Archive for October, 2009
Google Chrome OS: the future of law firm computing?
Posted by Joseph Ficocello in IT on October 31, 2009
In the span of less than 3 months, three of the most popular operating systems will have released their most feature rich versions. Apple unveiled Snow Leopard 10.6, their latest iteration of OS X. On October 22nd Microsoft officially debuted Windows 7, and on October 29th, Canonical launched their release of the free Ubuntu Linux 9.10. Despite these major advances, there is one operating system looming on the horizon, set to benefit from a non-competing release schedule: the Google Chrome operating system.
The operating system on your computer is considered the “brains” of the whole process. Along with the logic programmed into the BIOS and other internal components, it starts the whole show once you press the power button. Fundamentally, an operating system enables, facilitates, organizes and provides for the manipulation of data. However, the method in which this has historically occurred is scheduled to change soon. Google announced on their blog on July 7, 2009 that they would enter the operating system foray, built on the shoulders of their browser, Google Chrome. This has the potential to be one of the most “game changing” steps in the world of operating systems, and could fuel the obsolescence of existing methods. Could the Google Chrome OS be the future of law firm computing? Read the rest of this entry »
6 Free Ways Your Firm Can Positively Impact the World with Technology
Posted by Joseph Ficocello in General on October 19, 2009
Most of the articles on The Rung are geared toward improving upon a skill, educating on a topic or (hopefully) contributing to the ongoing discussions within litigation technology and legal IT. As we begin to shift into the holiday season, I wanted to write an article that is directed more toward how we can improve and enrich the lives of others. As an added perk, I believe that the ideas presented can also foster a sense of good will and teamwork within your organization which can extend beyond January 2010.
This article isn’t about holding hands, swaying with the music and putting a lighter in the air – it’s intended to demonstrate how simple modifications in regular or accepted practices, as well as maximizing resources for the the greater good, could positively impact the world we live in. As the pace of most litigation slows around the holidays, this can be the best time of the year to begin such important projects. Who knows – maybe doing something good for the world might turn out to be good for business, too. Read the rest of this entry »
How to: OCR Documents in Acrobat
Posted by Joseph Ficocello in Information Management on October 7, 2009
The ability to perform a full text search is imperative within the legal field. OCR, or “optical character recognition,” is a technology, process and method for recognizing characters within an image (i.e. a scanned document), and allowing the information to be searched (within a hopefully reasonable margin of accuracy). The software interprets the lines and curves of letters and numbers and identifies them digitally. One need not hire an entire litigation support department to perform this task on a single document, the only thing you need is Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. Read the rest of this entry »
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