Entries Categorized as 'Applications'

Flock 2.0 Released

Date October 15, 2008

Hey Flockstars, version 2.0 of the self-described “social web browser” has just been released.  Check their post here.  I blogged about Flock’s strange “Gloss” edition in the past.  Now, there are actually a couple of decent themes that are made for Flock, although, at your own risk, you can try to apply Firefox themes with [...]

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FileMaker Releases Bento 2

Date October 14, 2008

For those of you who are interested, FileMaker has just released v2.0 of its simplified organizational tool, Bento.

I have toyed with Bento v1 in the past, but I never gave a serious attempt to organize our practice with it.  This is a product that seems to have a lot of promise - but, at the [...]

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Efficient Email Notification from Mail.appetizer

Date September 28, 2008

Earlier this month, MacSparky wrote about freeing himself from the bondage of email notification. TechnoEsq wrote about email actually being a distraction from work. 
Finis Price (TechnoEsq) says:
a study done by Dr. Thomas Jackson of Loughborough University in England, found that “it takes an average of 64 seconds to recover your train if thought after interruption [...]

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Circus Ponies Notebook 3.0 Imminent

Date September 17, 2008

Jayson Adams, from Circus Ponies, posted on September 1 that Notebook 3.0 is ready to ship, and we are only now waiting on them to square away their license key management and distribution. Jayson had this to say:
The completion of the website work and launch window constraints makes it hard to declare when 3.0 will [...]

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I have a thing for Things

Date August 22, 2008

Until very recently, I have not been a fan of GTD applications. Frankly, I resisted learning anything about David Allen’s widely celebrated methodology for getting things done. In my quest for a law practice management solution, however, I have tried out a lot of GTD type applications.
Recently, I have become a convert, and, although I [...]

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Jott is Great, But Sometimes…

Date August 19, 2008

If you don’t know about Jott, yet, I’d encourage you to check it out. It’s really a convenient way to send yourself reminders while you’re on the road or otherwise not at your computer.
The way it works is you call the Jott number from phone that is linked to your account and leave a message. [...]

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More on ScanTango and Redacting PDFs

Date August 10, 2008

After my post about redacting PDFs without Adobe, Craig Landrum, the author of ScanTango sent me an excellent email. With his permission, I am posting his comments for your benefit.
I’m the author of ScanTango and I really appreciate the nice mention of the application in your blog. Some feedback on redaction:
When most applications redact, [...]

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Circus Ponies Notebook 3.0 to Ship “end of August”

Date August 9, 2008

Jayson Adams of Circus Ponies wrote on August 4 to update us on the status of version 3.0 of its highly regarded Notebook app:
I promised 4 weeks ago to check in again and let you know how NoteBook 3.0 is coming along. Beta testing has been going well and we plan to ship NoteBook 3.0 [...]

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