Brett Burney

February 09, 2006 | Legaltech News

Anonymity is a scarcity these days, thanks in large part to the Internet. While you may feel smugly incognito when surfing online, the truth is you're being watched. The information can be used in good ways, such as when a Web site recommends books based on your interests. But when you're on a case and you want to check out your opponent's Web site, you may not want them to know you've been there. Writer Brett Burney explains what you can do to cover your tracks.

By Brett Burney

8 minute read

August 29, 2006 | Legaltech News

What did law firm tech personnel take away from the International Legal Technology Association's 29th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., last week? Brett Burney, legal practice support coordinator at Thompson Hine in Cleveland, has some thoughts.

By Brett Burney

4 minute read

July 24, 2007 | Law.com

If you've seen the "Hello, I'm a Mac" television commercials, you might wonder why you own a Windows PC rather than a Mac. After all, according to the personified Mac, Apple computers never crash, never get infected with spyware, never take longer than five minutes to boot up and have everything any PC user could ever want. So why aren't more lawyers buying Macs? Consultant Brett Burney takes one for a test drive and reports back on whether switching to a Mac is worthwhile.

By Brett Burney

13 minute read

April 01, 2004 | Legaltech News

Challenge-response e-mail systems work on a simple premise: good e-mail comes from people you know.

By Brett Burney

5 minute read

August 07, 2008 | Legaltech News

Consultant Brett Burney sees Web-based word processor Buzzword as a rich collaboration platform for the legal crowd. Lawyers can create a draft of a document in Buzzword and immediately share it online, instead of creating it in Word and sending it as an attachment via e-mail.

By Brett Burney

6 minute read

May 13, 2004 | Law.com

The latest effort in the Sisyphean war against e-mail spam is a fix known as "challenge-response" systems. Challenge-response e-mail systems work on a simple premise: Good e-mail comes from people you know, and bad e-mail from people you don't know. While someone you don't know may send you a legitimate e-mail, it's the people with whom you interact on a regular basis who send e-mail you definitely want to see and read.

By Brett Burney

5 minute read

August 29, 2001 | Law.com

Taking digital pictures these days is great -- digital cameras are cheap and you don't have to worry about exposing the film to bright sunlight. But how do you show off the digital pictures from your summer vacation or your Labor Day barbecue once you've taken them? Try this new digital picture frame -- the DF-560 from Digi-Frame Inc.

By Brett Burney

6 minute read

April 24, 2007 | Legaltech News

Brett Burney has seen skilled attorneys tremble at the struggle with Microsoft PowerPoint to unleash their creative side, and has joined audiences as they cringe at another text-laden, bullet-pointed slide. How well does PowerPoint 2007 reduce the fear factor and up the visual interest?

By Brett Burney

9 minute read

July 17, 2007 | Legaltech News

When it comes to out-of-town trial support, large law firms can dedicate staff or hire an outside consulting firm. But that's not always the case for small firms. Consultant Brett Burney details how small firms can set up a big trial war room on a budget.

By Brett Burney

4 minute read

October 04, 2001 | Law.com

How smart are your legal documents? Microsoft Office XP's "Smart Tags" are tagged elements of data which can be linked to specific URLs or actions. Find out how to use the software's legal Smart Tags to format your documents with links to cases, law review articles, and other related data.

By Brett Burney

10 minute read