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30 Hot Legal Palm and Handheld Tips and Gadgets in 60
MinutesLegaltech New YorkSeptember 17th, 2003
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Speakers
Carol Schlein President Law Office Systems, Montclair NJ
Brett Burney Legal Practice Support Coordinator Thomson Hine LLP, Cleveland OH
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Learn to Use Shortcuts
Record commonly used phrases as Shortcuts
Learn to use Copy, Cut, Paste and Undo
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Synchronicity(Pocket PC)
USB cable/cradle
Infrared portsWi-FiOver the Internet
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Synchronize to Your Case Management Program
Palms and other devices can be synched to:
Time Matters Amicus Attorney Abacus Law Outlook
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Some Healthy Memory(Palm & Pocket PC)
ROM – Read Only Memory RAM – Random Access Memory CompactFlash (CF) Memory MultiMediaCard (MMC) Secure Digital (SD) Microdrive PC Cards Sony Memory Stick SmartMedia
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Let Your Palm Earn You More $$
Purchase a billing program to record your time directly on your palm device
Time Reporter for Timeslips/ Carpe Diem (www.iambic.com)
DTE in Hand (www.aps-soft.com) PCLaw TE (Travel Edition) TABS III Palm Application
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Digital Voice Recorder
Use your PDA as a digital voice recorder
Most Pocket PCs have a Record button
Recordings are saved as Notes
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Learn to Use FIND
Click on the magnifying glass icon and write a few letters to find any text or numbers stored on your Palm
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Screen Protection(Palm & Pocket PC)
Keep your screen scratch-free
Use screen protectors (www.writeshield.com)
Clean screen very well before applying
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Get a Good Stylus or Keyboard
Styli can combine pointer and pen – even fountain pen (Cross-Matrix Multi-Function Fountain Pen $80)
Variety of attachable keyboards to allow you to type notes directly into your Palm
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Full Screen Keyboard
Thumb Power!
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Get a USB Drive
Great way to backup critical files or Transport them between home and
office Stores up to 1 GB Costs $70+ www.usbdrive.com or
www.costco.com
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Presentations with your PDA
(Palm & Pocket PC)
First, you need an expansion device – a card for your PDA Presenter-To-Go from Margi –
www.margi.com
Second, you need software that can interpret your slides and present them Pocket Slides from Conduits for
Pocket PC – www.conduits.com
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Free Software!
Check out free and inexpensive software for your Palm from:
www.PALMLAW.com www.DOWNLOAD.CNET.com www.PEANUTPRESS.com www.AVANTGO.com
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Pocket PC Websites
http://www.pocketpc.comhttp://www.pocketpcpassion.c
omhttp://www.pocketpcthoughts
.comhttp://www.pocketpcmag.comhttp://www.cewindows.net
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Legal Resources at Your Fingertips
www.PALMONE.comFederal Rules of EvidenceUS ConstitutionDaily News from newspapers
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Viewing a PDF on your PDA(Palm & Pocket PC)
Adobe Reader
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Take Documents with You
Programs like Documents to Go let you copy documents including word documents, spreadsheets and slideshows to your Palm
www.DATAVIZ.com
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Pocket Word and Pocket Excel
(Pocket PC)
“Pocket” versions of the software you know and love
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Avoid Getting Lost
Don’t be late for client appointments or locating a new courthouse
Download map directions from www.mapblast.com or www.mappoint.msn.com (formerly mapblast)
iQue from Garmin, EMTAC Wireless Bluetooth GPS (Global Positioning System) add-ons
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Printing from your PDA
Many utilities available
Usually through: Infrared, Wireless, or Bluetooth
connectionwww.iscomplete.com
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Backup Your Data!
Make sure you synch your Palm to the desktop to backup the changes you make on your Palm
Consider using a case management program to get additional redundancy
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“Beaming” on your Pocket PC
Palm isn’t the only device that can “beam you up”
Peacemaker from Conduits (www.conduits.com) lets you beam contacts, appointments, notes, and files from your Pocket PC to just about any PDA
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Manage Your Expenses
Track your mileage and out of pocket expenses on your Palm
Make year-end accounting easier
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Clean Up the Startup Folder(Pocket PC)
Browse to My Device > Windows >
StartupNOT the “Start Menu”Delete un-necessary
programs
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Know Your Competition
Search the Palm version of Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer finder through your Palm
www.PALMLAW.com
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Create your own Custom Database!
(Pocket PC)
Visual CE from SYWARE
(www.syware.com) WYSIWYG editor Completely
customizable Impress your friends!
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Upgrade Your Palm Apps
Check out Agendus for enhanced calendars, contact lists and Todo management and optionally e-mail on the Palm
$24.95 www.IAMBIC.com
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Adding Fonts to your Pocket PC
Simply use ActiveSync to copy TrueType fonts from your PC to your Pocket PC
Windows > Fonts folders
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Combine Critical Functions
Replace older model cell phones and Palm Pilots with a Palm with a built-in phone
Kyocera 7135 Tungsten W
Handheld Handspring Treo
SmartPhone
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Windows CE Inbox Transfer(Pocket PC)
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Thank You!
Carol Schlein President Law Office Systems, Montclair NJ
Brett Burney Legal Practice Support Coordinator Thomson Hine LLP, Cleveland OH