Podcast Ipsa Loquitur

Yana Siganur

YanaSIn addition to being a third year student at Albany Law School, Yana is currently the Production and Online Editor on the Journal of Science and Technology, the Executive Treasurer of the Student Bar Association, and the Vice President of the Intellectual Property Society. She is the designer/creator of the SBA's brand new website and the administrator for her Journal's website (and upcoming blog). And on top of all that, she is renowned for her tech savvy (and nerdyness) and is often approached for software support and recommendations. During her summer after first year, Yana worked in the Office of Legal Affairs in New York City's Human Resources Administration. During her second year, she interned at Albany's Dormitory Authority Counsel's Office. And this past summer, she studied abroad in Madrid, Spain with her fellow 3L fiancé (who popped the question during that very trip). Yana graduated magna cum laude from Pace University with a major in Information Systems after a brief 3 and a half year stay. During undergrad, she worked as an office manager in an acupuncture clinic, where she learned the wonders of prioritizing, speed, multitasking, and balancing at least five different duties at any given time. In her off time, Yana enjoys watching movies, organizing (sometimes simultaneously), and reading books with upcoming movies based on them. She loves being able to integrate the latest and greatest social media products into her routine and then help improve others' their lives with them. Efficiency through simplicity via social media technology will be the primary theme of Yana's posts. View Yana Siganur's profile on Twitter View Yana Siganur's profile on LinkedIn

All entries by Yana Siganur

Tune Out to Tune In: A Look at White Noise

Mar 1st, 2010 | By Yana Siganur | Category: Law Office Software, Law School, Lead Article

Most people have to deal with loud traffic, obnoxious co-workers, loud students, or even minor nearby conversations – whether you’re at your law school library, internship, or any other kind of office. For those of us who need a little help keeping our focus, but can’t listen to music to do it, there is the sound-distracting white noise. This post takes a look at different websites that stream white noise.



2010 Guide to Technology: Advanced RSS

Jan 1st, 2010 | By Yana Siganur | Category: 2010 Tech Guide, Blogging, Featured, First Year, Law School, Lead Article, Social Media

Welcome to Social Media Law Student’s 2010 Guide to Technology. These posts will shine some light on various tips and tricks that you can use to become more efficient in your everyday life. The complete guide can be found here.
Once you’ve picked a good RSS reader, and have added and organized your feeds, you’re ready [...]



2010 Guide to Technology: Basic RSS

Dec 28th, 2009 | By Yana Siganur | Category: 2010 Tech Guide, Featured, Lead Article

Welcome to Social Media Law Student’s 2010 Guide to Technology. These posts will shine some light on various tips and tricks that you can use to become more efficient in your everyday life. The complete guide can be found here.
How much time do you spend visiting the same set of websites every day? [...]



SeatBuddy: Product Review

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Yana Siganur | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Featured, Lead Article

The SeatBuddy is a rubber silicone case for your iPhone or iPod Touch. You put your device inside and use the two straps on its side to fasten it to something in front of you, including car/plane/bus headrests, treadmills, etc. The idea is that now you can watch videos or browse your device [...]



Dropbox: A Computer-User’s Best Friend

Nov 12th, 2009 | By Yana Siganur | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Featured, Law Office Software, Lead Article, Practice Management

One of the most popular pieces of Web 3.0 technology available today is Dropbox.  With this bad boy, you no longer have a single excuse to avoid backing up your files.  Everyone dreads the day when their computer flashes that permanent blue or black screen and they realize, “Oh no, my files are gone!”  Dropbox [...]



Google: The Mighty Gets Mightier

Oct 27th, 2009 | By Yana Siganur | Category: Featured, First Year, Law School, Lead Article, Social Media

To celebrate the bright Web 3.0 cloud of Google’s release of its latest product, Google Wave, I’d like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the efficiency that is: Google. Too many people are ignoring technology that is freely available and is right at their finger tips in favor of something shinier and more [...]