Tips and Tricks
Word Tip: How to copy only one column in multi-column layouts
By Nerino Petro at 31 December, 2010, 7:00 am
One of my frustrations in Word has been how to copy just the text in a specific column in a multi-column layout in Word. I am frustrated no longer: I came across the Legal Office Guru blog and a great tip on Copying vertical columns of text in Word. Keep reading to find out how easy this is and if you’re like me, you’ll probably be slapping yourself on your forehead as this task is much too easy for having not known about it.
Read More >>Terrific and Free Mac Resource from MakeUseOf.com
By Nerino Petro at 15 December, 2010, 12:10 pm
The folks over at MakeUseOf.com are offering another free e-book in PDF format, this time for Mac users. You can download The Awesome Automation Guide for Macs or read it online vie Scribd. According to author Bakari Chavanu “…I wrote this MUO Mac Automation Guide for new and existing Mac users who haven‟t taken advantage of the smart automation features of OS X Snow Leopard”
Read More >>Full of Sound and Fury, but Signifying Nothing: Why Comparing Federal Judges to Simon Cowell isn’t a Good Idea
By Nerino Petro at 7 December, 2010, 12:43 pm
Interesting piece from the ABA Journal By Debra Cassens Weiss 7th Circuit Says Plaintiffs Lawyer ‘May Wish to Moderate His Fury’ in which the 7th Circuit chastises Illinois class action attorney Clinton A. Krislov for making statements in his motion for rehearing such as this one: “Indeed, the panel’s role as the self assured Simon Cowell of the circuits demeans not just us, but the court as well.” Obviously, this wasn’t the right tactic to take in his attempt to obtain a rehearing as the Court reacted to what it feels is, a certain lack of civility shall we say, from Attorney Krislov: Unknown Object
Read More >>The Unofficial Guide to Dropbox Now Available
By Nerino Petro at 23 November, 2010, 12:03 pm
I’m a big fan of Dropbox and wrote about this terrific tool in my recent post Dropbox: Have you Got Yours? With consummate timing, the folks at Makeuseof.com posted an article entitled The First Unofficial Guide to Dropbox , making available for free download or online reading, Matt Smith’s Using the Magic Pocket: A Dropbox Manual ebook.
Read More >>Windows 7 Resource Links that are useful
By Nerino Petro at 9 September, 2010, 9:12 pm
As part of that presentation, we thought it would be helpful to provide links to Windows 7 resources that covered things from pre-upgrade checklists to resources for using Windows 7 after installation. We have found these links to to be very helpful in making the switch to this terrific new operation system and hope that you will as well.
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