TechnoLawyer: Networking/Operating Systems

Coming August 25, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Charles Gershbaum reviews the Fujitsu 4120c2 scanner in a litigation practice, Larry Southerland shares three tips for those who wish to backup to DVD media (two of his tips apply to all backup media), Stan Burton and Michael Vorel debate the issue of network slowness attributed to cables, and Kim Mayberry shares her thoughts on setting up a wide area network (WAN). Don't miss this issue.

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Coming August 10, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Mark Sargis reviews ProLaw READY, Jason Havens reviews Microsoft Small Business Server 2003's VPN functionality as well as AbacusLaw Gold and Lawgic, Kath Gilliam discusses the shortcomings of firewalls regarding spyware prevention, Neal Rogers discusses why lawyers have not yet embraced Groove Virtual Office for collaboration, and Virginia Burrows shares some invaluable advice for configuring old HP printers with Windows XP. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive this Newsletter
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 August 8, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Francis Mendez offers some must-read advice on whether a law firm with two offices should use a VPN or another solution for accessing Time Matters, Barron Henley explains why he believes reveal codes are unnecessary, Lewis Siegel explains why reveal codes can still play an important role at law firms, and Charles Beach compares WordPerfect's reveal codes to Word's reveal formatting. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive this Newsletter
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.

Answers to Questions recently featured lots of reviews of Windows Explorer alternatives. TechnoLawyer member Godfrey Leighton writes in with yet another one: "Try File Ant." A man of few words (unlike most legal professionals), but we thank him for the link!

About Quips
A Quip is a brief member contribution for which we don't have room in our Answers to Questions or Fat Friday newsletters. Instead, Quips appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. You can subscribe here.

Coming July 29, 2005 to Fat Friday: Carlos Gonzalez reviews document assembly tool Pathagoras, Brian Garves reviews his favorite Firefox extensions, Michael Mulchay shares his thoughts on the new version of DeltaView for solos (and Matthew Brown, Workshare's Director of Product Management, responds to Michael's Post), Ross Kodner discusses the second generation of WiFi detectors, and Steven Schwaber shares his experience upgrading from WordPerfect 9 to version 12. 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.

How to Receive this Newsletter
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 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.

How to Receive this Newsletter
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 July 20, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens offers tips on how to secure your office WiFi network, Gayle O'Connor shares her research on business card etiquette, Robert Browning discusses his firm's decision regarding Health Savings Accounts, David Caracappa tells us how he really feels about Microsoft Word and its integration with Avery mailing labels, and Edward Poll describes his experience with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive this Newsletter
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.

Regarding our ongoing discussion in Answers to Questions about Macs in the law office, TechnoLawyer member Gina MacDonald writes: "I use a Mac at the Office, with OS X and Microsoft Office for Mac 2004. All the Office features to date (4-5 months) work flawlessly both originated by me or by others with comments/corrections from me, for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Outlook does not come for the Mac, but Entourage does, which I think is a better program than Outlook. You have a choice of Apple's Safari browser (exclusively for Mac), Firefox or IE, or can use all 3. I love my Mac — I have the 12" G4 PowerBook and recommend it highly. I am still using my IBM ThinkPad because I love my contact management program I have been using for years — Lotus Organizer. Except for that, I would be totally a Mac person." Microsoft ceased development of Internet Explorer for the Mac about two years ago. Therefore, you won't want to use it as your primary browser. Also, Entourage has very good contact management and calendar features — Gina should try those modules so that she can use just one computer.

About Quips
A Quip is a brief member contribution for which we don't have room in our Answers to Questions or Fat Friday newsletters. Instead, Quips appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. You can subscribe here.

Coming July 11, 2005 to TechnoGuide:

Your Search Engine Rank; Driving Ross Crazy; Have You Learned Anything?
By Neil Squillante

In this issue of TechnoGuide, Neil Squillante discusses search engine optimization and the importance of link building. This issue also contains Quips about Travan tape drives, Microsoft Office on a Mac, cell phones in the courtroom, and the benefits of a Certificate in Forensic Economics. This issue's Questions inquire about confidentiality when outsourcing, CiteIt, PCLaw's P&L reports, scanning to PDF, 64-bit laptops, and accessing peripherals remotely. All that plus the Question of the Week.

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