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Below you'll find one of the five articles from today's edition of TechnoLawyer NewsWire:

Give Your Data the Protection it Deserves
By Jill Bauerle
In light of recent natural disasters, highly publicized security breaches and increased regulatory compliance mandates, many law firms have developed a keen interest in what once only received lip service — data backup and disaster recovery. Though many firms routinely perform onsite backups, they struggle with off-site backup. Let's face it — storing your backups at home or at your other office across town may not be far enough away — plus it's a hassle. The solution — an online backup service, but which one? EVault looks like a good bet given its breadth of services, profitability ($24 million in sales last year), and large client base (7,000 clients and counting). Perhaps most importantly, EVault provides "end-to-end 256-bit encryption" of your data during all transfers. EVault can backup both your desktops and your servers, including Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server. EVault offers three services for different size law firms: EVault Small Business Edition for firms with fewer than 20 employees, EVault Protect for medium-size firms, and EVault InfoStage for large firms and firms with multiple offices. Each EVault service comes with free e-mail and telephone support. Once an EVault representative walks you through the 20-minute setup, off-site backup becomes fully automatic, eliminating the possibility of human error. EVault Small Business Edition costs $139 to setup and $85/month for up to 5GB or $150/month for up to 10GB. Additional storage sells for $15 or $20/GB depending on your plan. Contact EVault for pricing of its other services. Learn more about EVault.

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This year in Answers to Questions, we have provided comprehensive coverage of input devices for lawyers with hand tremors. TechnoLawyer member Sheldon Weinhaus writes in with this quick tip: "I have some slight hand tremor, and use the LogiTech trackballs, at the office and at home. I find them much easier to work with than the mouse."

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.

In a recent issue of Fat Friday, I wrote: "I know from my discussion with vendors that their biggest obstacle remains ignorance, not a competitor's product." TechnoLawyer member Brad Jensen of LaserVault responds as follows: "Speaking as a long-time technology marketer (document management, scanning, and COLD), this is something I continually say to my salespeople. People have a limited amount of attention, and they tend to do today the same thing they did yesterday, because it is proven. That's why companies are still using paper (invented 1500 BC) and microfiche (invented 1955) to store their business records. The good news is for those organizations who adopt new, faster and more convenient technology, they quickly gain a competitive advantage over the majority of firms."

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 October 10, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Frederic Wolfram reviews Acronis 8 and its role in the backup system at his firm, Oliver Wendell provides a quick fix for disaster recovery, Erin Baldwin reviews the ins and outs of Stamps.com, Patricia Dennis reviews Outlook for case management, and Steven McNichols directs WordPerfect users to a Web site offering free Bates stamping macros. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming October 6, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens reviews STI's PracticeMaster/Tabs3 combo, Jack Turnquist explains his simple Windows backup solution using DOS, Jeanetta Stewart reviews the pros and cons of Stamps.com (she has used the service for five years), Perry Adanick provides some helpful tips regarding our ongoing spyware discussion, and Lee King offers more reasons why you may prefer a trackball over a mouse. 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 October 5, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Rob Howard reviews a reliable online backup service, William Shilling reviews several accounting/time-billing applications for Mac users, Craig Bramley reviews programs for Bates stamping TIFF files, Stephen Seldin writes in with a promising input device for disabled lawyers who have trouble using a mouse, and Joseph Sferrazza discusses his experience using PCLaw for time-billing over the past three years. 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 October 4, 2005 to TechnoFeature: With today's technology comes mobility, enabling many of us to work from home or on the road. But say you're in a hotel room, on the phone with a client who needs to meet with you the following week. Is a conference room in your office building free for that date and time? If you've been out of the office, you may not know. Enter Meeting Room Booking System (MRBS), an open source, Web-based program for scheduling office conference rooms remotely. In this review, attorney Jim Slaughter shares his experience with MRBS over the past year at his firm. If you're always on the move, read on to see whether this simple, free program can keep you in the loop.

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The debate over Dell has continued to rage in our Answers to Questions newsletter. Here's a taste from TechnoLawyer member Andrew Paterson: "Count me with Howard Raab. I have had excellent service from Dell techs in India at god knows what hour of the night. They were knowledgeable, patient and easy to work with. And when they suspected a hard drive (you can't have it both ways: no problems and the cheapest drives) a delivery box arrived on Thursday, the laptop was sent out Friday and back at noon Monday. Count me a happy camper with Dell and its service."

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.

The American College of Equine Attorneys recently bestowed a prestigious Fellowship on TechnoLawyer member, George Elser. This honor requires, among other things, ten years of practice as an equine lawyer.

George had no problem fulfilling this and other requirements. He currently serves as Principal of Equine Dispute Solutions in Wayne, Pennsylvania. In this role, he mediates disputes involving horses and equine-related matters.

Over the years, George has dealt with virtually all matters involving horses, including ownership rights, breeding rights, boarding and training agreements, and liability when horses or people are injured. In addition to his legal and mediation work, he serves on the planning committee of and has frequently lectured at the annual National Equine Law Conference sponsored by the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

"My absolute favorite piece of technology — my fountain pen. It has served me well over the years, and is powered by a renewable energy source," joked George when asked about his favorite legal technology tools. "My two favorite technologies as everyone thinks of them today are my network and my backup system. I rest easily when they are both working," he added.

You can contact George at (610) 964-9627.

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You don't have time to track 100 business and technology magazines and blogs. We do. Below you'll find five excellent articles we've recently come across plus a link to a site for law firms displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Why Not Guarantee Professional Services?

Exponential Growth in Legal Outsourcing: The Numbers Tell the Story

Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006

Tax Breaks for Angels

Stevie's Little Wonder

Help Katrina Lawyers

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.