OK, I admit I do like keyboard shortcuts most than most lawyers (in spite of the fact that I’ve probably forgotten more of them than I retain.) It is almost always quicker to hit a key combination than to grab the mouse and start aiming for your target. Memorize and use the keyboard shortcuts for
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An Outlook Keyboard Shortcut You Should Use Every Day
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You have just finished typing an e-mail. You look it over and make sure there are no errors and it is addressed to the right person. It’s ready to go. So you grab your mouse and …….. Well, wait there’s a better way. The mouse is great when you want to choose between several options.
Voice-Activated Technology for Lawyers
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Voice-Activated Technology for Lawyers is the subject of my column in the Oklahoma Bar Journal this month. It is a farily short treatment of a big topic, but it includes links to my previous articles on speech recognition software and digital dictation devices. Regular readers of this blog have already learned of my infatuation…
Thirty Dirty Tricks for Adobe Acrobat
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I listened to a great webinar the other day and almost forgot to share the quite useful materials with you. Adobe’s Rick Borstein and Tim Huff did 30 Dirty Tips for Acrobat 8 and I certainly learned some new tips. If you have Adobe Acrobat 7 or 8, this is worth your time. As regular…
101 “Law Hacks” Featured
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ABA Journal staff writer Jason Krause wrote the cover story for the July 2007 ABA Journal. His story was titled "Law Hacks – 101 tips, tricks and tools to make you a more productive, less stressed-out lawyer." Jason is a very good writer and he has covered a wide range of sources…
Top Ten Tips from ABA TECHSHOW
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I noticed that Mark Kuiack, editor of the Canadian Bar Association’s PracticeLink, posted his Top 10 Tips from ABA TECHSHOW and I thought some of you might like to read his favorites.
How do you stay organized?
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I just received my copy of the ABA eReport. One interesting feature this week was the regular Answers of the Week which featured responses from lawyers about best tips for getting and staying organized. Some answers are very useful and others were very entertaining. (One person advocates using grocery bags for organization.) You can read…
Signing Adobe Documents
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With e-filing many lawyers are now "signing" pleadings without physically signing them. We’re going to see more of that in the future. So Adobe’s Rick Borstein has a nice post on how to build a transparent signature stamp in Adobe Acrobat, The signature with transparent background is much more appealing on a document than…
My Report About ABA TECHSHOW 2007
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ABA TECHSHOW 2007 is over. Congratulations to my friend TECHSHOW chair Dan Pinnington and the TECHSHOW Planning Board (and the great faculty) for another superb event. I’m far from unbiased, but TECHSHOW is my favorite annual event and this year’s edition was one of the best I’ve attended. Both the speakers and the attendees were…
Excel Tips and Tricks Roundup
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We are having ABA TECHSHOW 2007 Chair Dan Pinnington as a speaker at our OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference June 21-23. (Oklahoma lawyers, look for information on the Conference in the March 10th Oklahoma Bar Journal.) One of his topics will be "Accounting for Lawyers: Excel with Excel."
So, to get warmed up, from…