TechnoLawyer: Business Productivity/Word Processing

Coming May 2, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens reviews the Panasonic KXT-G4000B 4-line cordless telephone system after two months of use in his law office, Ken Laska points to a resource other than TechnoLawyer for unbiased reviews of scanners and other law office equipment, Dianna Reynolds discusses Amicus Attorney's integration with GroupWise, Stephen Donovan reviews Dell's 1600n MFP printer/scanner, Linscott Hanson reviews an outliner that you can use on your PC and your PDA, and Mary Allen reviews a consultancy that specializes in creating WordPerfect macros for law firms. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 3, 2005 to TechnoFeature: In this article Clint Pullin offers seven invaluable tips to improve the functionality of Microsoft Office in your law firm. For example, one of his tips explains how to use dialog boxes to increase your earnings. Another tip explains how to create chronological document indexes. In providing these tips, Clint hopes to encourage you to think specifically about your needs for legal data management using software you currently own. With Clint's tips, you can design a legal data management system that fits the personality of your law firm, reduces job stress, and enhances your professional success.

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Coming April 28, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Ron Fox reviews the Xerox WorkCentre M35 (which scans/prints/copies at 35 pages per minute), Jim Garrison reviews FileCenter (a document management solution), Britt Knuttgen reviews Canon's ImageRUNNER and discusses its integration with Worldox (another document management solution), Pamela Coleman reviews Microsoft Word's Reveal Formatting feature, and Claude Morgan discusses a common Internet Explorer annoyance. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 25, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Byron Lane reviews the equipment and software he uses for the virtual private network (VPN) between his office and his home office, Charles Rathburn reviews a new sub-$1,000 scanner that he claims puts the popular Fujitsu ScanSnap to shame, William Brown reviews ProLaw in a firm with 11 lawyers and two offices, Frank Feilmeyer discusses a free PDF search tool for advanced Acrobat users, and Sean Fosmire reviews an online service (that we have not previously covered) for securely sending large files. Don't miss this issue.

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Firefox has become a popular topic of discussion in Fat Friday — 100 million downloads will do that. Adding to the frenzy, TechnoLawyer member John Davidson writes in with this tip: "Firefox's best feature is that it can be tweaked to work even faster." Great tip because my only complaint about Firefox concerns its slow speed.

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A Quip is a brief member contribution for which we don't have room in our Answers to Questions or Fat Friday newsletters. Instead, Quips appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. You can subscribe here.

Coming April 21, 2005 to Answers to Questions: William Egger provides the most comprehensive review of CompuLaw we've ever seen (he also reviews Amicus Attorney for good measure); James Covington reports that he has found a replacement for HP's beloved but star-crossed CapShare handheld scanner, Mark Klarich explains why he uses two computers and which ones he chose, and Brent Riggs notes the distinction between Reveal Codes and Reveal Formatting while Alan Garber explains why both have become passe — relics of a bygone era. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 18, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Paul Waldron reviews a new product that eliminates the need to "babysit" your scanner, Roger Boyell explains what to look for in the new crop of digital audio recorders (for dictation), Howard Raab discusses why he disagrees with my recent advice about Dell, Hugh Tedder reviews a useful accessory that raises your laptop to an ergonomically appropriate height, and Jeanetta Stewart compares Word's "Reveal Formatting" to WordPerfect's "Reveal Codes." Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a twice 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.

Given the recent launch of TechnoLawyer Blog, and the rising popularity of blogs in general, we felt compelled to dig into the TechnoLawyer Archive and republish the following article on RSS/XML newsreaders by J.D. Lasica, which we originally published last year in our TechnoFeature newsletter. We hope you find it as helpful and informative as we do. In particular, you'll learn how to add the "XML Feed" at the top of TechnoLawyer Blog to the newsreader of your choice! We publish 48 articles of this caliber every year in TechnoFeature — subscribe here.

Synopsis
RSS newsreader software and other online information management tools continue to improve, enabling lawyers to better assimilate online information. RSS in particular may become to the Web what TiVo has become to TV. In this article, journalist and blogger J.D. Lasica reviews the latest RSS tools.

Coming April 14, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Sean Tierney reviews an alternative to extranets for collaborating with clients, John Heckman discusses the pros and cons of using CompuLaw, David Silverman explains how to get more out of your digital copier with software add-ons, Susan Rosenberg provides an easy way to track trust accounts with QuickBooks, and Nick Kaczun discusses products that can automatically route your scanned documents to your document management system and to clients, colleagues, and others. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 15, 2005 to Fat Friday: Quite possibly the best Fat Friday newsletter ever, Kevin Grierson explores whether legal blogs are worth the effort, Yvonne Renfrew discusses Acrobat's 7's little-known killer feature for lawyers, and David Swanner sets forth 12 technology tips for trial lawyers (most of the tips apply to all lawyers not to mention law firm administrators). Don't miss this issue.

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Published on Fridays, Fat Friday is a weekly newsletter that features a grab bag full of genuinely useful product reviews and tips on a wide variety of topics. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.