In today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, lawyer and legal technology legend Dennis Kennedy covers an online alternative to Microsoft Office, a free service for tracking your wealth (and comparing it to that of your peers), and an Outlook add-in that enables you to organize and archive your e-mail by client and matter. Don't miss the next issue.
Below you'll find one of the three articles from today's edition:
An Office Without the Overhead
By Dennis Kennedy
In this new Web 2.0 world, expensive desktop applications may end up going the way of the dodo thanks to simple Webified versions — word processors, spreadsheets, and the like. These low-priced or free tools can serve as economical alternatives to programs such as Microsoft Office in certain settings.
Silveroffice offers up such a tool with gOFFICE, an online office suite that enables you to quickly create documents using just your Web browser. gOffice has four modules — word processing, desktop publishing, presentations, and spreadsheets. You create all four types of documents in your Web browser.
Each module features many templates. For example, the word processing module features more than 1,000 letter templates, making it easy to create a professional-looking letter. When you complete a document, you can export it to PDF format. gOffice handles the conversion so you do not need a copy of Adobe Acrobat. You can also email and fax documents directly from gOffice (faxing is limited to the United States).
You can use gOffice from any computer with an Internet connection, and you can store your files online or locally. Alternatively, you can host gOffice on your own server at your firm. gOffice works in Firefox (Mac and Windows) and Internet Explorer (Windows).
Like other Web 2.0 tools, gOffice offers limited functionality and customization compared with desktop applications. But because gOFFICE makes it easy to produce nice-looking documents, you may find it an acceptable trade-off. gOFFICE costs 99 cents per month. Learn more about gOFFICE.
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