TechnoLawyer: Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Richard Perkins explains how to wipe a laptop in a way that makes it easy to do again, Paul Wigg-Maxwell shares a Word Styles tip for an OCR documents plus he reviews PaperPort, Michael Steiner clarifies his recent Post on Autonomy/Interwoven, Thomas RuBane reviews CoreVault for online backup, and Jeffrey Koncius reviews Stamps.com for online postage. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to Fat Friday: We review the ruckus over BigSolo, the word recently coined by Ross Kodner, Merwyn J. Miller discusses the keys to successfully hiring staff for a law practice, law professor and solo Edward Kionka explains why a Mac makes sense for his work, Stan Winikoff reviews the macro feature of Dragon NaturallySpeaking plus the add-on KnowBrainer, Steven Hardy discloses his laptop backup solution and reviews BeInSync, and Ashe Lockhart reviews the Balans and Herman Miller Aeron desk chairs. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to Answers to Questions: Michael Steiner reviews Interwoven's document and email management software, Philip Franckel reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking and explains why some lawyers may prefer the Medical edition over the Legal edition, Sharon Campbell provides detailed instructions for customizing macros in Word using Visual Basic, Edward Still reviews Carbonite for online backup, and Kristi Bodin reviews Sharpdesk OCR software for converting scanned documents into Word/WordPerfect. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to Fat Friday: Eddie Davidson shares his experience using a MacBook Pro in his personal injury practice (and provides a real case example), Mary Hallman discusses the principles behind to an effective backup strategy, Conrad Leikauf explains why he often has to take matters into his own hands when it comes to hardware/software troubleshooting, Andrew DeMaio shares a helpful tip regarding multiple monitors and LogMeIn, and Roy Greenberg provides a great online resource for Dragon NaturallySpeaking tips. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to Answers to Questions: Steven Best discusses three payroll options for law firms, Steven Kraus reviews Time Matters 9.0 Enterprise edition, Peter Conway reviews the Olympus DS-330 and how it compares to the old days of mini-cassettes, Steven McNichols reviews Nuance's tech support policies, and Tom Trottier shares a few tips for long-term data storage. Don't miss this issue.

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Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, 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 Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

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Coming today to Fat Friday: David Hudgens reviews 3M's Micro Professional Projector MPro110, Camden Hall reviews ProLaw for practice management, Tom Caruso discusses three cost considerations when switching to a Mac, Jerry Perrella provides some sound advice for law firms needing to reformat server disks, and Jeff Scott Olson shares his recent experience with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 and Windows Vista 64. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to Answers to Questions: Steve Quinn explains why he'll never go back to analog dictation, Jon Manchester reviews ABBYY PDF Transformer Pro, Dennis Loy reviews RTG Bills, Gerard Stubbert shares his solution for the perfect office desk, and Harold Burstyn discusses WiFi options in Israel. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to Answers to Questions: Neal Rogers shares how his firm uses their Lexmark X9350 all-in-one for wireless network scanning, Caren Schwartz reviews Time Matters and PCLaw, Mark Manoukian reviews ABBYY FineReader Pro for OCR, Carolyn Thornlow explains how to create Tables of Authorities and Contents in WordPerfect, and Daniel Fennick reviews Pathagoras for document assembly. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to TechnoFeature: Do you find yourself continually searching for ways to become more productive? Speech recognition technology may provide you with a quantum leap, especially if you don't type well or suffer from repetitive stress injuries. In this article, lawyer John Starkweather reviews the latest offering from Nuance, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Legal. John shares his first impressions, his thoughts on ease of use, performance, and features, and his wish list for future versions. Whether you're a newbie thinking about using speech recognition for the first time or a veteran wondering if you should upgrade to the new version, John's detailed review provides all the information you need.

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