Sunday, July 19, 2009

WordPerfect books

For anyone looking for recommendations for books to help learn WordPerfect, Amazon has a wide.... [click for full entry]

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Monday, July 06, 2009

Bulleted lists in WordPerfect

For those occasions when, for whatever reason, you want just one item to stand out.... [click for full entry]

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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Remembering WordPerfect

Over the past week, the link to W.E. Pete Anderson's "Almost Perfect" made the rounds.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 5:20 PM
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Getting started on a paperless office

PDF for Lawyers has some pretty good advice on How to (successfully) switch to a.... [click for full entry]

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Friday, February 06, 2009

CiteGenie

As the tagline says, CiteGenie is a FireFox plug-in that will: Automagically copy text with.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 4:29 PM
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If you cannot access Gmail account

If you're locked out of your Gmail account, or any Google account for that matter,.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 4:10 PM
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Google for the office [updated 2x]

This entry was originally published on June 8, 2008. Most recent updates are at the.... [click for full entry]

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Metadata: Now with ethics

The Oklahoma Bar Journal has a recent article by Jim Calloway entitled, "Metadata - What.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:46 AM
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Gmail modes and gadgets

A couple alternate ways of connecting with your Gmail account from the unofficial Google Operating.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 7:26 PM
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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Google Labs for Google Apps

Google Apps is experimenting with Google Labs: ... a set of experimental features available free.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:46 PM
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Carrying old data forward

From the University of Illinois: 'Digital Dark Age' may doom some data What stands a.... [click for full entry]

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Digital signatures

From the American Bar Association, Section of Science and Technology, Information Security Committee: To explain.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:19 PM
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

The end of X-Drive

It was not quite two years ago when I reviewed X-Drive, the online backup system.... [click for full entry]

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Monday, June 30, 2008

New IRS midyear mileage rates

Effective July 1, 2008, the Internal Revenue Service is increasing the standard mileage rates. This.... [click for full entry]

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Google maps for business

Google Blogoscoped has a tutorial on How to Add Your Business to Google Maps: By.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 6:29 AM
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Friday, June 20, 2008

Web sites for litigators

The Virtual Chase has compiled a list of ten essential web sites for litigators, not.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:40 AM
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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Found: WPX4 podcast

I just listened to a podcast of Ed Poll, author and law office expert and.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:57 PM
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Friday, June 13, 2008

Self-erasing paper

Xerox is developing technology that will make words and images disappear from the paper on.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:02 PM
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Thursday, June 12, 2008

New GMail features

Last week, Google's Gmail team rolled out Gmail Labs. As of this writing there are.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 2:46 PM
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Tweaking Vista [updated]

ZDnet's Ed Bott has put together some great, and easy, tweaks for Windows Vista. Part.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 2:31 PM
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Thursday, June 05, 2008

Taking office supplies to the next level

Lifehacks has a useful roundup of their Top 10 Office Supply Hacks. One of my.... [click for full entry]

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Monday, June 02, 2008

10 annoyances

TechRepublic lists "The 10 most annoying programs on the Internet:" Adobe Reader Apple Windows Update.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:02 AM
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Reference and citation management

Noting these two programs for future reference: EndNote by Thomson (desktop program) RefWorks (online) I.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:08 AM
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Found: Excellent word processor review

I suspect this has been online for some time, but I just found it yesterday:.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:33 AM
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Thursday, July 05, 2007

Archived WordPerfect newsletters

In case I haven't previously linked to it before, the Corel archive of old WordPerfect.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:00 PM
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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Found: WordPerfect Tips

I just happened upon the technology tips blog of the Western School Board of Prince.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:55 PM
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Saturday, October 28, 2006

E-discovery

I worry about e-discovery. No, I didn't miss a deadline. And, no, it really has.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 8:51 PM
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Saturday, September 30, 2006

Anti-rootkit software

Sophos, the highly respected maker of computer security software, has come out with a free.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 4:01 PM
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Saturday, September 16, 2006

Icons in the new Office 2007

Speaking of Microsoft products, I want to get this out of my system: Check out.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:54 AM
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Friday, September 15, 2006

Corel thinking ahead to Windows Vista

Article from the September 2006 issue of WordPerfect Expert newsletter: Thinking About Windows Vista? Corel.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:52 PM
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Thursday, September 14, 2006

