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Data Conversion Is Possible; Sharing Office Space; DMS Debate; Abolish CLE?; Are Lawyers Born or Bred?

By Sara Skiff | Friday, November 21, 2008

Coming November 21, 2008 to Fat Friday: STI President Dan Berlin responds to a recent Post about importing historial data from one billing system to another, Sagi Shaked provides four helpful tips for lawyers looking to share office space, John Heckman explains why document management is indeed the "killer app," Ronald Cappuccio shares his thoughts on state regulation of CLE, and Daryl Martin spots another flaw in one of our law firm video reviews. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | CLE/News/References | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Fat Friday | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Law Office Management

Why Spam Plummeted This Week; Top 5 Reasons Not to Build Your Own PCs; Excel-Word Paste Tip; Bill4Time Data Import

By Sara Skiff | Friday, November 14, 2008

Coming today to Fat Friday: Joseph Marquette explains why law firms should not build their own PCs, Chris Gibson explains how to copy and paste from Excel to Word, Edward Still criticizes challenge response software and shares his listserver pet peeves (plus we explain why spam dropped off a cliff this week), Edwin Eubank reviews Office 2007 on Windows Vista, and Leslie Shear writes in with additional concerns regarding importing data from Timeslips to Bill4Time. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Desktop PCs/Servers | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Law Office Management | Networking/Operating Systems | Online/Cloud | Privacy/Security

Build or Buy?; So Long Palm; BlackBerry Not the Answer; Nationalization of the Legal Profession; Excel Blues; Legal Web Apps

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 31, 2008

Coming November 7, 2008 to Fat Friday: Thomas Stirewalt addresses a recent TechnoFeature article about why lawyers should understand how to build a PC, Alan Kaminski discusses his experience upgrading to a 64 bit laptop and the Palm/BlackBerry dilemma that ensued, George Ross questions the the need for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Mickie Whitley responds to a recent SmallLaw column about a nationalized legal system, and Brian Sherwood Jones links to a news story about the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a wayward spreadsheet, and a junior associate. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Coming Attractions | Desktop PCs/Servers | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Office Management | Networking/Operating Systems | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

CLE Materials the Real Star; Is Victoria a Dinosaur?; iPhone Lament; Line Numbering Tip; Perfect Backup System

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 24, 2008

Coming October 31, 2008 to Fat Friday: Glen Yale discusses the value he finds in attending and providing CLE presentations, Victoria Pitt reviews the Treo 700p, Michael Schwartz explains why he hasn't switched to the iPhone yet, Carol Bratt provides a line numbering tip for Word 2003 and 2007, and Meredith Hamilton joins the challenge response software debate. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | CLE/News/References | Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Privacy/Security

Top Treo Apps; Legal Trade Shows; Jott Review; Time Matters; WordPerfect in a Word World

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 17, 2008

Coming today to Fat Friday: Tom Trottier reviews his favorite Treo apps, William Kellermann discusses the past, present, and future of legal tech trade shows, Paul Easton reviews Jott for cell phone dictation, Kristi Bodin comments on a recent response from LexisNexis about Time Matters, and Harold Burstyn shares his experience with Word/WordPerfect compatibility. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | CLE/News/References | Coming Attractions | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Online/Cloud | Practice Management/Calendars | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Sharing Office Space; Lawyering Game; Amicus Attorney; LeMo; Word; PCLaw; Indispensable Software

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 17, 2008

Coming October 24, 2008 to Fat Friday: Nicholas Richter discusses his experience sharing office space with another law firm and some solos, Robert Barnes takes issue with the "lawyering game," Charles T. Lester Jr. reviews Amicus Attorney and its integration with Outlook (and we propose the LeMo Consortium), Mark Manoukian offers several astute observations about WordPerfect and Word, and Peter Dubbeld reviews a recent encounter with PCLaw tech support. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Law Office Management | Practice Management/Calendars | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Litigation Support Crisis; Discovery UK Style; Calgoo Review; Microsoft Bashing Counterproductive; Laptop Tip

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 3, 2008

Coming today to Fat Friday: Terry Harrison compares the litigation support industry in the US and UK, Gerard Stubbert shares his thoughts on eDiscovery, Andrew Shear reviews his multiple calendar configuration, Dixon Robertson attempts to deflate Microsoft "hysteria," and Stephen Seldin suggests a way to extend the life of your laptop. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Litigation/Discovery/Trials | Online/Cloud | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | Utilities

Email Receptionist; Opera Mobile Review; Amicus Attorney Review; Word on Two Monitors; Training

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 3, 2008

Coming October 10, 2008 to Fat Friday: Cynthia Zook responds to the debate about challenge response spam control, Martin Cohen reviews Opera Mobile and Adobe Reader for Windows Mobile, Robert Levinson reviews his recent encounter with Amicus Attorney customer support, Steve Marlowe shares the one reason he uses Word instead of WordPerfect, and Tom Trottier discusses software training. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | CLE/News/References | Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Practice Management/Calendars | Privacy/Security

LACBA Disproves Modest Proposal; Reviews of Novabrain, FileCenter, ProjectTrack; ActiveWords Versus Microsoft; Word Tips; Mac/PC Both Bad For Lawyers

By Sara Skiff | Friday, September 26, 2008

Coming today to Fat Friday: Leslie Shear responds to a recent SmallLaw column about bar associations and shares her experience as a family law practitioner in California, Michael Kelly reviews Novabrain Business Explorer, FileCenter, and ProjectTrack, Thomas F. McDow discusses ActiveWords and how it competes against Microsoft, Kerry Hubick provides some helpful Microsoft Word tips, and Richard Ure explores the logic behind the Mac versus PC debate. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Fat Friday | Networking/Operating Systems | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | Utilities

Initiate Review; Defending Kodner; Time Matters 8 SR2; Remote Web Workplace; Dell PowerEdge

By Sara Skiff | Friday, September 19, 2008

Coming today to Fat Friday: Paul Easton reviews Initiate launch software for the Treo, Ed Detlie defends Ross Kodner and comments on the inherent risks of email, Harvey Ash reviews Time Matters 8 and Service Release 2, Michael Caldwell shares some insight from his IT manager regarding VPN and Remote Web Workplace for running legal apps away from the office, and Jo Ann Lovingood reviews her firm's Dell PowerEdge 6450 server. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Coming Attractions | Desktop PCs/Servers | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Networking/Operating Systems | Practice Management/Calendars | Utilities
 
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