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Factoid Cake Quiz
Every issue of Afinety+ will feature a "Factoid Cake Quiz." Answer this question right, and be eligible for a drawing to have a delicious cake of your choice delivered directly to your office!
Last issue's question:
On February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow. According to the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), was Phil's prediction correct?
Answer: #2: Yes! Although Phil is only correct 39% of the time, the NOAA predicted warmer than normal temperatures across the US for three-month period covering February through April and it ended up being correct!
For more info on NOAA's Spring 2013 Predictions (and what came true): click here.
Sorry - no one got it right this time, but try again in this issue's Factoid Cake Quiz, below...
How many gallons of beer per capita are expected to be consumed in California in 2013?
1. 15.2
2. 18.9
3. 26.0
4. 32.6
THINK YOU KNOW??
Click here to answer
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TECH TIP!
MS Word: Remove Metadata with
MS Word
The following tech tip is provided by Patrick Cabral, Systems Engineer at Afinety. Patrick is also one of our trainers.
During our onsite training classes, our clients often ask about hidden data in documents and how to remove it. When you share an electronic copy of a Microsoft Word document with clients or colleagues, it is a good idea to review the document for hidden data or personal information that might be stored in the document itself or in the document properties.
This hidden information, or metadata, can reveal details about your organization or about the document itself that you might not want to share publicly. You can remove this this hidden information with a built in feature in Word 2007 and newer versions (2010 and 2013) called Document Inspector.
To access the metadata: Click on the Office Button > Prepare > Inspect Document.
For more information on how this feature works, click on the below link:
For more information about scheduling a training class at your firm or via webinar, please contact us at sales@afinety.com.
Questions? Call Afinety's great support staff at 877.423.4638.
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Greetings!
Hello and welcome to our Summer issue. There are a number of great articles that we hope you'll find both informative and fun. Check out the Factoid Cake Quiz, Tech Tips on metadata removal, info on Windows XP's retirement, and an introduction to a new member of the Afinety team.
As always, please let us know if there is anything you'd like for us to cover in future issues. We'd love to hear from you.
Enjoy!
Angie Moskalenko
Afinety, Inc.
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Windows XP Pro - Going to a Retirement Home Soon!
by Doug Hafford - VP Consulting Services, Afinety, Inc.
Many of you have probably read or heard that the venerable Windows XP operating system is being retired next year. We are in fact less than one year away from that event. Considered revolutionary in its time, XP was released worldwide for retail sale on October 25, 2001. It's hard to imagine ANY technology lasting for over 13 years in today's fast changing environment but XP will have done that and more before its final bell is rung. What does retirement mean to you? It means that Windows XP Pro will no longer receive any sort of updates or support from Microsoft. Those crazy folks out there who create malware to vex the rest of us honest business people will have a field day. If you have ever examined the list of patches on a Windows XP computer it is nothing short of massive. This is because of the far different environment we live in today vs. 2001 when this version of Windows was created. Microsoft has been hard pressed to close all the holes in this operating system as it ages and when they stop, the result will be quick and possibly brutal... READ THE FULL STORY
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Afinety Gets Social! Check Out Our Facebook Page & Twitter Feed!
Check out Afinety's new Facebook page and Twitter Feed! Stay in touch with what's going on with Afinety and get the inside track on IT trends, technology news, upcoming events, support alerts, and other key information and news you can really use - and enjoy!
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ZINE EXCLUSIVE! Be one of the first 10 people to "like" our Facebook
page and receive a $10 Starbucks card!
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See you online! Coming in July: a whole new website with great new features and online resources! Stay tuned!
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Outstanding Client of the Quarter
Lewitt Hackman Shapiro Marshall & Harlan, A Law Corporation
 Each quarter, Afinety selects a firm to name as the "Outstanding Client of the Quarter." This quarter we would like to recognize Lewitt Hackman Shapiro Marshall & Harlan. The firm will receive a catered lunch delivered to its Encino office, along with our thanks and admiration.
All of our clients are special to us and the relationships we form with them are very much a partnership. The Outstanding Client of the Quarter is selected for its professionalism as well as the benefits it receives from Afinety's unique standardization and planned refresh approach. A law firm like Lewitt Hackman requires a professional-grade computer system and this becomes part of its clients' perception of the firm.
We sat down with Firm Administrator, Darlene Heller, who has been with the firm for 25 years.
"Afinety has been our saving grace for many years," explained Darlene. "Everyone is terrific and I enjoy working with the entire team."
As with all Afinety clients, Lewitt Hackman relies upon a smooth running network. Afinety brings a common sense, business approach to networks... READ THE FULL STORY
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Afinety Seminar Series: Summer 2013
 iManage: Document Management Just
Got Better!
