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Coming today to SmallLaw: Microsoft's Office 365 is the new way to license Microsoft Office. And 37 different packages exist! You need a user guide to figure out which one to choose. That's exactly what law firm technology consultant Ben Schorr has written in this issue of SmallLaw. Ben explains how Office 365 works, which products it contains, and the five packages, including pricing, that best suit solo practices and small law firms. Thanks to Ben's deconstruction of the options and advice, you won't waste any time. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for the scoop on a new cloud practice management system.

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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 ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Dan Ruderman, Tip: How to Use OneNote to Archive Client-Related Email

Kevin Svec, The Risks of Not Using Dates in Document Names

Jon Lydell, Review DisplayFusion Plus a Novel Use of Three Monitors

Richard Belthoff, Review: Vlingo (Versus Siri)

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Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Bruce Berls, Review: CloudBerry Cloud Storage

Tim Callins, Tips for Using Two Monitors

Ronald Cappuccio, Review: PHONEslips 12

David Gleason, Options for Running Flash Files on the iPad

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Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In TL Answers, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The TL Answers newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Thomas F. McDow, Why I Couldn't Switch Plus Using Word and WordPerfect Side by Side

Nathan Davis, Review: Metrofax

Fred Hopengarten, How I Name My Documents

Andrew Willinger, Tip: How to Backup and Sync Your Google Calendar

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Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In TL Answers, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The TL Answers newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: The solo life works just fine for some lawyers, but Gadsden, Alabama lawyer Clark Stewart recently left it behind when he teamed up with a friend to form a partnership. Yes, it's time for another installment of our series, A Lawyer's Life. In this issue of SmallLaw, Clark reviews Line2, his new law firm's iOS-based next-generation telephone system. He also explains why his law firm relies on only two forms of marketing, both of which cost very little. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week to learn how to calculate numbers in Microsoft Word and thus sidestep Excel.

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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 ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, The Best and Worst New Technology for Law Offices

Kurt Schoettler, Tips on Preventing Inadvertent Disclosures When Sending Email Using Outlook

Kevin Kirlin, A Critique of Yvonne's "Nearly Foolproof" Document Management System

Elizabeth Greenfield, Does Adobe Acrobat Create a "Mirror Image"?

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Jeanette M. Otis, The Pros and Cons of Bates Stamps

Bill Baldwin, Tip: Using Dual Monitors With a Laptop

Charles Cork, Tip: WordPerfect X6 and Dual Monitors

Jeffrey Eannarino, Review: BullZip

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Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In TL Answers, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The TL Answers newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Google proved that search is king. Too bad the Gmail web interface looks like it was designed by Jackson Pollock. Fortunately, Microsoft Outlook has many powerful search tools — but most are hidden so as not to overwhelm casual users. In this issue of SmallLaw, law firm technology consultant Ben Schorr shows you where to find and how to use advanced search tools such as Boolean queries, fields, relative dates, scope, and many others. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for an explanation of when lawyers should and shouldn't use BCC.

How to Receive SmallLaw
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 ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Henry Murphy, How I Use My iPad for Depositions

Neil Squillante, A Day in the Life of the iPad Mini

William Shilling, Review: Time59, Google Apps, and MyFax Plus Our Cloud-Based Law Firm

Thomas Farnam, Review: Eudora (Delayed Send Feature)

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

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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How to Receive TL Answers
Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In TL Answers, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The TL Answers newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.