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Year after year, without exception, the 60
Tips in 60 Minutes presentation is one of the most
popular sessions at ABA TECHSHOW. Why? Quite simply because
there is no better place to learn dozens of practical
tips and tricks for getting things done better, faster
and cheaper. This fast-paced session covers everything
from gadgets, to software and hardware, the Web, practice
management, malpractice claims prevention and more.
This year's experienced panel of tipsters includes
Laura Calloway of the Alabama State Bar Association;
Ellen Freedman Pennsylvania Bar Association; Reid Trautz
of the District of Columbia Bar Association; Dan Pinnington
from the Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company. This
panel brings the wisdom and insights gained from helping
thousands of lawyers do more with technology.
Come to this session to gain the benefit of their best
tips and tricks. You will not be disappointed. True
to the session title, the presentation will cover 60
tips! To whet your appetite, here is a small teaser
of the tips that will be covered:
#1 - Free Training from Microsoft
Set aside time to take a free on-line training course
to improve your skills on Microsoft Office: www.office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx
#2 - Look it up at NetLingo.com –
www.netlingo.com
Are you always getting e-mail messages with puzzling
acronyms like IMHO, AAMOI and LMAO. What are these people
talking about? If you’d rather not show your ignorance,
go to www.netlingo.com.
Not only will you find a good working definition of
all this confusing alphabet soup, but you’ll find
information about “internet only” books
and something called the web coloring book, which lets
you try out different combinations of text and background
until you find something that will look good for your
own web site.
#3 - The Best Free On-Line Clip Art
There are thousands of sites on the Internet that offer
free and pay clip art. While there is some good content
in those sites, many force you to deal with large amounts
of advertising and pop-ups. The best source of free
on-line clip art photos, animations and sounds, bar
none, is the Microsoft Office Online Clip Art and Media
page. It has thousands of free images and media files,
which you can very easily search by key words and topics.
The licensing agreement for the site provides that
you can freely re-produce the images as you wish without
having to worry about copyright or royalties. See this
page at http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/.
#4 - How to be a better geek
For those of you who wish to learn more about technology
generally, consider getting a subscription to the Smart
Computing Magazine (www.smartcomputing.com).
It is a great magazine that has helpful and practical
content, including product reviews and educational content
that come on all sorts of hardware and software and
other electronics, including digital cameras. Law
Office Computing magazine (www.lawofficecomputing.com)
is fabulous for content that specifically focuses on
technology products that are specifically aimed at the
legal market. It contains advice for people at all technology
skill levels.
For more info on ABA TECHSHOW 2005, see www.techshow.com.
Dan Pinnington (dan.Pinnington@lawpro.ca)
works for the Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company
(www.lawpro.ca)
to help the 20,000 practising lawyers in Ontario avoid
malpractice claims. He speaks and writes frequently
on a variety of risk management and legal technology
topics. Through practicePRO (www.practicepro.ca)
he provides Ontario lawyers with practical how-to
resources aimed at helping them succeed in the practice
of law.
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