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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010Legal documents travel through cyberspace and fax machines. As many of you know, Federal Courts have also moved to e-filing. Adobe has a program now that allows parties to electronically sign documents.
The program works by uploading a document to the Adobe site, and then choosing your recipient. You can decide whether you want to sign first, [...]
Line2 iPhone App
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Line2 is an iPhone app launched in March with lots of cool features. My favorite is that Line2 turns the iPhone into a dual-mode phone. This means you can place and receive calls using either the AT&T airwaves like always, or over the internet. Any time you’re in a wireless hot spot, Line2 places its [...]
Check Out Google Docs!
Monday, July 12th, 2010Google Docs can now scan PDFs and image files with Optical Text Recognition (OCR). Most lawyers use Adobe Professional to run the recognition. If you do not have that program, or you are mobile, Google Docs is very helpful. Say opposing counsel sends a settlement agreement, and you need to revise it. Google Docs can [...]
Try Skype!
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Skype is a great service because you can use it on your computer and on your mobile phone. Changes are pending that will make it awesome to use on an iPhone. First, the new operating system will allow multitasking, so you can talk over Skype and run other applications simultaneously. Secondly, you can make Skype [...]
Social Media Management
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Successful social media campaigns use multiple platforms—Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, blogs, etc. Each platform by itself, does not necessarily take a huge time investment. If you’re trying to manage multiple platforms one at a time, you can spend hours per day updating posts, etc. Outsourcing these tasks is something to consider, or you can try [...]
A Great Alternative To Trips The Post Office
Friday, May 21st, 2010A great new tool for increasing efficiency is available now. Stop trips to the post office by printing certified mail labels from your desktop, Simply enter the addressee and return address information on SimpleCertifiedMail.com’s website, then print the label. Labels can be printed on standard paper, folded, and placed in window envelopes the company provides. [...]
60 sites in 60 minutes
Friday, April 23rd, 2010As many of you know, I attended and spoke at 2 sessions at the ABA Techshow that was held last month in Chicago. It was an amazing show. I am still compiling my notes, and getting ready to speak at MAJ’s yearly conference being held on May 7, 2010. They have asked me to speak [...]
An Email Alternative
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010If you know someone who refuses to use email, try Celery!
All you need is a phone line and a fax connection. Celery is kind of like a beefed up fax machine. If you hate email, your Celery machine will receive them as faxes and print out the message and documents for you. If you want [...]
Techshow 2010!
Monday, January 11th, 2010I blogged about attending last year’s ABA Techshow in Chicago and told you what an amazing experience it was. The new schedule was just posted and they are now taking reservations for this year’s show. The dates for this year’s show are March 25 through the 27th in Chicago. Take a look at the schedule [...]
Lost your iPhone?
Thursday, January 7th, 2010I love this new application for the iPhones with built in GPS. I have not yet made the plunge into the AT&T iPhone, but I think about it often. AT &T is actually getting better and better according to articles I am reading. Anyway, I digress. For $100 a year you can get the MobileMe [...]
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