TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Don Grassmann compares OnlineBackupVault, MozyPro, and IDrive for online backup, Jeff Bennion shares three conclusions about the Word versus WordPerfect debate, John Fitzpatrick reviews Word 2007, Ay Uaxe discusses the accessibility of legal software and what the future may hold, and Caren Schwartz reviews Trend Micro antivirus software. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to TechnoFeature: After a year in beta, Rocket Matter has rocketed into the practice management world, offering law firms a Web-based system for managing their practice. But is all the hype justified? That's what we asked technology consultant and practice management specialist Seth Rowland, Esq. to find out. The result is a comprehensive review of Rocket Matter based on several months of use. Thinking of strapping your practice to Rocket Matter? Read Seth's review for all the details.

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Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 55 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Reid Trautz's Favorite Tips from ABA TechShow

General Counsel Pressure Firms Amid Recession

The True Measure of Email Success

How to Receive BlawgWorld
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Coming today to Fat Friday: We review the ruckus over BigSolo, the word recently coined by Ross Kodner, Merwyn J. Miller discusses the keys to successfully hiring staff for a law practice, law professor and solo Edward Kionka explains why a Mac makes sense for his work, Stan Winikoff reviews the macro feature of Dragon NaturallySpeaking plus the add-on KnowBrainer, Steven Hardy discloses his laptop backup solution and reviews BeInSync, and Ashe Lockhart reviews the Balans and Herman Miller Aeron desk chairs. Don't miss this issue.

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Michael Steiner reviews Interwoven's document and email management software, Philip Franckel reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking and explains why some lawyers may prefer the Medical edition over the Legal edition, Sharon Campbell provides detailed instructions for customizing macros in Word using Visual Basic, Edward Still reviews Carbonite for online backup, and Kristi Bodin reviews Sharpdesk OCR software for converting scanned documents into Word/WordPerfect. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Answers to Questions
Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to TechnoFeature: Software as a Service (SaaS) — we prefer the term Web app — has made significant inroads in areas such as project management and sales management. Themis Solutions has turned its attention to the legal profession. Its product, Clio, aims to make implementing a practice management system as simple as subscribing to a magazine. In this article, technology consultant and practice management expert Seth Rowland, Esq. reviews and rates Clio. Seth isn't the only person who has reviewed Clio, but his evaluation is the most thorough.

How to Receive TechnoFeature
Our flagship newsletter never disappoints thanks to its in-depth reporting by leading legal technology and practice management experts, many of whom have become "household names" in the legal profession. It's in TechnoFeature that you'll find our oft-quoted formal product reviews and accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The TechnoFeature newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 60 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Review: Redacting with Redact-It Desktop

Time to Reboot the Legal Profession?

Law Firm Web Sites That Work

This issue also contains links to every article in the April 2009 issue of Law Technology News. Don't miss this issue or future issues.

How to Receive BlawgWorld
Our newsletters provide the most comprehensive coverage of legal technology, practice management, and law firm marketing, but not the only coverage. To stay on top of all the noteworthy articles published in blogs and other online publications you could either hire a research assistant or simply subscribe to BlawgWorld. The BlawgWorld newsletter has received rave reviews and is free. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Fat Friday: Eddie Davidson shares his experience using a MacBook Pro in his personal injury practice (and provides a real case example), Mary Hallman discusses the principles behind to an effective backup strategy, Conrad Leikauf explains why he often has to take matters into his own hands when it comes to hardware/software troubleshooting, Andrew DeMaio shares a helpful tip regarding multiple monitors and LogMeIn, and Roy Greenberg provides a great online resource for Dragon NaturallySpeaking tips. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Fat Friday
Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Tom Stubbs offers a comparative review of Eudora and Thunderbird for email, William Tait explains how to shop for an Uninterruptible Power Supply, Matt McArthur shares how he manages scanned documents over a network using PaperPort, Katrina Hubbard discusses the benefits of Tabs3 and PracticeMaster, and Ben Schorr reviews AutoHotkey for creating custom hotkeys in Windows. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Answers to Questions
Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to TechnoFeature: Should you take on a new client? Where can you find new clients? How can you better serve existing clients? Charitable donation records can help you answer these questions. The NOZA database provides information on more than 40 million charitable gifts by individuals and companies. We asked Mike Schley, a business attorney and frequent TechnoLawyer contributor, to assess the usefulness of the NOZA database for the legal profession and rate it using our TechnoScore system. As usual, Mike delivered a comprehensive and useful review.

How to Receive TechnoFeature
Our flagship newsletter never disappoints thanks to its in-depth reporting by leading legal technology and practice management experts, many of whom have become "household names" in the legal profession. It's in TechnoFeature that you'll find our oft-quoted formal product reviews and accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The TechnoFeature newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.