Join us for a look at the latest offerings from iManage Worksite, the leading legal information management solution. Learn how the intuitive WorkSite interface translates to better, faster and more accurate client service and client loyalty.
Join us for our seminar and learn:
- What's new in Worksite 9.0 - specifically for law firms
- Enhanced information sharing
- Streamlined profiling capabilities tailored to firm's specific needs
- Audit trail and version control to track history of documents
- 24x7 Access: Reliable mobile and offsite access from your tablet device!
- Import and edit with your iOS device
- Seamlessly scan and OCR documents directly to Worksite with HP devices
- Powerful search engine allows for split second results
- Cloud Solution: Convenient Cloud-based collaboration with Linksite
Live demo of the new iManage Worksite 9.0! Event qualifies for 1.0 MCLE credit.
Click on a link below to register for one of our luncheon seminars:
| Tues., June 25th
Hyatt Regency Irvine
Orange County
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Wed., June 26th
Hyatt Regency
Century City
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Thur., July 11th
Omni Los Angeles Hotel
Downtown LA
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Tues., July 16th
Hyatt Regency
San Francisco
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All seminars feature a luncheon buffet and will be held from 11:30am-1:30 pm
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Afinety Team Member Spotlight: Shawn O'Connor, Consulting Engineer
We are pleased to introduce you to one of the new additions to the Afinety team, Shawn O'Connor, Consulting Engineer. Shawn joined the Afinety team about 7 months ago.
Prior to Afinety, he worked as an IT Manager for a large corporation and provided support for their national team of sales reps in addition to maintaining the firm's network. Shawn mentioned that this experience was a good stepping stone in his career path.
Shawn lives in Pacoima with his wife, 2-year old son, his in-laws and 3 dogs. In his free time, Shawn enjoys fishing, working on cars, and programming. He is a movie fanatic, and also loves to watch marathons of shows, like "Breaking Bad" and "Arrested Development," to name a few.
Being the techie that he is, Shawn is big on gadgets and enjoys keeping up with the latest products and improvements.
Shawn's role at Afinety includes providing network health assessments. He also works in conjunction with the engineering and sales teams to provide recommendations for various solutions for our clients.
Welcome Shawn!
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Afinety: Out & About
Afinety is "Out & About" throughout California. We hope to see you at future events! ProLaw User Group Meeting, July 18th. Afinety is hosting a ProLaw User Group Meeting at Ziffern Brittenham LLP, 1801 Century Park West, 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067, on Thursday July 18th from 12:00 - 1:30pm. Join us for lunch and a user group discussion on ProLaw including: How to work more efficiently using ProLaw, The new ProLaW XII R3, ProLaw Mobile App and more. Who should attend? Individuals from firms who are currently using ProLaw. If you'd like to join us, please email Angie Moskalenko at amoskalenko@afinety.com.
 Orange County Association of Legal Administrators. Community Connection Golf FUNdraiser, September 17, 2013. The Orange County Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators is teaming up with the Orange County Foundation for Oncology Children and Families for a unique golf outing designed for golfers of every level. All proceeds will benefit OCF-OCF, a local non-profit organization committed to assisting children with cancer and their families. Afinety is looking forward to sponsoring this charitable event. For more information, please visit www.orangecountyala.org
Association of Legal Administrators Region 6 Conference & Expo, October 31 - November 2, 2013. We look forward to seeing all of our ALA friends at in Reno, Nevada!
PAST EVENTS
LegalTech West Coast 2013, May 21 - 22, 2013. Afinety exhibited at this annual event at the Westin Boneventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. LegalTech is one of the largest and most important legal technology event of the year.
ProLaw Virtual Conference, May 20-23, 2013. As a ProLaw partner, Afinety participated in the virtual conference which included various webinars associated with ProLaw products.
 NorCalPROS Uno De Mayo Celebration, San Francisco, May 1, 2013. Why wait until the 5th to celebrate? Afinety and the NorCalPROS group hosted a networking event at the popular Mercedes Hair of the Dog Cantina in San Francisco. Our guests from various Bay Area law firms joined us for a networking fiesta.
NorCalPROS is a group of professionals representing highly respected service and product providers in the Bay Area. Our outstanding reputations, level of commitment to our clients, and diversified expertise make us a unique professional organization with a focus on law firm services. For more information, please visit www.gocapros.com.
Golden Gate Chapter of Association of Legal Administrators, Business Partner Appreciation Luncheon, May 23, 2013. As a new business partner of this chapter, Afinety was happy to attended this event in with our ALA friends in San Francisco.
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