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By Bryan Sims, Esq.

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Gadgets Killed by the Cellphone

Posted on December 11, 2008
I recently ran across a couple of posts dealing with the effects of the cellphone: Five Gadgets That Were Killed by the Cellphone and Seven (More) Gadgets Killed by the Cellphone. The first five: The PDA The Camera The UMPC (ultra mobile PC) The Phone The MP3 Player The next seven: The Pager The Wristwatch Pocket Calculator Alarm Clocks SatNav (stand alone GPD) Books Handheld Consoles Some of these I [...

Book Review: Holding Fast by Karen James

Posted on December 10, 2008
I recently read Holding Fast: The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy by Karen James. I received this book as part of Thomas Nelson’s blogger book review program. In December 2006, three climbers lost their lives during a terrible storm on Mt Hood in Oregon...

Creating a Digital Signature

Posted on December 09, 2008
I know that I have written before about creating a digital signature. (Just to clarify, by digital signature, in this instance I am talking about a digital picture of your physical signature.) Ernie Svenson recently announced that he was putting on a CLE seminar on digital workflow...

Nitro PDF, A Viable Alternative to Adobe Acrobat?

Posted on December 08, 2008
The Greatest American Lawyer recently suggested a viable alternative to Adobe Acrobat: Nitro PDF. Most Acrobat alternatives do nothing more than simply create PDFs. In my mind, that is not the purpose of Adobe Acrobat. It has many more features that allow you to comment on or otherwise handle your PDF documents...

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Backing Up Your Gmail Account

Posted on December 04, 2008
I along with many other people I know have a Gmail account. I don’t use mine for business, however, I know that some people do. If you are using your Gmail account for anything that is at all important, you need to check out Gmail Backup. Gmail backup is a nifty utility that allows you to [...

With Monitors, Size Does Matter

Posted on November 25, 2008
A recent study from the University of Utah reveals something that anyone who uses larger and/or multiple monitors already know: If you use a larger monitor or multiple monitors, you are more productive. Specifically, People using the 24-inch screen completed the tasks 52% faster than people who used the 18-inch monitor; people who used the two [...

Windows 7: Is It the Silver Lining in the Vista Cloud?

Posted on November 13, 2008
I know that large numbers of people, including myself, have stuck with Windows XP and avoided Windows Vista. A recent post from Lifehacker provides hope that Windows 7 may not suck. The post gives us the Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in Windows 7. Of the 10 items, three of them jumped out at [...

Happy Veterans Day!

Posted on November 11, 2008
To anyone who is a veteran, today I salute you. Too often we go through life without ever thinking of those who protect us by serving in the armed forces. In addition to their sacrifice, there is also often a sacrifice by the family left at home while the veteran serves overseas...

Meeting Clients at a Location Other than your Office

Posted on November 10, 2008
One of the great benefits of incorporating technology into your practice is that you can practice anywhere. For many people, this means that they have foregone the expense of an office and are working only from home. Chuck Newton recently posted about Where to Meet Clients When You Work from Home...

Creating a Gravatar

Posted on November 06, 2008
Last week’s Tip of the Week from Susan Cartier Liebel at Build a Solo Practice, LLC, is to create a Gravatar. As explained on the Gravatar website, A gravatar, or globally recognized avatar, is quite simply an avatar image that follows you from weblog to weblog appearing beside your name when you comment on [...

Adobe Creates a Community for Acrobat Users

Posted on November 05, 2008
Ernest Svenson posted an announcement today at PDF for Lawyers that he and David Masters are moderating the legal group at the new Adobe Acrobat User Community. Ernie explains: I happy to announce that Adobe has created an online forum called Adobe Acrobat User Community...

Twitter Tips

Posted on November 05, 2008
I have written before about Twitter. If you do not use Twitter, there is no way that I can explain it to you without the concept sounding ridiculous. What I will say is that if you have thought about trying Twitter, I urge you to give a whirl. I think you will be surprised by [...

Go Vote!

Posted on November 04, 2008
If you have not already done so, please go vote. I went this morning and was in and out in less than 10 minutes. I also had a nice conversation with one of my neighbors.

Tips for Using Google Docs

Posted on October 29, 2008
Google Docs is becoming more popular as people realize the advantage of having documents accessible to them anywhere they have internet access. Recently Digital Inspiration posted a “practical guide to Google Docs.” The post includes tips such as the following: Q: How do I upload all my Microsoft Office documents from the desktop on to Google [...

