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Review of Unicomp Model M; Review of DAS Model S Ultimate; Review of Dragon Dictate Professional Individual 15; Inside PracticeMaster and Tabs3

By TechnoLawyer | Thursday, April 27, 2017

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Pat Calta, Review of Unicomp Model M Keyboard

Joe Koplin, Review of DAS Model S Ultimate (Blank Keys)

Randolf Krbechek, Review of Dragon Dictate Professional Individual 15

Donald Coker, Inside PracticeMaster and Tabs3

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Using iPad in Litigation; The Gear I Use in My Law Practice and Why; Tips for Dragon, Dropbox, and Hard Drive Cloning

By TechnoLawyer | Thursday, April 20, 2017

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Brett Burney, The Many Ways to Use Your iPad in Litigation

Steven Brower, The Gear I Use in My Law Practice and Why

Bill White, Tips on Moving a Dropbox Folder Plus Reviews of Macrium and Carbon Copy Cloner

Christian Onsager, Tips on Being Productive With Dragon

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ABBYY FineReader 14 Includes OCR, PDF, and Document Comparison Tools in One Product

By TechnoLawyer | Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Today's issue of TL NewsWire covers a Windows application designed to handle your OCR, PDF, and document comparison needs in one product (see article below). In addition, you'll find links to the previous 11 TL NewsWire features, including our coverage of practice management software with a growing library of forms and templates, and built-in document assembly and e-filing, an Outlook add-in that addresses attachment headaches and reduces the risk of career-threatening errors, and much more. Don't miss the next issue.

Every field has "professional" tools designed to improve overall performance. Golfers use "pro" clubs, musicians "pro" instruments, doctors "pro" diagnostic equipment, etc. Because lawyers create and review documents, many of which exist on paper, they need "pro" OCR, PDF, and document comparison tools — ideally in one product.

ABBYY FineReader 14 … in One Sentence

Launched recently, ABBYY FineReader 14 is all-in-one software for OCR, PDF, and document comparison.

The Killer Feature

A longtime leader in OCR — software that makes scans editable and searchable — ABBYY identified several inefficiencies in law firms. For example, because accurate OCR is essential for redlines, many firms use FineReader for OCR and then switch to a different product for the comparison. Also, up to 30% of PDF documents are effectively invisible because they don't undergo OCR when scanned.

The new version of FineReader addresses these problems by adding PDF and comparison tools alongside its popular OCR tools. "With the latest version of ABBYY FineReader, we help legal professionals easily manage and accomplish all kinds of daily tasks — editing, converting, commenting, and comparing documents, as well as making them searchable for easier access to information — using one, intuitive application," says Kristin Wagener, Director Business Unit Application Software.

Other Notable Features

FineReader prevents documents from falling through the cracks. The Hot Folder technology monitors folders connected to your scanners, performing OCR and naming documents in accordance with your rules. Also, Background Recognition automatically makes image PDF documents you open searchable.

FineReader includes what used to be sold separately as PDF Transformer, which means the PDF tools are mature. You can combine PDF files, reorganize pages, straighten and rotate pages, add bookmarks, apply stamps, and add or edit text. Annotation and commenting tools include the ability to accept/reject changes or reply. Other tools include digital signatures, redaction, and document security settings.

When accuracy is essential such as a document you want to edit, FineReader's OCR environment displays the original image on the left and the recognized document on the right with text in green, tables in blue, and images in red. Thanks to text recognition support for 192 languages plus dictionary support for 48 of them, the Verification tool enables you to review words FineReader is uncertain about and make corrections. When finished, you can export to Microsoft Word and other popular formats.

Rounding out the trio of technologies, FineReader's Comparator technology compares documents in any format (e.g., PDF to Word). The documents appear side by side with their differences highlighted. A hyperlinked index along the right side lists each change and its location. You can share a redline by exporting it as a PDF with the changes displayed as comments.

"ABBYY FineReader has enabled our department to achieve greater efficiencies in our day to day work, and helps us to better support our lawyers and their clients," says Tim Connop, IT Manager, Eversheds. "We have been impressed with the accuracy and reliability of this forward thinking product."

What Else Should You Know?

