TechnoLawyer: Computer Accessories

Coming May 18, 2005 to Answers to Questions: William Hinkle reviews Yahoo Desktop Search as well as another free desktop search utility, Jennifer Little reviews Backup Now Deluxe Suite as used in 6-person law firm, Eliyahu Rooff reviews an input device for lawyers with hand tremors, Samuel Matunog reviews the Canon DR-2080c digital copier/scanner after five months of use, and Pat Smith provides a tip to minimize the size of your PDF files. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming May 16, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Peter Summerill reviews the Toshiba m205 tablet PC and Microsoft's OneNote, Clint Pullin reviews a PDF utility that he uses to batch convert TIFF files into PDF format, Britt Knuttgen reviews the Quikscribe digital transcription system, Nicholas Hagoort reviews the Visioneer XP Strobe 450, which he has has used for a year, and Gibson Gahan reviews a unique trackball. 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.

Recent issues of Fat Friday have contained lots of advice about and reviews of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). TechnoLawyer member Michael Vorel adds this graphic explanation of their value: "A few additional comments regarding UPS units. Imagine writing on your paper tablet when the lights go out and a big book is slammed down on your fingers before you know what happens. Physical damage may occur to your media with your "saved" files somewhere on the platters. This is the affect many hard drives endure when power is lost or fluctuates greatly. Often a CPU, RAM chips, or even the power supply can be cooked when power surges back on. A good UPS filters and supplements power as well as allows power sources to be shut off gracefully."

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Coming May 2, 2005 to TechnoGuide:

The Next Big Thing in Blogs; Maximize Your Google Searches; Much More
In this issue of TechnoGuide, Neil Squillante discusses the next big thing in blogs, and explains how to maximize your Google searches. This issue also contains Quips about the Department of Homeland Security, KKL Software's eZClean metadata removal utility, and uninterruptible power supplies. This issue's Questions from Your Peers seek advice on bates stamping, laser printers, PDA synchronization, Rainmaker, real estate software, and VoIP. All that plus the Question of the Week.

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Coming April 18, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Paul Waldron reviews a new product that eliminates the need to "babysit" your scanner, Roger Boyell explains what to look for in the new crop of digital audio recorders (for dictation), Howard Raab discusses why he disagrees with my recent advice about Dell, Hugh Tedder reviews a useful accessory that raises your laptop to an ergonomically appropriate height, and Jeanetta Stewart compares Word's "Reveal Formatting" to WordPerfect's "Reveal Codes." Don't miss this issue.

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In a recent Topical Compilation newsletter, we discussed current battery technology at length. TechnoLawyer member Paul Lepine would like to add his 2 cents: "A tiny response if I may — if you road Warriors would Google "solar laptop" you'll find lots of out-of-the-box ideas as well as real products."

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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.

A few months ago in the Answers to Questions newsletter, many of you made recommendations for input devices for legal professionals with hand tremors.  TechnoLawyer member Sheldon Weinhaus has yet another recommendation: "I find that have slight hand tremors, and used a trackball so that I can stop easily, and then press the button once or twice. Logitech used to offer a trackball that had a middle button for a double click, but I do not see that offered any more."

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.

I recently wondered whether you could buy a DVI KVM box for under $100. Thanks to Paul Lepine and other TechnoLawyer members, you can indeed find such a deal. The secret lies in using a shopping comparison site such as ZDNet.

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TechnoLawyer member Paul Lepine writes: "As a follow-up to the recent commentary on the Logitech optical mouse -- let's not forget their wireless keyboards. The ergonomic freedom, the lack of clutter, the cool look together with your flat screen."

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.