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Coming May 25, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens reviews Windows Desktop Search as compared to its competitors, Christopher Hayes offers advice on the most secure way to set up Windows Remote Desktop, Jay Solomon discusses the benefits of case management software, Amy Dyer reviews Microsoft AntiSpyware (now called Windows Defender), and Mark Lieb provides a helpful tip on how to keep a shared PC clean. In addition, this issue features links to 8 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 26, 2006 to Fat Friday: Dean Kirby discusses monitor height and reviews his Princeton monitor, Seth Silapasvang compares AbacusLaw to Time Matters, Harold Goldner reviews the Time Matters AIC listserver, Steve Wing compares PCLaw to QuickBooks, and Samuel Matunog explains when you need a consultant and when you don't. In addition, this issue features links to 8 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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I thought I'd share some TechnoLawyer @ Awards gossip:

• A fair number of people have voted for TechnoLawyer for Favorite Legal Web Site and Favorite Blawg. Thank you for your support notwithstanding our ineligibility!

• Dennis Kennedy has recused himself from the voted @ Awards since he authored the E-Discovery Cheat Sheet we're giving to all those who vote. Dennis bowed out of his own accord as we have not received any complaints. He remains eligible for Blawgger of the Year, a statistically-determined @ Award.

• One person submitted a ballot not to vote for a product, but to vote against it! Ha! Even better, here's another ballot we received: "I would be diluting the quality of the vote if I opined on any of these products or services." Here's another favorite of mine: "I am a new member and don't have a clue as to any of the answers."

• Here are some interesting statistics: 18% of voters leave their subject line blank. The most popular subject line is "TechnoLawyer @ Awards Ballot" (29%). Some of my favorite ballot subject lines: "Take My Vote, Please," "Voting: Hope I Did This Right," and "Terrible Way to Conduct a Survey"

Regarding that last subject line, I apologize for our retro voting method, but it does a really good job of preventing fraud. Voting ends on May 19th! Vote today and download your copy of the TechnoLawyer E-Discovery Cheat Sheet by Dennis Kennedy.

About TechnoEditorials
A TechnoEditorial is the vehicle through which we opine and provide tips of interest to managing partners, law firm administrators, and others in the legal profession. TechnoEditorials appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. You can subscribe here.

In today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, tech expert Jill Bauerle covers a remote access program that can connect to any computer regardless of operating system, a Web-based contact and calendar manager for the whole firm, and a place to find instructional audio and video downloads for however, whenever, and wherever you want to listen. Don't miss the next issue.

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

A Backstage Pass to Your Network
By Jill Bauerle
Accessing your firm's network remotely need not seem like mission impossible thanks to the new version of pcAnywhere from Symantec. Version 12 can connect to just about any PC — even if it's behind a firewall. The new version enables you to connect to computers running Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows from any PC or Pocket PC device. Other new features include a gateway for remote users to connect to the hosts they need, a session manager that places all sessions into a tabbed window, several encryption options, "bandwidth auto-detect" for optimizing sessions based on the user's connection speed, and a "help wizard" that can guide the least savvy of lawyers through a session. pcAnywhere costs $199.99. Learn more about pcAnywhere.

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You don't have time to track hundreds of business and technology publications. We do. Below you'll find our latest discoveries.

How to Wow 'Em Like Steve Jobs

Acrobat Preferences: My Personal Favorites

The Good Word

Eight Things Leaders Never Do

How to Be a Successful Evil Overlord

Game 6 1986 World Series (a towering achievement in machinima — breathtaking)

About TechnoEditorials
A TechnoEditorial is the vehicle through which we opine and provide tips of interest to managing partners, law firm administrators, and others in the legal profession. TechnoEditorials appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. You can subscribe here.

Below you'll find the final status report. Voting ends this Friday at midnight (May 19th). We'll announce the winners and finalists on June 1st. We'd like to thank everyone who has voted for making this year's @ Awards particularly exciting. If you have not yet voted, you still have plenty of time to do so. Shortly after voting, you'll receive via e-mail the TechnoLawyer E-Discovery Cheat Sheet. Please vote today.

1. Favorite TechnoLawyer Contributor of 2005
Seth Rowland strikes back, moving into first place over Ross Kodner in second, and Greg Krehel in third.

2. Legal Technology Consultant Of The Year
Lee Cumbie has overtaken Mark Spengler, but not by much. A whole bunch of other consultants remain within striking distance.

3. Favorite Legal Web Site
LexisNexis remains in first place with FindLaw close behind. A number of other Web sites are clamoring for third place. The lead could again change with four days of voting left to go.

4. Favorite Legal Blog (Blawg)
1234Tips holds onto first place. Patently-O and ScotusBlog remain neck and neck in a second place tie. Newcomer Ernie the Attorney takes third pushing AlextronicDiscovery into a fourth place tie with Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog.

5. Favorite Accounting Solution
PCLaw and Tabs3 break past QuickBooks, taking first and second place respectively. This @ Award category will surely be a photo finish come May 19th.

6. Favorite Case/Practice Management Solution
Time Matters still occupies first with PracticeMaster and Amicus Attorney duking it out not far behind.

7. Favorite Document Assembly/Automation Solution
HotDocs/HotDocs Pro maintains its first place lead over PracticeMaster. GhostFill sneaks past Adobe Acrobat for third.

8. Favorite Document Management Solution
First place Time Matters keeps it's eye on PracticeMaster, now in second, while WORLDOX occupies third.