FineReader requires Windows 7 or later. The Corporate Edition ($399.99) includes all functionality and Hot Folder processing of 5,000 scanned pages per month. The Enterprise Edition ($599.99) doubles Hot Folder processing to 10,000 pages per month. The Standard Edition ($199.99) doesn't include the Hot Folder or redlining tools. ABBYY offers volume discounts. Learn more about ABBYY FineReader 14.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | TL NewsWire

Calendar Strategies; 7 Steps to a New Phone System; TextMap v. TranscriptPad; NitroPDF v. PDF XChange Editor; Much More

By TechnoLawyer | Thursday, March 9, 2017

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, How Many Calendars Does a Lawyer Need?

Paul Pinkerton, Shopping for a New Phone System? Use This Seven Step Checklist

Ken Laska, Review: TextMap v. TranscriptPad

Donald Lowrey, Review of Dragon Legal Individual 15

Ruth Curcuru, Review: NitroPDF v. PDF XChange Editor (Acrobat Replacements)

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Key Products in Use at Our Law Firm; Review of Ergotech Freedom Arm and Samsung 32-Inch Display; Old Software on High-Res Displays; Dragon Fix

By TechnoLawyer | Friday, February 17, 2017

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Blair Clark, The Key Products in Use at Our Law Firm

Douglass Morrison, Review of Ergotech Freedom Arm and Samsung 32-Inch Monitor

Caren Schwartz, How to Run Old Software on a High-Resolution Display

Larry Allen, Dragon Fix for Extra Lines in Word Documents

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My Legaltech Discoveries; Straight Talk About Legal Software Upgrades; Dragon Help; Cloud and Legal Technology Skeptics Speak Up

By TechnoLawyer | Friday, February 10, 2017

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, My Legaltech Discoveries: Lexis for Microsoft Office, PhraseWizard, Centerbase, Litify, Symphony OCR

Jeff Stouse, Straight Talk About Legal Software Upgrades and Annual Maintenance Plans

Roy Greenberg, Best Places to Get Help With Dragon

Michael Schwartz, Why I'm a Cloud Skeptic

Danny McDonald, Why I'm a Legal Technology Cynic

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TL Serendipity: Reviews of SurfaceBook, Dragon Professional Individual 15; magicJack Undercuts the Competition in the VoIP Market

By Kathryn Hughes | Thursday, December 1, 2016

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

John Olah, Review Of SurfaceBook (Replaced My IPad)

Neil Squillante, MagicJack Undercuts The Competition In The VoIP Market

Kurt Walberg, Review: Dragon Professional Individual 15

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Acrobat v. Dropbox v. Scannable for Mobile Scanning; Reviews of Dragon Professional Individual, eCopy PDF, Power PDF Advanced

By Kathryn Hughes | Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, Battle of the Mobile Scanner Apps: Acrobat v. Dropbox v. Scannable

Chet Lustgarten, Review of Dragon Professional Individual

Mary Kay Cassidy, Review of eCopy PDF and Power PDF Advanced

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Copiers/Scanners/Printers | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | TL Serendipity

Reviews of Foxit PhantomPDF Business, Power PDF, Adobe Acrobat DC; Why I Upgraded to Dragon Professional Individual

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, November 11, 2016

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Joe Koplin, Review: Foxit PhantomPDF Business

Jeff Scott Olson, Review: Power PDF

Ken Laska, Review: Adobe Acrobat DC

Gretchen Maguire, Review: Power PDF

Stephen Hayes, Why I Upgraded To Dragon Professional Individual 15

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Review of HP Spectre x360 13-W023dx Plus 50 More Must-Reads

By Kathryn Hughes | Monday, October 17, 2016

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected the 51 best legal technology articles, podcasts, and videos from the past week. Below you'll find a sampling from today's issue, including our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week. BlawgWorld is free so don't miss the next issue — sign up now.

Congratulations to Joel Santo Domingo of PCMag on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: Review of HP Spectre x360 13-W023dx

Review: Dragon Professional Individual 6 (Mac)

A Lawyer Reviews Eero in Her 1,800 Square Foot House

DOT Bans All Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones From Airplanes

The Google Phone

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