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Stop filing, start searching (your email)

July 29, 2008

Merlin Mann’s Inbox Zero theory of email is an extremely effective way to turn down the noise and get control of your inbox. After all, the inbox on your (or your secretary’s) desk is a waypoint, not a filing cabinet. Shouldn’t your email inbox be the same? Makes sense, but many people just let their [...]

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SoloSmallTV: Three (four, really) good reasons to go paperless

June 30, 2008

In the newest SoloSmallTV video, I describe four reasons to create a paperless law office:

Three (four, really) good reasons to go paperless from Sam Glover on Vimeo.

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Get things done between tee times: another reason to go paperless

June 23, 2008

My wife’s company has a “summer camp” retreat this weekend, and invited family members to tag along. So I did. I loved that I could pick up and tag along with nothing but my laptop. As a solo, I can’t really afford to take a three-day vacation, but because I have a paperless law office, [...]

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Merlin Mann (and me) on Inbox Zero and other productivity issues

June 18, 2008

I sat on a panel with productivity guru Merlin Mann today. We talked about a range of issues, from information overload to the paperless law office to Getting Things Done and the Franklin-Covey method, all with reference to the life of lawyers.
If you are not familiar with Merlin Mann, check out the video below, “Inbox [...]

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MCLE webcast: The Paperless Office

June 5, 2008

Description from MCLE:

The Paperless Office
Presented by Sam Glover; moderated by Peter Berge
Friday, June 6, 2008, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CDT
1.0 law office management credit
Tuition: $75
The “paperless office” concept has created a trendy buzz in law office management circles. With new, reasonably priced hardware and software, it can also be a reality for any size office. [...]

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MCLE webcast: Case Management without Case Management Software

November 15, 2007

Here is MCLE’s description:

Part of the ongoing “Tech Tuesday” webcast series, streaming the first and third Tuesday of every month.
In this Tech Tuesday program, Sam Glover will be the guest speaker. Sam is a solo practitioner practicing consumer law in Minneapolis, and is also the author of the SoloSmallTech.com blog. Sam will be discussing how [...]

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Virtual desktops in Windows

October 29, 2007

Users of Linux and now Mac OS X (with the new Spaces feature) will be familiar with virtual desktops. I find them to be invaluable an productivity aid. In short, virtual desktops allow the user to spread open windows across two or more “virtual” desktops. For example, I usually have my personal windows (browser with [...]

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Connecticut solo family lawyer uses paperless practices to enhance efficiency

October 16, 2007

Michael D. Day in Connecticut uses paperless practices to increase efficiency, security, and to reduce costs (link requires registration; BugMeNot does not work). It sounds like he and I use paperless practices in much the same way and for the same reasons.
[via Law.com LegalTechnology]

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System-wide tagging

September 26, 2007

This seems like an astoundingly good idea that would turn any operating system that implemented system-wide tagging into the ultimate lawyers’ platform:

One of the greatest features introduced by Gmail was the move from folders to tags as a way to organize e-mails. Then Thunderbird added and expanded on the same feature, and blogging software has [...]

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