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Miller on the Congressional Internet Caucus; Disaster Planning Tips; Age Discrimination; A Dollar and Dream; Word Versus WordPerfect Round 654

By Sara Skiff | Friday, January 5, 2007

Coming January 12, 2007 to Fat Friday: Gregory Miller provides a sneak peek into the Congressional Internet Caucus' agenda for the "State of the Net" conference in January, Lewis Kinard discusses the lessons learned from 9/11 and Katrina, Harry Steinmetz shares his experience with age discrimination and how it shaped his law career, Brent Blanchard reveals what winning the lottery would mean for his practice, and Celia Elwell adds her two cents to the continuing Word v. WordPerfect debate. Don't miss this issue.

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

Digital Dictation Tips; Replace Your iPod with a Treo; Naming Discovery Documents; Using 7 Monitors; Dell Support

By Sara Skiff | Friday, December 8, 2006

Coming December 15, 2006 to Fat Friday: Andrea Cannavina discusses how new technologies have changed the dictation/transcription process and compares Olympus and Sony digital recorders, Jason Havens shares how you can use your Treo 600 for more than just a phone or PDA, Michael Schley explores file naming conventions for discovery documents, Cheryl Clayton discusses her use of multiple monitors in her solo practice (and we point to a seven monitor setup), and Daniel Fennick reviews his recent Dell technical support experience. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Coming Attractions | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Gadgets/Shredders/Office Gear | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Monitors | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Age Discrimination in the Legal Profession; Multiple Monitor Utilities; Pros and Cons of GPS Options for Your Car; Dating Tip for File Names; Online Versus Local Storage

By Sara Skiff | Friday, December 1, 2006

Coming December 8, 2006 to Fat Friday: Harold Burstyn discusses his law career and his experience with age discrimination, Nicholas Bettinger reviews his multiple monitor setup and two utilities that can make such an arrangement even slicker, Channing Strother discusses GPS in the car and the advantages/disadvantages of using your laptop, a portable device, or a built-in unit, Dean Birch explains why his firm's file naming convention does not include dates, and D. Paul Dalton discusses online data storage versus local media. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Backup/Media/Storage | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Fat Friday | Gadgets/Shredders/Office Gear | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Office Management | Monitors | Online/Cloud | Utilities

Dymo Stamps Review; No Automation for Me; How to Date Your Files; Document Management Saves the Day;CrypInfo Review

By Sara Skiff | Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Coming December 1, 2006 to Fat Friday: Ed Detlie reviews Dymo Stamps online postage service, Thomas Daly explains why automating documents doesn't work for his complex practice, Steven Finell discusses the importance of dates in file names (and the best way to display them), Don Winston sings the praises of a recent TechnoFeature about document management software, and David Caracappa reviews CrypInfo for password management on your desktop and handheld device. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Automation/Document Assembly/Macros | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Desktop PCs/Servers | Document Management | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Online/Cloud | Privacy/Security | TechnoLawyer

Secrets to Being a Happy Lawyer; Automate with Care; Sex Doesn't Always Sell; Brother HL-5170DN Review

By Sara Skiff | Friday, November 10, 2006

Coming November 17, 2006 to Fat Friday:  W. James Slaughter unveils the secrets to being a happy lawyer, Jay Solomon shares an anecdote that will make you think twice about automating your business correspondence, David Caracappa discusses computers with sex appeal (no, really), and Arthur Rieman reviews the Brother HL-5170DN laser printer. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Automation/Document Assembly/Macros | Coming Attractions | Copiers/Scanners/Printers | Desktop PCs/Servers | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Law Office Management | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Your Firm's True Colors; Unhappy Lawyer Test; Understand Your Software or Else; PodFreq Review; Multiple Monitors with a Twist

By Sara Skiff | Sunday, October 29, 2006

Coming November 10, 2006 to Fat Friday:  John Starkweather explains how he has embraced branding and technology at his small firm, James Zuffoletto discusses the "unhappy lawyer" phenomenon, Diane Hopkins shares a real-life client story involving Tabs3 that teaches an important technology lesson, Arshia Javaherian reviews Sonnet's PodFreq FM Transmitter for the iPod, and Aaron Morris discusses his unique multiple monitor setup. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Coming Attractions | Computer Accessories | Entertainment/Hobbies/Recreation | Fat Friday | Gadgets/Shredders/Office Gear | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Law Office Management | Monitors | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

The Future of Legal Technology; Lisson Rejoinder on DIY Technology; NetDocuments Review; Denise Howell; Copernic Desktop Search Review

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 20, 2006

Coming October 27, 2006 to Fat Friday:  Mazyar Hedayat waxes poetic about the future of law and technology, Jeff Lisson responds to criticism of his "False Economy of DIY Technology" TechnoFeature, John Mavridis reviews NetDocuments for Web-based document management, Tim Hughes comments on Denise Howell's termination from Reed Smith, and Glenn Curran reviews Copernic Desktop Search (plus he points to a helpful desktop search handbook). Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | CLE/News/References | Coming Attractions | Consultants/Services/Training | Document Management | Fat Friday | Law Office Management | Member News | Online/Cloud | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Litigation Support; PodFreq Review; Copernic Review; When it Makes Sense to Do it Yourself; Brother HL-5250DN

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 13, 2006

Coming October 20, 2006 to Fat Friday: Mark Lieb discusses how a firm's litigation support department should operate, John Dorst reviews Sonnet's PodFreq FM transmitter for the iPod, Douglas Simpson reviews his experience using Copernic Desktop Search over the past year, Thomas Shigo chimes in on the DIY v. hire a consultant debate, and Jeff Wyatt reviews the Brother HL-5250DN laser printer. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Computer Accessories | Consultants/Services/Training | Copiers/Scanners/Printers | Document Management | Entertainment/Hobbies/Recreation | Fat Friday | Gadgets/Shredders/Office Gear | Law Office Management | Litigation/Discovery/Trials

PowerPoint Tips for Lawyers; In Defense of Legal Software Developers; Dell Customer Service; Wilbur Desktop Search Review

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 6, 2006

Coming October 13, 2006 to Fat Friday: Arthur Rieman discusses the good and bad of PowerPoint presentations, Craig Bayer responds to another member's scathing assessment of the legal software industry, Randy Gold reviews his experience with Dell customer service, and John Kennedy reviews a search application called Wilbur. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Fat Friday | Presentations/Projectors | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

The Litigation Support Professional in Today's Law Firm; PCLaw Versus QuickBooks; Memorable But Secure Passwords; Timeless Career Advice

By Sara Skiff | Friday, September 29, 2006

Coming October 6, 2006 to Fat Friday: Mark Lieb discusses the increasingly important role that Litigation Support Professionals play in today's law firms and shares some recruiting tips, Cathy Furlani reviews her experience using both PCLaw and QuickBooks (at two different law firms respectively) for legal accounting and time-billing, Mike Hoffer suggests another technique for creating memorable but secure passwords, and Kevin E. Rockitter shares the best piece of career advice he received as a young lawyer (and how it has held up over the past 20 years). Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Coming Attractions | Fat Friday | Law Office Management | Litigation/Discovery/Trials | Privacy/Security
 
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