TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming May 30, 2008 to Fat Friday: Harry Steinmetz responds to the continuing biglaw associate salary thread, John Pierce reviews eGroupware as an open source alternative for shared calendars, contacts, and more, Tom Rowe defends his position on legal cross-selling and upselling, Mary Brooksby reviews using Bluetooth headsets and Amicus Attorney with her Palm Treo 680, and Peter Pike suggests another rule for modern day email etiquette. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 27, 2008 to TechnoFeature: The Killer Legal App can place all your documents at your fingertips and at the fingertips of your colleagues. And not just word processing documents, but all documents, including email, faxes, scanned records, etc. And it can also boost the fees you collect. Of course, no such app exists. Or does it? In this provocative TechnoFeature article, Ross Kodner wonders whether the killer legal app already exists and has existed for more than 20 years. Can you spot the elephant in the server room?

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Coming May 23, 2008 to Fat Friday: Heather Hoganson shares her thoughts on CLE courses, Brent Blanchard explains why he thinks Microsoft is guilty of restraint of trade practices, Edward Schoenecker walks through the steps for importing an IPRO file into TrialDirector, Yvonne Renfrew reminisces about CaseMap co-founder Greg Krehel, and James MacMillan discusses his experience ordering from Dell. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 22, 2008 to Answers to Questions: John Starkweather reviews MasterFile litigation support software, Miriam Jacobson explains how she set up her scanner on a wireless network, Kendra Kleber shares the details of her office furniture setup and why it works for her, Douglas Folk provides a simple solution to keep power fluctuations from affecting legal software (and damaging hardware), and Andrew Willinger reviews Yahoo Calendar for law firms. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 20, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Almost every litigation matter involves email nowadays, so having a tool that can expeditiously and accurately search for relevant messages is a litigator's dream. In this article, legal technology consultant Brett Burney reviews Discovery Attender from Sherpa Software. The software aims to guide IT professionals through mountains of email, empowering them to filter out messages by keywords, date ranges, or specific addresses. Brett walks you through how the software works, and shares what he found helpful and what left him wanting more. Does Discovery Attender deserve a place in your litigation arsenal? Read Brett's review to find out.

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Coming May 15, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Charles T. Lester Jr. suggests three sure-fire ways to cleanly copy and paste from Word to WordPerfect, Stephen Hayes shares his tips for a more comfortable, productive office setup, James Zuffoletto shares his thoughts on using dual monitors and the option of multiple monitors in one stand, David Hudgens reviews Time Matters and PCLaw, and Michael Murray discusses the future of Macs in the legal profession. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 14, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens clarifies his position regarding practice management software installation and consultants, Robert McNeill shares several ways to research practice management solutions plus he reviews the Fujitsu ScanSnap S510, and Dean Birch reviews Xerox's DocuMate 262 scanner. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 13, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Have you searched for years for the right document assembly software? Attorney Daniel Fennick has. He has tried several programs, never finding the perfect solution. In this article, Daniel reviews the latest version of Pathagoras. He discusses the various features, how he evaluated it in his law practice, tech support, and even some suggestions for improvement. Overall, is Pathagoras 2008 worth your time and money? Read Daniel's review to find out.

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Coming May 16, 2008 to Fat Friday: Stephen Seldin discusses software design in the context of Microsoft Word using Apple as a counterbalance, Karen McCormick reviews Time Matters 8, Harold Burstyn shares his thoughts on associate tenure at large firms and how patent law firms differ, Steve Loewy reviews the BlackBerry Curve versus the Palm Treo 650, and Troy Harber seeks practical Word tips that he can apply to OpenOffice (and we deliver dozens). Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 8, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Ed Detlie suggests a few case management software options for a workers compensation practice plus he reviews the ScanSnap s510, David Adamski reviews Loislaw for legal research and comments on adhesion contracts, Edward Zohn explains how his firm archives its Exchange/Outlook-based email, Harry Steinmetz reviews Amicus Attorney Small Firm Edition and Amicus Accounting, and Thomas Hutto reviews Backpack and Google calendar for shared calendaring. 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.