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Are Word Processors Too Complex?; Laplink's PCmover Review; Remote Access Speeds; Treo 700p Review; Mobile Internet Tip; Much More

By Sara Skiff | Friday, April 11, 2008

Coming April 18, 2008 to Fat Friday: Barron Henley clarifies some misconceptions about lawyers and word processors, Kerry Hubick reviews Laplink's PCmover for migrating files from an old computer to a new one, James Atkins shares how he improved his remote access speeds when working at home, Roger Jones discusses the many benefits of left-hand mousing, and David Estes reviews the Treo 700p. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Computer Accessories | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Networking/Operating Systems | Utilities

Why GCs Favor Biglaw; How to Use Surveillance Software to Bill Your Time; How to Improve Legal Trade Shows; Recruiting Legal Assistants; Much More

By Sara Skiff | Friday, April 4, 2008

Coming April 11, 2008 to Fat Friday: Debra Bruce lists five reasons why general counsel choose big law firms (plus she offers suggestions for reducing attrition rates at large firms), Barbara Norris reviews Spector Software for billing your time (it's surveillance software), Colleen O'Donnell shares her wish list for future legal technology trade shows, Michael Schwartz responds to a recent TechnoFeature about hiring a legal assistant, and Nathaniel Barber challenges the claim that WordPerfect is a "Rosetta Stone." Don't miss this issue.

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

Email Is Great? You Gotta Be Kidding; Treo 680 Review; Office 2007; Yellow Pages Advertising; Switch Mouser

By Sara Skiff | Friday, March 28, 2008

Coming April 4, 2008 to Fat Friday: Jim Calloway takes Publisher Neil Squillante to task for his recent essay Why Email Kicks More Butt Than Ever (and Neil responds), Brent Blanchard reviews Palm Treo 680, Carol Bratt corrects a few misconceptions about Microsoft Office 2007 and reviews this new version, David Sergi explains why his law firm still advertises in the Yellow Pages, and Harold Burstyn responds to a Post about ambidextrous mousing and shares what works for him. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive this Newsletter
Published on Fridays, Fat Friday is a weekly newsletter that features a grab bag full of genuinely useful product reviews and tips on a wide variety of topics. Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Computer Accessories | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites

Optical Media Longevity; Roboform Review; Email Like a Postcard No One Wants to Read; Word Tip; Bluebeam PDF Revu Review

By Sara Skiff | Friday, March 14, 2008

Coming March 21, 2008 to Fat Friday: Carlton Barnes explains how to improve the longevity of data stored on CDs and DVDs, Paul Easton reviews Roboform and provides tips on using it outside of a browser, Steven Brower responds to Ross Kodner's take on attorney-client email confidentiality, Aaron Craft explains how to open WordPerfect documents in Word, and Harold Burstyn reviews Bluebeam PDF Revu. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Backup/Media/Storage | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Fat Friday | Law Office Management | Privacy/Security | Utilities

From Vista to Mac OS X; Cross-Selling; Sticking With Dell; Greg Krehel; OpenOffice

By Sara Skiff | Friday, March 7, 2008

Coming March 14, 2008 to Fat Friday: Mark Fidel reviews Windows Vista, Kevin Grierson explains the difference between cross-selling and upselling, Carroll Straus shares various thoughts on Dell, (the good, the bad, and the ugly), Bobby Abrams writes in with more kind words for CaseMap co-founder Greg Krehel, and Doug Jacobs reviews OpenOffice. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Fat Friday | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Law Office Management | Networking/Operating Systems | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Lotsa Reviews: ActiveWords, SplitView, MozyPro, Word 2007, File123

By Sara Skiff | Friday, February 29, 2008

Coming March 7, 2008 to Fat Friday: Thomas F. McDow reviews his ActiveWords in his family law practice, Danny Wash reviews SplitView for those who prefer partitioning one large monitor instead of using dual monitors, Philip Franckel describes his backup regimen, including Mozy Pro, Stephen Hayes reviews Word 2007 from a WordPerfect fan's perspective, and Ophir Bitton reviews File123 for document management. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Backup/Media/Storage | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Fat Friday | Monitors | Utilities

Biglaw Salary Reality Check; Leet Speak; Train in Vain; Dragon Review; iPhone Gets Pushy?

By Sara Skiff | Friday, February 22, 2008

Coming February 29, 2008 to Fat Friday: Harry Steinmetz attempts to bring a reality check to the thread on biglaw associate salaries, Kurt Schoettler discusses using "leet speak" when creating strong passwords, Harold Burstyn tells us how he really feels about Microsoft Word (and a past CM's Note), John Rigby reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and Grant Griffiths reviews the iPhone (which might soon get pushy if you catch our drift). Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Office Management | Privacy/Security | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

BlackBerry 8800 Versus Treo 680; How to Improve CLE; Greg Krehel; Fake Reviews; How to Open WPD in Word

By Sara Skiff | Friday, February 15, 2008

Coming February 22, 2008 to Fat Friday: David Long contributes a comparative review of the BlackBerry 8800 and Treo 680, Carol Seelig provides a few more suggestions for improving the current state of CLE, Peter McInroy reminisces about CaseSoft co-founder Greg Krehel, Laurence Eastham discusses the long history of fake product reviews, and Dean Birch explains how to open WordPerfect files in Microsoft Word 2002 and 2003. 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 | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

How Much Don't You Know; Lawyer Mom Earning Big Bucks; Try This at Home; Calculators and Word Processors; WinFax Pro

By Sara Skiff | Friday, February 8, 2008

Coming February 15, 2008 to Fat Friday: Jerry Nicholson adds his two cents to the heated debate about software design and training, Jean Mahserjian responds to the thread on biglaw associate salaries with her own personal success story, Paul Nosek explains an old NASA trick for recovering data from a troubled hard drive, David Young waxes philosophical about Word and WordPerfect, and Thomas Daly reviews Winfax Pro for desktop faxing (and we explain the difference between desktop fax software and fax server software). Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Backup/Media/Storage | Business Productivity/Word Processing | CLE/News/References | Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Law Office Management | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Windows on Mac; Archival Data Storage; iPhone Review; Dell and Small Firms; Graffiti Anywhere

By Sara Skiff | Friday, February 1, 2008

Coming February 8, 2008 to Fat Friday: Stephen Lambeth discusses four reasons why a lawyer would want to run Windows on a Mac, Mary Hallman provides several helpful tips for long-term storage of images and other files on CD and DVD, Harry Steinmetz reviews his experience using an iPhone, Neal Rogers responds to an ongoing thread about Dell's customer service (or lack thereof), and Doug Jacobs reviews Graffiti Anywhere for the Treo 650. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Backup/Media/Storage | Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Networking/Operating Systems | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | Utilities
 
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