It may be rare to definitely state that something is simply better than something else but I have concluded that Mac is simply better than PC. It took me about a year to elevate what I once considered my opinion about personal preference, to the status of objective conclusion. During that time, I have discovered more reasons why Macs are better for lawyers than PCs.
In the beginning, I used Windows and assumed there would be a learning curve but thought time spent in training would be repaid at least ten fold in productivity. I accepted the error messages, complex configurations, and disruptions caused by unresponsive programs, and viruses as an unavoidable price for the convenience of modern technology. However, as I significantly increased my technical ability, Windows remained cumbersome, complicated and unreliable. I dreamed of a practice as a freelance legal writer working with remote clients and needed to know computers to span the distance. With Windows I was about to give up on that dream. In desperation and as a last resort, I turned to Apple and they saved me....
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The allure of a tablet is that we can write directly on the screen using a pen stylus. Tablets come in slate and convertible varieties. The slate is only a screen, the convertible looks like a notebook but the screen can be rotated and folded down over the keyboard. I used a Gateway convertible for a time and Vista includes what was XP tablet edition as a part of Vista, so all versions of Vista support a pen stylus. In my view, enhanced tablet functionality while convenient, is not enough to compensate for the shortcomings of Windows. For Mac users, I recommended the Wacom Bamboo tablet.
As a freelancee lawyer, I often work with remote clients, the Postcard is one way deliver everything all once and organized. The PDF Postcard resolves the problem. I am sure you will find it handy.
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This file works with of the free Reader application but you must have the new version, Reader 9. Click the icon to get the new Reader.
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This one was true back in the old day when Mac users had to press the “option” key in conjunction with a click to produce a right click and bring up the contextual pop up menu. However, the latest Apple muse called a “Mighty “Mouse” may look like a one button mouse but it has sensitivity on both sides to detect when a user wants to make a right of left click.
Web browsers work by reading a set of instructions to reassemble the text, images, other content that make up a web page. There has been significant convergence in the languages, rules, standards, and conventions used to give and read those instructions, but each browser's rendering engine handles it differently. That together with the features, user interfaces, and appearance software makers attach to their particular browser gives rise to a surprising degree of variability in user experience.
This variance can translate to a pleasurable and productive web surfing experience or not; the degree of variability increases with age of the browser.
Fortunately, there is no cause for concern and no reason to suffer under less than ideal conditions. It is fast, easy, and free to get the best there is.
There are two types of email servers POP (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol).
How POP Email Servers Work: One and Done
Let's say you have your email on your office computer delivered through Outlook. When a POP email service-be it Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail or some hosting company like GoDaddy, sends your mail to Outlook the server either deletes the sent messages or retains a copy in the account.
Either way, once the mail is sent all connection with that server regarding those messages is over. If you are away from your computer and check the email directly on the Web based service, the office Outlook account will look like nothing happened.
An email client is a program installed on your computer that checks your email for you, the most famous client is Microsoft Outlook.
Outlook is a full featured program and comes as part of the MS Office suite of productivity software. However, all computers come out of the box with a free email client. Windows used to call their free version Outlook Express and with Vista has changed the name to just "Mail." Mac's application is also called "Mail."
A specially designed and configured PDF to allow you to email and upload multiple files all at once using the free Adobe Reader. (Video and Free Download)
Another specially designed and configured PDF that allows you to track and organize your time easily. (Video and Free Download)
My take on how lawyers should use social media sites and what the whole Web 2.0 thing is all about. (Blog Entry)
Wouldn't it be cool to be able make your own forms to collect information online and by mail? You be surprised how easy it is for anyone to do. (Blog Entry with Video and Demo Form Embedded)
Wondering what the Cloud computing thing is all about? The Cloud Compting page has an embedded scrolling presentation that reviews the concept and a few popular services.
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