In today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, lawyer and legal technology legend Dennis Kennedy covers a calendar synchronization program, a new case management program with built-in Google mashups, and an e-discovery project management solution. Don't miss the next issue.
Below you'll find one of the three articles from today's edition:
Take Your Calendar Everywhere You Go
By Dennis Kennedy
We recently reported on ClearSync 1, an application that enables you to create multiple calendars (personal, work, kids, etc.) and keep them synchronized across multiple programs (including Outlook) and devices (including Treos and other Palm smartphones).
Hot on the heels of that version, the company has released ClearSync 2, which contains improvements and new features. ClearSync 2 features both online and desktop applications so you can easily create, maintain, and share calendars and contact lists among the various groups to which you belong even when you do not have Internet access. You can even give members of your group the right to edit entries for you.
ClearSync 2 provides six important new features.
First, Automatic Synchronization updates calendars and contacts when you and those with whom you share calendars are connected to the Internet or at scheduled intervals. In other words, you no longer need to manually synchronize or worry about someone else making a change and forgetting to synchronize.
Second, you can now search across the calendars and contacts of everyone in a group (e.g., your department, your entire firm, your family, etc.).
Third, you now have the ability to share your calendar with with Mac and Linux users, and can even import iCal files. iCal has become a calendar standard of sorts online.
Fourth, when you set up repetitive events (such as a weekly meeting), you can create exceptions for holidays, etc. when that event will not take place.
Fifth, you can quickly create calendar events and then drag and drop them to any date — even on a different calendar.
Lastly, ClearSync 2 now features automatic software updates, which more and more computer users have come to expect thanks to the success of Windows Update.
ClearSync 2 comes in three versions: free with a limited feature set (calendar only, no synchronization), Silver (includes everything except wireless synchronizing, encryption, and telephone support), and Gold. Silver sells for $19,95/year and Gold sells for $59.95/year). You can try ClearSync 2 for free for 30 days. Learn more about ClearSync 2.
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