TechnoLawyer: Email/Messaging/Telephony

Coming October 24, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Susan Borgos offers an alternative to the "nuclear option" for weeding out spyware, William Hodes discusses the cost and security of using a static IP address for remote access, Gil Marquez points to some helpful antispyware resources available online, Jonathan Warshay reviews a free utility that cleans out old, unnecessary files from your computer, and Michael Raskin explains how to easily print out a list of e-mails in Outlook. Don't miss this issue.

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Continuing with our coverage of cell phone bans in courts, TechnoLawyer member Sandor Boxer writes: "At least in the Central District of California there is no issue with cell phones per se; rather the problem is with cell phones which have a built in camera. There is certainly a local rule which precludes taking pictures in Federal Courts. As a result our local cell phone companies are well aware that trial lawyers need cell phones without picture taking capability (a requirement that eliminates the majority of cell phones being pushed by the cell phone providers). In addition, a few years ago I had a client stopped who had a cell phone which had apparently had the feature where with the push of one button it functioned like a walkie-talkie with another similarly equipped user (Nextel?). Other than that, no cell phone problems (as long as you remember to turn them completely off before the hearing starts)."

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Coming October 14, 2005 to Fat Friday: Timothy Cleary reviews Trend Micro's PC-cillin, Brad Jensen sets forth his plan for a spam-free world, Bruce Avery defends the use of $500 PCs in law firms (plus our publisher weighs in with a related controversy), Mark Bassett explains why courts might want to ban all cell phones even if they don't have cameras, and David Ach reviews a new online travel service. Don't miss this issue.

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Brian Livingston of Windows Secrets fame has written an excellent quartet of articles about new legislation in Michigan and Utah that amounts to a tax on legitimate commercial e-mail. According to Livingston, these laws will have no impact on spam, but they will benefit their sponsors — "contractors seeking profits and state departments seeking more revenue." In his last article, Livingston reports that the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) plans to pursue litigation to have these laws stricken. The EFF is currently searching for qualified plaintiffs in Michigan and Utah on whose behalf it can file a lawsuit.

Michigan, Utah Impose Dreaded E-Mail Tax

State E-Mail Taxes Begin to Bite

How Utah, Michigan Legislators Got Fooled

EFF To Challenge E-Mail Tax Laws

How To: Chill Speech and Association While Endangering Children

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Coming October 7, 2005 to Fat Friday: Kath Gilliam reviews a broadcast e-mail program, Ron Fox reviews CaseSoft's DepPrep for witness preparation, Maggie Fisher reviews WordPerfect and its macro capabilities, Caren Schwartz offers a contrarian view of using QuickBooks' sub accounts for trust accounting, and Corey Rich suggests how to permanently destroy your old hard drive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming October 3, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Ann Routos reviews HotDocs in a large firm setting, Barron Henley offers help for those experiencing problems integrating Amicus Attorney and HotDocs, Duane Murphy suggests a better way to store critical e-mail, Jeffrey Franklin suggests solutions for those having problems with Outlook and Windows XP SP2, and Sally Mendoza recommends a useful resource for researching the salaries of legal administrators. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming September 29, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Rick Borstein of Adobe Systems offers advice on how to create PDFs and employ OCR at the same time, Ellen Freedman provides a bevy of resources for salary research in the legal profession, Raymond Gintner presents more tips on printing with specific trays in WordPerfect, Nancy Grekin reviews PaperPort's document management capabilities, and Jack Tubbs speculates about a user's problem with Outlook after installing Windows XP SP2. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming September 26, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Douglas Simpson explains how to reduce the size of your bloated .PST file to prevent Outlook from crashing, Thomas Stirewalt reviews Time & Chaos for sharing contacts and calendar, Craig Bishop digs up a great deal on the Treo 650, J. Franklin reviews the redlining ability of Microsoft Word 2003, and Scott Smith suggests an interesting source for researching the compensation of legal professionals. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming September 22, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Paul Tredoux ponders the world of digital dictation and reviews the Olympus DS-330 and related software, Robert Fleming reviews alarm clock utilities for PDAs (including Treos), Frank St. Claire reviews the Panasonic KXTG4000B phone system, Stephen Nipper explains how he uses FileCenter for scanning, and Karen Dinius offers up a Web site for research on salaries in the legal profession. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming September 9, 2005 to Fat Friday: Tim Palmer adds to our ongoing e-mail security debate, Jay Solomon pokes fun at those who use multiple monitors, Joe Sewell reviews the less popular Dvorak keyboard layout, Channing Strother shares his keyboard insights, and Susan Cox updates her previous review of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional. Don't miss this issue.

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