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Coming August 22, 2005 to TechnoGuide:

TechnoLawyer Diet Redux; Tanita InnerScan BC533 Review; Case Management for 70-Lawyer Firm; Much More
By Neil Squillante & Sara Skiff
In this issue of TechnoGuide, our publisher weighs in with his third installment on his weight loss odyssey. In this installment, after weighing in, he shares a calorie counting tip for those who buy lunch out, and reviews his latest tech toy -- a Tanita InnerScan BC533 Body Composition Monitor (Scale). This issue also features seven new Questions about everything from case management software for a 70-lawyer firm to IBM's (Lenovo's) X41 Tablet PC to computer blinking. All that plus the Question of the Week.

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Published on Mondays, TechnoGuide is a biweekly newsletter that features Quips, TechnoEditorials, Industry News, Real-Life Questions submitted by your peers in the legal profession, and the Question of the Week. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. You can subscribe here.

Coming August 23, 2005 to TechnoFeature: You may have heard of Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia, but what exactly is a wiki and how can one help your firm? When someone in your firm leaves, most likely some of their professional knowledge goes with them. Some departments may develop manuals for complex procedures, and many lawyers keep personal notes. But what if you could collect all that information in one place, readily accessible to everyone in your office? In this article, open source advocate and all-around tech guru Eric Skiff discusses the use of wikis for law firm knowledge management. Learn how to create, develop, and maintain an "internal wiki" and discover the many benefits for your firm.

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Coming July 19, 2005 to Fat Friday: William Kellermann defends native file review, a hot-button topic in the e-discovery industry, David Hammer explains how a broken hard drive can help build your kid's self-esteem, Ronald Cappuccio reviews Document Production System 8, David Larson reviews Pathagoras, and Larry Crowell reviews Iomega's Automatic Backup (formerly QuikSync). Don't miss this issue.

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Published on Fridays, Fat Friday is a weekly newsletter that features a grab bag full of genuinely useful product reviews and tips on a wide variety of topics. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming August 17, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jay Solomon discusses why holding onto an old printer may cost more than buying a new one, Nicholas Paczkowski reviews the Brother MFC 9600, Randall S. D. Jacobs reviews the Dell 1600n MFP, Jerry Perrella discusses compatibility between Word 2000 and Word XP, and Gil Marquez discusses the advantages of GroupWise 6.5 for Palm users (plus a postscript about GroupWise 7.0, which is coming soon). Don't miss this issue.

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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 15, 2005 to IP Memes: You'll learn about the lawsuit that almost put the kibosh on a new Warner Brothers film, why two technology giants are squabbling over the iPod, how Las Vegas trumped potential trademark infringers, and the outcome of a copyright battle over a recent best seller. All that plus a bonus IP blog meme.

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Published on Mondays, IP Memes is a biweekly newsletter that explores emerging technology-related intellectual property issues — or "memes" as we call them. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming August 16, 2005 to TechnoFeature: Almost every law firm wonders how to "renovate" or "fix" their workplace. In this article, Office Planning expert Richey Madison provides some insight on the latest trends in law firm design, as well as what you need to know about mock courtrooms, conference centers, lunchrooms, libraries, and videoconferencing so that your firm can use technology to better serve your clients. In short, Richey's sage advice will help you maintain your firm's competitive edge through innovative planning.

How to Receive this Newsletter
Published on Tuesdays, TechnoFeature is a weekly newsletter that contains in-depth articles written by leading legal technology and practice management experts. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Over the past few months, my colleague Sara Skiff has proved to the legal world what I've long known — TechnoLawyer members are fascinating people with interesting and successful careers. In the Member News section of this blog, Sara reports on the latest accomplishments of our members. Below I've collected links to all of Sara's articles to date. Maybe Sara's next article will cover your accomplishments.

