TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming February 16, 2006 to Answers to Questions: D. Paul Dalton reviews Hitman Pro, a new spyware/adware removal tool, Ted Ardelean reviews the Canon imageRUNNER for the law office, Brian Garves reviews his experience using Time Matters over the past year, Barry Greenberg shares his RAID 5 backup routine, and Michael Espinola Jr. discusses a step-by-step spyware removal regimen. In addition, this issue features links to 13 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming February 10, 2006 to Fat Friday:  J.W. Leighty shares his hand tremor solution (it doesn't involve a trackball), Britt Knuttgen, a one-time paralegal turned tech consultant, weighs in on the ongoing technology and training debate, David Hudgens reviews the HP LaserJet 3380mfp, Steven Schwaber reviews ActiveWords, and Lynne Harrison reviews Trend Micro's PC-cillin anti-virus software. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming February 7, 2006 to TechnoFeature: What do you think about Google? How about Microsoft? Even though you may not know anyone who works at these companies, you have a perception of the culture within. Every organization has a culture, including your firm. In this article, legal management consultant Wendy Werner explains how to assess your firm's culture and address problems ranging from merging two firms with different cultures to combatting false perceptions when recruiting associates.

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Coming February 9, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Business Development Manger for Adobe Legal Rick Borstein offers up redaction solutions using Acrobat, David Wolowitz reviews CaseMap and TimeMap, George Tanguay reviews CaseMap and CaseLogistix, Christopher Palestro reviews GoToMyPC and Windows Remote Desktop, and Larry Vollintine provides step-by-step instructions for synchronizing Outlook 2002 with Outlook 2003. In addition, this issue features links to 16 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming February 3, 2006 to Fat Friday: Stephen Hayes reviews his Fujitsu Tablet PC, Todd Hill sets forth the bare minimum technology tools that every law firm should have, David Leffler reviews his experience with HP LaserJets and discusses Epson's first laser printer, Kent Davis compares PCLaw to QuickBooks for law firms and explains what software developers could learn from a program like Amicus Attorney, and Mark Klarich shares how his firm could easily survive a Katrina-like event. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming February 2, 2006 to Answers to Questions: John Starkweather reviews Client Profiles, Jeff Lisson reviews CaseMap and how it differs from Summation, Jeffrey Franklin offers up redaction plugin resources for Acrobat and Word, Jennifer Little explains how to transfer Outlook to a new PC, and Bruce Brightwell reviews his upgrade to Time Matters 7.0. In addition, this issue features links to 17 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming January 31, 2006 to TechnoFeature: A well-designed ToDo system brings order to the chaos of a busy office. But weaknesses plague most electronic and paper systems. Drawing on the principles of David Allen's Getting Things Done and other effectiveness trailblazers, technology consultant Wells Anderson explains how ToDo Lists in Time Matters enable you to triage growing workloads and delegate with control. Learn how to keep yourself and others up-to-date on deadlines and focused on important tasks.

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Coming January 30, 2006 to IP Memes: You'll learn how Google once again fought the law and won, who has a trademark infringement beef with grocery chain Kroger, why you should check out Google Video, what the "new AT&T" says about brand value and innovation as well as what its new tagline says about the "old AT&T."

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Coming January 26, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Nancy Merreot reviews how her firm uses CaseMap and Summation together, Steve Scott offers some advice for using old macros with new versions of WordPerfect, Charles Tievsky takes you step by step through his thorough backup routine, Rick Borstein of Adobe explains how to save time when creating PDF files, and Ian Kirby reviews a cheaper alternative to Acrobat that may have better redaction capabilities. In addition, this issue features links to 18 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming January 24, 2006 to TechnoFeature: Many pundits contend that law firms will replace their paper documents sooner rather than later with databases, disks, and hard drives. In this article, legal coach and consultant Edward Poll discusses how such predictions ignore the fundamental advantages of paper as a creative tool, as a source of emotional satisfaction, and as a low-cost, permanent, and environmentally sensitive method of information management. Add generational preferences and legal tradition, and Ed believes paper will be with us for many years more. Read the article (on your screen or on paper) to see if Ed makes a convincing case.

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