TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming September 7, 2007 to Fat Friday: David Herdman comments on Yellow Pages advertising, John Heckman provides a timely Time Matters tip, William Kellermann explains what you can expect from PDF files during discovery, Courtney Fay delves into FRCP 26(a)(1)(B), and Gregory Harper reviews his Dell D800 and accompanying tech support. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming September 6, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Charles T. Lester, Jr. reviews three document comparison programs, Michael Kenwood explains how to set up dual monitors on a computer with a KVM switch and how to best manage a server, Paul Mathias discusses his conversion from Windows to Mac, Steven J. Best compares Amicus Accounting to Timeslips,  and Richard Stevens shares some tips on finding "out of title" cases. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming August 28, 2007 to TechnoFeature: If you need to find an online legal research service, you've come to the right place. In this article, lawyer and technology enthusiast Carroll Straus reviews the features and functionality of Loislaw. Though owned by publishing giant Wolters Kluwer, Loislaw is a relative newcomer compared to LexisNexis and Westlaw. In her review, Carroll discusses why she prefers Loislaw to its more well-known rivals, but also points out what she doesn't like and what she hopes will improve. As a bonus, Loislaw accepted our invitation to respond to Carroll's observations.

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Coming August 24, 2007 to Fat Friday: Jean Mahserjian reviews the AT&T 8525 smartphone, Ben Schorr discusses one minor misconception about Word and one major misconception about WordPerfect, Joshua Stein provides some further comments on his TechnoFeature about New York's Lawyer Advertising Rules, Dixon Robertson shares how he got 60 years worth of his father's photos into digital format, and Roy Ackerman discusses what it took in terms of phone calls and downloads to activate Acrobat 8. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming August 23, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Andrea Cannavina reviews Onebox unified messaging service, Edward Zohn shares his thoughts on Linux in the law office and Outlook versus case management, Toon Goedhart explains how to set up dual monitors with and without MaxiVista, Roy Johnston reviews Amicus Accounting, and Carroll Straus writes in with her two cents on the real reason so many lawyers prefer WordPerfect. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming August 17, 2007 to Fat Friday: Paul Easton provides some helpful Firefox tips and add-ons for bloggers, David Caracappa reviews CryptInfo for password management as well as the Firefox extension PasswordMaker, Michael Schwartz reviews Time Matters 8, Martin Dean provides a behind-the-scenes look at his dealings with the makers of brainstorming tool allCLEAR, and Steven Schwaber tells us how he really feels about Dell's warranty policy. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming August 16, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Corey Rich reviews Acrobat 8 Professional's annotation capabilities, Rob Howard reviews the Start-Stop Universal Transcription System and how it works with his Olympus DS-4000 digital recorder while Andrea Cannavina reviews the transcription software Express Scribe and discusses the the pros and cons of Olympus and Sanyo digital recorders, Caren Schwartz provides some tips for those having trouble printing a large PDF file, and Alex Carey charges headlong into the Mac OS versus Windows holy war. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming August 14, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Aristotle once wrote: "If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development." Trial presentation technology was not always as slick and easy as it seems today. Trial consultant Timothy Piganelli can prove it. In this article, Tim takes us through a day in the life of a trial consultant circa 1993 — and boy, have things changed. From cost to cables, see how yesterday's trial consultant dealt with all manner of tricky situations. Tim's account should make any litigator thankful it's 2007.

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Coming August 9, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens reviews the Tabs3/PracticeMaster suite and how it compares to its competitors while Paul Purdue specifically reviews PracticeMaster's email integration capabilities, John Stefaniuk reviews the Olympus DS-4000 digital recorder, Craig Bayer explains how he uses two extra 21" monitors with his Dell Latitude laptop, and Tim Donovan discusses why choosing a word processor should be the least of a new law student's worries. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming August 7, 2007 to TechnoFeature: The world needs another top 10 list like ... well, you get the idea. But when it comes to building a better legal blog (blawg), a short list can go a long way towards helping lawyers find their voice online -- whether an associate in a large firm or a sole practitioner leveling the playing field. In this article, Mazyar M. Hedayat, a lawyer and blogger whose outspoken nature recently earned him a guest appearance on "This Week in Law," sets forth a top ten list as only he can. You see, before laying down his own top ten tips, he reviews the actual and imagined top ten tips of legal blogging pioneers. Two of these pioneers, Denise Howell and Dennis Kennedy, respond at the end of the article.

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