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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Turn off SpeedLinks in WordPerfect

From the Department of Simple Solutions to Major Complaints (recently overheard). If you have no.... [click for full entry]

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Online file storage solutions

This is for future reference purposes only, since I haven't had a chance to check.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:30 PM
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Monday, January 30, 2006

Redacting metadata

Law.com has an article by renowned legal blogger, Howard Bashman, entitled, Redact This: Preserving Secrets.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 05:52 PM
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Saturday, January 28, 2006

Getting to know MyTicklerFile

I spent a little time getting started with MyTicklerFile. Following are my initial thoughts.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:01 PM
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The tickler file: From clunky to slick

I remember the first day of my first law office job like it was only.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 04:39 PM
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Friday, January 27, 2006

Number two sales rank?

Or, much to do about nothing. Earlier this week, Cnet reported in, Apple's iWork emerges.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:54 AM
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Recommended: WP X3 Standard price drop at Amazon

Amazon.com has the new WordPerfect X3 Standard edition on sale. Order the Corel WordPerfect.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:03 AM
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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Memo to other WordPerfect bloggers

Come on in. The water's warm. As yet, I haven't found any other blogs or.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 04:12 PM
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Just turn off curly quote marks

One complaint I hear (er, read) more and more, is how, when someone composes an.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 06:35 PM
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Recommended: Brother HL-2040 Monochrome Laser Printer [updated]

Amazon.com has the Brother HL-2040 Monochrome Laser Printer on sale for less than half.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:07 AM
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Review by Network Computing of WP X3

WordPerfect afficionado, Ron Miller, takes WordPerfect X3 on a little spin for Network Computing: Review:.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:13 PM
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TGDaily interview with Corel

TG Daily's Scott M. Fulton, III, interviews Richard Carriere of Corel: Corel WordPerfect Office X3.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:36 PM
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Monday, January 23, 2006

A few thoughts about ODF and WordPerfect

Did Corel miss the boat by not including Open Document (ODF) support in it's latest.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 02:08 PM
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Thinking of switching to Open Office?

I just discovered an article from August 2005, where The Information Dirt Road discusses whether.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:08 AM
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Sunday, January 22, 2006

How to format for MLA in WordPerfect

I can recall many a night when my kids were in school, trying to help.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 02:17 AM
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Saturday, January 21, 2006

New Year computer security tips

Getting back to where I left off before the release of WordPerfect X3, here's another.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:24 PM
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Thursday, January 19, 2006

PC Magazine review of WordPerfect X3

A few noteworthy lines from Edward Mendelson on Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition: Think.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 09:08 PM
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CNET review of of WordPerfect X3

CNET's Jeff Bertolucci gives a pretty good review of WPX3. I particularly appreciated this: Overall,.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 09:04 PM
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Initial thoughts re upgrading to WordPerfect X3

For now, WordPerfect 12 will suffice for me. Not that the cost is an obstacle..... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 01:57 AM
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Money is no object

What does that mean? The price of WordPerfect X3 isn't an obstacle to buying it..... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:34 AM
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Corel on WP X3 and ODF

One more news quote about WordPerfect X3. This time, it's Corel's position on ODF: However,.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 06:15 PM
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WordPerfect X3 training video

Still sifting through the press reports on WordPerfect X3, I just noticed this snippet of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 05:32 PM
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Review of Star Office 8 Writer

Because I try never to be adverse to learning about other word processing software, here.... [click for full entry]

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WordPerfect X3 on search and metadata

I'm still sifting through news reports about WordPerfect X3. But, I wanted to draw attention.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 01:34 AM
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Spreading the hype

From the Department of Hype Coming Down the Pike. As expected, there was a flurry.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 01:19 AM
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

WordPerfect quote of the day

Actually, this is from yesterday, but I couldn't resist pointing it out: Would someone explain.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 01:31 PM
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Corel Press Release: WP X3

The official press release from Corel on the brand new WordPerfect X3 is up.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:38 AM
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WordPerfect X3 first review

Shortly after midnight on January 17, 2006, The Washington Times has the first review of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 02:58 AM
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Working with highlight in WordPerfect documents

If you work with draft documents and want to emphasize the changes so your collaborators.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:03 AM
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Monday, January 16, 2006

Weird USB drives

Speaking of storage devices. Looking for a strange gift for someone? Or, just want to.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:01 AM
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Sunday, January 15, 2006

File loss prevention - Timed backups

Continuing my series on file loss prevention. WordPerfect makes it easy to make automatic timed.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 03:39 PM
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PDF resource blogs

Two blogs I've been following and meaning to mention: Acrobat for Legal Professionals, written by.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:39 AM
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Friday, January 13, 2006

WordPerfect the 13th?

I'm giddy with excitement having just received an e-mail from Corel about the impending release.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 03:46 PM
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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Creating PDFs on the cheap

If WordPerfect's "Publish to PDF" feature doesn't do it for you, and you can't afford.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 09:59 PM
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Recommended: LaCie 301028 Storage 8GB Carte Orange USB 2.0

LaCie 301028 Storage 8GB Carte Orange USB 2.0. Order LaCie 301028 Storage 8GB Carte.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 06:30 PM
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MS Office not dead, yet

WebProNews has an article on the premature reports that Microsoft Office is going the way.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 03:52 PM
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Sunday, January 08, 2006

Mark your place in a long document

An easy multitasking aid for people who work in busy offices is WordPerfect's QuickMark function..... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 09:58 PM
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File loss prevention - Save early and save often

From the Department of Lessons Learned the Hard Way. The first thing I do when.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 01:30 PM
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Metadata removal checklist

As previously mentioned, it is sometimes a good idea to remove metadata before electronically distributing.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:48 PM
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Saturday, January 07, 2006

MS Service Pack 2 Hotfix for WP 5.x for Windows

From Microsoft, this hotfix fixes: When you try to save a document in the WordPerfect.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:14 AM
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Friday, January 06, 2006

Getting started with Writely

Continuing the discussion on Web 2.0 services, I'm giving Writely a quick spin. A couple.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 09:13 AM
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Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Getting to know Writely

Following up on my recent attempt to explain Web 2.0 (What is Web 2.0 and.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 02:19 PM
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Quickbooks Online

One good example of fully functional, feature packed online software is the web version of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 06:16 AM
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What is Web 2.0 and why should we care

This may be a little beyond the area of expertise of most offices that utilize.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:16 AM
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Monday, January 02, 2006

WordPerfect article on Tucows

The editorial blog of Tucows.com, the website widely known for downloads, among other things, posted.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:24 AM
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