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Category Archives: Online Resources
Subscribe to Online Resources RSS FeedLearn How Lawyers Can Use Circus Ponies NoteBook in Trial
Posted in Guest Posts, How Do I ... ?, Office Management, Online Resources, Software, TechnologyCircus Ponies NoteBook is a unique productivity tool that can be used in many different ways. My good friend, Kern Lewis, a trial attorney in Grapevine, TX, has used this program for several years to help organize his cases and present them at trial. Kern recent conducted an hour long webinar to demonstrate his techniques, and… Continue Reading
When’s the Best Time to Purchase Apple Products?
Posted in How Do I ... ?, Online Resources, TechnologyHave you ever struggled with when to purchase a new product from Apple? Should you hold out for the latest and greatest iDevice in hopes that it might be released in the very near future? Should you hold out for a deal, or does it make sense to go ahead and purchase now while prices seem… Continue Reading
Rocket X1 Is The Game-Changing Internet Marketing Service for Lawyers
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, Product Reviews, TechnologyMarketing your law firm is an essential part of being successful in today’s fast-paced, information-based world. Unfortunately, far too many lawyers are really really really bad at marketing – and that’s far from a secret. Therefore, rarely a day goes by that some company doesn’t contact our firm with an offer to “help” our efforts in… Continue Reading
Do You Have A Social Media Will?
Posted in How Do I ... ?, Miscellaneous, Online Resources, TechnologySocial media is everywhere. Each of us will die one day. We would be well served to prepare for the convergence of those two realities. The following article from my friend, Tim Baran, does an excellent job addressing this topic, and he’s graciously agreed for me to republish it here. I hope that you not only read… Continue Reading
Rocket Matter Celebrating 5th Anniversary and Giving Away Prizes
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, Software, Special Offers, TechnologyRocket Matter, the world’s best law office management program, has announced that in celebration of its fifth anniversary, it is kicking off a year-long celebration and giving away iPads, Android Tablets, and Kindle Fire devices to celebrate the occasion and their commitment to mobile lawyering. I remember the first time I ever spoke with Rocket Matter’s CEO Larry… Continue Reading
Rocket Matter Launches API and Integration with Automatic Time Tracking Tool Chrometa
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, Software, TechnologyRocket Matter, the leading cloud-based legal practice management and time and billing software for small to mid-sized law firms, has announced a publicly available application programming interface for Rocket Matter (RMAPI) and one-click integration with Chrometa, an automatic time capture technology for Macs and PCs. RMAPI allows other software companies to seamlessly and securely retrieve… Continue Reading
Rocket Matter 2.0 Released, Now Featuring Document Assembly
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, Product Reviews, SoftwareThe Mac Lawyer has long found Rocket Matter to be the leading practice management program for law firms, including my own. It providers users the ability to quickly and efficiently manage their calendars, tasks, contacts, and time and billing. Within the last few months, it introduced the ability to integrate with Dropbox and Evernote. Last week, Rocket… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Implications of iCloud on the Legal Field
Posted in Guest Posts, Mac OS X, Online Resources, TechnologyCloud computing technology has been making serious headway in the past few years. Most of those endeavors have been on the “back end,” allowing businesses to create and implement scalable solutions that rely on third-party, Internet-based providers. The legal field, however, has sometimes been resistant to these technologies. A variety of concerns – primarily those… Continue Reading
The Law Firm of Tomorrow Is Available Today
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, TechnologyNow you can have The Law Firm of Tomorrow today. Rocket Matter, the leading web-based legal practice management and time and billing software for small to mid-sized law firms has released the first installment of their serially published e-book, which focuses on social media marketing for law firms and legal technology, with an emphasis on cloud and mobile. Based on over… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: “Must Have” Apps & Other Tips for Working While Traveling Abroad
Posted in Guest Posts, How Do I ... ?, iPad, iPhone, Online Resources, TechnologyWhen traveling abroad, busy professionals often do not have time to craft a detailed, comprehensive itinerary, and the stress induced by planning (or the failure to carefully plan) your international journey may be eclipsed by the anxiety that comes from being away from the office. Regardless of whether you are traveling abroad for business or… Continue Reading
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Five SEO Tips for Lawyers
