Fast Tip Friday – Find Large Emails in Gmail
This fast tip demonstrates how to use a free web tool to identify emails with large attachments if your Gmail Inbox is getting full.
Fast Tip Friday – Version Control in Notepad++
This fast tip demonstrates how to configure Notepad++ to create backup copies in case there is a need to revert back to a previous version.
Fast Tip Friday – Using MS Word Quick Parts For Page Numbers
This fast tip demonstrates how to insert “Page # of #” into the footer without choosing one of the default templates in Microsoft Word.
Fast Tip Friday – Using IFTTT Recipes to Connect Your Favorite Apps and Devices
This fast tip shares a website called IFTTT that allows you to set up automations that will take action automatically.
Fast Tip Friday – Using Excel VLOOKUP to Compare Lists of Bates Numbers
This fast tip demonstrates how to use the VLOOKUP function in Excel to compare two lists of bates numbers and then a couple of ways to visually present the results. In a previous fast tip, I demonstrated an alternative way to use Excel to compare two lists. Download Sample Files
Electronic Discovery – Exceptions
In a previous article, I began a discussion about processing electronic discovery. Another step of the process is dealing with the exceptions. One result of attempting to process all of the electronic files is a list of files that were unable to be processed. We refer to these files as exceptions. The service provider usually incorporates a…
Fast Tip Friday – Restrict Editing to Portions of a Word Document
This fast tip demonstrates how to restrict editing to specific portions of an MS Word document while making the rest of the document read-only.
Fast Tip Friday – Deleting a Persistent Drive Mapping
This fast tip demonstrates how to delete a persistent drive mapping using a DOS command.
Fast Tip Friday – Benefits of Section Breaks Instead of Tables in a Resume
This fast tip demonstrates the benefits of using MS Word section breaks instead of tables to list items in your resume. Download Sample Files
Fast Tip Friday – Bookmark and Copy Lines Using Notepad++, UltraEdit and TextPad
This fast tip demonstrates how to perform a search in a load file, bookmark the resulting lines, and copy the bookmarked lines to a new text file. Download Sample Files
Appreciation of Significant People in My Life
Have you ever stopped to think about the significant people in your life? Do you find that you are so busy living your life, going through the daily, weekly, monthly routine of managing work and/or family expectations, that you sometimes neglect to acknowledge those significant people that have touched your heart in some way? Like many of…
Fast Tip Friday – View Hidden Formatting Codes in Microsoft Word
This fast tip demonstrates how to use the reveal formatting feature in Microsoft Word. It can really save the day!
Fast Tip Friday – Column Mode Fill Using Notepad++, UltraEdit and TextPad
This fast tip demonstrates how to use column mode (block mode in TextPad) to replace columns using Notepad++, UltraEdit and TextPad. Download Sample Files
Electronic Discovery – Embedded Objects
Another aspect of “processing” electronic discovery is our love/hate relationship with “embedded objects”. Okay, it really is more of a hate relationship. This is another example of technology getting in the way of practicing law. Here is the reality: The lawyer collects their client’s electronic documents so they can review them, before producing a subset…
Fast Tip Friday – Monitor Web Pages For Changes
This fast tip demonstrates how to use a free service that will monitor a web page for changes (additions/deletions) and send an email notification. It might be helpful to monitor docket listings or a web page for a specific client or case.
Fast Tip Friday – Column Mode Insert Using Notepad++, UltraEdit and TextPad
This fast tip demonstrates how to use column mode (block mode in TextPad) to insert a column using Notepad++, UltraEdit and TextPad. Download Sample Files
Fast Tip Friday – Using a Non Breaking Space in Microsoft Word
This fast tip demonstrates a few examples where the non-breaking space in Microsoft Word comes in handy. Download Sample Files
Fast Tip Friday – Duplicate Current Line Using Notepad++, UltraEdit and TextPad
This fast tip demonstrates how to duplicate the current line using Notepad++, UltraEdit and TextPad. Download Sample Files
Fast Tip Friday – Identify Unsearchable PDFs Within Folders
This fast tip demonstrates how to use a free tool called Count Anything to identify which PDF files are unsearchable. Sean O’Shea shared this tip in his article entitled Where Are My Unsearchable PDFs. Source: Sean O’Shea
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Critical Thinking Scenario – Create a Nested Folder Structure – Part 2 [Free Resources]
SPOILER ALERT: Before reading this, you should complete the Google Form found in Critical Thinking Scenario – Create a Nested Folder Structure – Part 1. You can’t really learn how to use your critical thinking skills if you simply look at the answers first, right? 😉 Scenario: Remember, our task is to create a nested folder structure for…
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