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Desktop Search Tools: Like Google for Your Computer

By | Feb.06.12 | 4 Comments

You know you saved it—that file that you spent hours working on a few weeks ago. That file you’re now desperate to retrieve but can’t locate. But it's not in your Recent Doc[...]

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Posted in Daily Dispatch, Productivity, Technology

TECH TIP

Don’t Trifle with Password Safety

By | Nov.30.11 | 1 Comment

As many of my email correspondents are aware, my personal Gmail account was recently hacked. I still have no idea how this happened. I am not in the habit of clicking on email at[...]

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Posted in Daily Dispatch, Management, Social Media, Technology

TECH TIP

Drop Your Data Into Dropbox

By | Nov.07.11 | 1 Comment

For better or worse, we’ve become ‘always-on’ professionals. We want access to all our data, all the time and we want it now. In the past, data housed on an office network [...]

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Posted in Collaboration, Daily Dispatch, New Products, Technology

TECHNOLOGY

Going Places? Yes, Google Places!

By | Sep.26.11 | No Comments

Did you know there’s a free web space available to every law firm, from solos to megafirms, waiting for you to stake your claim? Google, the Search Engine ruler, provides space [...]

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Posted in Daily Dispatch, Marketing & Business Development, Technology

People Management

LinkedIn Jobs: If You Post It, They Will Come

By | Aug.29.11 | No Comments

I just hired a great new employee using LinkedIn Jobs. It turned out to be an incredibly easy and effective way to identify good candidates and fill the position with a minimum of[...]

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Posted in Careers, Daily Dispatch, Hiring, People Management

productivity

The Joys of join.me

By | Aug.04.11 | No Comments

Let's say you have a meeting scheduled with your client to review an important time-sensitive document. Moments before, your client calls to cancel because she's caught at home dur[...]

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Posted in Client Service, Collaboration, Communicating, Daily Dispatch, Productivity, Technology

TIME MANAGEMENT

Read Your Favorite Sites Without Leaving Outlook

By | Jun.16.11 | No Comments

Psssst. Wanna read your favorite website without leaving Microsoft Outlook? I’m not talking about subscribing to its newsfeed in Outlook, but setting up an Outlook folder that a[...]

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Posted in Daily Dispatch, Technology, Time Management

TECH TIP

Don’t Touch That Typo!

By | Jun.01.11 | 2 Comments

Want to know the single fastest way to speed up your typing? Stop manually correcting your typos as you’re writing. Just stop doing it! Correcting as you type is a surefire way[...]

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Posted in Daily Dispatch, Productivity, Technology, Time Management

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