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Coming July 18, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Diane Bowers explains how to integrate Hummingbird DM5 with Outlook, Douglas Folk and Tim Palmer respectively suggest possible solutions for publishing a legal treatise online, Sean Tierney reviews Google Desktop Search's PDF capabilities, and Warren Knowles reviews Hummingbird DM5's integration with GroupWise. 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 July 14, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Karen Dinius compares network fax servers to online fax-to-email services with regard to the needs of law firms, Nancy Duhon unearths a new document management solution poised to take the legal profession by storm, Chet Lustgarten reviews his GN Netcom 6110 telephone headset, Brian Peterson reviews an essential add-on for Google desktop Search, and Michele Adams provides two tips for speeding up PDF printing. 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 13, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Daniel Roberts provides several tips for stabilizing Hummingbird DM5, Richard Schafer discusses his firm's experience with Hummingbird DM5's Outlook integration, Craig Bayer explains how to set up fax-to-email services such as eFax, Martin Dean reviews his GN Netcom wireless headset, and Michael Schley reviews Word's built-in metadata and redlining tools. 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 13, 2005 to TechnoLawyer NewsWire: In this issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, tech expert Jill Bauerle covers a new PDF printing utility for lawyers, a secure instant messaging platform, a hot new Tablet PC that doubles as a laptop, a new online calendar service, and unique software that would enable Trevor Reznik to catch some z's let alone the average lawyer with occasional bouts of insomnia.

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Published on Wednesdays, TechnoLawyer NewsWire is a weekly newsletter that enables you to learn about new technology products and services of interest to legal professionals. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

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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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 July 11, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Susan Cox reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional and its impact on her firm, Douglas Folk reviews both a Jabra and a Plantronics telephone headset, Ralph Symons reviews ExplorerPlus for file management, Al Harrison reviews PowerDesk Pro as an alternative to Windows Explorer, and Charles Wuest provides some Windows Explorer tips that will transform you into a file management guru. 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 12, 2005 to TechnoFeature: Law firms fear change. But raising your profits requires change. Only a few methods exist that can increase profits go up over time ... and some of them are deceptive. Others are harmful. In this article, legal marketing consultant Andy Havens helps you make sense of it all by discussing the factors underlying law firm profits. Before raising rates, requiring more billable hours, hiring more lawyers, or considering a merger, read Andy's take on what will and what won't work for your law firm.

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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.

Coming July 8, 2005 to Fat Friday: Charles Stokes offers tips on how to use Microsoft Word for document management, Prashant Dubey invokes his cultural background to discuss work-life balance for litigators, Elliot Pahl reviews a utility that makes Firefox even better, Sam Craig adds his two cents to the document naming strategy thread, and Clinton Swan serves up another cheap document management tip. 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.

As you know, we announced the results of the 2005 TechnoLawyer @ Awards last week. In the old days, we used to hold a ceremony in a chat room with each winner contributing an acceptance speech. Nowadays, since virtually everyone has a Web site, we've rounded up some of the announcements from winners and finalists. Once again, congratulations to all of them!

Our Official Announcement

Jim Calloway's Announcement

Dennis Crouch's Announcement

David Moon's Press Release

Dennis Kennedy's Announcement

Bruce MacEwen's Announcement

Software Technology's Press Release

CaseVault's Press Release

CaseSoft's Press Release

Dataflight's Press Release

LexisNexis' Press Release

We'll update this Post as more announcements appear.

PS: After posting five days/week for 12 weeks since our launch, we're taking a break — no blog posts until next Friday, July 8th. Enjoy the holiday weekend!

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.

This Wednesday's edition of Answers to Questions contains a detailed review Time & Chaos as a case management solution. In the meantime, TechnoLawyer member David Tang writes in with this Quip on the same topic: "I use Time & Chaos daily. It's an address book/calendar that's a good value. It is a shame that WordPerfect is not supported in v.6, but v.5 is still available for purchase. I hate to recommend switching word processors, but if you want to take advantage of the v.6 mail merge, you need to use MS Word. Amicus Attorney is another case management program that is very popular. It's in the same arena as Time Matters in terms of capabilities and price. Good luck on your search."

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.