2009 TECH RESOLUTIONS

Here are a few personal tech resolutions, from the Dec. issue of  Law Technology News: (More on the website).

During these challenging economic times, I hereby resolve to adopt the following as my vendor relations credo, as first enunciated by professors Jagger and Richards in 1968: "You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, well you might find — you get what you need." I will focus on getting my vendors to provide what I need, both in cost and product, rather than what I want.  — Alvin Podboy, Baker & Hostetler, Cleveland

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To learn the difference between — and the benefits and shortcomings of — blogs, twitter, IM, and all other new forms of instant communication. — Trisa Thompson, Dell Inc., Round Rock, Texas

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To try to be disciplined enough to establish regular "read and respond" hours for e-mail, versus managing my day via e-mail and social media updates. Less distraction — more focus. — Rob Robinson, Orange Legal Technologies, Austin

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I've become increasingly frustrated with bugs and other issues with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista. While I plan to continue using Vista, I resolve to buy an Apple Inc. MacBook Pro for home and become expert in OS X— Jack Newton, Themis Solutions/Clio, Vancouver, B.C.

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To try and use less technology and reintroduce myself to my family.— Thomas Baldwin, Reed Smith, Los Angeles

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To differentiate what I want from what I really need, and then to stay away from impulse gadgets and purchases. — Donna Payne, Payne Consulting Group, Seattle

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• To listen to at least one of the legal technology webinars that I registered for.
• To stop believing that I will start writing a blog when I get some time.
• To better advocate the merits of novel processes and technologies by concealing my enthusiasm with skepticism.
• To revert to saying "discovery" now that we all know that relevant electronically stored information is always included.
• To refuse to deliver a CLE program on the 2006 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. — Paul Brabant, Epiq Systems Inc., Washington, D.C.

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