TechnoLawyer: TechnoFeature

Coming today to TechnoFeature: To accurately track all your time, you could hire someone to sit in your office and watch you work. But do you want someone staring at the back of your head all day? In this TechnoFeature article, Bryan Sims reviews an alternative solution — Chrometa, which tracks what you do on your PC. In his review, Bryan discusses how he uses Chrometa as well as an alternative method. Did Chrometa help Bryan capture more billable time? Read his review to find out.

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Coming today to TechnoFeature: Lights, camera, action. Being interviewed by the media as a legal expert may seem glamorous, but if you don't prepare you could harm your reputation or at the very least fail to establish yourself as a credible source. In this TechnoFeature article, public relations expert Paramjit Mahli explains what reporters want from you and how to give it to them. Specifically, Paramjit's seven tips will put you on the path to media relations success.

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Coming today to TechnoFeature: Do you use Outlook? Do you use Outlook to manage your law firm? Do you find it inadequate because it organizes information by contact rather than by client/matter? Gavel & Gown's Credenza is an Outlook add-on that gives Outlook the features of a practice management system, including organization of your documents and email by client/matter. It also handle billing chores, including posting of time entries to accounting systems. But how does it stack up against dedicated case management systems? We asked practice management expert Diane Ebersole to use Credenza for a few months and report back. In this TechnoFeature article, she reviews Credenza top to bottom.

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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 TechnoFeature: Legal technology consultant Caren Schwartz spends a lot of time on the road. To help her capture time spent on email and phone calls on her BlackBerry, Caren used Airtime Manager's AIRTIME-A4P for a few months. In this TechnoFeature, she reviews A4P, including setting it up, daily use, and technical support. If you find yourself increasingly reliant on your smartphone, and concerned about billable time slipping through the cracks when you're out of the office, read Caren's review to find out if AIRTIME-A4P could help you and your colleagues.

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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 TechnoFeature: Litigation support software can make document review a breeze. But getting documents into these programs? Not so easy. In this TechnoFeature article, litigator Daniel Fennick reviews Breeze Images, a software program that creates load files for litigation support programs such as Concordance and CT Summation. Breeze Images handles both hard copies as well as previously scanned files. How well does it work? Read Daniel's firsthand account and find out.

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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 TechnoFeature: Living the good life is all about balance. For example, how can you appear serious but not boring? Stylish but not frivolous? Tech savvy but not nerdy? In this TechnoFeature article, lawyer and technologist Edward Zohn explains how lawyers can combine "chic" with "geek" when shopping for gear. Zohn then recommends chic geek products in ten categories — tablets, smartphones, netbooks, laptops, feature phones, Bluetooth headsets, office ergonomics, wristwatches, pens, and keyboards and mice.

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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 TechnoFeature: She's back. Last year, legal technology consultant Christel Burris had Mac-loving lawyers seething with her takedown of Macs in the law office. However, cats and dogs did not start living together, and the world did not end. In today's TechnoFeature, Christel has her sights set on the iPhone 3GS. She discusses its pros and cons, but more importantly, she also discusses 11 essential apps for lawyers, and reviews AT&T's 3G Microcell for those who live in poor coverage areas. Brace yourselves.

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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 TechnoFeature: A Neanderthal lawyer rises to his feet at the front of the cave and says, "Me welcome you. Speaker biographies already in binder, but me take ten minutes to read them out anyway. But first, me have housekeeping announcements …" All these centuries later, continuing legal education programs have not changed much. But lawyer, law firm management consultant, and blogger Jordan Furlong sees a shift from the past on the horizon. In fact, some changes have already occurred with more on the way. In this TechnoFeature article, Jordan chronicles the creative destruction at work in the CLE industry. The days of dim hotel ballrooms and tasteless sandwiches of questionable freshness may be drawing to a close.

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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 TechnoFeature: In the context of eDiscovery, ensuring client compliance with legal holds is a difficult task. How do you ensure your client has enough information to properly preserve potentially relevant electronically stored information? How do you determine who to notify of the hold, and if and when to reissue the hold? Finally, if your efforts are challenged, what kind of evidence can you produce to establish good faith on your part and on the part of your client in meeting your legal hold obligations? In this review of Zapproved's Legal Hold Pro from, trial technology and computer forensics consultant Bruce Olson evaluates Legal Hold Pro, a Web-based service for managing the legal hold process.

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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 TechnoFeature: Decisions, decisions. Andrew Collier, Director of Information Technology at Polsinelli Shughart, and his colleagues recently had to decide which smartphone to support at the firm. They devised a battery of tests for the six smartphones under consideration: BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Storm, HTC Ion (Google Android), iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre, and HTC Pure (Windows Mobile 6.5). Which smartphone won the smackdown? Read Andrew's firsthand report in this TechnoFeature article to find out.

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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.