Archive for March 2013
Network 1 Consulting and the AALA – A Great Partnership!
Network 1 Consulting has been a proud Diamond sponsor of the Atlanta Association of Legal Administrators (AALA) for the second year in a row. This professional association for law office managers has been a chapter of Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) since 1977. They have over 230 members from more than 170 law firms and…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Office 2013 – Oh No – It’s Here!
by Richard Stokes Every time Microsoft announces the newest version of one of their software lines it’s largely greeted with uneasy looks and the nervousness of a cat sitting in a room full of rocking chairs. Let’s face it, Microsoft doesn’t exactly have a great track record when it comes to new software or product…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Create iPhone Custom Shortcuts
by David Gracey In this fast-paced world of communications, nothing can be better than having to type fewer characters on your iPhone. The size of those little keys and the fatness (in my case) of those fingers always makes for troublesome (and sometimes humorous) misspelled words. I find that my email responses are always much…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Excel – The Fastest Way to See a Sum
by Richard Stokes This week’s tip is a quick one because sometimes the easiest things are right in front of your nose. If you work in spreadsheets a lot you probably need to view the sum of a range of numbers but may not necessarily need the formula to be a permanent resident on your…
Read MoreNFMGMA March 2013 Educational Session – Service Excellence – Preventing Malpractice Claims with Deborah Wexler – Mag Mutual Insurance Company
by Richard Stokes As residents of Atlanta we’re all familiar with our local consumer advocate; Clark Howard. And, if you’ve listened to him before you’ve probably heard a story or two when he’s reporting on a company that’s been delivering ‘customer no service.’ So, along the lines of that topic, for March’s educational session we…
Read MoreLawyers and Technology…A Match Made in Legal Heaven!
LAWYER JOKE: Take a hot new technology, give it five years to be rendered obsolete—and then watch an attorney embrace it. We found this joke floating around on the internet. Although it doesn’t pertain to all of the attorneys we know, law firms – in general – don’t have a reputation for embracing new technology. …
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Quickly Preview Files with Windows Explorer
by Tony Rushin Last Thursday was the AALA (Atlanta Association of Legal Administrators) Winter Social at Murphy’s in Virginia Highlands. It was a typical top-notch AALA event and a great opportunity to catch up with friends and meet new people. Betsy Wells, the Firm Administrator for Friend, Hudak & Harris, was kind enough to thank…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Outlook – Improve Your Out-of-Office Experience
by David Gracey If I were to win the lottery, there are a few things I’d do right away. My wife, Louise, has a much longer list including replacing the cloth wallpaper in the kitchen where our cat has sharpened her claws for the past 6 years, patching the holes in the wall that our…
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