TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming December 13, 2005 to TechnoFeature: Did you ever think that once indispensable tools like the typewriter would become obsolete? A growing portion of our personal and professional lives have become electronic and automated, but at what price? In this article, Judge Nancy Gertner of the United States District Court of Massachusetts addresses the effects of technology in the courtroom — her courtroom. Don't miss this inside look at the advantages and disadvantages of today's courtroom technology from the most important person in every courtroom — the judge. High tech courtrooms — efficient or excessive? You decide.

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Coming December 6, 2005 to TechnoFeature: It's easy to get wrapped up in all that technology has to offer — the difficulty lies in exercising restraint and making informed, calculated decisions. In this article, management consultant and lawyer coach Ed Poll discusses some of the most common technology traps and how to avoid them — especially when time and money is at stake.

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Coming December 6, 2005 to IP Memes: You'll learn about an interesting new relationship forged between the MPAA and a peer-to-peer file sharing enterprise, why you may need to check your computer if you've played any Sony-distributed CDs lately, why using Wikipedia, the ever-evolving free online encyclopedia, may become part of your prior art arsenal, and how our very real intellectual property laws may come into play in the very unreal world of video games.

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Coming December 9, 2005 to Fat Friday: Lawrence Brownlee discusses the potential risks involved with implementing universal wireless networks, Tom Rowe explains why legal vendors don't sell Mac OS versions of their software (but notes one that does), Christian Connell explains why Treo-craving lawyers should steer clear of Cingular, Michael Schley discusses how he achieved a paperless law firm (now if he could just find a good desktop search tool), and Diane Hopkins discusses the advantages of document management software like WORLDOX over traditional file naming systems. 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 December 12, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Nancy Cassaro reviews her firm's recent switch from Elite to a new accounting/time-billing solution, Ivan Frockt reviews his Avaratec 1000 Series laptop plus suggests some helpful tips to prevent buyer's remorse, Bobby Abrams reviews two utilities for tweaking your Windows preferences, Arthur Smith reviews Hubbard One, his firm's extranet provider, and Grace Lidia Suarez explains why she still partitions her hard drive (and our publisher explains how partitioning can protect against spyware). Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice 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 December 2, 2005 to Fat Friday: Ross Kodner sets the record straight on his controversial comments about some (not most) legal bloggers, Gediminas Bukauskas discusses the main problem with implementing Linux in the law office, Marcus Haywood reviews X1 Desktop Search, William Shilling reviews a legal software product for the Mac (plus what he does to get legal vendors to recognize Mac-heads) as well as providing a review of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, and John Gordon explains why Mac users have enjoyed a false sense of security all these years. 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 December 8, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Michael Kelly reviews the pros and cons of FileCenter (plus a response from the CEO), Don Springmeyer performs a cost/benefit analysis for those thinking about upgrading their HP printer, Kelly Lupo offers up solutions for monitor blinking, mouse-jumping, and more, John Heckman explains why case management programs and VPNs don't mix, and Betsy Reynolds reviews Workshare Professional. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice 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 December 7, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Bruce Vermeychuk reviews the Lanier eCabinet document management system, Cliff Pike reviews dtSearch document search engine for CD/DVD archives, Merwyn Miller reviews the Brother MFC 9700 multi-function printer, Edward Poll discusses whether switching from WordPerfect to Microsoft Word is worth the time and money, and Helga Brown reviews PerfectLaw for case management and time-billing. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice 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 December 5, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Nathaniel Barber explores Microsoft Word and WordPerfect on a philosophical level, William Ziacoma offers up a few solutions for tweaking your Windows preferences, Larry Kasoff reviews Javascript-based search engine options for a CD/DVD archives, Carol Bratt discusses an important feature of Word that might ease the minds of Reveal Code junkies, and Marla Feddock suggests some resources for those making the jump from WordPerfect to Word. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice 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 November 29, 2005 to TechnoFeature: Many forays into document assembly never get past the pilot phase. Firms develop a few templates and use them for a period of time, but then these templates languish for lack of regular updating. In this article, legal technology consultant Seth Rowland examines how to get past the pilot, and provides you with a roadmap for finishing such projects, and transforming your firm into a document assembly-driven law practice. Perhaps most importantly, Seth discusses how to sell the pilot internally to other attorneys within the firm — and how to sell it externally to lure more business.

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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.