A woman who built a mansion and bought a Jaguar while collecting roughly $3 million in taxpayer subsidies from her Milwaukee child care centers has pleaded guilty to fraud, theft and conspiracy.
Although the adoption of Vista has been slow for businesses in general, I think it has met particularly stiff resistance in the legal community. Still, Vista is becoming more prevalent in every market and knowing how to use it efficiently can make everyone's workload a lot less frustrating to confront. To that end I thought [...]
Okay, okay, so this isn’t directly related to legal technology, but it is interesting. Tech Republic is a great source for all things “tech” and it’s no surprise that’s exactly where I found the article. Take a look at it…just for fun if nothing else. http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=571&tag=nl.e101
I have run into this question regarding Time Matters calendars and grouped events on many an occasion. This might clear up some questions for those not familiar with this feature: 1) There are two different kinds of groups. There are user groups and there are staff groups. You should be able to put a staff [...]
With the usual fanfare, Lexis Nexis has released its latest version of Time Matters. As we are now a couple of months into this release, it would probably be good to have a little insight into what we know so far. Let’s start with the positives –new features. There are quite a few, but in [...]
There were recently questions posted to a list serve regarding Time Matters 9 and the searching capabilities compared to Version 8 and also whether or not to upgrade to Enterprise. The question also referenced not needing the new features of Time Matters 9 other than faster searching. To answer the first question, the searching is [...]
There has been so much buzz about Windows Vista and its place in the legal community, I thought a few comments would be appropriate. In short, I strongly believe the benefits of deploying Windows Vista are more long term while deploying XP is more of a short term solution. Sure, deploying Vista will probably require [...]
Microsoft announced the pricing for their new server software line, Windows Server 2008. The product is scheduled to be released in late February 2008. Eight versions will be available, though the distinction between two sets of three versions focuses on whether the product includes the new Hyper-V virtualization technology. This PC World article outlines the [...]
One of the most common questions I’m asked while addressing technology concerns at law firms is what processes are best to quickly generate documents. Efficient and consistent document production is obviously a major concern for attorneys as it directly affects the quality of work produced and profitability of the office. Marginal time savings on each [...]
I came across an interesting site a few days ago called “One Laptop Per Child (OLPC).” It is a charity organization whose goal is “…to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment and express themselves.” OLPC strives to do this by providing very basic laptops to children in countries who would [...]
So the question is – what does one blog about? I am new to the world of blogging, but most tech people are not. So, can I blog about the fact that I am on an airplane experiencing terrible turbulence? And how I could grab onto the person next to me with a grip rivaling [...]
Here’s an interesting article I found about how Contact Resource Managment (CRM) software can increase a firm’s continuity and lead to greater profits. Not registering a “10” on your interest scale? Okay, fair enough. But if you’re not using some kind of CRM software at your firm it’s probably worth reading. The author makes a [...]
Okay, I have to admit shadow copy is my friend. As an IT professional I always urge people to save as they go along and for the most part I'm pretty good at taking my own advice. But I think everyone has gotten deep into a document at some time or another and forgot to [...]
Microsoft’s long awaited “Windows Home Server” has finally been released – at least as an OEM software product. It is now available for purchase from a number of online retailers. This means that the full systems shouldn’t be far behind (Windows Home Server pre-installed on various systems, including the HP MediaSmart Home Server). The product [...]
Technology consultants Joseph Ulm and John Wilets of Information Technology Professionals, LLC, in Milwaukee offer their insights on the technology issues facing lawyers today.