New Blogs Cover Divorce Law, Commercial Contracts

Sean Tierney's Sentinel Designed to Help Lawyers with OFAC Compliance

Grace Carter, Celia Elwell, and Dwayne Krager Among Top 15 Paralegals in the US

Let Arnie Herz Help You Optimize Your Legal Career and Gain a Competitive Edge

Neil Squillante Participates in MarketingProfs' Thought Leaders Summit on E-Mail Marketing

Appellate Lawyer Joanne Frasca Scores a Win for Athletes First

Dennis Kennedy and Matt Homann Are Ready for Their Close Up, Mr. DeMille

Dan Pinnington Discusses Legal Malpractice in Law Practice Today

Barchives: A Blog for Bar Associations Is Born

Edward Poll Receives High Distinction from the Society for Advancement of Consulting

InhouseBlog Added to Law.com Legal Blog Watch

A Retina Specialist Has an Important Message for Diabetics — Get a Fluorescein Angiogram

Jan Kabili "Wows" with New Photoshop Book

Raise Your Glass — Attorney William Wilson Celebrates Supreme Court Victory

Family Law News Publishes Article by Family Law Specialist John Harding

Ina Kay Zimmerman: Dedicated to Serving the Legal and Now Personal Needs of the Nation's Elderly

Tom Lamb Launches Drug-Injury.com

CNET News.com Publishes Document Security Article by Joe Fantuzzi

Harold Burstyn Accepts New Role at Milde & Hoffberg

Jeff Sheldon Interviewed by Sky Radio

Michael Bates Blogs About Alberta's Fair Trading Act

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.

With all the scuttlebutt about document comparison software in recent editions of Fat Friday, TechnoLawyer member Jon Calhoun sent us an oft-forgotten reminder: "I've used WordPerfect's built-in compare feature for years and have been quite satisfied. Of course, that means working in WordPerfect instead of Word, but that's a plus in my book. WordPerfect does a fine job of converting Word documents, which you would have to do before using the redline feature."

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.

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

Delegate Time-Tracking to Your Smartphone
By Jill Bauerle
When lawyers venture out of the office, they often fail to track their time in real-time, opting instead for a memory dump when they return to the office. This common practice can result in lost billings. But don't blame these lawyers (they're rightfully focused on performing legal work). Instead, blame their technology — or lack thereof. What lawyers need is mobile technology that can eliminate the hassle of real-time time tracking. Enter AIRTIME Manager's AIRTIME-A4P, a clever utility that resides on your BlackBerry or Palm Treo. After completing a call or sending an e-mail message, AIRTIME-A4P asks you if you'd like to bill the time spent on that activity. With one click, you can effortlessly capture that time. AIRTIME-A4P fills in all the blanks, such as client/matter and the time spent on the call or e-mail, and then wirelessly sends your captured time entry back to your office. In addition to capturing billable time, AIRTIME-A4P can also record expenses. In a nice touch, AIRTIME-A4P features a third option — not recording the time. After all, you might want to make a personal call every now and then. AIRTIME-A4P gets even better over time (no pun intended) as it can adaptively learn about new clients from calls and e-mail messages you receive. After returning to your office, you can access an AIRTIME-A4P report listing all your time entries and edit them as needed. Installing AIRTIME-A4P occurs wirelessly — AIRTIME Manager wirelessly beams the software to your mobile device. AIRTIME-A4P works with all popular time entry and time-billing systems. Pricing is simple, success-based, and revenue-neutral — AIRTIME Manager charges a transaction fee only when you use AIRTIME-A4P to recover time. You can pass through this fee as a client reimbursable expense. Learn more about AIRTIME-A4P.

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Recently in Answers to Questions, Jason Havens discussed his move from PCLaw to AbacusLaw. In his Post, Jason mentioned AbacusLaw's HotDocs integration. TechnoLawyer member Michael Wasserman responds as follows: "I too am a long time Abacus user in a two-lawyer general practice. A big fan. Sadly, the HotDocs connection works only with HotDocs 5.0 (and, possibly, earlier). It does not work with HotDocs 6.0 or 2005."

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.