In this special issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, lawyer and legal technology legend Dennis Kennedy covers three personal knowledge management tools — two for Windows PCs and one for Macs. Don't miss the next issue.
Below you'll find one of the three articles from today's edition:
Become a Wiz Kid
By Dennis Kennedy
The typical Microsoft Word user sees a screen with hundred of icons spread out over several toolbars and menus. Often, lawyers simply want to jot down some notes or organize their thoughts in an outline. For such tasks Microsoft Word is both overkill and inefficient.
AvniTech Solutions' WhizFolders Organizer focuses solely on notes and outlines, with the goal of making it easy to create, manage, and connect your ideas. This focus eliminates the clutter and difficulty of word processing and other programs for note-taking and gives you a great platform for working with your notes and great flexibility in using notes and outlines.
WhizFolders Organizer gives you fast access to all of your notes. The program features a two-pane list/edit interface so you can see the hierarchal list of your notes and outlines as you work. You can rearrange your lists by dragging and dropping, or even use duplicate names. It is this listing technology that gives the program its power and usefulness. You might also use the full screen edit mode, vertical panes, multiple windows, or other flexible approaches to best match the way you work.
You can enter your notes in a variety of ways and in a variety of formats. You can drag and drop text, insert pictures, links, and objects, and even insert links to other notes, documents, and files. You can merge groups of individual notes into larger documents.
WhizFolders Organizer uses lists to help you categorize, sequence, and organize your notes. You can then move them around, color or highlight items, and define a tree structure that works best for you. The ability to drop in links to other notes turns WhizFolders Organizer into a personal wiki. WhizFolders Organizer also prints out a convenient table of contents with your notes.
WhizFolders Organizer offers Boolean search tools and the ability to export your notes in RTF and HTML formats. There is a free viewer you can use for distributing your notes. Sensitive notes can be password protected.
WhizFolders Organizer comes in two versions — Pro and Deluxe. The latter version features tables, keyword tagging, and templates. It sells for $80. The Pro version sells for $39. Learn more about WhizFolders Organizer.
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