TechnoLawyer: Document Management

Coming December 18, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Monstrous file cabinets are quickly giving way to monstrous hard drives. But as with paper, you still need a system for locating particular files in a jiffy. In this article, business attorney Mike Schley reviews enterprise-class desktop search tool ISYS:desktop 8. He shares how he uses it in his practice, what features he likes the best, what could use more work, what he thinks of the company's customer service, and how it differs from the free desktop search utilities available today.

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Coming December 13, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Kristy Binmore reviews her firm's use of Philips digital dictation recorders and the SpeechExec Transcription Set, Brett Thompson explains how his firm uses QuickBooks for trust accounting, Dan Norris reviews Adobe Acrobat as part of his firm's paperless workflow, Yvonne Renfrew reviews Text Cleanup for copying and pasting between programs, and Edward Kionka reviews Parallels for running Windows software on a Mac. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 15, 2007 to Answers to Questions: David Hudgens discusses the key to managing case-related email, Kerry Hubick explains how he uses Microsoft Access for managing his intellectual property documents, Paul Purdue explains the shipping fees and training options associated with Tabs3, James Crowley recalls how he erased data from numerous hard drives while at CVS Inc., and Sonja Knauft shares her experience switching to a Mac, including practice management software. Don't miss this issue.

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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers a secure online storage service (see below), software that can digitize your paper forms and send the data into your legacy applications, and a practice management program for Mac users. Don't miss the next issue.

Three Steps to a Paperless Office
By Taeho Lim

You can never be too thin. That's a lie. Just ask Esther Canadas. You can never be too rich. That's also a lie if you don't want fame along with your fortune. You can never have enough storage or too little paper. Bingo!

File123's eponymous online service promises the most elusive of all technology promises — the paperless law office. As its name implies, File123 boils the storage process down to three steps: transfer digital files from your computer via upload or email, scan, or fax your paper documents, and then organize and back up your vault contents.

The functionality of File123 revolves around its searchable, sortable, sendable, and secure online file repository. To search for the file you need, enter a keyword and File123 looks for that term(s) and lists the relevant files. Add more files via fax, scan, email, or Web browser, or just drop them into File123's network drive application. When you need to share files, choose what you want to send and either email your recipients an attachment or a link that leads to a secure download page on the Web.

File123 also features a "Dashboard" from which you can add files, review recent account activity, and manage your folders. You add, delete, and reorganize folders just as you would on your Mac or PC — just drag and drop files and folders. Finally, File123 features 256-bit browser security to ensure that no one but you can access your storage vault.

A File123 account gives you 1 GB of free storage. Upgrading to a 10 GB account costs $4.95/month. Other plans exist for those who need even more storage since, after all, you can never get enough. No word on an unlimited plan though. Learn more about File123.

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Coming October 20, 2007 to Fat Friday: Matt Baker reviews BlackBerry Desktop and Windows Mobile with ActiveSync (his firm didn't just compare these competing mobile solutions on paper, but used both in the field), Simon Laurent discusses the details of his firm's paperless workflow, John Feeney responds to a recent TechnoFeature article on successful legal blogging (plus adds a few comments about trolls, the online variety), James Atkins reviews LogMeIn for remote access while traveling, and Martin Dean unveils the easiest word processing program to learn on the job. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming October 5, 2007 to Fat Friday: Anita Evans provides some Styles tips for Microsoft Word, Ben Schorr reviews Treo 700WX with Windows Mobile 5, Roy Greenberg explains how he sends email to a client who doesn't use email, "Mr. Paper LESS Office" Ross Kodner discusses his love affair with paper and why that's not at odds with his teachings, and Ronald Cappuccio uses a clever analogy to describe Dell's upselling tactics (but our publisher chimes in with his own analogy). Don't miss this issue.

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Coming September 28, 2007 to Fat Friday: Steven Schwaber implores general counsel to hire more small law firms, Mazyar Hedayat shares his thoughts on the new lawyer-rating Web site Avvo, Anna Marie Sossong reviews the Cirque Touchpad, Philip Franckel describes his document naming system, and Joyce Kawahata explains why her firm uses both WordPerfect and Microsoft Word. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming September 13, 2007 to Answers to Questions: Carlton Barnes reviews Copernic Desktop Search 1.7 and 2.0, Adam Drennen reviews StartStop dictation software with the Olympus DS-2300 digital recorder, Edward Poll reviews his Lenovo ThinkPad X60 and shares his thoughts on PDAs, Kermit Lowery, VP & Lead Customer Solutions Counsel at LexisNexis, responds to a recent Post about LexisNexis' terms of service, and Jill McLean provides a quick workaround for PDF printing problems. Don't miss this issue.

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