TechnoLawyer: Practice Management/Calendars

Coming July 13, 2006 to Answers to Questions: D. Paul Dalton contributes possibly the most comprehensive Post to date on the Word v. WordPerfect debate, Jo Ann Lovingood reviews her experience with ProLaw over the past nine years, Pam Rolph offers some advice for those considering the jump to a paperless office, Douglas Thomas shares his experience with laser printers while dispensing some purchasing wisdom, and Bonnie Sue Goodman discusses paying electronic filing fees with a trust account debit card. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming June 29, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Ronald Magnuson discusses the propriety of contingency fee "add-ons" in California, Paul Hager reviews RealVNC for remote access and offers up additional security advice, Brent Blanchard adds his two cents to the Word v. WordPerfect debate (and Windows v. Mac for good measure), John Coladarci shares how his firm solved two Amicus Attorney performance issues, and Jack Tubbs explains how he pays electronic filing fees with a trust account debit card. In addition, this issue features links to 8 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming June 8, 2006 to Answers to Questions: David Hudgens reviews the pro and cons of PCLaw and Time Matters, Robert Lee suggests a way to easily convert a PDF file to Word, H R Kloppenburg reviews his experience using ISYS search software, Frank Feilmeyer shares some open source options for secure instant messaging, and David Silverman suggests a few ways to improve Timeslips performance (while also declaring his love for a certain spyware utility). Don't miss this issue.

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Published Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a 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 June 2, 2006 to Fat Friday: Gerald McNally shares some tips for a semi-paperless office, Kurt Walberg discusses the technology tools he uses in his solo practice, Caldwell Hancock reviews his new 21" Gateway monitors while Thorne D. Harris III reviews the Samsung SyncMaster 244T monitor, and Brent Blanchard reviews the Time Matters AIC Listserver. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 25, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens reviews Windows Desktop Search as compared to its competitors, Christopher Hayes offers advice on the most secure way to set up Windows Remote Desktop, Jay Solomon discusses the benefits of case management software, Amy Dyer reviews Microsoft AntiSpyware (now called Windows Defender), and Mark Lieb provides a helpful tip on how to keep a shared PC clean. In addition, this issue features links to 8 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 26, 2006 to Fat Friday: Dean Kirby discusses monitor height and reviews his Princeton monitor, Seth Silapasvang compares AbacusLaw to Time Matters, Harold Goldner reviews the Time Matters AIC listserver, Steve Wing compares PCLaw to QuickBooks, and Samuel Matunog explains when you need a consultant and when you don't. In addition, this issue features links to 8 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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In today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, tech expert Jill Bauerle covers a remote access program that can connect to any computer regardless of operating system, a Web-based contact and calendar manager for the whole firm, and a place to find instructional audio and video downloads for however, whenever, and wherever you want to listen. Don't miss the next issue.

Below you'll find one of the three articles from today's edition:

A Backstage Pass to Your Network
By Jill Bauerle
Accessing your firm's network remotely need not seem like mission impossible thanks to the new version of pcAnywhere from Symantec. Version 12 can connect to just about any PC — even if it's behind a firewall. The new version enables you to connect to computers running Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows from any PC or Pocket PC device. Other new features include a gateway for remote users to connect to the hosts they need, a session manager that places all sessions into a tabbed window, several encryption options, "bandwidth auto-detect" for optimizing sessions based on the user's connection speed, and a "help wizard" that can guide the least savvy of lawyers through a session. pcAnywhere costs $199.99. Learn more about pcAnywhere.

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Coming May 18, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Andrea Cannavina shares her thoughts on the Word v. WordPerfect debate, Kelly Lupo explains the intricacies of backing up and reviews online backup service AmeriVault, Scott Bassett reviews PCLaw TE for Palm synchronization, Debbie Westwood reviews Time Matters Enterprise, and Jennifer Little provides some Windows Explorer tips. Don't miss this issue.

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In today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, tech expert Jill Bauerle covers a new litigation support tool for mobile litigators, a new and improved version of a popular practice management application, and a powerful e-discovery search tool. Don't miss the next issue.

Below you'll find one of the three articles from today's edition:

Discovery on the Go
By Jill Bauerle
Litigation never sleeps. The same is apparently true of the programming wizards at Dataflight Software. Hot on the heels of FYI 2.0, released in late 2005, comes FYI 3.0. FYI enables litigation teams to securely access their Concordance and Opticon databases remotely over the Internet.

FYI 3.0 has two components — FYI Core Server and FYI Reviewer. FYI Core Server is the brain — it resides on your firm's server. FYI Reviewer serves as the eyes and ears — the front-end application (you can also use Concordance and Opticon to access FYI Core Server).

FYI Reviewer now sports a simple Google-style search while retaining Advanced Search for power users. FYI 3.0 also works with Syngence's new "Synthetix" technology, which ranks your search results by relevance without any slowdown. Once you find relevant facts and documents, you can "tag" them and add "issue codes" and annotations. New multi-level tagging enables you to place a fact/document in more than one group. You can also send tags and their related facts and documents to CaseMap with one click.

When you pull up a document, the new image viewer enables you to view the scanned image and its text side by side. FYI Reviewer also handles transcripts and electronic discovery. You can import transcripts in ASCII, LiveNote, PTF, or PCF format, and then manage and annotate those transcripts as you see fit.Regarding e-discovery, you can review everything, including e-mail, in its native format with its metadata intact.

FYI Core Server also boasts a number of new features, including true SSL encryption, and separate firewalls for the server and the database. You won't need a Web server to run FYI Core Server, and you won't need weeks to get it set up. FYI Core Server runs on Windows 2000 or higher.

Learn more about FYI 3.0.

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Coming April 14, 2006 to Fat Friday: Mark Lieb reviews a handy password recovery program for use in e-discovery, Grady Thrasher discusses a workaround for integrating DeltaView PE with Worldox, David Hudgens reviews his experience with PCLaw, Michael Bates reviews the Web hosting and design company he used to build his firm's Web site, and Corey Rich discusses the convenience and cost of online public records. In addition, this issue features links to 10 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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