TechnoLawyer: Document Management

Coming May 25, 2007 to Fat Friday: Martin Dean reviews Acrobat 8 Professional from a lawyer's perspective, Arthur Smith discusses why he thinks CLE providers shouldn't sell course in MP3 format or permit those who buy such courses to share them with friends, Channing Strother puts Barron Henley's advice about Dell to the test, Richard Hackerd explains how his paper-less solo practice works, and Al Greene warns against buying a computer with Vista pre-installed (plus we point you to every available Vista printer driver). Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 24, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Gray Strickland reviews dtSearch and explains how to use it in conjunction with a document management system, Christel Burris reviews Worldox, Susan Billeaud reviews her new Compaq Presario laptop, Adam Drennen offers some suggestions for securely erasing a hard drive, and Dan Whittle reviews SpiritWorks Software's Activity & Expense Tracker for expert witness billing. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 11, 2007 to Fat Friday: David Ventker discusses how he reduced overhead expenses in his litigation boutique by going paperless, Daniel Fennick reviews CD ripping service Ready to Play, Thomas Beltran reviews his experience getting his Dell laptop repaired, Rob Howard reviews his Treo 700p and compares it to the iPhone, and JP Siou sets the record straight regarding Outlook's advanced search function. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 10, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Erin Baldwin compares PCLaw and Worldox for document management, Mike Millen reviews his experience using Kodak Imaging for Windows (now G360) to manipulate TIFF files, Edd Schillay reviews Windows Vista after using it for a month, Frank Brancato reviews PaperPort 10 for converting PDF files to WordPerfect documents, and Gray Strickland offers up a few solutions to rendering a hard drive useless to snoops. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 3, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Charles Stokes reviews Microsoft Access for litigation support with a few important caveats, Yvonne Renfrew explains how to save Outlook email to a PDF file using Acrobat 7 (and we tell you how to do it with Acrobat 8), Edward Zohn discusses why it really doesn't matter which word processor you use, Kent Davis shares three document management options for a midsize law firm (120 users), and Andy Satori offers his suggestions for effectively wiping a hard drive. Don't miss this issue.

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In today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, lawyer and legal technology legend Dennis Kennedy covers a free remote access tool, document management software for small law firms, and a utility that converts PDF files into HTML and other formats. Don't miss the next issue.

Below you'll find one of the three articles from today's edition:

The Next Best Thing to a Transporter
By Dennis Kennedy

Lawyers increasingly work in settings away from the office, but need access to information on their office computers. Plus they occasionally need support or assistance from the IT department. Having access to all of your computer assets from wherever you are has become a priority for many lawyers. Since you can't have Scotty beam you back and forth as needed, the next best alternative is remote control software.

UltraVNC is a free software tool that enables you to display the screen of another computer on the screen of your computer over the Internet or a home of office network. You can then work on the other computer remotely, as if you were sitting in front of it.

You can use UltraVNC to access other computers, provide support and trouble-shooting, administer networks, give demos or presentations, and perform any number of other tasks remotely. You can also securely transfer files.

UltraVNC is an enhanced version of a popular open source program called VNC that has a long history. It runs on Windows systems. If you use its embedded Java viewer, you can use an Internet connection and a Web browser to view and transfer files from computers supporting Java (that means Mac OS and Linux). The Web browser capabilities also enable you to access a home or office computer from an Internet cafe or hotel room.

UltraVNC enhancements include a Video Mirror Driver to improve the speed and accuracy of screen updates and remote control. Although UltraVNC does not include encryption, plug-ins exist that can encrypt your communications. There is also a helpful text chat feature so you can communicate with the person at the other computer. UltraVNC is free.  Learn more about UltraVNC.

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Coming April 19,2007 to Answers to Questions: Andy Satori discusses the security risks involved with the Fast User Switching feature in Windows XP, Matt Baker shares how his firm has tried to speed up the network performance of PCLaw, Kerry Hubick reviews Microsoft Access and KnowledgeTree for document management, Samuel Mandel reviews his law firm's GBC binding machine, and Michael Winkelman reviews how he uses PaperPort for managing scanned documents. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 13, 2007 to Fat Friday: Roy Allen reviews Interwoven's FileSite client for managing Outlook email, Paolo Broggi provides some Amicus Attorney-PDA syncing tips, William Kellermann responds to a recent TechnoFeature on software upgrades, Andrea Cannavina shares her thoughts on the place of technology in the law office, and Thomas McDow explains how he achieved a seamless paperless workflow. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 12, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Leslie Shear shares how she managed case-related emails in Outlook and what has changed since switching to Apple Mail, Andy Satori explains the trouble with converting PDF to an editable format, Arthur Kamp reviews Worldox, Aaron Craft reviews several tools from Sysinternals including a disk-wiping utility, and Mina Diksies explains how to view two WordPerfect documents using dual monitors (one on each). Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 6, 2007 to Fat Friday: Kirk Hartley advocates the need for Congress to protect the Internet from the cable and telecommunications companies, Brett Burney reviews this year's ABA TechShow, Seth Rowland responds to criticism for describing himself as a "recovered attorney," Frank Clark explains how his file naming convention works, and Gregg Larson discusses what he would do both professionally and personally if he won a million dollars. Don't miss this issue.

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