Posted in Values on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The title of Steve Martin’s first album and our approach to software development… “Let’s get small.” This week we’ll be launching a new version of Nextpoint.com that embodies this philosophy. We took a minimalist approach to the design and implementation and are already reaping the rewards.
What we changed is simple. We [...]
Posted in Legal IT, Trial Manager on March 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I recently met with a law firm to demo Nextpoint and talk about our Vision services supporting lawyers in trial practice. They listened politely, too politely, and said that they found this very interesting. But there was a sense of serenity of confidence and complacency that was disturbing. Even those firms that [...]
Posted in Trial Preparation on March 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Our Copacabana rule. If you can find the lyrics to Copacabana easier than you can find evidence, you’ve got a big problem. Google “Copacabana lyrics”. Or click this link.
Uh, oh, was that easier and faster than finding a piece of key deposition testimony? The complaint? That important document that will win your case?
Then [...]
Posted in Trial Preparation on March 21, 2008 | No Comments »
We’ve all been subjugated to this. The hotel conference center’s tasteless, bland food service. Why does it happen? It’s extremely expensive and the quality is poor.
It happens because it’s a monopoly. There is no choice. No competition. The hotel services win by virtue of just being there. [...]
Posted in Legal IT, Trial Manager on March 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Every now and then I get into a discussion where someone thinks locally installed software applications will always be the dominant player in the market - kinda like the way dinosaurs will always rule the world.
Contrast this attitude with Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect, Ray Ozzie. There is no company who would be more invested [...]
Posted in Gadget Geek, Legal IT on March 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just posting a quick link to our post on the Nextpoint Lab Blog about the iPhone SDK and its implications for law firms. Hope you enjoy it!
Posted in Legal IT, Trial Manager, Values on March 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Wayne Smith and Mark Manoukian posted a nice summary of Software as a Service (SaaS), Open Source, and Virtualization on law.com’s legal technology blog yesterday. It’s great to see law firm IT directors seeking out new approaches and showing a willingness to break out of the traditional paradigms followed in our industry. [...]
Posted in Gadgets, Legal IT, Values on March 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Like so many others, I’ve made the leap to iPhone and so far I’m really enjoying the switch. Rest assured I have no intention to write yet another iPhone review, but I will say that it feels like a big step forward in the quest for ubiquitous computing. I do have a simple [...]
Posted in Trial Preparation on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Out of curiosity, I searched key terms, witness names and some party names of a few cases we are currently retained on, and a couple of things struck me. First, you get a quick sense of the high level issues that will need to be addressed in the case. It’s an interesting [...]
Posted in Trial Preparation on March 6, 2008 | No Comments »
A year ago I was at a trial site helping develop presentations for the opening and key expert witness. The hours and pressure were intense, but there was also a fair share of fun and camaraderie. One thing that never ceased to amaze me was how hard it was to locate a specific document or [...]
