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Best Buy is the Worst Buy!
My office is in the Lansing, Michigan, area. My family and business have been with Verizon Wireless since the mid-1990s. I had a Franklin planner until 2000, when I bought a Handspring Visor PDA. I went on from there to Palm … Continue reading
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Smartphone Turf War Gets Down to Business
Having been on Verizon Wireless since the mid-1990s and the last few years, and having a Handspring/Palm device since 2000, I’m finally taking the leap to Apple’s iPhone 4. I purchased an iPod Touch in early 2009 to prepare for … Continue reading
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Duplicate Emails in Outlook
Are you one of those people (like me) who like to use Rules in Outlook to redirect your messages? Have you ever been confounded by duplicate emails when they reach their final destination? Well, I may have a solution for … Continue reading
iPad vs. Kindle
I just bought myself an iPad and will be trying it out for functionality for lawyers. The iPad is truly a sexy machine, and I have to hand it to Steve Jobs for this one. More on that in another … Continue reading
Business Visa Checkcards
A little more than a year ago, I bought my first Apple computer, the MacBook aluminum unibody with the integrated multi-gesture touch pad! Wow! It just worked! I loved it. Unfortunately, on a Sunday afternoon about a week into my … Continue reading
Internet Business Cards
Did you know that every lawyer and judge with whom you have dealings is listed in the State Bar Journal online Member Directory? Did you also know that the online Member Directory provides a vCard (the internet business card) for each … Continue reading
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Paperless at Home or Home Office
Speaking of paperless offices – Do you or someone you know have an office at home? This would, of course, include the family “den.” Take a look at this excerpt of a Designing Spaces episode, which features my friend Derek … Continue reading
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Paperless Hospital?
Have you considered moving toward a paperless office environment? Do you know someone who has? Have you heard of a doctor’s office going paperless? I thought going paperless was just a big deal for lawyers and law firms. Apparently, there … Continue reading
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“How Are You Today?”
How do you respond when someone asks you this question when you answer the phone? Better yet, how does your staff respond to this question when they answer? What first impression are we giving people who call us and ask … Continue reading
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Does Your Staff Know Where You Are?
I recently contacted a colleague of mine to discuss a potential referral. His assistant said he was in court and she could not help me with his schedule or a good time for a return call, since he had his … Continue reading