The ScanSnap S1100By Nerino J. Petro, Jr.Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, March 2012A review of Fujitsu’s answer for a portable scanner that can be carried and used at any time.
Cloud computing and virtual law practice issuesBy Kim BrandLaw Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2012Before committing your firm to a cloud-centric application environment you should make sure you know your ‘backup’ options for alternate Internet access.
Managed services may improve a firm’s technology investmentBy Mark LeuerLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, February 2012Through utilization of current technology and managing hardware and support resources, a managed service offering can deliver high-quality, well-integrated technology at high level of service with a known monthly cost, all with minimal attorney oversight.
We’ve come a long way, i-babyBy Janice L. BobackLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, February 2012The author highlights some of the most useful apps for the iPad both in and outside of her practice.
Inexpensive technology that improves my practiceBy Bryan SimsLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, January 2012The author shares his picks for the pieces of technology that have improved his office's efficiency without breaking the bank.
Technology in practice. What works? Who gets it?By Nerino J. Petro, Jr.Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, January 2012With the holidays recently behind us, we take a look at some new and updated products that you can wish Santa had brought you.
We’ve come a long way, i-babyBy Janice L. BobackAdministrative Law, January 2012The author highlights some of the most useful apps for the iPad both in and outside of her practice.
Have you destroyed your memory?By Don MateerSenior Lawyers, October 2011Some models of copy machines have hard drives and may contain copies of every document that was scanned, copied or emailed. So how do you get rid of your old machine while still keeping your confidential information safe?
E-Discovery issues in litigationBy George S. BellasLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, April 2011A look at the case ofPension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan v. Bank of America Securities, LLC, which highlights the problems with electronically stored information.
Courtroom Information Project prepares courtrooms for the futureBy Martin TyperLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, November 2007As the Ogle County Circuit Court Clerk for the 15th Judicial Circuit, in Oregon, Illinois, I was recently invited to have my court participate on a free internet Web site called the Courtroom Information Project.
FavoritesBy Bryan SimsLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, September 2007Favorites is a feature of the newsletter that highlights those programs, utilities, gizmos, gadgets, etc., that we love.
Workshare does its share to secure your documentsBy Alan PearlmanLaw Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2007Although most law firms use massive deployments of traditional security solutions to lock down their office systems, networks and all of their stored content, most of them still struggle with the massive loads of shared electronic documents that flood their corporate network, the Internet, the e-mail system and all of their portable storage devices.
To BlackBerry or not to BlackBerry?By Trent L. BushLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, June 2007That is the question our firm recently faced as our mobile phone contracts were about to expire.
FavoritesLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, December 2006Favorites is a feature of the newsletter that highlights those programs, utilities, gizmos, gadgets, etc., that we love.
FavoritesLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, May 2006Favorites is a feature of the newsletter that highlights those programs, utilities, gizmos, gadgets, etc., that we love.
FavoritesLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, March 2006Favorites is a feature of the newsletter that highlights those programs, utilities, gizmos, gadgets, etc., that we love.
The three flavors of Adobe Acrobat: A litigation perspectiveBy Greg KrehelLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, March 2006Adobe System’s ubiquitous Acrobat software comes in three primary versions: the free Reader, the $299 per-license Standard version and the $449 per-license Professional version.
Technology and The Law seminar-March 12, 2004By Patricia M. FallonFederal Civil Practice, November 2004The Federal Civil Practice committee co-sponsored the "Technology and the Law" Seminar in Chicago on March 12, 2004.
Do a domainBy James BumgarnerLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, September 2004In the Standing Committee on Legal Technology newsletter, June 2004, Vol. 11. No.4, the article "How to Design a Simple Education-Based Web Site for an Individual Attorney" explains what a good law office Web page and its links should contain.
What’s all the fuss about VoIP? Money! A CoLT primerBy Peter MierzwaLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, September 2004VoIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol is the technology that allows you to make telephone calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of a regular, analog phone line.
Dealing with e-mail overloadBy Nerino J. PetroLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, August 2003As the pace of technology increases, so do the challenges that keeping up with these changes make on your time.
TechnoLawyer.com: How to stay in touch when out of reachBy Carol L. SchleinYoung Lawyers Division, August 2003Getting away from work has become nearly impossible. While you can use a Palm or similar handheld device to look up client appointments or telephone numbers and a cell phone to keep in touch with clients, the latest round of toys--er, tools--make it harder to disconnect from the office.
Worthy of noteBy James BumgarnerLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, April 2003Volunteer your PC: Would you like to help the effort to analyze anthrax and cancer cells? To identify chemical molecules that could block the smallpox virus?
Illinois Integrated Justice Panel finishes work!By David ClarkLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, December 2002The governing board authorized by Gov. George Ryan last December is putting the final touches on the Strategic Plan to be submitted to both the governor and the state Legislature.
Scanner clean-up techniques for WordPerfect and WordBy Marilyn MonroseLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, December 2002Cleaning up scanned documents in WordPerfect is fairly easy once you know what to look for. Even though OCR technology has improved a lot over the years, there are still some things it can't do and being that WordPerfect is a code-driven program, some unexpected problems are always likely to turn up.
