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Accepting Credit Cards; iPhone and LNTPA; Playing Audio Clips at Trial; Advice for New Lawyers; Review of PureText and ClipCache Pro

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, February 4, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Sam Gibson discusses the impact of accepting credit cards at his law firm, Bob Leonard explains how he syncs his iPhone with LexisNexis' Total Practice Advantage (and LexisNexis discusses its mobililty plans for 2010), Marc Dobin explains how to create audio clips for trial, Bruce Dorner offers advice to new lawyers overwhelmed with technology options, and Christopher Holly reviews PureText and ClipCache Pro. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Automation/Document Assembly/Macros | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Office Management | Practice Management/Calendars | Presentations/Projectors | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | TL Answers | Utilities

AdvologixPM Review; Laptop Security Tips; Forced Obsolescence; MiFi Tip; Smart Invoice; iPad Use Case

By Sara Skiff | Friday, January 29, 2010

Coming today to Fat Friday: Diedre Braverman reviews AdvologixPM, Tom Trottier discusses laptop security and passwords, Steve Pena shares his thoughts on forced obsolescence and online music subscriptions, Ed Detlie provides some ideas for making calls using a MiFi, Harry Steinmetz has a few words for Smart Invoice's pricing plan, and our publisher lays out a use case for Apple's new iPad. Don't miss this issue.

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Reviews of BofA Payroll Service, Olympus Dictation System; Why LexisNexis Dropped Time Matters Professional; KVM Switch Tip; Integrated Calendars

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, January 28, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens reviews Bank of America's Easy Online Payroll service, Anthony Vrsecky reviews his firm's experience with Time Matters since version 2.0 (and CIC Robert Gray explains responds and explains LexisNexis' thinking behind Time Matters 10), William Lloyd discusses how he uses dual monitors with a KVM switch, Brad Bailey reviews the Olympus DS-4000 digital recorder along with the AS-4000 transcription system, and William Tait shares his thoughts about stand-alone versus integrated calendaring systems for law firms. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Coming Attractions | Computer Accessories | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Monitors | Practice Management/Calendars | TL Answers

Reviews of Carbonite, Needles, Endicia Dazzle, RTG Bills; Time59; Timeslips; Accepting Credit Cards

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, January 21, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Randy Gold reviews Carbonite for online backup, Jim Browning reviews Needles for case management and discusses his firm's experience with a Needles consultant, Susan King reviews Endicia's Dazzle online postage service, Miriam Jacobson compares Time59, Timeslips, and RTG Bills, and Bryan Sims shares his thoughts on accepting credit cards. Don't miss this issue.

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How Your Law Firm Can Build Its Own (DIY) Practice Management System Using Off-The-Shelf Software

By Sara Skiff | Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Coming today to TechnoFeature: Most managing partners agree that technology can help them better run their law firms. But which technology? In this TechnoFeature article, do-it-yourself advocate and lawyer Edward Zohn explains how his firm decided to use off-the-shelf business productivity software to create a practice management system rather than buy a specialized practice management system designed for law firms. Zohn doesn't only discuss his unorthodox approach in the abstract. He also lists and discusses the products that comprise his firm's practice management system.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Coming Attractions | Law Office Management | Practice Management/Calendars | TechnoFeature

RAID 101; Laptop Overheating; PCLaw Synchronization; Acer Aspire One Review; Health Care Costs

By Sara Skiff | Friday, January 8, 2010

Coming today to Fat Friday: Edward Zohn offers some tips on using RAID for data storage, Tom Trottier provides five tips to prevent your laptop from overheating, Peter Conway reviews PCLaw's Outlook and smartphone synchronization, Stephen Cohen reviews the Acer Aspire One and shares an upgrade tip, and Philip Franckel offers his thoughts on the public option for health care. Don't miss this issue.

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Should Law Firms Accept Credit Cards?; Time Matters Review, Email Filing Tip; 64 Bit Dragon; Fax-to-Email

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, January 7, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Michael Bauchan explains why and how his firm accepts credit cards, Victoria Pitt reviews Time Matters, Fredric Gruder reviews Acrobat and QuickFile4Outlook for archiving email, Stephen Hayes reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking on Windows 64 and Nuance technical support, and Simon Laurent discusses his firm's fax-to-email solution. Don't miss this issue.

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Accepting Credit Cards; Stamps.com's Secret Low-Cost Plan; Amicus Attorney Tip; Dragon Review; Cross-References

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, January 7, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Paul Purdue explains what lawyers should consider when accepting credit cards, Todd Schlossberg reviews Stamps.com and explains how to obtain a secret low price, Product Director for Amicus Attorney Dale Wainwright answers a question about exporting time entries from Amicus Attorney, John Kennedy reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and A.J. Levy shares his tips for automatically updating cross references in Word and WordPerfect. Don't miss this issue.

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Document Assembly Software; Offline SaaS; Billing System Switch; QuickJump Review; Health Care Reform

By Sara Skiff | Friday, December 18, 2009

Coming today to Fat Friday: David Estes shares his thoughts on why his law firm doesn't use document assembly software, Jack Newton discusses SaaS and the fading importance of offline access, Douglas Shachtman provides some tips for switching billing systems, Kenneth DiMuzio shares his thoughts on the health care debate, and Megan Harrison writes in with another holiday gift idea for lawyers. Don't miss this issue.

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Six Tips for New Lawyers; Postage Meter Alternative; Destroying a Hard Drive; Gadwin's PrintScreen Review; Will PDF Files Survive?

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, December 17, 2009

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Eric Fagan shares six tips for new lawyers, Steven Schwaber discusses an alternative to postage meters, Tom Trottier provides a few tips for permanently destroying a hard drive, Brad Jensen shares his thoughts on the future of digital media, and Kerry Hubick reviews Gadwin's PrintScreen utility. Don't miss this issue.

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