http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com Leveraging Technology to Practice Law More Effectively Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:18:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/302 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 ... http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/300 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 ... http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/299 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 ... http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/298 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 ... http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/297 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 ... http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/296 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. If you have questions, ... http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/294 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 ... http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/295 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. Rick Borstein ... http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/293 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. This is a gracious offer from ... http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/291