TechnoLawyer: Networking/Operating Systems

Coming January 18, 2008 to Fat Friday: Edward Zohn compares Microsoft Exchange to plain old IMAP for email, Paul Stanley reviews switching to a BlackBerry and using BlackBerry Enterprise Server with Amicus Attorney, Charles Stokes explains why Word 2007 resembles WordPerfect, David Caracappa shares his experiences with network-attached storage systems over the years, and Steven Schwaber provides a workaround for slow remote access speed. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming January 10, 2008 to Answers to Questions: John Pierce discusses his firm's switch from Windows to Linux, Brett Burney explains how he runs Windows litigation software on his MacBook Pro, William Norton warns multiple monitor users about "phantom" monitor syndrome, Jeff Lisson shares his low-tech solution for managing discovery documents, and John Starkweather suggests where to look for Web 2.0-style online calendars plus two low-cost recommendations and links to reviews. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming December 20, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Trevor Davis reviews the StartStop transcription system along with the Olympus DS-4000 digital recorder, Matt Baker reviews Worldox for document management in the context of a paperless law office, John Federico explains how to add legal terms to Dragon NaturallySpeaking's vocabulary, Ed Siebel discusses why many law firms have switched from PCs to Macs, and Brian Peterson reviews DirHTML for creating and printing folder indices. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming December 21, 2007 to Fat Friday: Robert Bass reviews the BlackBerry 8830, Tom Rowe discusses the importance of upselling legal services, Michael Schwartz shares his thoughts on the future of lawyer advertising in the Yellow Pages, Suzanne Turner explains how she beat wrist pain without paying a cent on new equipment, and Ted Boxer shares why he switched to an iMac even though he prefers Windows plus his experience installing Parallels. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming December 14, 2007 to Fat Friday: Eugene Curry responds to a thread on biglaw associate salaries and shares how he chose lawyers when he worked as general counsel, Chanler Sparler reviews the pros and cons of using Roboform for creating and managing passwords in his busy law practice, Edward Still offers three suggestions for improving CLE, Stephen Seldin reminisces about the glory days before Windows and fancy word processors, and Chas Watson reviews Amicus Attorney 7. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming December 13, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Kristy Binmore reviews her firm's use of Philips digital dictation recorders and the SpeechExec Transcription Set, Brett Thompson explains how his firm uses QuickBooks for trust accounting, Dan Norris reviews Adobe Acrobat as part of his firm's paperless workflow, Yvonne Renfrew reviews Text Cleanup for copying and pasting between programs, and Edward Kionka reviews Parallels for running Windows software on a Mac. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 19, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Barry Hubbard reports on how he uses Linux in his small practice, William Elias explains how to use your Treo 700p to provide wireless Internet access for your laptop, Susan Zachos provides a helpful tip for improving Time Matters' performance, Brian McCollum reviews RoboForm, and Gerri Martin points to some resources to help you choose your time-billing software (and we add to her list of resources with some our own recommendations). Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 15, 2007 to Answers to Questions: David Hudgens discusses the key to managing case-related email, Kerry Hubick explains how he uses Microsoft Access for managing his intellectual property documents, Paul Purdue explains the shipping fees and training options associated with Tabs3, James Crowley recalls how he erased data from numerous hard drives while at CVS Inc., and Sonja Knauft shares her experience switching to a Mac, including practice management software. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming October 26, 2007 to Fat Friday: Robert Rice reviews the conflict checking abilities of Amicus Attorney, Candace Carponter reviews the Web billing application Bill4Time, David Garretson reviews Mocha Remote Client for the Treo 650 as well as shares some handheld security tips, Sarkis Babachanian explains why he can't switch to an iPhone just yet, and Kevin Grierson provides an update on the AllofMP3 saga. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming October 20, 2007 to Fat Friday: Matt Baker reviews BlackBerry Desktop and Windows Mobile with ActiveSync (his firm didn't just compare these competing mobile solutions on paper, but used both in the field), Simon Laurent discusses the details of his firm's paperless workflow, John Feeney responds to a recent TechnoFeature article on successful legal blogging (plus adds a few comments about trolls, the online variety), James Atkins reviews LogMeIn for remote access while traveling, and Martin Dean unveils the easiest word processing program to learn on the job. Don't miss this issue.

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