TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming January 17, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Miriam Jacobson reviews PaperPort 11 in the context of her almost paperless workflow, Frank St. Claire introduces open source alternatives to the Word versus WordPerfect debate (borrowing ideas from Aldous Huxley's Brave New World), Yvonne Renfrew explains how to create a hard copy or electronic index of files for your paperless office, Edward Schoenecker reviews TrialDirector 5.1 and Visionary Discovery Management, and Richard Skilton shares tips for achieving truly integrated legal software. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming January 18, 2008 to Fat Friday: Edward Zohn compares Microsoft Exchange to plain old IMAP for email, Paul Stanley reviews switching to a BlackBerry and using BlackBerry Enterprise Server with Amicus Attorney, Charles Stokes explains why Word 2007 resembles WordPerfect, David Caracappa shares his experiences with network-attached storage systems over the years, and Steven Schwaber provides a workaround for slow remote access speed. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming January 15, 2008 to TechnoFeature: So much software, so little time. You don't need free trials. You need a matchmaker. In this article, legal technology consultant Katrina Hubbard has done the groundwork for you and shares her top ten favorite add-ons and utilities for lawyers. These ten gems relate to all aspects of a lawyer's work from email to PDF conversion to trial presentation. Each part of this two-part TechnoFeature covers five of her picks. This being TechnoLawyer, please reply with picks of your own and reviews of Katrina's picks.

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Coming January 11, 2008 to Fat Friday: Steven Schwaber lays down the gauntlet on the feisty debate regarding biglaw associate salaries and the role of general counsel,  Andrew Simpson provides an interesting spin on a previous post about the litigation risks of voicemail, Myer Sankary reviews the State Bar of California's online MCLE programs and shares anecdotal evidence to rebut the recent assertion that lawyers cannot provide useful CLE, Harry Steinmetz reviews his Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse, and Charles Beach explains which word processor remains the only choice to handle his "real work." Don't miss this issue.

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Coming January 8, 2008 to TechnoFeature: So much software, so little time. You don't need free trials. You need a matchmaker. In this article, legal technology consultant Katrina Hubbard has done the groundwork for you and shares her top ten favorite add-ons and utilities for lawyers. These ten gems relate to all aspects of a lawyer's work from email to PDF conversion to trial presentation. Each part of this two-part TechnoFeature covers five of her picks. This being TechnoLawyer, please reply with picks of your own and reviews of Katrina's picks.

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Coming January 10, 2008 to Answers to Questions: John Pierce discusses his firm's switch from Windows to Linux, Brett Burney explains how he runs Windows litigation software on his MacBook Pro, William Norton warns multiple monitor users about "phantom" monitor syndrome, Jeff Lisson shares his low-tech solution for managing discovery documents, and John Starkweather suggests where to look for Web 2.0-style online calendars plus two low-cost recommendations and links to reviews. 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 December 20, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Trevor Davis reviews the StartStop transcription system along with the Olympus DS-4000 digital recorder, Matt Baker reviews Worldox for document management in the context of a paperless law office, John Federico explains how to add legal terms to Dragon NaturallySpeaking's vocabulary, Ed Siebel discusses why many law firms have switched from PCs to Macs, and Brian Peterson reviews DirHTML for creating and printing folder indices. 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 December 21, 2007 to Fat Friday: Robert Bass reviews the BlackBerry 8830, Tom Rowe discusses the importance of upselling legal services, Michael Schwartz shares his thoughts on the future of lawyer advertising in the Yellow Pages, Suzanne Turner explains how she beat wrist pain without paying a cent on new equipment, and Ted Boxer shares why he switched to an iMac even though he prefers Windows plus his experience installing Parallels. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming December 18, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Monstrous file cabinets are quickly giving way to monstrous hard drives. But as with paper, you still need a system for locating particular files in a jiffy. In this article, business attorney Mike Schley reviews enterprise-class desktop search tool ISYS:desktop 8. He shares how he uses it in his practice, what features he likes the best, what could use more work, what he thinks of the company's customer service, and how it differs from the free desktop search utilities available today.

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Coming December 14, 2007 to Fat Friday: Eugene Curry responds to a thread on biglaw associate salaries and shares how he chose lawyers when he worked as general counsel, Chanler Sparler reviews the pros and cons of using Roboform for creating and managing passwords in his busy law practice, Edward Still offers three suggestions for improving CLE, Stephen Seldin reminisces about the glory days before Windows and fancy word processors, and Chas Watson reviews Amicus Attorney 7. 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.