February 28, 2017 by NCRA

A Feb. 28 article on LawyersWeekly.com, based in Australia, mentions that most people will research a firm online before calling to hire a lawyer. The author suggests six features legal websites should consider including as part of their website. Read more.

This article was originally published on theJCR.com, a publication of...

June 3, 2016 by by NCRA

The Medina Gazette posted an article on June 3 about Practical Tips for Trial Attorneys: A Conversation with Judge James L. Kimbler, which was released earlier this month. It is the first book by former Medina County Common Pleas Judge James L. Kimbler, who retired in late 2014. In the book,...

April 26, 2016 by NCRA

Each year, hundreds of law professionals celebrate Law Day on May 1, and 2016 is no exception. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of one of the nation’s best-known U.S. Supreme Court cases, Miranda v. Arizona, this year’s Law Day theme is Miranda: More than words. To help mark the event, the American...

April 11, 2016 by NCRA
By Christine Phipps

Adobe issued an alert that Flash users need to update to the latest version as hackers took advantage of a security flaw to install ransomware on computers.

Adobe Flash is a software platform that runs video, animation, and games inside of Web pages. Flash was born when the Web began in...

February 15, 2016 by NCRA

On Feb. 14, the Meadville Tribune, Meadville, Pa., posted a press release issued by NCRA announcing that Feb. 14-20 has been designated as the 2016 National Court Reporting & Captioning Week. The weeklong event is designed to celebrate the court reporting and captioning professions and to help raise public awareness about the growing...

Kansas City chapter of HLAA launches open caption initiatives project
January 29, 2016 by NCRA

The Kansas City chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America has launched the Kansas: Open Caption Initiatives and Kansas: Turn On the TV Captions Now projects. The projects will help build statewide support for a mandate requiring captions on all TVs located...

TECH REVIEW: SpaceSniffer
December 1, 2015 by NCRA

By Lisa Knight

A Windows application called SpaceSniffer, created by Uderzo Software, looks at which specific files are on a hard drive and how big they are. This helps me easily decide how to manage my hard drive space a little better. And best of all, it’s free!

To quote...

November 13, 2015 by NCRA
An article posted by the Kansas City Star on Nov. 13 showcases the careers of court reporting and medical transcription as alternative professions for graduates with liberal arts degrees. The article quotes NCRA member Donna Cascio, RDR, CMRS, an official court reporter from Somerset, Pa., and links to NCRA’s crTakeNote.com....