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Web Collaboration
(PDF 474K)
New technologies and the Web give you a bewildering set of options for
enhancing how you confer with clients and others. Web conferences allow
participants to see or work on the same computer screen live. Videoconferencing
remains more expensive and technologically daunting, but is becoming more
practical. This article covers new approaches to conferencing as well
as methods of sychronizing and accessing information across distances.
Out of the Office
- Mobile Lawyering
(PDF 988K)
Here is advice for mobile lawyers about laptops, PDAs (including a wrist-top),
batteries, remote control servics and software, Web conferencing services
and software, video conferencing, document synchronization, and a penny-a-word
dictation service. This fully illustrated article in Acrobat (PDF) format
includes pricing and practical tips and cautions for road warriors.
Time Record Entry
with Time Matters
(PDF 214K)
Are you interested in tracking billable hours more effectively? Use Time
Matters to enter time records that transfer to the leading time and billing
programs or to invoices that Time Matters produces. This white paper explains
time entry and gets you started with
illustrations and short-cuts.
How to Protect Client
Confidences in a Shared Office Suite (PDF Large! 474K)
Difficult confidentiality issues arise from the very convenience of the
shared office space. The key to avoiding breaches of confidentiality is
to assume that every spoken word might be overheard and all written information
might be seen. Then take appropriate precautions to protect your clients'
confidences. By Wells Anderson and Joe Hartley
A Better Way to Handle
Faxes
The greatest advantage of sending and receiving faxes via
e-mail comes from the speed with which faxes can be managed in Time Matters
practice management software. www.timematters.com
The key here is the automatic linking.
Speech Recognition
2002 - Real Uses in Real Life Does it really work?" Many
are skeptical. Won't it be more trouble than it is worth? My response
sounds all too familiar: It depends. The good news is that it depends
on a lot less than it used to. The bad news is that it still takes a significant
investment of time and money.
Lawyering with Less
Travel New technologies and the Web give you a bewildering
set of options for enhancing how you confer with clients and others. Teleconferencing
has become much less expensive and more effective when combined with Web
conferencing or videoconferencing. Web conferences allow you to work together.
Videoconferencing remains more expensive and technologically daunting,
but is becoming more practical. Read about the products and features,
the pros and cons, of technologies that bring us closer together.
Speech Recognition
Finds Its Voice (PDF 500K)
This is the 2001 version of our ABA TECHSHOW materials on speech recognition.
See the updated materials, above, for more recent information.
Mobile
Lawyering
By Wells Anderson and Bruce Dorner Why bother with going mobile?
- Get more done
- Be more effective
- Survive the trip comfortably
Read on. We review the tools and techniques to get you there.
Published as materials for the ABA TECHSHOW 2001.
Voice Recognition Comparison - 2001
The biggest question most people have about voice recognition is: "Does it really work?" My response sounds all too familiar: It depends. The good news it that it depends on a lot less than it used to. The bad news is that it still takes a significant investment of time and money. Those who invest wisely will receive high returns.
Published as materials for the ABA TECHSHOW 2001.
My Favorite Utilties
Computers have problems. Software and Web gadgets can help you avoid or solve them. The utilities described here may not be perfect – your mileage may vary – but they made my list of favorites.
Published as materials for the ABA TECHSHOW 2001.
Case Management Slideshow
This overview of case management lists perceived and real problems lawyers face. It covers the features of modern case management systems and shows screenshots of how Time Matters addresses some of these problems. Best viewed with a recent version of MS Internet Explorer. July, 2000.
How to Create Documents & Profits
Automatically
Can automated document creation increase profits and help
you be more competitive? Find out how some of the most
popular software for law offices can create documents
automatically, making both staff and lawyers more
productive. How much busywork can you eliminate with Time
Matters and your word processor? When does it make sense to
use FastDraft or HotDocs? Learn how these document assembly
programs work, their pros and cons, and what they cost.
Plenty of screen shots give you a close look at your
choices.
First published as materials for the Minnesota
Law and Technology Show.
Software
Review for Law Offices
These materials cover specialized software that helps you
manage the flood of information that fills your files,
in-box, and desk. Here are practical insights on how to
create documents, manage law practice information, protect
privacy, and safeguard your valuable data. Illustrated with
shots taken directly from these software programs, the
individual sections include feature descriptions,
limitations and vendor information.
First published as materials for the Minnesota
Law and Technology Show.
ALLCLEAR
4.0 – Diagrams with Less Fuss
This product does an especially good job of creating and
modifying flowcharts and organizational charts. It
automatically takes care of drawing all the boxes and lines.
You focus on the logic and substance of what you want to
communicate in a diagram or organizational chart. These
visual aids can be invaluable when meeting with clients,
partners, and staff.
It's
Time to Talk to Your Computer (1998)
Find out what you need to know to make voice recognition
work. The new continuous speech recognition products from
Dragon Systems and IBM are both affordable and accurate.
This article explains not-so-obvious essentials for making
voice recognition work.
E-mail
Risks
E-mail and the Internet raise new risks for business owners.
It is important to have a company E-mail Policy and consult
with knowledgeable counsel to protect against new risks.
Moving to
MS Word 97
Learn about some of the best features of Word 97 and
about some of the difficulties you may face in converting to
and using the latest word processor from Microsoft.
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