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TechnoLawyer member Virginia Burrows writes in with the following tip: "We use Adobe Acrobat and Worldox 2002. If the PDF files are saved in a folder which Worldox indexes, the PDF documents are text searchable as soon as indexed."

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Recently, we let you know about FileHand in our TechnoLawyer NewsWire newsletter.  TechnoLawyer Michael Etchison responds as follows: "Filehand looks very interesting. I suppose I could just go ahead and believe the company about its not being spyware. But is it too much to expect that when a product loudly proclaimed as "free" but which becomes crippled in 30 days unless you buy it have its price listed?"

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Corel WordPerfect has experienced something of a rebirth lately in TechnoLawyer.  Not only did we recently distribute a number of WordPerfect 12 reviews in Topical Compilation, but Corel returned to TechnoLawyer as a sponsor after a three year absence.  TechnoLawyer member Pamela Packard adds to the cavalcade of coverage with this quick take: "I recently bought WordPerfect 12. It is wonderful. For another point of view from a paralegal perspective, I find Word to be the least user friendly software I have ever used. Generating table of contents is the biggest pain in the world, pleading footers take way too much of my time, just to name a few pet peeves. The secretaries where I work quite often feel the same."

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In a recent issue of Answers to Questions, Dave Markowitz discussed the NetBEUI networking protocol and when it might require implementation.  TechnoLawyer member Ivan Frockt writes in with this warning for PCLaw users: "Don't forget that NetBEUI is a no-no because of its tendency to cause problems with PCLaw."

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In response to a review of ABSplus Backup System in the September 10, 2004 issue of Fat Friday, TechnoLawyer member Martha Matthews offers this rejoinder: "I have had no problem with ABS Backup. I take it with me on trips so I have access to work I need to do. I also use it as a conduit between my desktop at work and laptop at home."

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In his recent review of Firefox in our Topical Compilation newsletter, Fred Kruck begrudgingly returned to Internet Explorer thanks to certain sites that don't work in Firefox. TechnoLawyer member Bernard MacArthur has some advice for Fred: "There is a plug-in for Firefox that you might find useful: http://ieview.mozdev.org." This plug-in enables you to open a Web page in Internet Explorer while in Firefox.

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On December 8, 2004, we distributed several reviews of Google Desktop Search in our Topical Compilation newsletter. A number of TechnoLawyer members have since pointed out Google Desktop Search's limitations and its competition. For example, Sandor Boxer writes "Until I stop using Eudora as my e-mail program and WordPerfect for word processing, Google Desktop Search will not have much value." Regarding the competition, Ed Poll writes "I really like X1.  It works like a dream and indexes my entire drive, including WordPerfect files. Try it, I think you'll like it."  Meanwhile, Douglass Shachtman writes "Since I am also a WordPerfect user, I followed Dave Stratton's advice and downloaded Copernic; it has been fantastic."  Finally, several members have written with caveats about Google Desktop Search's privacy implications.

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A review in a recent issue of Fat Friday asserted that eFax delivers faxes in its own proprietary format.  TechnoLawyer member Craig Bayer responded with this correction: "Actually, with eFax you can choose to receive your faxes in PDF format. This makes it extremely easy to forward faxes to others and save faxes to your database."  TechnoLawyer member Paul Easton also chimed in to let everyone know that you can also choose to receive eFax faxes in TIFF format (look for Paul's complete Post, which contains some tips for viewing TIFF images on a handheld device, in the December 10th issue of Fat Friday).

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A TechnoLawyer member has asked us to pass along the following: "Just a warning for those using WordPerfect 11 and HotDocs.  The latest WordPerfect 11 service pack will not work with HotDocs.  Apparently the internal definitions for some macros were changed.  HotDocs posted a fix, though it did not work for us.  The only repair that worked for us was to upgrade to WordPerfect 12.  However there is a service pack for WP 12 too.  I am waiting to hear from HotDocs to see if that service pack is safe to use."

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In a recent issue of Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer member Gregory Jones asked about the disadvantages of the ScanSnap, which apparently does not support the TWAIn standard.  In response, TechnoLawyer member Roy Jordan writes: "I have many applications that use the twain interface to import scanned images. I can use the scanner to fax from my desktop using WinFax Pro, scan photos to photoshop or into a PowerPoint presentation, scan directly into PDF format through PaperPort Office 9. I don't want to lose the functionality of all these programs which can use the twain driver to import the images."

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