In the old days, lawyers had a Dictaphone or some such device, complete with a little hand-held microphone, for dictation. They’d sit at their mahogany desks and ramble into a recorder, then pass the tape to their “girl” (yes, that’s what they were called back then – haven’t you ever watched “Man Men”?). [...]
Category Archives: Legal Technology
Creating Screencasts With CaptureFox
How often do you need to show someone how to do something on your computer, and find yourself going through a painstaking process of trying to explain exactly which button to press … and where each button appears on their screen?
For years, the solution was a screencast. I personally use Screenflow for my Mac to [...]
Google Chrome For Mac Makes The Untethered Lawyer Happier
For the past few weeks I’ve been suffering from PC envy. As a Mac user I’ve been very happy with my choice, and dutifully snicker when my PC-using friends experience problems with their computers. There’s a certain glee in it, and it’s my right as someone who has paid about double what a typical PC [...]
What Does Google Wave Mean For Lawyers?
I’ve been fortunate enough to snag a tough-to-come-by invitation to Google Wave, and have been playing with it for about a week now. Due to the fact that only a precious few invitations have come from the Wave HQ, my contact with others has been limited. Still, it has not dulled my interest in this [...]
221 MS Word Keyboard Shortcuts
Found this great list of keystroke/keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word – not sure if this works on a Mac but I imagine [option=ctrl]. Enjoy!
221 Microsoft Word Shortcuts
The Search For A Perfect Law Practice Management Solution
I’ve been pulling my hair out lately trying to fix my version of PCLaw, a comprehensive practice management solution for both daily client management and back office accounting (which replaces Quickbooks.)
PCLAW is a bit glitchy at times and while their support is excellent, the annual maintenacne support costs have shot up quite a bit since [...]