TechnoLawyer: Business Productivity/Word Processing

Coming November 2, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Clayton Straughan reviews his experience using PCLaw for trust accounting and P&L reports (he has used PCLaw for 18 years), Jon Kurtz reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking plus add-ons to make it work effectively, Martin Dean serves up some thoughts regarding online legal data storage, Josh Stockwell reviews a free alternative to Google Desktop Search, and Steven Kaplan also reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking and how it helped put the "tech" back in TechnoLawyer for him. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming October 31, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Marilyn King offers advice on how to use PCLaw for trust accounting and generate accurate P&L reports, Catriona Prictor explains how to enhance Outlook with Access, Manuel Quilichini reviews Dell laptops, Martin Dean suggests a scan quality experiment, and Douglas Thomas deems a fellow TechnoLawyer member's trust accounting practice "unacceptable." Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice weekly newsletter in which TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers (including you if you join TechnoLawyer). Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming October 27, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Harvey Cox reviews Studiometry, time-billing solution for Macs and PCs, Manuel Quilichini reviews the pros and cons of a 64-bit processor in your next laptop, Jonathan Warshay reviews Firefox and Spy Sweeper (plus a tip that can save you from the "nuclear option"), Martin Pagel discusses using Windows XP & Server for remote access, and Karl Walker offers his two cents on the best scanning method. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice weekly newsletter in which TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers (including you if you join TechnoLawyer). Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming October 26, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Cynthia Shippam reviews Inteum, an intellectual property licensing management program, Paul Lepine provides two killer Outlook printing tips, Mike Burke reviews a listserver and time-billing solution for Mac-using lawyers, Manuel Quilichini provides scanning tips for those concerned about file size and quality, and William Brown suggests a more thorough way to combat spyware. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice weekly newsletter in which TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers (including you if you join TechnoLawyer). Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming October 24, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Susan Borgos offers an alternative to the "nuclear option" for weeding out spyware, William Hodes discusses the cost and security of using a static IP address for remote access, Gil Marquez points to some helpful antispyware resources available online, Jonathan Warshay reviews a free utility that cleans out old, unnecessary files from your computer, and Michael Raskin explains how to easily print out a list of e-mails in Outlook. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice weekly newsletter in which TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers (including you if you join TechnoLawyer). Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming October 19, 2005 to Answers to Questions: David Moon compares the cost and features of Ricoh versus Canon digital copiers, John Pollock discusses his secret weapon for spyware-free Web browsing, William Stewart reviews an arsenal of utilities to combat CoolWebSearch and its ilk, Samuel Matunog reviews Amicus Attorney and his experience syncing it with his Palm, and Susan Borgos chimes in with a great tip for those with older versions of Windows looking to access a remote PC. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive this Newsletter
Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice weekly newsletter in which TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers (including you if you join TechnoLawyer). Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Regarding the ongoing discussion of Word versus WordPerfect in our Fat Friday newsletter, TechnoLawyer member Robert Mercer writes: "Primary focus for usability of Wordperfect over Word has been the reveal codes feature. I certainly don't disagree. What is probably more important and commentary which I have not read is "backward compatibility." Wordperfect is and Word is not! Without reveal codes, this issue alone would be significant. Word is unacceptably deficient on this issue alone." Since the tongue-lashing it received upon the release of Office 97,  Microsoft has actually done a good job regarding backwards compatibility of its Office file formats. The next version of Office will feature an XML-based format compatible with earlier versions of Office provided you download a free plug-in.

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Coming October 10, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Frederic Wolfram reviews Acronis 8 and its role in the backup system at his firm, Oliver Wendell provides a quick fix for disaster recovery, Erin Baldwin reviews the ins and outs of Stamps.com, Patricia Dennis reviews Outlook for case management, and Steven McNichols directs WordPerfect users to a Web site offering free Bates stamping macros. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice weekly newsletter in which TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers (including you if you join TechnoLawyer). Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming October 5, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Rob Howard reviews a reliable online backup service, William Shilling reviews several accounting/time-billing applications for Mac users, Craig Bramley reviews programs for Bates stamping TIFF files, Stephen Seldin writes in with a promising input device for disabled lawyers who have trouble using a mouse, and Joseph Sferrazza discusses his experience using PCLaw for time-billing over the past three years. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice weekly newsletter in which TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers (including you if you join TechnoLawyer). Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming October 7, 2005 to Fat Friday: Kath Gilliam reviews a broadcast e-mail program, Ron Fox reviews CaseSoft's DepPrep for witness preparation, Maggie Fisher reviews WordPerfect and its macro capabilities, Caren Schwartz offers a contrarian view of using QuickBooks' sub accounts for trust accounting, and Corey Rich suggests how to permanently destroy your old hard drive. Don't miss this issue.

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