Bootcamp Schedule for First Half of 2016
- Bootcamps Start March 7-8
Affinity's software-focused Bootcamps provide you with intensive two-day training to increase your skills with popular law office software. Here is the schedule for the first half of 2016:
TBA - MS Office Bootcamp, Columbus, OH
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 FREE Education Webinars in January and February -Webinars on 1/14, 1/26, 2/12, and 3/3 |
Lawyer's Dilemma - Tablet or Computer?
- What happened to the post-PC Era?
The iPad's arrival in 2010 was supposed to herald the beginning of the post-PC era. While the iPad's initial success was notable, and it remains the best device for some tasks lawyers do, iPad sales have slowed.
This may be because "real work" for most lawyers still requires a personal computer (Windows or Mac). This can be a desktop, traditional clamshell laptop, or, increasingly, a 2 in 1 convertible like the Microsoft's Surface Pro series. What should you choose - tablet or computer?
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 January Speaking Engagements
In addition to a full webinar schedule, our partners and consultants hit the road this month. They will brave the winter chill in Denver and hope for a touch of warmth in Houston and New Orleans.
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MS Word Tip of the Month - Fix Track Changes Settings
One of the best and most used features in Word, particularly for lawyers, is Track Changes. Although the last two versions of Word (2013 and 2016) improved the default settings for this feature, there remains room for improvement. This month's tip will show you what you can do to make them better.
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A Few of Our Favorite Tech Gifts
- What We Really Liked This Year
This holiday season, good things came in large and small packages. We asked Affinity's partners, consultants, and staff which tech gifts they liked most this year. Here are a few of our favorites:
Affinity Partner Debbie Foster LOVES the huge portable ChargeTech battery pack she received. It can charge phones, tablets, and even her laptop when it runs out of juice on one of her many plane flights.
Affinity Marketing Coordinator Karen Scher enjoys her new Bose Bluetooth Speaker.
It replaced an old under-cabinet CD player and sounds amazing, especially when she listens to her Coltrane jazz station on Pandora with her iPhone wirelessly connected to the Bose speaker.
Affinity Publications Senior Editor Scott Bassett is crazy for the iRobot Roomba 880 robotic vacuum cleaner his wife gave him. In a house with a dog and four cats, it collects pet hair better than any vacuum he's seen. And it uses military-grade technology to determine the best cleaning pattern for each room.
We hope you are as thrilled with the tech gifts you received this year.
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Newsworthy - New Year's Resolutions Issue
Each month we bring you quick links to a variety of newsworthy items dealing with technology products, services, and other topics of interest to lawyers as they seek to better manage their practices. Now that the New Year is here, so are lists of resolutions to help you personally and professionally in 2016.
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Meet the Team - Barb Schucker
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Affinity Consulting loves to help improve the lives of our customers. We thought you might enjoy getting to know about the lives of some of our team members who help make that happen. Each month we will feature another member of the Affinity Team. Get to know us!
Meet Barb Schucker, Office Manager of the Affinity Consulting Columbus office in central Ohio. Barb joined Affinity in February of 2010 when she worked for a downsizing law firm who was an Affinity client. Affinity was happy to scoop her up! Barb's daily efforts include caring for our clients to be sure that they receive the information and attention they need most.
Barb loves what she does! As she says, "It's easy to love what you do when you love the people you work with - I enjoy helping people, whether they are a client or a co-worker." Outside of the office, Barb lives close to the Columbus office and enjoys spending time with her friends and family, especially her niece, Olivia.
Learn More About Barb HERE.
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