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Last Entry: July 20, 2010 at 10:58:37

Google Chrome: My Initial Thoughts

Posted on September 02, 2008
I downloaded Google Chrome today just to play with it and see what it was like. My initial thought is that, had it been introduce three years ago, it would be really cool. Right now, however, it ranks a shoulder shrug from me. Maybe it has some hidden jewels that I haven’t found yet...

The Current Real Estate Market

Posted on August 28, 2008
The wasserblawg has a humerous look at today’s real estate market. Unfortuantely, I think it hits a little too close to the truth.

You Send It Got Better

Posted on August 27, 2008
One of my favorite online services is You Send It. It allows you to send large attachments via email. I have written about this service before. I have used the service to send discovery documents, pictures, and powerpoint presentations without having to worry about exceeding the limits on someone’s mailbox...

Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on August 27, 2008
I know that I am late coming to this party, but I just finished Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson, and it is great. My reading tastes are quite varied, however, when given the choice, I usually read thrillers or science fiction. For the most part, I do not read fantasy...

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The Faith of Barack Obama by Stephen Mansfield

Posted on August 24, 2008
At the begining of August Michael Hyatt, the President and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, announced on his Twitter feed that in conjunction with their publicataion of the book The Faith of Barack Obama, Thomas Nelson would send the first 200 bloggers a copy of the book as long as they agreed to post a [...

Another Great Firefox Extension

Posted on August 14, 2008
I love the various extensions that you can add to Firefox to make it work the way that works best for me. Tom Mighell at Inter Alia has identified another great Firefox extension Picknik. Picknik allows you to easily capture graphics and webpages right from within Firefox...

Extending Your Laptop?s Battery Life

Posted on August 13, 2008
The article then goes on to describe other actions you can take to extend your battery life. Some of these include: Turn off ports. Disabling unused ports and components, such as VGA, Ethernet, PCMCIA, USB, and yes, your wireless, too. You can do this through the Device Manager or by configuring a separate hardware profile (see [...

More Backup Suggestions

Posted on August 12, 2008
I cannot suggest often enough that you need to have a good backup plan in place. I know Ross Kodner has written on this topic, which he calls the most boring topic in legal technology, multiple times. Certainly, this is not the most exciting topic around...

A Tip for Browsing the Web

Posted on August 11, 2008
This is something that I have found that many people do not know. When you are in either Internet Explorer or Firefox, if you want to page down the website, simply hit your spacebar. It has the same effect as hitting the Page Down key, but it is a whole lot easier to hit the [...

Is Anyone Else Having Problems Using Cambria with HP LaserJet 5

Posted on August 08, 2008
Quite a while ago I made the switch to using Cambria as my default text font in my word processor. I really like the looks of it and I think that it looks good and is easier to read on both the screen and paper. Recently, however, I have been having problems printing from Word [...

Blocking Cellphone Spam

Posted on August 08, 2008
Spam is the bane of our email existance. Recently David Pogue wrote about how to stop cell phone spam. He explained the problem as: OK, now I’m really, REALLY annoyed. Within a week, my wife and I have both started getting spam text messages on our Verizon cellphones...

Another Word Tip

Posted on August 05, 2008
One question I often get from others who are frustrated with Word deals with how to fix the formatting in a particular document. Often the formatting screw ups occur because someone was not properly using styles. Somethimes, however, the formatting is screwed up because the document is imported from aonther format or because someone pasted [...

The Perfect Filing Cabinet is a Trash Can

Posted on August 04, 2008
Ernest Svenson (a/k/a Ernie the Attorney) has a great post at PDf For Lawyers about the necessity of keeping paper documents after they have been scanned. Ernie explains: Once people realize the benefits of scanning and decide to do it they usually have one last question: how long should I keep the paper after I scan it? [...

Your Keyboard Has a Tab Key for a Reason

Posted on July 31, 2008
I am a big fan of using styles in Word. If you understand and use them, Word becomes very powerful and, I think, more easy to use. I understand, however, that not everyone uses or understands styles. I beleive that the proper solution to this is good training...

I Heart Adriana

Posted on July 30, 2008
I love Adriana Linares‘ blog I Heart Tech. Her posts often contain the best tips. Her tips are so good becaue they are often very simple to perform, plus they are practical. Her latest tip is a tip for Outlook that I love. In her tip, she explains how to simulaneously view nonsequential days in [...

