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View Word Docs in Gmail

June 30, 2010

We use Gmail for our law practice, and although I use MobileMe for my personal email, I still think that Gmail is superior. Gmail is fairly widely used, which helps create programs like Etacts and other third-party plugins to enhance the program. The latest addition to its functionality is that you can view Word docs [...]

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Lexis Integrates with Microsoft Office

February 9, 2010

Later this year, lawyers with Lexis subscriptions and Microsoft Office will be able to use Lexis within the comfy confines of Microsoft Word and other applications. The integration should allow attorneys to stay within one program when drafting briefs, rather than clicking back and forth. If you use Word and Lexis, the integration will make [...]

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Microsoft Word is a habit you can kick

January 21, 2009

According to a Forrester Research report, “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: The Microsoft Word Love Story,” many companies use Microsoft Word because it is familiar, not because it is the best software for their needs. “Because Word has become so entrenched in the enterprise in the last 25 years, organizations cannot easily move off [...]

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Why you should try free software

June 6, 2008

“Free” has two meanings: (1) gratis, and (2) libertas. When I say free software, I mean libertas, although much free software is gratis, as well. Choice There are two parts to choice: (1) different software that does the same thing, and (2) the ability to modify software to do what you want. Don’t like the [...]

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Two(-ish) weeks with Office 2007

February 15, 2007

I recently downloaded the trial version of Office 2007 for a long-term test, and I wanted to share my thoughts and reactions after living with it for about two weeks. I primarily use Outlook and Word, and Excel only occasionally. My comments will obviously focus on those programs. I’ll start with my conclusion: Based on [...]

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