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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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Getting started with Ubiquity

February 9, 2009

When Mozilla Labs introduced Ubiquity last August, I boldly said that “Ubiquity will change the way you use the web.” As Ubiquity matures, it is doing just that.
Ubiquity is sort of a dashboard for Firefox. When you bring up Ubiquity, you just tell it what you want to do. Let’s say you want to email [...]

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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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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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Cataloging versus searching

August 22, 2007

The two main models of organizing information, cataloging/databases and searching, each have their advantages and disadvantages. Alone, neither seems to satisfy the needs of an efficient, streamlined law office. Together, they start to look like a solution, but where is the software to tie them together in a package perfect for the solo or small [...]

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It is all about procedures

August 22, 2007

No matter what you use to manage your practice, whether a case management product like Time Matters or simply Outlook (or Evolution, or whatever) and the file manager, the efficacy of the system depends on good procedures. No software eliminates the need for good procedures. However, modern technology, especially in a paperless law office, means [...]

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Better Google searching (for lawyers)

July 27, 2007

Law.com’s Legal Technology page has a useful article on how to find what you are looking for more accurately with Google.

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Semantics-based search aimed at lawyers, researchers

June 22, 2007

IBM is working on a semantics-based search engine, FactSpotter, aimed at helping researchers, including lawyers searching through mounds of paper, find what they are looking for faster. What does “semantics-based” mean?
“Many words can be different things at the same time. The context makes the difference,” she said. “The tricky things here are not the words [...]

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Using persistent searches in Gmail

March 7, 2007

Lifehacker links to blogger Matt Cutts, whose guide to using Greasemonkey persistent searches opens up a world of possibilities for Gmail organization. In particular, you could use persistent searches to keep a running tally of all e-mails related to a case by tailoring your search to the names, e-mail addresses, and likely subject lines involved.
Now [...]

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Get this! One of Vista’s best features available for XP: Windows Desktop Search

February 3, 2007

Windows Desktop Search 3.0 is now available (link to download page). It’s free, and it’s for XP. WDS enables Mac-like instant searching of files and Office items, including contacts, appointments, tasks, etc.
I know I’m late to the game on this one. If WDS is in version 3.0 already, I’m sure most people already have it. [...]

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