9. Favorite Document Security Solution
This week brings no change — but it's still a close race. First place Adobe Acrobat leads Metadata Assistant by five votes. Workshare Protect remains in third.

10. Favorite Electronic Discovery Solution
First place Applied Discovery stays on top, but CaseVault catches up to Concordance for a second place tie. Fios Prevail is tied with Summation Blaze/iBlaze in third. There's no doubt your vote will make a difference in this hotly-contested @ Award category.

11. Favorite Legal Forms Solution
LexisNexis Automated Judicial Counsel Forms remains in first place. West Legal Solutions Plus sweats it out in second, just one vote ahead of ProDoc in third.

12. Favorite Legal Knowledge Management Solution
CaseMap remains on top in first place while CaseWorth climbs into second leaving West KM in third.

13. Favorite Legal Research Tool
LexisNexis has a slim lead over WestLaw in second. QuickLaw has a slim lead over LoisLaw in fourth place.

14. Favorite Legal-Specific Tech Support
Software Technology leaps into a first place tie with CaseSoft. inData Corp snatches second from Time Matters, now in third. They'll be fighting for this one till the clock strikes midnight on May 19th.

15. Favorite Litigation ASP
LexisNexis Total Litigator squeezes CaseVault into second but newcomer CaseKnowledge is only one vote away in third place.

16. Favorite Litigation Support Solution
CaseMap remains in first leaving Summation Blaze/iBlaze in second. iCONECT takes a slim lead over Visionary for third place.

17. Favorite Online CLE Provider
LegalSpan ups the ante in first, but the sun hasn't set yet on West LegalEdcenter in second. LexisNexis Mealeys and Fios remain in third and fourth place.

18. Favorite Practice Area Solution
CaseMap is still on top with Collier TopForm Bankruptcy tied with FinPlan for second, and ProDoc, Summation Blaze/iBlaze, and Time Matters tied for third.

19. Favorite Time-Billing Solution
Tabs3 has overtaken Billing Matters for first place by four votes. Timeslips tiptoes into second, leaving PCLaw just one vote back in third. This race is far from over.

20. Favorite Transcript Management Solution
TextMap hold onto first place. LiveNote moves into second, three votes ahead of Summation Blaze/iBlaze in third. RealLegal E-Transcript is close behind in fourth place.

21. Favorite Trial Presentation Solution
TrialDirector, TimeMap, and Sanction remain in first, second, and third place respectively. But four more days of voting could change the outcome.

22. Favorite New Legal Product of 2005
Tabs3 has tied TimeMap 4 for first place with TimeCoder Pro just one vote behind them in third. Will fourth place LexisNexis Total Litigator catch up? Let us know by voting!

23. Favorite Technoreleases of 2005
Software Technology turns down the volume on CaseSoft's first place lead with LexisNexis not far behind.

About TechnoLawyer @ Awards
The most comprehensive set of awards in the legal market, the TechnoLawyer @ Awards recognize customer loyalty. Every year, TechnoLawyer members vote for their favorite blogs, products, services, and Web sites in a variety of categories. In addition, four @ Awards pay tribute to individuals — TechnoLawyer of the Year, Favorite TechnoLawyer Contributor, Legal Technology Consultant of the Year, and Blawgger of the Year. Only TechnoLawyer members may vote in the @ Awards. Join TechnoLawyer now.

Sorry for the late notice, but on May 18th at 9:00 a.m. I plan to attend Adobe's Acrobat Legal Forum at the Westin Hotel in Times Square. If you also plan to attend, e-mail me so that I can look for you there. Rick Borstein will also be there. Learn more about this event.

We're looking for new office space in Manhattan. If you have any tips to pass along — a client looking to sublease space, a broker who handles small deals, a good commercial real estate lawyer, etc. — please e-mail me (our email address appears at the bottom of every page on our site). 

Thank you for your help.

About TechnoEditorials
A TechnoEditorial is the vehicle through which we opine and provide tips of interest to managing partners, law firm administrators, and others in the legal profession. TechnoEditorials appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. You can subscribe here.

Coming May 16, 2006 and May 23, 2006 to TechnoFeature: Sure, you've heard of HotDocs — but what other document assembly solutions exist? In this two-part article, technology consultant Seth Rowland explores four of the leading online document assembly systems, and shares what he has learned from interviewing their principal developers. In the first installment, he examines the conventional wisdom of online document assembly systems and the different approaches to document assembly embodied in these product offerings. In the second part, he explores each of the product offerings in detail and identifies the strengths of each system. Armed with Seth's helpful analysis, your firm can choose the product that best fits its workflow.

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Coming May 19, 2006 to Fat Friday: Duy Thai adds his two cents to the software training debate, Alex Simpson responds to the online backup discussion fueled by a recent TechnoFeature, Alice B. Newman reviews her experience with the HP LaserJet 3330mfp (an oldie, but goodie) and the newer 2015mfp, Kevin Grierson reviews RainMaker for time and billing, and Jay Solomon has a little fun with the very serious topic of password security. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 18, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Andrea Cannavina shares her thoughts on the Word v. WordPerfect debate, Kelly Lupo explains the intricacies of backing up and reviews online backup service AmeriVault, Scott Bassett reviews PCLaw TE for Palm synchronization, Debbie Westwood reviews Time Matters Enterprise, and Jennifer Little provides some Windows Explorer tips. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a 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.