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Introducing a New Book, and a New Blog

By Tom Mighell On April 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In iPad

I’m pleased to announce that my latest book, iPad in One Hour for Lawyers, has finally been published by the ABA. The “One Hour” series from the ABA’s Law Practice Management Section has traditionally focused on software; this is the first One Hour book on a hardware device. The book is designed [...]

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Leaving PPT

By Tom Mighell On February 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Software

I will freely admit that I am a PowerPoint devotee – when it comes to presentations, I just don’t feel comfortable moving away from its familiar features. But that doesn’t mean I love the program – and I’ll wager that many of you aren’t fans, either. So in the interest of equal time, take a look [...]

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It’s the little things that count

By Tom Mighell On December 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Email

I wanted to continue the Google love this week by posting on another fantastic feature that has finally been enabled in Gmail. It’s Auto-Advance, something that you might already be using if you use Outlook to manage your email. I really like the ability to move directly to the newest email once I delete [...]

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Give your Gmail security a tuneup

By Tom Mighell On December 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Email, Security

If you’re a Gmail user, you might want to to give this Gmail Security Checklist a onceover. It takes you through an assessment of security basics – on your computer, your browser, your Google account, and then your Gmail settings. And although this is designed for Gmail, many parts of this checklist apply just [...]

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Study for the Bar Exam on your iPhone?

By Tom Mighell On December 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Mobile Technology

As we increasingly become a nation of people looking down at their smartphones, it was inevitable that the classroom would come to the iPhone. So if you’re the kind of person who learns better from your smartphone’s tiny screen, give the Barbri App a look. For the low price of $295 you can access [...]

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Gmail Does Drag (and Drop)

By Tom Mighell On October 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Email

I am really liking some of the new features offered by Gmail recently, and dragging and dropping is one of my favorites. First, Gmail unveiled the ability for users to attach documents and other files to a Gmail message simply by dragging and dropping the file from a folder to the message. Yes, that’s as [...]

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Signing PDFs from Your iPhone

By Tom Mighell On September 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Legal Technology, Mobile Technology

I’ve been playing around with Sign It!, a great little app for the iPhone, this past week. Sign It allows you to open PDF files from multiple locations – from your email, from a URL, from your computer, or from a drop created at Drop.io. Once you open the file, you can do [...]

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Flowcharts for Free

By Tom Mighell On July 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Software, Useful Web Sites

Do you need to create a diagram or flowchart but don’t have Microsoft Visio? Visio is a strong diagramming tool, but if you don’t have MS Office, or didn’t pony up for the version with Visio, you won’t have access to it. Instead, check out MeeSoft’s Diagram Designer. It’s a dead simple way [...]

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Track Your Congressman via RSS

By Tom Mighell On January 24, 2005 · Leave a Comment · In Legal Research Sites, RSS, Useful Web Sites

A terrific new service mentioned by Sabrina and Bob last week, GovTrack.us does a couple of things. First, you’ll be able to track federal legislation, as well as just about anything happening on Capitol Hill, and you can set up an RSS feed to monitor your searches. You can also track what [...]

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