TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming May 22, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Since the first client hired the first attorney, law practices have needed to create bills — a fact that has not changed in hundreds of years. What has changed is how firms create those bills. In this article, technology consultant David Moon discusses the many new features that have evolved in legal billing software as the needs of today's law firm have changed and expanded. These new features not only make billing faster and easier, but provide important financial information needed for business decisions. Whether you still create bills with a typewriter or consider yourself a billing software expert, don't miss this article.

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Coming May 17, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Doug Jacobs compares Amicus Attorney, Time Matters, and AbacusLaw, Anthony Vrsecky shares how his firm uses QuickBooks Pro for trust accounting, Jeff Lisson offers some advice for choosing a Web hosting service (having learned the hard way), Yvonne Renfrew discusses multiple monitors, pivot monitors, and online forum etiquette, and Steven Loble reviews Concordance for discovery documents. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 18, 2007 to Fat Friday: Blake Bailey shares his thoughts on Preservation Demand letters and other issues associated with amended Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, Ruth Sternglantz responds to a recent post on practicing public interest law, Charles Beach laments about the shortcomings of smartphones and proposes an alternative, Kevin Svec explains how to end the Word v. WordPerfect debate once and for all, and Peter Shafran provides an update on the saga of criminal defense lawyer Joseph Caramagno. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 15, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Hiring a new employee for your law firm is a daunting process. The same goes for those seeking a job. In this article, legal management consultant Wendy L. Werner discusses what law firms and potential employees can do to ensure that they provide an accurate presentation of the firm and themselves during an interview. No matter what side of the process you're on, Wendy gives you the tools to achieve an effective and informative interview that results in the best possible match.

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Coming May 11, 2007 to Fat Friday: David Ventker discusses how he reduced overhead expenses in his litigation boutique by going paperless, Daniel Fennick reviews CD ripping service Ready to Play, Thomas Beltran reviews his experience getting his Dell laptop repaired, Rob Howard reviews his Treo 700p and compares it to the iPhone, and JP Siou sets the record straight regarding Outlook's advanced search function. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 10, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Erin Baldwin compares PCLaw and Worldox for document management, Mike Millen reviews his experience using Kodak Imaging for Windows (now G360) to manipulate TIFF files, Edd Schillay reviews Windows Vista after using it for a month, Frank Brancato reviews PaperPort 10 for converting PDF files to WordPerfect documents, and Gray Strickland offers up a few solutions to rendering a hard drive useless to snoops. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 8, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Simple ideas and processes are usually simple to explain. Complex ones  — well, that's when a flowchart comes in handy. In this article, technology consultant Seth Rowland reviews allCLEAR's FlowCharter (for building complex process diagrams with a simple text editor) and Analyzer (for adding data to that diagram and evaluating multiple paths in the process to determine the optimal one). Seth explains how it all works, and shares what he likes, dislikes, and wants to see in future versions. How does allCLEAR's suite stack up? Read on to find out.

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Coming May 3, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Charles Stokes reviews Microsoft Access for litigation support with a few important caveats, Yvonne Renfrew explains how to save Outlook email to a PDF file using Acrobat 7 (and we tell you how to do it with Acrobat 8), Edward Zohn discusses why it really doesn't matter which word processor you use, Kent Davis shares three document management options for a midsize law firm (120 users), and Andy Satori offers his suggestions for effectively wiping a hard drive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 4, 2007 to Fat Friday: Mark Bassett reviews Any Password Pro for login and password management, Harry Steinmetz discusses the benefits of using PowerPoint properly, Michael Harnois shares his experience activating his Acrobat 8 Professional upgrade, Stephen Silverberg reviews Sony versus Olympus digital dictation recorders, and David O'Connell discusses the role of insurers in tort litigation. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 1, 2007 to TechnoFeature: You have a lot of research to do — and little time. What you need is an effective and efficient way to sift through material to determine what you need and what you don't. In this article, paralegal Kim Plonsky reviews a new suite of products by Cirilab that aims to do just that. Kim discusses how the products work, how well they work, and what needs improvement. Has Cirilab created the Microsoft Office of legal research? Read Kim's review to find out.

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