TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming November 7, 2008 to Fat Friday: Thomas Stirewalt addresses a recent TechnoFeature article about why lawyers should understand how to build a PC, Alan Kaminski discusses his experience upgrading to a 64 bit laptop and the Palm/BlackBerry dilemma that ensued, George Ross questions the the need for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Mickie Whitley responds to a recent SmallLaw column about a nationalized legal system, and Brian Sherwood Jones links to a news story about the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a wayward spreadsheet, and a junior associate. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 4, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Steve Martin famously complained that most celebrity biographies focus only on the fame, but not on the path to fame. Electronic discovery is similar. For many years, lawyers have outsourced the processing phase — transforming raw electronic data into a load file for document review software. But for smaller cases, law firms increasingly want to perform this processing on site. In this article, legal technology consultant and eDiscovery expert Brett Burney reviews Discovery Cracker 5.2, a processing tool that can prepare hundreds of file types for import into just about any review platform. If you would like to prep electronic files at the earliest stages of litigation, read Brett's in-depth review of Discovery Cracker.

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Coming October 30, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Carolyn Thornlow explains how to use the Calendar Plan Template in PracticeMaster, Jonathan Steen reviews the Philips Digital Pocket Memo 9360 (now 9370), Brant Gluth shares a method for creating strong but easy to memorize passwords, Edward Zohn discusses free online calendars versus Microsoft Exchange, and Ed Walters reviews the Public Library of Law. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming October 31, 2008 to Fat Friday: Glen Yale discusses the value he finds in attending and providing CLE presentations, Victoria Pitt reviews the Treo 700p, Michael Schwartz explains why he hasn't switched to the iPhone yet, Carol Bratt provides a line numbering tip for Word 2003 and 2007, and Meredith Hamilton joins the challenge response software debate. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to Fat Friday: Tom Trottier reviews his favorite Treo apps, William Kellermann discusses the past, present, and future of legal tech trade shows, Paul Easton reviews Jott for cell phone dictation, Kristi Bodin comments on a recent response from LexisNexis about Time Matters, and Harold Burstyn shares his experience with Word/WordPerfect compatibility. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming October 24, 2008 to Fat Friday: Nicholas Richter discusses his experience sharing office space with another law firm and some solos, Robert Barnes takes issue with the "lawyering game," Charles T. Lester Jr. reviews Amicus Attorney and its integration with Outlook (and we propose the LeMo Consortium), Mark Manoukian offers several astute observations about WordPerfect and Word, and Peter Dubbeld reviews a recent encounter with PCLaw tech support. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming October 23, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Jason Haag compares Firefox's Password Manager to Password Safe, KeePass, and Ironkey, Jim Davidson reviews Amicus Attorney 7 using Windows Vista, Lawrence King reviews Timeslips' installation support (and Sage responds), Kerry Hubick shares his preferred way to save Web pages, and Erin Baldwin comments on LexisNexis' market share in the legal software market.

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Coming October 13, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Adobe has released Acrobat 9, the latest version of its document processing software. But should you upgrade? In this article, attorney Bryan Sims examines the changes Adobe has made to several preexisting features and discusses some of the new features found in the Pro and Pro Extended versions. From Bates stamping to Forms to the new PDF Portfolios feature, Bryan walks you through the new offerings so you can make an informed decision for yourself and your firm.

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Coming October 16, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Gray Strickland provides a comprehensive guide to digital dictation, David Crump reviews Loislaw for legal research, John Heckman discusses three considerations when choosing between Time Matters and PCLaw plus shares his thoughts on the CIC Consultants Forum, Morris Tabush reviews IBackup and MozyPro, and Rob Howard reviews Amicus Attorney 2008 and its integration with WordPerfect and Windows XP. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to Fat Friday: Terry Harrison compares the litigation support industry in the US and UK, Gerard Stubbert shares his thoughts on eDiscovery, Andrew Shear reviews his multiple calendar configuration, Dixon Robertson attempts to deflate Microsoft "hysteria," and Stephen Seldin suggests a way to extend the life of your laptop. 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.