As an office productivity and efficiency matter, downloading PDF files to our computers only to find that they aren’t quite what we wanted is high on the list of time sucks. How many times have you seen something come up on a Google search and said to yourself, “That could be pretty handy!” only [...]
Category Archives: Productivity for Lawyers
Who Answers Your Phone?
Lawyers use their office phones as outgoing vehicles only, and guard themselves from incoming calls like jealous hawks. Voicemail systems, receptionists, paralegals, and all manner of gatekeepers are typically employed with the goal of keeping people away from the lawyer.
Who are you, the great and powerful Oz?
Let’s take a look at the protection mechanism [...]
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
Tab Mix Plus For Firefox Does Not Play Well With Skype
The first extension/add-on that I always install for Firefox is Tab Mix Plus. This Firefox extension allows me to switch between my current tab and a recent tab without “scrolling” through every tab.
For example, if I have 6 tabs open and I’m currently viewing Tab 3, I can hold down Ctrl and hit the Tab [...]
10 Ways to Achieve Work-Life Balance
Here is a great list from Web Worker Daily of 10 more ways to achieve that work-life balance. While the list is aimed at ‘web-workers”, I really think it can be used by all of us. Especially in this “connected” world we have created.
1. Don’t always be connected. If you’ve got a Blackberry, a laptop [...]
Tab Mix Plus Manages Firefox Tabbed Viewing Effectively
My self-diagnosed ADHD, which apparently only manifests itself in web browsing, usually gets me into tabbed browsing problems. Ever since I discovered the beauty of tabbed browsing in Firefox, I’ve found that I end up browsing too much.
The problem is not my browsing addiction, it’s the 17 tabs that I inevitably open.
Searching for the [...]