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Get This: Backupify is Free Through January 31st

January 25, 2010

When all you had was e-mail, backing up your online data was a piece of cake. Now, most people have information spread out over social networks, photo sharing sites, blogs, and more. Backupify backs up all that data so you do not have to worry about losing it if the services you use get hacked, [...]

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Protect Your Google Accounts

December 26, 2009

Gmail is my preferred email interface for lawyering, and I also use Google Apps to maximize my productivity. Although my Gmail account has never been hacked, here are some tips to keep your accounts secure, and if they do get hacked, what you need to restore security.

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Gmail vs. MobileMe

September 18, 2009

I love all things Mac, including the Mail App. But I use Gmail for my work e-mail—and it is great, too. But which one is better?
For the next week I am going to use Gmail and Apple’s web-based browser, me.com, and offer the pros and cons of both.
Gmail has one indisputable advantage—it is free. Apple [...]

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Google Apps sync for Outlook coming soon

June 10, 2009

In its quest to replace Microsoft Exchange, Google will soon offer a full Google Apps sync for Outlook, so that users can seamlessly transition from Microsoft Exchange Server (or, presumably, just plain Outlook) to Google Apps. A one-click installer is available now.
Everything works great except for the email sync, since Google has apparently not updated [...]

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Sharing contacts without Exchange?

June 5, 2009

Until now, I have been a solo practitioner, but my firm is growing. Consequently, I need a way to share contacts between myself and my law clerk. Google Apps—what I use now—does not have an easy way to this level of sharing.
Here is what I want:

Free
Cross-platform (Windows, OS X, and Linux)
Syncs with Google Apps or [...]

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Keyboard shortcuts make life easier in Gmail, everything else

February 27, 2009

Sure, the mouse is intuitive. See, point, click. No memorization required. But it also requires me to constantly move my hand back and forth between the mouse and keyboard. Whenever possible, I prefer to learn keyboard shortcuts to cut down on that movement.
Most software has keyboard shortcuts. Nearly everyone is familiar with the basics: ctrl+s [...]

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What I Use to Manage My Practice [Updated]

February 6, 2009

I first talked about the software and tools I use to manage my own practice last April. I have changed a few things since then, so here is an update.
As most readers know, I do not use case management software. This is partly because most case management software is pretty awful, and partly because I [...]

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Never forget anything again

October 22, 2008

There are two essential steps to any effective productivity system: (1) collecting everything you have to do; and (2) making sure you do it.
The first requires good, easy-to-use tools. If it takes work to collect tasks, you won’t do it. Tim Ferriss, author of the four-hour workweek, recently talked about how he does it.
Here are [...]

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Do you trust the cloud?

September 1, 2008

I do, to an extent, but I think I am in the minority in that respect. I use Gmail, Google Calendar, Remember the Milk, Plaxo, and Freshbooks to manage my email, calendar, tasks, contacts, and timekeeping and billing. I even use Google Docs for drafting forms and some documents, although rarely for specific clients.
While the [...]

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Gmail now offers 7 gigabytes of free mail

August 8, 2008

I just noticed this morning that my Gmail quota nudged over 7 GB. With just over 5500 messages, that means I have used only 7% of my quota. Still not quite as good as Yahoo!’s unlimited storage, but then again, Yahoo! mail is not nearly as good as Gmail.
If you don’t already have a Gmail [...]

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