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Email Archiving; VMWare Fusion on Two Monitors; Word Macros; Wikis for Case Chronologies; KeePass Review

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, July 8, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: William Brown discusses the pitfalls of Microsoft's macros, David Service reviews Thunderbird, Harry Burris explains how to use dual monitors to run Windows on Mac, Miriam Jacobson explains how to use wikis for case chronologies, and Stephen Lander reviews KeePass. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Automation/Document Assembly/Macros | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Gadgets/Shredders/Office Gear | Legal Research | Litigation/Discovery/Trials | Monitors | Networking/Operating Systems | Privacy/Security | TL Answers | Utilities

Should You Cut the Cord and Move The Cloud? Legal Practice Without a File Server

By Sara Skiff | Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Coming today to TechnoFeature: A file server can cost upwards of $22,000 plus another $7,000 per year to maintain. Should you instead keep that money in your bank account? But can your law firm conduct business without a server? In this TechnoFeature, legal technology consultant Seth Rowland explains how you can cut the cord by using "the cloud" — online applications for backups, practice management, and document management. But everything has a downside, which Seth also explores. What's his verdict on moving the cloud? Read the article to find out.

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Topics: Backup/Media/Storage | Desktop PCs/Servers | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Transactional Practice Areas

Fax-to-Email; Worldox Review; Credenza Tip; Star Envelope Printer Review; Windows on Mac

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, July 1, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Damian Christianson explains how to make fax-to-email services safer, Barry Ansbacher reviews Worldox for document management, Andrew Cummins suggests support resources for Credenza users, George Vie explains how to dual-boot a Mac, and Armando Baralt reviews using Starr Envelope Printer Pro with Open Office. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Networking/Operating Systems | Practice Management/Calendars | Privacy/Security | TL Answers | Utilities

WPD-to-DOCX Conversions; iPhone Review; PDF Bookmarks Tip; Retainer Fees; File Naming

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, June 10, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Karl M. Rowe shares tips for converting WordPerfect documents to Word format, Andrew Weltchek offers some advanced PDF bookmark tips, Bob Leonard discusses the importance of refreshing retainer fees, Howard Raab reviews the iPhone's note taking abilities, and Rick Cloud shares an important tip for naming files. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Office Management | Online/Cloud | TL Answers | Utilities

Email Archiving/Filing Tip; Google Voice Review; Mac Switcher Tip; Stamps by Fax; Split Billing Tip

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, June 3, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Bryan Conway explains how to use Adobe Acrobat for archiving and filing email, David Grabill reviews Google Voice, Edward Kionka offers some money-saving and other tips for law firms that switch from PC to Mac, Marilyn Herrera explains how she buys postage, and Paul Purdue suggests a program for split fee billing. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Monitors | Networking/Operating Systems | Online/Cloud | TL Answers

Review: AIRTIME-A4P for Automated Time Capture

By Sara Skiff | Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Coming today to TechnoFeature: Legal technology consultant Caren Schwartz spends a lot of time on the road. To help her capture time spent on email and phone calls on her BlackBerry, Caren used Airtime Manager's AIRTIME-A4P for a few months. In this TechnoFeature, she reviews A4P, including setting it up, daily use, and technical support. If you find yourself increasingly reliant on your smartphone, and concerned about billable time slipping through the cracks when you're out of the office, read Caren's review to find out if AIRTIME-A4P could help you and your colleagues.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Online/Cloud | TechnoFeature

Digital Dictation; Why UPS; Web Clipping Tools; Dell Latitude XT Tablet Review; magicJack Review

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, May 13, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Andrea Cannavina recommends options for digital dictation, Tom Trottier explains the benefits of a UPS, Fraser Page reviews PDFill, Firefox Scrapbook, Evernote, and other Web clipping tools, Thomas F. McDow reviews the Dell Latitude XT tablet, and Sam Craig reviews magicJack. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Coming Attractions | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Gadgets/Shredders/Office Gear | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | TL Answers

iPhone v. Windows Mobile; PracticeMaster Review; RAID; TimeMap Export Tip; iPad; Much More

By Sara Skiff | Friday, May 7, 2010

Coming today to Fat Friday: Bryan Keenan compares the iPhone to Windows Mobile, Emery Wang reviews PracticeMaster, Robert Rice explains how RAID saved his bacon, Tom Trottier shares a TimeMap diagram and illustration tip, and Frank River discusses how practice management software can boost your growth. Don't miss this issue.

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iPhone v. Windows Mobile; PracticeMaster Review; RAID; TimeMap Export Tip; iPad; Much More

By Sara Skiff | Friday, May 7, 2010

Coming today to Fat Friday: Bryan Keenan compares the iPhone to Windows Mobile Phone, Emery Wang reviews PracticeMaster for document assembly, Robert Rice explains how RAID saved his law firm, Frank Rivera compares off-the-shelf practice management systems with homegrown systems, and Tom Trottier shares a tip about the best format for diagrams that you export from TimeMap or similar programs. Don't miss this issue.

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Reviews of Sennheiser BW 900, HotDocs, ScanSnap S1500; TimeMap Printing Tip; Solo Pros and Woes

By Sara Skiff | Friday, April 30, 2010

Coming today to Fat Friday: David Hudgens reviews the Sennheiser BW 900 Bluetooth headset, Samuel Hasler reviews HotDocs for document assembly, Michael St. George reviews the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 and Evernote, Andrew Weltchek discusses choosing the solo life, and Yvonne Renfrew shares a TimeMap printing tip and reviews the product's new search capability. Don't miss this issue.

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