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Skype customer service disappears

May 10, 2009

Nearly two years ago, I got fed up with paying $50+ per month for phone service, and switched to Skype. I have a Skype phone at my office that works just like a regular phone, and I can also answer calls from my laptop or iPod Touch. While call quality seems to vary for some [...]

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Be more productive by turning off the phone

August 17, 2008

Ringing phone from Sam Glover on Vimeo.

Annoying, isn’t it? And yet, if you are an attorney, there are dozens, if not hundreds or thousands of people who can make your phone ring any time they want to.
This is my favorite part of my answering machine message:
I return phone calls at 10 and 4 if I [...]

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I hate voicemail

July 16, 2008

“Voicemail is dead. Please tell everyone so they’ll stop using it.”
Oh, if only it were so! Voicemails are one of the most annoying time sucks in my work day.
I hate the phone. It is always an interruption. But if I don’t answer it, then there is that blinking voicemail notification staring me in the face, [...]

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Will T-Mobile release the first Android phone on October 1?

July 10, 2008

The rumor mill thinks so. I am getting ready to throw over my Blackberry Pearl when the new handsets show up. Screw the iPhone, I’m going to go make sure my tent is patched up for camping in front of the T-Mobile kiosk at the mall.
(Disclaimer: I am probably not going to camp out for [...]

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Android is looking good

May 29, 2008

Linux is pretty.

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Review: Philips VOIP 841 Skype phone

April 15, 2008

About two months ago, I bought a Philips VOIP 841 Skype phone to replace my old-fashioned land line. I started using Skype because I wanted the flexibility of having the same number at work, home, or whatever coffee shop I happened to be at. But ordinarily with Skype, you are tied to your computer, which [...]

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Mission: portable

May 10, 2007

I am going to be taking my first vacation since going solo this Friday, and I’m a bit nervous. About my cases, that is. Since I have no support staff, if something comes up (despite my careful preparation), there isn’t anyone who can pick up the slack. So I need to be able to check [...]

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Gone mobile: first post from my new Blackberry

March 21, 2007

It is somewhat ironic, I suppose, that a geek such as I should be so late to the game on this, but I just got my first PDA/mobile phone. Quite exciting. I did use a Palm for a while, but I never liked the way it synced my appointments.
This, on the other hand, is far [...]

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Some facts about online fax services

February 3, 2007

Tom Gallagher ignited a long thread of discussion on online fax services on the SoloSmall list today. Tom was wondering about pricing as well as whether or not he could port his current fax number to an online fax service. The short answer: (1) cheaper than a land-line based fax, and (2) nope.
Tom’s e-mail after [...]

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Getting rid of your telephone

February 2, 2007

My mantra when it comes to law office technology is “simplify, simplify, simplify.” I chant that to myself while wrestling with billing preferences in Billing Matters, always to no avail. Technology is no good if it makes your life more complicated or difficult. I suppose I will never really reach that point where everything works [...]

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