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Yodle Challenge: update from Brea Buettner

June 24, 2009

A week and a half in, our Yodle Challenge guinea pig, Brea Buettner, just posted an update to the Yodle Challenge thread on the Lawyerist Forum. You will need to sign up for the forum (it’s free!) to see what she has to say. Brea will check in to answer questions, and so will Mike [...]

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Yodle Challenge, part 1: follow up with Mike DeLuca

June 18, 2009

Yesterday, I sat down with Mike DeLuca, Yodle’s Senior VP of Sales & Marketing. I tried recording the video chat, but Pamela let me down. I feel badly about that, because Mike is a nice guy and I think he was pretty excited to have the chance to get me back for being so mean [...]

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Yodle Challenge, part 1: getting started

June 12, 2009

I said some pretty unfriendly things about Yodle’s sales staff recently, and Yodle took it pretty hard seriously. In response, Mike DeLuca, Yodle’s VP of sales and marketing, issued a challenge: Yodle would give away 3 months of free online marketing to prove Yodle can deliver real value.
We chose newbie lawyer Brea Buettner as our [...]

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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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Google Chrome coming soon to Mac and Linux

January 10, 2009

Feeling left out of the Google Chrome party? I know I am. It’s been out for some time now, but because Google left Mac and Linux users out in the cold, I still haven’t given it a try.
While Firefox is my browser of choice, Chrome sounds like much more than a simple browser. It is [...]

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Google finally syncs Blackberry contacts

November 19, 2008

Finally, a sync I can support! Google Sync will now sync your Blackberry’s built-in contacts with your Gmail contacts. This is huge, especially if, like me, you use Gmail for email. Before, I had to do a complicated dance with Plaxo in order to get my contacts onto my Blackberry. Now, it should happen automatically [...]

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Blogging 101: Why blog?

October 29, 2008

A blog is probably the most effective way to drive potential clients to your (virtual) door. Well-written, attractive, and well-configured blogs consistently appear at the top of search engine results, and often result in earned media exposure for the blogger.
What is a blog?
A blog is just a frequently-updated website. It is a simple, easy way [...]

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Is Linux ready for the pocket? The first Android phone is here!

September 22, 2008

There it is, the first smartphone available from a major carrier with a free and open-source operating system. Ain’t it pretty? That is Android Linux. On your phone. Hot.
The launch is not until tomorrow at 10:30 EDT, but Engadget already found the picture above. You can follow the launch at T-Mobile’s special site for the [...]

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