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"10 Critical Computer Skills Every Attorney Should Know - Optimal Searching"

This post was written by Adriana Linares: "Whether it's desktop, internet or email searching - this skill doesn't just talk when it when it comes to money - it screams. Being able to quickly find dates, phone numbers, files, pictures and forms is also critical in having a productive and non-frustrating work day. There are many tools built right into your computer that can help. There are also many third party tools that can really help and at no-to-low cost.

New to Vista and Windows 7 is an "integrated search" feature (and long available as Searchlight on the Mac) which creates an index of "everything" on your computer and allows you to search across and within documents, emails, folders and internet favorites. Access if from the Windows bubble. It's ok enough, especially if you have nothing else but it can take a little longer than most of us would find acceptable. Read more about Windows Search here..."

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Source: I Heart Tech, (no date listed) reproduced with permission of the author.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on April 28, 2010 (boomark / email).