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Podio – One app to rule them all, One app to bind them

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It’s Basecamp … it’s Highrise … it’s DropBox … it’s Yammer … it’s … Podio? Yes it is. And it’s on your iPhone, your iPad, your Android device, and in your office. Danish start-up Podio has elegantly married file sharing, contact management, task tracking, real-time asynchronous communication (i.e. Twitter functions) and more into a single, easy to use, free package. Did I say free? Yeah I did. Free for up to 10 users in a company. $99/year for up to 25. That makes Podio a no-brainer for solo’s and small law firms. Compare what it does and what it costs with the bill of goods you’re currently being sold by legal technology vendors who assume lawyers are too uninformed, gullible, or busy to check up on them. It’s shameful. Meanwhile, Podio integrates functions that the more tech-literate among us now use in Basecamp, Dropbox, Yammer, and other applications. But for most lawyers Podio will simply be a revelation and unbelievable resource. Hey, did I just save you thousands of dollars in useless, bloated office software? I think I did. You’re welcome. And by the way: Boom Shakalaka!

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25

03 2011


by practicehacker
posted in 37 Signals, free, GTD, iPad, iPad Apps, iPhone, iPhone Apps, Office
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Clio Calendar Upgrade (and how!)

Here’s a video of the enhanced calendar put out by Clio on Vimeo.
The guys from Clio show off in this short video and I can’t blame them. Having used Clio for over a year, I did hand-springs when I saw the improvements. Almost makes me want to forgive them for winning the gold in Hockey at the Winter Games!

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03 2010


by practicehacker
posted in .mobi, 37 Signals, Apple, apps, clio, disruptive technology, iPhone, iPhone Apps, litigation, manager, media, mobile, Mobile device, new media, practice, practice management, review, rocketmatter, SaaS, startup, storage, tags, technology, the business of law, Video
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list.it – easy notes anywhere

I’m a real fan of apps, applets, add-ons, and other bite-sized web-enabled tools that make life easier. List.it is a perfect example. It’s super-simple and enables you to do one thing easily: take notes in any browser, organize them fast, take them anywhere via mobile device, or just check them out on any computer. Notes are securely stored remotely, and accessible through any browser. Sure, there are already a lot of free bookmarking services, note-taking services, and list services such as

But list.it goes the extra mile to be simpler, easier to use, and a cinch to manage. So what’s not to like?

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02 2010


by practicehacker
posted in 37 Signals, apps, collaborative tools, cool stuff, current-events, disruptive technology, free, GTD, iPhone Apps, knowledge management, law, law office, legal research, lists, manager, practice, practice management, technology, the business of law, tips, tools, Video, web 2.0, websites, widget, youtube
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Can being online increase productivity?

Who knew? It turns out that free tools online can help you achieve your personal, financial, and practice goals. Below you’ll find the 10-step plan to do it.

1.  Get the big-picture of what you want do to using software like mindjet.

2. Develop task lists via Remember the Milk, Google Tasks, etc.

3.  Use services like Bing and Hunch that give suggestions.

4.  Record your progress via Springpad and like services.

5.  Use tools like Diigo, Zotero, and Laterloop, to save work.

6. Searchpad can help integrate the results of your research.

7. Calendar and organize using services like Ning and Meetup.

8. Build or participate in communities of goal-oriented people.

9. Review content-sharing sites like WordPress, YouTube, etc.

10. Refine, reconfigure, repeat.

Sites to Checkout

Geezeo tracks personal finances in a community of like-minded people. The site just launched a Facebook application.

Mint: the more famous and earlier financial website recently purchased by Intuit, the makers of Quicken. Imagine the possibilities.

Goalmigo is an online community that helps you set, track and find supporters to reach your goals.

112 Apps that help you Get Things Done (GTD) is a great list, but of course who has time when you’re getting things done?

From 5 Steps to Getting Unstuck and Pursuing Your Goals

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10 2009


by practicehacker
posted in 37 Signals, ABA, Adobe Acrobat, apps, archiving, Blogging, bookmarks, business, calendar, collaborative tools, community, competition, crowdsourcing, current-events, de.licio.us, diigo, disruptive technology, e-mail, enterprise, facebook, feedreader, finanancial, free, Google, GTD, iPhone, iPhone Apps, knowledge management, lists, litigation, LPM Section, management, manager, mashable, microblogging, Microsoft, Microsoft Outlook, Mobile device, PDA/SMARTPHONE, Posterous, practice, practice management, records, review, rss, search, semantic search, social networking, software, storage, tags, technology, the business of law, tips, twitter, Video, web 2.0, website, Wordpress, work, youtube
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SaaS 101 – 10 things to know

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From the July edition of the Clio newsletter comes this thought-provoking list of 10 Things Every Lawyer Should Know About Legal SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). The full discussion can be downloaded from JD Supra as well as in the e-book of the same name. 10 Things Every Lawyer Should Know about Software-as-a-Service. The points below will also form the basis of an upcoming CLE series to be put on by the founders of Clio.  

 

Part 1: What is Software-as-a-Service? What exactly is Software-as-a-Service? How does it stack up?

Part 2: Why (Or Why Not) Choose a SaaS Solution? The SaaS advantage over traditional applications

Part 3: Why Web-Based Practice Management? Why SaaS is a perfect fit for solos and small firms

Part 4: Security. Key concepts and terminology

Part 5: Privacy. What to look for in a site’s privacy policies

Part 6: Data Availability. The answers you want to get when you ask your SaaS provider about data recovery

Part 7: Total Cost of Ownership. how to compare the costs of SaaS to traditional desktop software

Part 8: Terms of Service. What to look for in your legal arrangement with your SaaS provider

Part 9: Data Migration. Migrating data to your SaaS application – what’s the process?

Part 10: Offline Access. Why offline access is important, and how to make it happen. 

25

08 2009


by practicehacker
posted in 37 Signals, apps, browser, business, collaborative tools, disruptive technology, document exchange, law, legal marketplace, lists
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my 15 minutes of fame …

 

My 15 Minutes of Fame

My 15 Minutes of Fame

 

Courtesy of 37 Signals, creators of killer apps such as highrise (their crm application), comes my 15 minutes of fame as their spokesman. You’ll find me right here on their website. And it’s no bull. I’ve used highrise, basecamp, backpack, and campfire to communicate with teams accross the country in connection with pending litigation. Yeah, it works. Not only that, the products are easier to use,  more intuitive, and less costly than anything out there with the possible exception of Google Apps, which I also use. But that’s a whole other level of commitment …

 

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28

01 2009


by practicehacker
posted in 37 Signals, apps, Blogging, business, Career and Job, careers, casestreaming, collaborative tools, community, cool stuff, crowdsourcing, current-events, disruptive technology, document exchange, enterprise, free, knowledge management, law, legal marketplace, litigation, Marketing, news, practice, practice management, records, rss, SaaS, software, storage, tags, technology, the business of law, tips, web 2.0, work, youtube
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