower cost solution https://www.redfax.com/landing-2/
Sanity
31. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport Book and how to deal with our digital lives, calnewport.com/books/digital-minimalism/
32. Attention Merchants by Tim Wu, law economics and a little phycology on the new digital addictions including cell phones and social media http://www.timwu.org/AttentionMerchants.html
33. Daywise - Notification control for your phone - https://getdaywise.com/
It Support
34. Connectwise - Remotely control uen users computer for IT
35. Splashtop - Remote PC Access From Tablet, Smartphone & Computer. Very price competitive https://www.splashtop.com/
36. Microsoft Learn free classes for IT intro and IT Support https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/
37. MicrosoftDirect Access - Unified Remote Access, is a VPN-like technology, that provides intranet connectivity to client computers when they are connected to the Internet https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-access/di…
Security
38. Signal - Free secure private messaging including video calls and disappearing messages.
39. Antivirus is a must! Sophos Home Free Reliable, https://home.sophos.com/en-us.aspx
40. Carbonite - Reasonable costed, reliable backup. https://www.carbonite.com/
41. G Cloud - 10 GB free of storage for your phone https://gcloud.zoolz.com/Account/Login
42. Lock away a physical copy of your one time password
43. LastPass - one time passwords https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/use-temporary-one-time-pas…
Get the Word Out
44. Transcend Legal Icons - free legal icons - https://transcend.net/legal-icons.html
45. YouTube - Create a Channel! Sample channel
- Northwest Justice project
- https://www.youtube.com/user/IllinoisLegalAid/videos
46. YouTube Creators Academy Quick Start Guide https://creatoracademy.youtube.com/page/course/bootcamp-foundations?hl=…
47. Unsplash Beautiful Free Photos - https://unsplash.com/
48. GroupMe.com
49. Scanbot.io
50. Philips LiveSpeech.com