Posted in Guest Posts, Online Resources, Presentations, TechnologyThe following Guest Post is from Lior Levin: Most lawyers and law firms are aware of the need to have a website. It gives them an Internet presence and makes it easier for potential new clients to find them. Unfortunately, the vast majority of lawyers don’t quite grasp the importance of search engine optimization, or… Continue Reading
Random House Finally Jumps on the Apple iBookstore Bandwagon
Posted in Guest Posts, iPad, Online ResourcesThe following Guest Post is from Katheryn Rivas: We’ve all heard the cliches of the publishing industry heaving its final breaths before collapsing on a grave of paper, mail subscriptions, and these odd, now-obsolete technologies called “books.” Of course, the book will be here to stay indefinitely, if only in its reincarnated eBook form. While… Continue Reading
Seven Things Lawyers Need To Know About Cloud Computing
Posted in Online Resources, TechnologyYou’ve heard of the cloud, but what do you know about it? Larry Port published an article that discussed the following seven key concepts that attorneys should know about the cloud today: Cloud software is software you access over the Internet. Cloud software can be accessed from any device. So far, bar ethics opinions are… Continue Reading
MILO Over Four Years Old and Over 2,850 Members
Posted in Online ResourcesThe Macs In Law Offices (MILO) forum recently (and quietly) celebrated its fourth anniversary. Since its inception on February 17, 2007, it has grown to become the premier online forum for attorneys who want to maximize the use of Macs in their law practices. Today, I am proud to say that MILO has over 2,850 members,… Continue Reading
Online Continuing Legal Education for the 21st Century
Posted in Online ResourcesYou probably know that Rocket Matter is the premier web-based case management system for attorneys (including The Mac Lawyer). However, Rocket Matter now offers outstanding online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) too. The following press release explains the details of RocketCLE: Rocket Matter® Announces Online Continuing Legal Education Platform, RocketCLE – New web-based CLE platform raises bar for… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Dropbox is Sweeping the World, So We Integrated Rocket Matter With It
Posted in Guest Posts, Online Resources, Software, TechnologyThe following Guest Post is provided exclusively to The Mac Lawyer from Larry Port about an exciting new development with Rocket Matter: Earlier this year at ABA Techshow, when talking to The Mac Lawyer and TechnoEsq (Finis Price) in the actual flesh, we asked, what, if any feature, would they want to see in Rocket… Continue Reading
Free E-Book on Legal Productivity
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, TechnologyOdds are great that the readers of my blog are interested in learning about legal productivity. I am pleased to let you know that there is now an outstanding free e-book available on this very topic. The guys at Rocket Matter have released a free e-book, Legal Productivity: How Project Management, GTD, and Tomatoes Can Transform… Continue Reading
New Legal Productivity Blog
Posted in Online ResourcesIf you are looking for ideas to help you effectively run your law firm, you should check out Legal Productivity. Its stated mission is "to provide creative and useful insights into the business of law and have fun doing so. We wish to help people navigate the truth and the myths when it comes to alternative… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Is Cloud Storage Secure Enough For Lawyers?
Posted in Guest Posts, Online Resources, Software, TechnologyThe following Guest Post is from my friend and technology wizard, Tomasz Stasiuk: There is a widening divide among lawyers: those who embrace cloud based services because of the advantages they provide (distributed off site storage, synchronization, and access) and those who are justifiably concerned about putting clients’ documents into someone else’s hands. Using cloud based… Continue Reading
Macs in Law Offices (MILO) Forum Now Over 2,500 Members
Posted in Online ResourcesAll I can say is "wow." Yesterday, the Macs In Law Offices (MILO) surpassed a milestone – 2,500 members. In just three and a half years since its inception, this forum has become the best online forum for attorneys who want to maximize the use of Macs in their law practices. If you want to learn more or… Continue Reading
Macs in Law Offices (MILO) Forum Now Over 2,300 Members
Posted in Online ResourcesThe Macs In Law Offices (MILO) forum has now surpassed 2,300 members and is rapidly approaching 2,500. MILO is not only the biggest, it’s also the best online forum for attorneys who want to maximize the use of Macs in their law practices. If you want to learn more or join this outstanding free resource, you… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Top 10 Resources for Mac Junkies
Posted in Guest Posts, Online ResourcesToday’s Mac-using professionals are getting mighty fond of the convenient tech solutions Apple, Inc. keeps pumping out year after year, and they want to be kept in the loop on the latest developments. To help toward this end, Alvina Lopez has compiled a top 10 go-to list of online resources that she visits on a… Continue Reading