TechnoLawyer: Email/Messaging/Telephony

Coming September 8, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Joe Sewell offers a great tip for a secure wireless network that only requires your DSL/cable modem, an adapter, and a nearby electric outlet (look ma, no WiFi), Howard Raab reviews Software Technology's technical support as well as its product development practices, Faith Drewry reviews a remote access tool with an added bonus, Gary Redenbacher reviews the HP LaserJet 3200's fax capabilities, and John Tousley reviews a remote access tool that accommodates dual monitors. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming August 17, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jay Solomon discusses why holding onto an old printer may cost more than buying a new one, Nicholas Paczkowski reviews the Brother MFC 9600, Randall S. D. Jacobs reviews the Dell 1600n MFP, Jerry Perrella discusses compatibility between Word 2000 and Word XP, and Gil Marquez discusses the advantages of GroupWise 6.5 for Palm users (plus a postscript about GroupWise 7.0, which is coming soon). Don't miss this issue.

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Continuing with our series of reports on courts that ban cell phones, TechnoLawyer member Darren Cantor writes: "Colorado courts, so far, have not banned smartphones in any manner. However, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado presently has a policy prohibiting any camera phone (nearly impossible to get one without these days, isn't it?) from entry. You must check your phone in with the U.S. Marshals upon entry. Our plan is to go to the Chief Judge, to talk about changing this policy, but no action yet."

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Coming August 12, 2005 to Fat Friday: Stephen Nipper follows up his recent article with some more tips on health savings accounts, Douglas Thomas reviews HP's Scanjet 5550c, Joel Johnson reviews Pathagoras in his corporate practice, Alex Simpson provides an invaluable tip for those who file rather than pile their e-mail, and Jeffrey Bannon discusses one benefit of "native file review" for those engaged in electronic discovery. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming August 4, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Cynthia Zook explains how to tame Outlook's auto-address completion feature (the postscript to Cynthia's Post features additional advice from TechnoLawyer members Melinda Benanti, Pamela Coleman, Kath Gilliam, David Parker, and Walter Sanchez). Also in this issue, Martin Pagel discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various electronic forms solutions, Diana Brodman Summers compares VersusLaw to Westlaw, George Tanguay discusses his the pros and cons of various legal research tools, and Bryan Morin checks in with his opinion of Dell's tech support. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 28, 2005 to Answers to Questions: James Chaffee explains how to fix a common problem with the e-mail component of Time Matters 6, Cliff Scovell discusses several possible fixes for similar problems with Time Matters 5, Bernard Mac Arthur discusses two products designed to prevent spyware rather than delete it after the fact, Ron Fox explains how to set up QuickBooks for trust accounting, and Sam Brenner provides a tip for protecting your firm's laptops. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 27, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens reviews his firm's experience with a Health Savings Account, Brent Blanchard explains what maximum annual limit (or stop-loss) means with regard to an HSA, Mark Sargis discusses the top five reasons his firm uses ProLaw, Lawrence Briggi provides an invaluable tip for litigators who apply Bates Stamps to PDF files, and Tim Larason shares his solution for WiFi interference problems (this Post also includes a postscript on WiFi phones). Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 25, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Mark Johnson shares tips on how to use DOS to prepare files for batch conversion from WordPerfect to Word format, and Bryan Sims, Gil Marquez, John Winkelman, and Douglas Folk explain why your cordless phone may interfere with your WiFi network and offer a wealth of tips on how you can address this problem. These latter four Posts exemplify what makes Answers to Questions so popular — four legal professionals applying their experiences and knowledge to a common problem. Chances are one of these approaches will appeal to you. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 22, 2005 to Fat Friday: Thinking about adding satellite radio to your car? Don't touch that dial (or your wallet) until you read this issue of Fat Friday, which features Channing Strother's review of XM, Douglas Folk's review of Sirius, and Daniel Fennick's review of XM. This issue also features a hidden gem in Acrobat 7 unearthed by Reb Thomas that will make Outlook-using lawyers ecstatic, and a review of ABSplus Backup by Joseph Hayden. There's never a dull moment in Fat Friday. Don't miss this issue.

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It all started in Fat Friday, and has since become a long running thread there and here — courts that ban cell phones and PDAs. TechnoLawyer member Grace Lidia Suarez writes in with the latest report from the trenches: "I think the real reason is that judges have gotten completely sick and tired of phones going off in the courtroom. No matter what they say (even if they seize the phones) it still happens. And because cameras are strictly verboten, the guards are required to check cell phones to make sure they don't have cameras. BTW, the federal courthouse in San Francisco permits cell phones (but not cameras or cell phone/camera combinations) but the INS (okay, ICE or BICE, or whatever they call themselves this week) prohibits all cell phones AND has no place to hold them (beware!)"

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