In today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, lawyer and legal technology legend Dennis Kennedy covers a document comparison, security, and review tool that integrates with Word, an Outlook add-on that makes it easy to schedule meetings, and a voicemail-to-text service that integrates with any cell phone or smartphone. Don't miss the next issue.
Below you'll find one of the three articles from today's edition:
Your Calendar's Best Friend
By Dennis Kennedy
The day-to-day practice of law often looks like a series of meetings and conference calls. Some suggest that the effort of scheduling these calls and meetings — playing phone tag, exchanging email, looking for available dates and times, and re-scheduling — might average seven separate exchanges per meeting and 25 minutes per working day over the course of a year. Finding a way to automate some of that scheduling process would save time and money — not to mention your sanity.
iPolipo is a Web-based service with a Windows software component that integrates with Outlook to assist in automating your schedule by securely sharing your calendar with those who want to meet with you. The key lies in the way that iPolipo lets you selectively share portions of your calendar with others.
iPolipo adds a toolbar to Outlook with all of its functions just a click away. Your contacts need only use a browser to schedule meetings with you and do not have to subscribe to iPolipo.
You can make your Outlook calendar available on a 24/7 basis with as many of your Outlook contacts as you choose. You can also insert a link to your calendar into your email messages with a single click of your mouse. iPolipo automatically synchronizes with Outlook in real time and automatically handles time zone conversions for you.
Only the contacts that you invite will have access to your calendar and their view is limited only to your available time slots. You can categorize your contacts and offer available time slots based on group membership, limiting client access to regular office hours and keeping evenings and weekends free for friends and family.
No one can see any information about your other scheduled meetings. You can also share your calendar for a limited time period and make meeting slots available only for a limited time.
iPolipo comes in two versions — Basic ($99/year) and Premium ($149/year). The Basic version enables you to share your calendar and offer limited-time meeting invitations for a 3 weeks period. The Premium version doubles this window to 6 weeks. Learn more about iPolipo.
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