Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:17:29 -0500

I sometimes wonder how productive we all would be if we all got really good training on the technology we use. I sometimes cringe when I see someone trying to "lasso" a word to select it instead of just double... More

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:49:37 -0500

I forgot to mention earlier that the August edition of our podcast, the Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology, is an interview with Ben Schorr, author of The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft® Outlook 2007. I've known Ben for several years now... More

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:57:27 -0500

All My Favs is a web page that graphically displays many of the most popular web pages and web services. If you wish, you can add this to your favorites in your browser and then delete about 20 other favorites... More

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:18:16 -0500

It has been a wild month so far in the financial markets and it doesn't appear that the roller coaster has come to a complete stop yet. So as possible bank failures loom, some of us are hearing from lawyers... More

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:45:25 -0500

How would you like to build your own custom search engine? (I can hear people thinking now, "I'm a lawyer, not a programmer.") But think of the possibilities. You could have a search engine geared to search only your 15... More

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:11:41 -0500

Lawyers deal with lots of emotional people. Let's face it. If it is not worth getting excited about, it is probably not worth hiring a lawyer to handle. It can be particularly emotional when it is the client's first time... More

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:53:06 -0500

The third Annual National Solo and Small Firm Conference sponsored by the ABA GPSOLO Division will be held October 3rd and 4th, 2008 in Santa Fe, N.M. and the hotel deadline has been extended to September 3, 2008 5:00 p.m.... More

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:40:25 -0500

Sadly Genie Tyburski has announced she is shutting down the legal research website, The Virtual Chase. Can it really be that she has been maintaining this website and giving us all great free information for 12 years? My colleague, Pete... More

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:45:34 -0500

Andy Adkins is a a great guy. He is a well-known legal technology consultant, speaker and author. As he says it: "I’m not a lawyer. I’m actually an electronics engineer by education and practice. I am also a self-educated legal... More

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:37:00 -0500

Nuance released Dragon Dictate Naturally Speaking Preferred Ver. 10 earlier this summer. I just placed my order and will receive my upgrade next week. Nuance is offering a half price for upgrade until the end of September, 2008. That's $99... More

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:29:41 -0500

Logging onto the Internet from (Almost) Anywhere is my most recent article in the Oklahoma Bar Journal. "I can now log onto the Internet using my laptop from almost anywhere -- roadside, lakeside or poolside." It is great. I cover... More

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:04:47 -0500

Our podcast, The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology recently covered "The ABC's of SEO." SEO, as you probably know stands for Search Engine Optimization, or in layman's terms, "How can I get the search engines to notice my Website?" Sharon... More

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:34:56 -0500

Well, in my ever-challenging quest to keep you, my readers, on the cutting edge of technology advances, I am compelled to pass along to you 25 Gotta Have Travel Gadgets from that old media giant, Time magazine. This list really... More

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:54:42 -0500

All law firms, including solos, need a Web page. That's my opinion, anyway. The Oklahoma City Journal Record interviewed me yesterday about attorney Web sites. I loved the headline for the feature, Yellow Pages gather dust as legal eagles flock... More