TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming July 10, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Litigation is challenging. High-profile litigation is doubly challenging. Wouldn't you love a sneak peak into these big trials so you could learn from the trial team's mistakes? In this article, trial and technology consultant Ted Brooks draws on his experience in several high-profile trials to share the top five problems that can arise and steps you can take to prevent them from negatively impacting your own cases. Ted doesn't think you can guess which cases he's referring to — but even if you do, he'll never tell.

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Coming July 13, 2007 to Fat Friday: David Canton offers up a nine step process lawyers should follow before sending a demand letter (especially in the age of blogs), Thomas Daly responds to a thread he started about legal software integration, Merwyn J. Miller explains how his law firm's paperless transition decreased labor costs, Gregory Harper reviews Amicus Attorney 7 and his experience with tech support, and John Sens shares his thoughts on Microsoft Word after reading a recent TechnoFeature on hidden features of WordPerfect. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 12, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Steven Schwaber reviews his experience setting up and using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9, Brett Burney discusses the ins and outs of a multiple monitor setup (including how-to videos), Brian Frabl adds his two cents to the Word v. WordPerfect debate, Paul Billings reviews Microsoft Office Document Imaging and PaperPort 11 for TIFF manipulation, and Gil Marquez offers a solution for anyone having trouble printing a large PDF file. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming June 29, 2007 to Fat Friday: Dean Birch explains the advantages of his firm's file naming convention, Jay Solomon offers seven tips for those thinking about buying a high-definition TV, Miriam Jacobson responds to a recent TechnoFeature about software training and shares her preferred method, Carolyn Thornlow reviews Vindigo for the Palm Treo, and Jere Wilson praises "recovered attorney" Seth Rowland. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming June 28, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Steven J. Best explains how to prevent trust accounting gotchas, Thomas Stirewalt provides instructions for setting up multiple monitors with two PCs and a KVM switch, Matthew Hite discusses LexisNexis' Time Matters upgrade policies and his firm's plans, Bruce Avery reviews his firm's upgrade to Amicus Attorney 7, and Blair Janis offers a solution for those seeking a foreign language document assembly program. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming June 26, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Organizing all the elements of a case may seem overwhelming — like a huge puzzle with too many pieces. That's where litigation support software can help. In this article, trial attorney and legal technology expert Bruce Olson reviews LexisNexis CaseMap 7 (CaseMap), the newest version of the popular case analysis tool. In particular, he looks at the new enhancements since CaseMap became part of the LexisNexis Total Litigator family. Whether you're an existing CaseMap user or new to litigation support software, you'll find something of interest in Bruce's comprehensive review.

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Coming June 22, 2007 to Fat Friday: Mazyar Hedayat defends his recent Post on making the legal profession more efficient, Miriam Jacobson explains how she has gone nearly paperless for under $500 and no additional staff, Scott Bassett discusses what he sees as the real problem with Dell, Richard Wills shares his experience with age discrimination, and Kerry Hubick provides a cheap way to save email to PDF. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming June 21, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Christel Burris throws down the gauntlet in the everlasting Word v. WordPerfect debate, William Lloyd explains how a multiple monitor setup works, Philip Franckel reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking and discusses the headsets that its creators use, Deborah Schneider reviews her experience using GoDaddy for email, and Roe Frazer offers a solution for easily finding gaps in Bates-stamped documents. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming June 19, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Microsoft Word 2007 was released with much fanfare a few months ago — but should you upgrade to Word 2007 or switch from WordPerfect or another word processor? In this article, attorney and programmer Seth Rowland takes a close look at many of the new features (such as the "ribbon" and the new .docx format) as well as some important considerations for law firms before making the jump.

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Coming June 15, 2007 to Fat Friday: David O'Connell reviews the Treo and the three features that really "bug" him (plus our publisher discusses iPhone synchronization with case management software), John Sens discusses the problem with CLE (at least in Iowa and Minnesota), Celia Elwell explains which of the two word processors is easier to learn on the job, Aaron Morris reviews IntelliPoint 6.1  mouse software for its window-switching capabilities, and Daniel Schultz reviews his experience with Mozy online backup service. Don't miss this issue.

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