Keeping Your Notebook Safe

Posted on October 28, 2008
Chris Pirillo provides 10 Tips to Keep Your Notebook Safe When Traveling. My two favorites are: Keep It On You: It is not uncommon for someone to set their luggage down while standing in line for a muffin, or to sit down while waiting for a flight. With all luggage, it is important to keep an [...

Citations the Easy Way

Posted on October 24, 2008
Bonnie Shucha of WisBlawg recently pointed her readers in the direction of a great new Firefox add-on called CiteGenie. CiteGenie describes itself as being able to: Automagically copy text with correct citations from Westlaw and other websites Cite Genie further explains: Cutting and pasting when doing legal research using your browser is simple...

WebMail Notifier: Another Great Firefox Add-on

Posted on October 23, 2008
As I have said before, one of the reasons that I love Firefox is that it allows you to install add-ons to make the browser work the way that you want it to work. The newest extension that I have fallen in love with is WebMail Notifier. WebMail Notifier checks your webmail accounts (including GMail, Yahoo, [...

My Review of Adobe Acrobat 9

Posted on October 22, 2008
Last week, my review of Adobe Acrobat 9 was published by Technolawyer. The review can be found on my Files page or downloaded directly from here. The short version is that I love the program and would recommend it to anyone who has not yet upgraded. There are several new features as well as improvements to [...

Rocket Matter is Getting Things Done

Posted on October 21, 2008
By now, most people have at least heard of David Allen’s Getting Things Done. The key to implementing GTD, however, is to ensure that you have a good system that fits the GTD philosophy. Recently, Rocket Matter has written a post about how to use Rocket Matter to implement GTD...

My Tip for the Day: Don?t Create Stupid Rules

Posted on October 16, 2008
My wife and I are in the process of refinancing some rental property that we own. Because we have all of our information in a digital format, we were able to send our financial info, tax info, etc., to the bank electronically. In response, the bank sent us an application that they wanted us to [...

The Cost of Not Going Digital

Posted on October 16, 2008
The Greatest American Lawyer posted today on the Cost Savings in Going Digital. If you have not yet made the move to keeping all of your documents digitally, I recommend that you check out this post. The post explains: I?m often asked how much money it will cost in staff and time to scan in all [...

The Mobile Law Firm

Posted on October 15, 2008
At The Illinois Trial Practice Weblog, Evan Schaeffer reports that he and his wife, Andrea Lamere, are spending the month in Arentina. Given that their firm consists of Evan and Andrea, some people may be wondering about how they are keeping their practice going while they are both in Argentina...

Google Maps in the Courtroom

Posted on October 09, 2008
I was in court this morning waiting for my case to be called. The judge was hearing a short argument over how much access and expert needed to a private home to render his opinion. To demonstrate the situation, one of the attorneys had brought in some pictures of the houses at issue...

Let Mail Goggles Save You

Posted on October 08, 2008
One of the things I love about Google is that they aren’t afraid to try something. They almost always have some cool new feature coming out of their labs. One of the latest is Mail Goggles. Named after Beer Goggles, Mail Goggles is a feature in GMail that requires you to perform a series of [...

The 20th Century Strikes Again

Posted on October 07, 2008
When I checked my mail at home today I found a two inch thick book that was a gift from my alma mater. The book is an alumni directory. And yes, my undergrad is small enough that all of the alumni can fit in a single book. When I realized what this was, I was struck [...

A New E-Reader

Posted on September 11, 2008
I am a big fan of ebooks. They are certianly more portable than regular books. Although I read my ebooks on my Treo, I am always happy to see advancements in e-reader technology. engadget has a post about a new e-reader from Plastic Logic.� This device is thinner than the Kindle, plus it is flexible...

Be Careful While Working and Talking on the Telephone

Posted on September 08, 2008
Last week I was reviewing a tract search from a title company. When I called the title company to ask about a couple of questions that I had on the search, the person I spoke with explained that it would take her a few minutes to get the information that she needed because she was [...

ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference Starts Today

Posted on September 04, 2008
I don’t know what your plans for today are, but I am headed to the ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference. I will be speaking at two sessions. Today I am speaking with Nerino Petro on online applications and Software as a Service (SaaS). On Saturday, I am again speaking with Nerino, Todd Flaming, and [...

A Welcome to My Wife

Posted on September 03, 2008
My wife has finally joined the blogging world. Feel free to visit her site and if you are looking at real estate in the far west suburbs, give her a call. She will be glad to help you.

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