Comments for SC Small Firm.com http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress law practice management and more Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Word 2007’s extra space by Dixon Robertson http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/2009/10/word-2007s-extra-space/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Dixon Robertson Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:00:10 +0000 http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/?p=189#comment-113 When you modify Word in this way, you are attempting to impose WordPerfect's character-based formatting on an application that bases its formatting by paragraph. By doing this you disable one of Word's most powerful features: styles. The reason Word adds the line after a hard return (it's actually a 12-point space) is because the "normal" paragraph style is whatever default font your selected style set has; no paragraph indent; and 12-point spacing between paragraphs. If you don't like this format, change it in Paragraph (on the 2007 ribbon). F'rinstance, select first line indent, justified alignment, single space, and no spacing between paragraphs. Apply, then select your newly formatted paragraph. Right-click the "Normal" style on the ribbon and select "update normal to match selection." It will become your default normal style. (There are other steps to make this change "stick" when you create a new document, but I won't go there now.) If you are manually adding a tab at the beginning of the paragraph and an extra hard return at the end, you may as well use notepad as your word processor. If you want to become a Word lover you must learn styles. When you modify Word in this way, you are attempting to impose WordPerfect’s character-based formatting on an application that bases its formatting by paragraph. By doing this you disable one of Word’s most powerful features: styles. The reason Word adds the line after a hard return (it’s actually a 12-point space) is because the “normal” paragraph style is whatever default font your selected style set has; no paragraph indent; and 12-point spacing between paragraphs. If you don’t like this format, change it in Paragraph (on the 2007 ribbon). F’rinstance, select first line indent, justified alignment, single space, and no spacing between paragraphs. Apply, then select your newly formatted paragraph. Right-click the “Normal” style on the ribbon and select “update normal to match selection.” It will become your default normal style. (There are other steps to make this change “stick” when you create a new document, but I won’t go there now.)

If you are manually adding a tab at the beginning of the paragraph and an extra hard return at the end, you may as well use notepad as your word processor. If you want to become a Word lover you must learn styles.

]]> Comment on eCycle by Mary from Newport Computers http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/2009/12/ecycle/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Mary from Newport Computers Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:43:11 +0000 http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/?p=217#comment-112 The hazards are too numerous to count and too often there is not personal responsibility for data security and proper disposal or recycling. The hazards are too numerous to count and too often there is not personal responsibility for data security and proper disposal or recycling.

]]> Comment on Metadata by Paul Averill http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/2009/12/metadata/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Paul Averill Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:32:50 +0000 http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/?p=214#comment-109 may I respectfully add two key additions to your article:- The mobility and productivity benefits enjoyed by Attorneys using Blackberry, iPhone, PDAs, Netbooks (and Macs) now presents a document metadata "Mobile Security Gap" business risk, as featured within the December 2009 issue of ILTA's Peer to Peer http://www.3bview.com/download/ILTA%20Mobile%20Security%20Gap.pdf This issue can be resolved by deploying a server-based system which protects desktop and mobile devices (as used by AmLaw200 Firms) or via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) which may better suit Solos and Small Firms may I respectfully add two key additions to your article:-

The mobility and productivity benefits enjoyed by Attorneys using Blackberry, iPhone, PDAs, Netbooks (and Macs) now presents a document metadata “Mobile Security Gap” business risk, as featured within the December 2009 issue of ILTA’s Peer to Peer
http://www.3bview.com/download/ILTA%20Mobile%20Security%20Gap.pdf

This issue can be resolved by deploying a server-based system which protects desktop and mobile devices (as used by AmLaw200 Firms) or via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) which may better suit Solos and Small Firms

]]> Comment on Welcome to the new blog for small firm lawyers! by scranton lawyers http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/2009/05/welcome-to-the-new-blog-for-small-firm-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-81 scranton lawyers Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:58:55 +0000 http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/?p=12#comment-81 Definitely one of the better posts I've read in a while. Thanks! Definitely one of the better posts I’ve read in a while. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Hurricanes by William Thomson http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/2009/09/hurricanes/comment-page-1/#comment-56 William Thomson Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:45:07 +0000 http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/?p=160#comment-56 I was deployed to Georgetown the week following Hugo.We provided guard duty and public assistance to Georgetown County.The force of the storm was sobering.The citizens of Georgetown County did more for us than we ever did for them.They are great people and impressed this up country boy with their hospitality in the midst of their suffering. I was deployed to Georgetown the week following Hugo.We provided guard duty and public assistance to Georgetown County.The force of the storm was sobering.The citizens of Georgetown County did more for us than we ever did for them.They are great people and impressed this up country boy with their hospitality in the midst of their suffering.

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