TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming May 9, 2008 to Fat Friday: Debra Bruce reviews the Verizon XV6700 Pocket PC (and we comment on its successors), Wesley Y.S. Chang reviews ActiveWords and explains how he uses it in his practice, Stephen Seldin discusses how the Internet has affected CLE and how a different pricing structure could help, Christel Burris discusses the method behind the madness of Microsoft's various Office 2007 suites, and Michael Caldwell responds to the continuing discussion about biglaw associate salaries. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 6, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Choosing practice management software is challenging, but it's actually a small part of the bigger puzzle. Once you have decided on the software, what do you do with it?  In this article, legal technology consultant Katrina Hubbard walks you through the implementation process. In doing so, she provides ten helpful tips designed to get you from the pre-purchase stage all the way to becoming a well-oiled practice management machine. Whether you're just dipping a toe into the practice management waters or have already taken the plunge with a particular software package, Katrina will show you how to maximize your investment.

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Coming May 2, 2008 to Fat Friday: David Giuffrida reviews Carbonite in conjunction with WinZip Pro for comprehensive online backup, Thomas Parker discusses where small firms fit in a general counsel's outside counsel strategy, David Long suggests a more accurate way to open WordPerfect documents in Word, Hugh Roberts reviews Wrike for email-related task management, and Ido Ilan reviews his Treo 680 and Agendus. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 29, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Sometimes recognition is a bad thing — like when celebrities try to avoid the paparazzi. Other times, like with OCR technology for instance, recognition is key. In this article, legal technology consultant John Heckman reviews the latest offering from the OCR experts at ABBYY — FineReader 9.0. He covers all the latest features, including the ability to format headers, footers, footnotes, and paragraph numbering. Read John's comprehensive review to see how ABBYY FineReader 9.0 performed when put to the test.

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Coming May 1, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Tim Hughes reviews Westlaw and LexisNexis for legal research plus adds his two cents on adhesion contracts, Thomas Collon reviews Google calendar and Mozilla Thunderbird for shared calendars, John Kaurloto explains how to use subforms to automatically link to documents in Microsoft Access, Ryan Opria reviews IOGEAR's USB 2.0 External Video Card for using multiple monitors with a laptop, and Steven Schwaber responds to a previous Post that criticized WordPerfect. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 24, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Mark Manoukian discusses the benefits of open source software (and how you might use it every day and not know), Brad Jensen explores whether reformatting your hard drive provides enough protection from snoops, Craig S. Clark reviews Passwords Plus as well as the Treo 700wx, Daniel Fennick reviews his experience using PracticeMaster and Tabs3 together, and Theo Yates reviews PDF995 PDF converter plus the Wayback Machine. 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 April 22, 2008 to TechnoFeature: In the world of eDiscovery, spoliation of electronically stored information (ESI) is a new and important concern. Looking at a client's ESI can be risky if you start opening and copying files from their workstation because you might "stomp on the data." In this article, trial attorney and legal technology expert Bruce Olson provides a comprehensive review of SafeCopy 2.1 Mobile by Pivotal Guidance. This software promises to safely copy ESI for subsequent review and analysis. Installed on a USB U3 device, SafeCopy 2.1 Mobile is intended to provide a mobile solution for use at client sites without the need to install the software on the client's system. Find out how SafeCopy fared in Bruce's busy litigation practice.

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Coming April 25, 2008 to Fat Friday: Richard Hackerd reviews his Treo 755p and its syncing abilities with Amicus Attorney, Elaine Dowling shares her thoughts on finding relevant CLE courses, Brian Sherwood Jones reviews Tiddlywiki for personal task and information management, Meredith Hamilton reviews EMC's online backup solution MozyPro, and John Starkweather points to an innovative computer desk option from Steelcase. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 18, 2008 to Fat Friday: Barron Henley clarifies some misconceptions about lawyers and word processors, Kerry Hubick reviews Laplink's PCmover for migrating files from an old computer to a new one, James Atkins shares how he improved his remote access speeds when working at home, Roger Jones discusses the many benefits of left-hand mousing, and David Estes reviews the Treo 700p. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 17, 2008 to Answers to Questions: David Hudgens explains how to use dual monitors with a laptop and discusses whether a bigger monitor trumps dual monitors, Leslie Shear discusses fax-to-email security, Francis Jackson shares his thoughts on de-duplication technology (or the lack thereof) and a promising vendor entering this arena, Aaron Craft reviews Amicus Attorney Small Firm Edition, Amicus Accounting, and QuickBooks, and W. David Case reviews AirSet for online 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.