TechnoLawyer: Networking/Operating Systems

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Peter Conway shares the details of his dual monitor setup and his thoughts about integrating a third, Channing Strother discusses Nuance's products and tech support, Nicholas Corona Jr. reviews the many versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Charles Diorio reviews the MacBook Pro, VMWare Fusion, and other related products, and Adam Drennen shares some tips for creating macros in Word. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to TechnoFeature: Geography can often get in the way of your firm's plans for world domination. But thanks to technology, you can overcome such hurdles. In this article, technology consultant and practice management expert Seth Rowland discusses several innovative law firms, ranging from a solo practitioner to a mega-firm, that have embraced some aspects of virtual law practice. He explains the technology they use to "cut the cord" and expand beyond the "four walls" of their physical office.

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Coming today to Fat Friday: Senior Marketing Manager Conrad Saam responds to our criticism of Avvo's Top Legal Blogs list, Edward Zohn defends his position on whether lawyers should know how to build a PC, Ron Murphy describes his Mac-based backup routine, Thomas Sennett shares a tip about using Dragon NaturallySpeaking on a computer with iTunes installed, and Michael Gibney discusses his problem with the marketing of iCreate. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 53 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Comparative Reviews of Three Leading Remote Access Products

Law Firm Forfeits Bills Because of Tardiness in Sending Them

Five Simple Ways to Use LinkedIn to Market Your Firm

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Coming today to Fat Friday: David Parker reviews LogMeIn and LogMeIn Rescue, Scott Gardner shares what 23 years using Macs has taught his firm, Lori Iwan reaches out to SmallLaw columnist Mazyar Hedayat, Bruce Brightwell discusses his secret to buying and servicing PCs for his firm, and Don Feferman warns new BigSolos what's in store for them. Don't miss this issue.

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Fat Friday: Philip Franckel shares his backup routine and explains how to backup using batch files, Mazyar Hedayat responds to criticism of his recent Perils of Solo Practice SmallLaw column, Andrew Weltcheck reviews LogMeIn Pro's file sharing feature, Steven Basche reviews Drop.io for online file sharing, and Christopher Mitchell shares how his firm created a successful Web site without spending any money. Don't miss this issue.

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Leon Gary reviews the BlackBerry Storm, Kevin Dunn reviews Time Matters 9.0 and LexisNexis' tech support, Harrell Z. Browning shares his experience switching to a MacBook Pro (and how he still runs his PC-only programs), Edward Zohn reviews ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, and Carol Gerber provides an update regarding which Table of Authorities software that LexisNexis supports. 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.

Coming today to TechnoFeature: You've seen the commercials. The Mac is hip while the lovable loser PC bounces from one crisis to another. Do these commercials reflect reality in the legal world? Should you take the leap and make the switch? Family lawyer Ben Stevens, founder of The Mac Lawyer blog, answers these and other questions in this look at the state of Macs in the law firm. Thanks to his lawyerly ways, Ben remains grounded in reality throughout the article without an accompanying distortion field.

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Our flagship newsletter never disappoints thanks to its in-depth reporting by leading legal technology and practice management experts, many of whom have become "household names" in the legal profession. It's in TechnoFeature that you'll find our oft-quoted formal product reviews and accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The TechnoFeature newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Fat Friday: Robert Rice reviews POPfile and Gmail for spam control, solo Diana Brodman Summers shares her strategy for surviving the economic downturn, Jonathon Wescott provides an update on his experience with HP's Tablet PC tx1000, Carlos Madrid reviews CrossOver for running Windows on a Mac, and Bryan Keenan comments on our April Fool's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire. 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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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.