An Example of How Technology Has Changed Our Lives

Posted on July 29, 2008
If you have not seen the video of the NYPD Office and the Critical Mass rider, (in which the bicyclist has been charged with attempted assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct) watch it below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ According to the New York Daily News, the police officer described the above incident as follows: Pogan [the officer] said he saw Long [...

Is the iPhone/iPod Touch the New Laptop?

Posted on July 29, 2008
Over the past few weeks I have enjoyed an interesting series of posts from both Dennis Kennedy and Ernie the Attorney. Dennis has posted a three part series in which he explains the process that he went through in deciding to purchase an iPod Touch as his new laptop computer...

Ways to Beat Stress

Posted on July 25, 2008
In a recent post, Dumb Little Man gave some good tips for beating stress when working at home. Although aimed at people who work from home, you can apply most of the tips, regardless of where you work. This is especially true if you take your work home with you...

So Close, But Not Quite There Yet

Posted on July 25, 2008
A few weeks ago I received an email from one of the bankruptcy courts to which I am admitted. The email announced that they will be doing an “ECF Tip of the Month.” The idea is to address problems commonly encountered with the ECF system. For example, the first tip is for filing an amended creditor [...

Thanks Jim

Posted on July 24, 2008
Thanks to Jim Calloway for naming The Connected Lawyer the Site of the Week. Jim is a leader in the the legal blogging world and it is an honor to be recognized by him. Also, if you are not reading his Law Practice Tips Blog, you need to start right now.

Excel Tips

Posted on July 24, 2008
Nerino Petro has identified a great article revealing some hidden gems in Microsoft Excel 2007. I believe that Excel is one of the most under used programs in a law office. There are so many things that you can do in Excel must easier than you can do in any other manner...

TinyURL Creator Rocks (Again)

Posted on July 23, 2008
A few posts ago I knocked TinyURL Creator (a Firefox extension) for the fact that it made me go through an unnecessary mouse click everytime that I used it. Because of this, I named Shrinkify my favorite URL shrinker. Today I admit my error. Yes, in its default mode, TinyURL still makes you click a box [...

Fixing iTunes Library Problem

Posted on July 16, 2008
We are getting ready to go on a short road trip. This means that I wanted to add some music to my wife’s iPod (it’s what we use for music on the trip). While selecting songs to add to the iPod (checking the little boxes in iTunes), I accidentally selected all of the songs in [...

A Mobiliti Solution

Posted on July 15, 2008
One of my favorite programs is Mobiliti which is now owned by Packeteer, Inc. When I first started using the program it was called Network Ungplugged. I actually prefer that name, because it is a great description of what it does. The program allows me to synchronize my network files to my laptop so that [...

Another Office 2007 Conversion Solution

Posted on July 09, 2008
A couple of days ago I wrote about the fact that many people still use Office 2003 and are unable to read documents created in Office 2007. The solution that I suggested was that if you are using Office 2003, you should download the compatability pack that allows you to read Office 2007 documents...

Fuzzy Navel Released

Posted on July 08, 2008
I recently reviewed an electronic ARC of Fuzzy Navel by JA Konrath. I enjoyed the book and would certainly recommend it if you have read and enjoyed his other novels. Anyway, the book’s release date is today. If you have been waiting for it, wait no more...

Another Great Acrobat Feature

Posted on July 08, 2008
For years, I have done the majority of my research online. Until a couple of years ago, I would identify the cases that helped me, email those cases to myself, print them out, and then highlight/take notes on the hard copy. A couple of years ago, I realized that it made no sense for me [...

MS Office 2007 Compatibility

Posted on July 07, 2008
When I got my new computer recently, it came with Office 2007. It took me a while to get used to 2007. The reality is that I was perfectly happy with Office 2003 and I felt no overwhelming reason to change. Since getting Office 2007, I have realized that many other share my opinion in [...

Adobe Acrobat Seminars

Posted on July 02, 2008
It is no secret that� Adobe Acrobat is one of my favorite programs. I am excited about the launch of version 9 and am curious about what new features that Adobe has added to make Acrobat even better for lawyers. Fortunately, Adobe appears to want to answer that question...

Great Gesture from Rocket Matter

Posted on June 25, 2008
Rocket Matter has announced that they are offering RocketMatter free of charge to attorneys who have been displaced by the recent floods. The free service will be available to those attorneys for the balance of 2008, or until the attorney establishes their new permanent home...

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