Taking Xdrive for a spin

I'm giving AOL's online backup service, Xdrive, a try. First of all, I should state.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:53 PM
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Monday, September 11, 2006

Finding out what slows down Windows [Updated]

Three part article from the PC Spy, entitled, What Slows Windows Down?. To be honest,.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:51 PM
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Sunday, September 03, 2006

WPBLOG as Web 2.0

Not really. Just having fun with the Web 2.0 V2 Logo Creatr..... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:31 AM
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Saturday, June 24, 2006

Online back-up services

PC World has the lowdown on 17 free or low cost online back-up services: Store.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:18 PM
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Know what's running on your PC

Ever wonder what processes are running on your PC? ProcessLibrary.com is a free information library.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:35 AM
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Saturday, May 20, 2006

Blog of the week

Excellent blog from someone who really knows computers: The PC Doctor Sound advice, tips and.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 2:35 AM
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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Google calendar

I've been using Google Calendar for a couple weeks, now. So far, so good. StopDesign.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:16 PM
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

List management

Remember the Milk looks like another online solution for handling to do lists. Remember the.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:32 PM
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Monday, April 03, 2006

Freeware guide

I just spotted an article entitled, Best Freeware Guide, with links and a short analyses.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:38 PM
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Other software that works with WordPerfect

Corel has a list of other software programs that work with WordPerfect. Among other things,.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:59 PM
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Monday, March 27, 2006

Digital signatures in WordPerfect

As yet, I haven't had the need to attach a digital signature to a document..... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:13 PM
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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Well hello, ajaxWrite

Another week, another Web 2.0 application. Seriously. Found via Om Malik's Blog (Meet Ajax Write),.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:36 PM
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Thursday, March 09, 2006

Legal blogs

Legal blogs are sometimes called blawgs. Some of the best information (including non-legal info) comes.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:17 PM
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Writely acquired by Google; Gates faints

Sorry, I couldn't resist. But, there might be something there. Okay, that second part is.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 8:54 PM
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Sunday, March 05, 2006

What's happening with ODF

As far as we're concerned. Not much. I have a feeling it's going to be.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:44 PM
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Reformatting and reinstalling Windows XP

Let's hope the day never arrives when, for whatever reason, we have to reformat our.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:27 PM
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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

The art of getting what you want from your boss

While looking for something else, I happened upon a very interesting article by Michael Hyatt:.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:09 PM
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Billing software for the solo practitioner

It was more than ten years ago when I was last on the decision making.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:50 PM
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Dell Inspiron B120

NotebookReview.com has a new review of the Dell Inspiron B120 with photos and screen shots..... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:01 PM
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Case management software

Legal Files is a full featured case management program. I have not tried this software,.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 1:42 AM
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Alternatives to MS Office

PC Magazine has a quick rundown (with links to more extensive reviews) of the main.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 1:19 AM
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Microsoft Office Live goes live

For reference purposes only: Microsoft Office Live It's in beta, and free, for now..... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:04 AM
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Sunday, February 12, 2006

E-mail tips

Guy Kawasaki, famed author and speaker, sets out 12 - 13 - 14 essential e-mail.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 7:56 PM
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On playing computer games at work

A government employee in Albany, New York, lost his job when an open game of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 7:42 PM
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Friday, February 10, 2006

ODF: Still getting to know you

I'm a little further ahead in understanding what Open Document Format (ODF) is all about.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:49 AM
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National Do Not Call Registry Link

This is totally off-topic, but I think it's worth linking to here: National Do Not.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:42 AM
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

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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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 4:39 PM
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Monday, January 23, 2006

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 2:17 AM
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Thursday, January 19, 2006

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 1:57 AM
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

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]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 4:58 PM
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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 1:31 PM
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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

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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Filed in: Links | PDF

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 9:59 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 9:13 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 2:19 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 6:16 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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Saturday, December 31, 2005

Manuscript format

This is marginally WordPerfect related. I just found a fantastic guide on how to format.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:11 PM
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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Another WordPerfect v Word article

An article that highlights the virtues of WordPerfect over Word, with an obvious bias against.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:58 PM
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Monday, December 26, 2005

Law office management software

A fascinating blog article from a South Carolina attorney describing what he wants in case.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:01 AM
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WordPerfect v Word

Recently discovered blog article comparing six points between WordPerfect 12 and Word 2003. Important Differences.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:43 AM
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