TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming July 21, 2006 to Fat Friday: Matthew Gould shares the details of his quest to find the perfect practice management solution, Kate Murphy discusses the best advice she ever received for her legal practice, and Josh Friedman reviews his new Brother HL-5250DN laser printer. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 20, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Lynda LaPan offers up an incredibly detailed Word v. WordPerfect Post rivaling D. Paul Dalton's from last week, Caren Schwartz reviews QuickBooks for law firm billing, Larry Lucht compares the Professional versus Legal editions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Robert Browning reviews his experience with several HP LaserJet printers, including his new 1320s, and Bryan Sims directs CaseMap users to a helpful online resource for templates and tips. 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 July 17, 2006 to IP Memes: Steve, Doug, and Matt cover the following memes: a trademark added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the IP case that persuaded archrivals Coke and Pepsi to join forces, a looming patent battle in the social networking Web site world, and the real-life trademark drama of reality show SuperProducer Mark Burnett.

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Published on Mondays, IP Memes is a biweekly newsletter that explores emerging technology-related intellectual property issues — or "memes" as we call them. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming July 11, 2006 and July 18, 2006 to TechnoFeature: Most law offices use word processing software and a practice or case management system (CMS) separately. With your word processor (Word or WordPerfect), you store documents in a tree of document folders named after clients and matters. Meanwhile, your CMS separately stores these document names and other information about clients and matters. In this two-part article, technology consultant Wells H. Anderson shares his top ten tips for integrating these powerful law office programs. Let Wells help your firm avoid the common pitfalls and find the keys to creating a profitable system for producing, storing, and using automated documents.

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Published on Tuesdays, TechnoFeature is a weekly newsletter that contains in-depth articles written by leading legal technology and practice management experts. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming July 14, 2006 to Fat Friday: Danny Wash reviews Info Select for case management, Martin Dean shares his list of grievances with a recent TechnoFeature article about law firm technology outsourcing, and Brian Garves reviews his experience ordering books from Thomson West. 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.

Coming July 13, 2006 to Answers to Questions: D. Paul Dalton contributes possibly the most comprehensive Post to date on the Word v. WordPerfect debate, Jo Ann Lovingood reviews her experience with ProLaw over the past nine years, Pam Rolph offers some advice for those considering the jump to a paperless office, Douglas Thomas shares his experience with laser printers while dispensing some purchasing wisdom, and Bonnie Sue Goodman discusses paying electronic filing fees with a trust account debit card. 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 June 27, 2006 to TechnoFeature: Have you ever noticed that companies sell the hottest computers on the basis of "size," "speed," "endurance," and "raw power?" These traits sell technology on Mars — the domain of men. With nearly two-thirds of lawyers being men, Mars-dominated sales pitches have worked. However, Venus is ascendant — half of new law graduates are women, as well as three-quarters of legal support staff. In this article, technology consultant Seth Rowland and his partner and Venusian Rose Rowland discuss technology from the female perspective and why the savvy marketer can no longer ignore this important demographic.

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Published on Tuesdays, TechnoFeature is a weekly newsletter that contains in-depth articles written by leading legal technology and practice management experts. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming June 30, 2006 to Fat Friday: Nerino Petro reviews his experience using the Hitachi Travelstar notebook upgrade kit, James Sayre reviews outlining tools Treepad and Keynote, and Rick Cloud discusses his method for keeping track of file creation dates. In addition, this issue features links to 10 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. 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.

Coming June 29, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Ronald Magnuson discusses the propriety of contingency fee "add-ons" in California, Paul Hager reviews RealVNC for remote access and offers up additional security advice, Brent Blanchard adds his two cents to the Word v. WordPerfect debate (and Windows v. Mac for good measure), John Coladarci shares how his firm solved two Amicus Attorney performance issues, and Jack Tubbs explains how he pays electronic filing fees with a trust account debit card. In addition, this issue features links to 8 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. 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 June 20, 2006 to TechnoFeature: Workshare Professional 4.5 works in conjunction with Microsoft Word to help lawyers manage their document workflow and collaborative activities. For example, it features tools for document comparison, metadata removal, PDF conversion, and more. For this review, we interviewed three Workshare Professional users — two lawyers and a law firm IT manager — who rated it and discussed its use at their respective firms as well as its pros and cons. What did our reviewers think of Workshare Professional 4.5? Read this TechnoFeature to find out.

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Published on Tuesdays, TechnoFeature is a weekly newsletter that contains in-depth articles written by leading legal technology and practice management experts. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.