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In a recent issue of the Answers to Questions newsletter, a subscriber bemoaned the fact that GhostFill did not work with WordPerfect.  In response, TechnoLawyer member Mark Deal writes: "The most recent version of GhostFill does work with WordPerfect for RTF assembly."

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TechnoLawyer member Paul Lepine writes: "As a follow-up to the recent commentary on the Logitech optical mouse -- let's not forget their wireless keyboards. The ergonomic freedom, the lack of clutter, the cool look together with your flat screen."

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TechnoLawyer member Al Goldberger also has nice things to say about TimeReporter: "It's one of the few software combos in the office that works perfectly. We have used it for about 2 years and the sync is flawless. This is a great program."

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Sticking with the handheld theme, TechnoLawyer member Frank Feibelman writes about his experience with Time Matters and his Palm: "I've been using Time Matters for about a year for billing, calendar, and for a rolodex on my network. It is very easy to port the calendar and rolodex to my Palm, using the Palm built in calendar and address PIM. So far I have been very satisfied."

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TechnoLawyer member Stephen Carpenter writes: "In response to a recent open query about donating law office computers and the assumption that commercial disk scrubbers are sufficient, I submit the following article M. E. Kabay, "Destroying Disk Data."

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TechnoLawyer member Kevin Thompson recently asked whether anyone used TimeReporter with Timeslips.  TechnoLawyer member Mike Millen responds: "It's great. l love it. I've had no sync or database problems. It will pay for itself in a matter of days when you capture that first bit of "lost time" on the road."

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With all the talk of large PDF file sizes lately, TechnoLawyer member Mohsin Ladha offers this tip: "Please check out CVista PdfCompressor Desktop Edition on CVISION Technologies Web site.  The software compresses PDF files quite well."

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It seems that an increasing number of applications can create PDF files.  A TechnoLawyer member has notified us about yet another, writing: "Please add OpenOffice to the list of programs which can produce PDF files.  It is also free!"

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Regarding a recent question about a simple time-billing/accounting solution for a solo, TechnoLawyer member Stuart Rudoler writes: "I've just started solo practice and am using QuickBooks Professional Services 2004. It seems to work pretty well and I've gotten it running without consultants, though it did take a few calls to my accountant."

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Regarding the increasingly popular VoIP telephone services, Rogier van Vlissingen writes: "It's wonderful to see so many smart people want to save a few nickels, but privacy of any kind is quickly going the way of the horse and buggy."

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