TechnoLawyer: Backup/Media/Storage

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, Review of Aereo as an Emergency Television Service

Scott Bassett, Review: TextAloud (Plus First Look at Speak It)

Lawrence Husick, Google Drive: Lawyers Beware

Steven Schwaber, Formatting Existing Documents: WordPerfect v. Word

Jonathan Warshay, How to Migrate Data From a Palm to a Modern Smartphone

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Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Fred Kruck, Advice on Mobile Scanning and OCR; Reviews of Fujitsu fi-6130, Canon DR-M125

Jose Montalvo, Smartphone Buying Advice Plus How to Hold a Funeral for Your Treo

Paul Pinkerton, A Veteran Multiple Monitor User Shares His Secrets

Sharon Druker, Review: Doodle

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Coming today to BigLaw: Some small law firms have never owned a file server so cloud storage services seem like a silver bullet. By contrast, most large law firms are not quite ready to entrust their data or their clients' data to companies led by 20-somethings in Silicon Valley. Therefore, it's important to reduce the cost of your on-premises data storage as much as possible. Deduplication technology can help, the problem being that it's a crowded field with lots of products. In this issue of BigLaw, law firm CIO and legal technology guru Matt Berg provides an overview of the major deduplication players. Also, don't miss the BigLaw Pick of the Week for an article that explores why large law firms often have poor management and some simple cures.

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Originally published in the July 6, 2012 issue of SmallLaw: Up until 2011, the legal technology world speculated which of the cloud practice management startups LexisNexis would acquire. Then LexisNexis surprised everyone by launching Firm Manager, its own cloud practice management system. In this issue of SmallLaw, practice management consultant Seth Rowland reviews Firm Manager from top to bottom and then some — features (including the new client portal and document management system), interface, speed, underlying technologies, etc. Seth tested Firm Manager on two PCs, a Mac, an iPad, an iPhone, and a Droid Pro. What's Seth verdict and TechnoScore? Read his review to find out. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for a visual walkthrough of Cloudon, the iPad app we recently reviewed that runs Microsoft Office on your iPad.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also links to helpful articles in other publications about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Originally published in the October 22, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Congratulations! After reading ediscovery consultant Tom O'Connor's final Ediscovery 101 installment in this issue of LitigationWorld, you will possess more technical mastery of this topic than the average litigator. In closing out this series, Tom points to helpful resources, identifies caveats, and imparts some wisdom gained from his experience working on cases large and small. Now that you've got the knowledge, take the ediscovery bull by the horns on your next case and make Tom proud. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for apps and uses for your iPad in litigation practice.

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Originally published in the May 11, 2012 issue of SmallLaw: In the entertaining book, "Inside Apple," Adam Lashinky describes the NSA-like secrecy policies at Apple. It's unlikely anyone at Apple uses Dropbox or USB flash drives. But the iTwin might make the cut. Today, New Jersey lawyer Edward Zohn, SmallLaw's senior product reviewer, evaluates the iTwin, a remote access device that Ed describes as an "endless hard drive cable." As usual, Ed used the iTwin for about a month in his own small law firm before penning this review. He not only discusses its features in detail, including security, but compares it to alternatives such as cloud storage, portable storage, remote control, and virtual private networks. If you still don't have an ideal remote access solution, read Ed's review and share it with your colleagues. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for five secrets to winning over a company seeking outside counsel.

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Originally published in the May 10, 2012 issue of SmallLaw: Mulder and Sculley have long since retired, but one of the great mysteries of our time has nonetheless been solved. Much like Deep Throat, Google itself recently unveiled its long-rumored Google Drive. In this issue of SmallLaw, cloud application expert and law practice advisor Erik Mazzone reviews Google Drive from the small law firm perspective. Erik analyzes Google Drive's storage, pricing, desktop and mobile functionality, web interface, feature set, and security. In short, it's the most comprehensive review of Google Drive not only among legal publications but among all publications. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for 10 tips on how to write articles for client development.

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Originally published in the October 4, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Welcome to your seventh Ediscovery 101 class — the penultimate installment of this year-long series. In this issue of LitigationWorld, ediscovery consultant Tom O'Connor puts into context everything he has taught you so far. He explains why your knowledge of how computers, smartphones, and other such devices store data can prevent you from being sanctioned, and even give you a leg up when drumming up new business and during the fog of discovery. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for ediscovery tips from an ediscovery special master, including a model federal appointment order.

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Originally published in the August 27, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Welcome to your sixth Ediscovery 101 class. Now that you know how computers work and store information, and about the history of ediscovery, you're ready to learn how to supervise an ediscovery project. In this issue of LitigationWorld, http://www.gulfltc.org ediscovery consultant Tom O'Connor discusses the difference between petrified and native files, the problems posed by metadata, and how to collect and process digital documents for review without getting yourself sanctioned. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for a waiver of privilege case involving a former truck driver who set up shop as an ediscovery consultant and the unfortunate law firm that hired him.

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Originally published in the January 12, 2012 issue of SmallLaw: All small law firms have similar needs, but different preferences and priorities. That's why law practice advisor and winner of the TechnoLawyer @ Award for Favorite SmallLaw Column of 2011 Erik Mazzone has returned for another year. Today, Erik tackles cloud storage services with five options depending on, you guessed it, your preferences and priorities. If you like Erik's column, don't forget to vote. If you have any cloud storage tips of your own, please reply. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for some unusual advice from a new solo that is either ingenius or insane — or maybe both.

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