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January 29, 2008
What's going to be in the next version of Acrobat?
Many legal users, especially those that look after technology for larger firms, have a real interest in planning ahead for new technology purchases.
Since PDF has become the de facto eFiling format and a paper replacement, use of Adobe Acrobat is nearly ubiquitous across law firms.
It is advantageous to know as much as you can about new software that will arrive in the months ahead. With that knowledge, you can plan your budget, anticipate training needs and investigate how the new product will fit into your existing infrastructure.
What new features will be in the next version of Acrobat?
I can't tell you here, but you may be able to find out yourself by signing up for Adobe's Pre-release Program.
Read on for more information about Adobe's Pre-release Program.
December 18, 2007
Materials for Today's Communication Challenges
Although I focus mainly on two markets (Legal and Life Science), I was recently asked to conduct one of Adobe's horizontal events which are not specific to any vertical market.
The eSeminar was Today's Communication Challenges. In this eSeminar, my colleague Jim Merry and I offered a high-level overview and demonstration of what Acrobat can do for Knowledge Workers.
Knowledge Workers work in many disciplines, but have several common tasks that they need to accomplish:
- Document Preparation Presentation, and Sharing
- Protecting Sensitive Information
- Electronic Forms and Data Collection
- Electronic Document Review & Approval
The slides include many helpful resources including links to tutorials, books and more.
Read on to get to the download materials.
October 02, 2007
Materials for Reducing Risk and Commenting eSeminars
From time to time, Adobe asks me to present eSeminars on topics which are not exclusively related to the legal market.
Recently, I wrote the script and worked with a team to develop a scenario-based eSeminar called Acrobat in Action. During the event, we showed how Acrobat could be used by program managers, marketing, engineering and operations.
I was also asked to do two follow-up seminars which take place this week:
- Reducing Risk with Document Security
- Easier Reviews and Faster Feedback (Commenting)
I like to post my materials (presentation) for access by the audience, and my blog is a perfect place to do so. Since Adobe will be recording these events, I'll update this blog entry once I have a link to the archived recordings.
For those who want to see something specifically legal-focused, try these archived eSeminars:
Legal Forms on Demand eSeminar
Read on to download the materials and hear more about how I create the demos.
August 09, 2007
Materials for Legal Forms Seminar
Wow! 337 attendees for the Creating Acrobat Forms for Legal Professionals (August 9, 2007 event).
I've added some additional materials since my original post.
There are now three downloads available:
- Presentation
- Acrobat Form Elements Sample
- LiveCycle Designer Dynamic Form
Youll find these three goodies and more details below . . . I've also added a list of links that you might find helpful.
July 28, 2007
Hear Rick's Podcast on Lawbiz.com
Ed Poll is one of the nicest people you'll meet in the legal business. Ed has practiced law for over 25 years as a solo practioner, partner and COO of a mid-sized firm.
Since 1990, Ed has worked as a consultant to law firms around the country.
Not only does Ed know a lot about running law firms and bringing in business, he also is a great legal technologist. Even better, he's a consultant who likes to share!
On Ed's lawbiz.com website, (opens in a new window) he offers articles, books and services that will help your firm run better.
His lawbiz blog (opens in a new window) is another great resource. The blog also hosts podcasts.
Click for details about two podcast interviews I did with Ed on the topic of Acrobat 8.
July 26, 2007
30 Dirty Tricks: Attendee Materials
My colleague Tim Huff and I developed these materials for our recent 30 Dirty Tips for Acrobat 8 Seminar.
The event was recorded and I'll post the link to the archived version here when it is available.
The materials are a 25-page PDF with step-by-step instructions that will allow you to do some pretty amazing things with Acrobat.
Enjoy!
Click below to get to the materials.
May 29, 2007
Securing Legal Documents - Preso and Resources
On May 24th, my colleague Mark Middleton and I presented a Securing Legal Documents and Information eSeminar.
In the seminar, we covered password, certificate and policy-server security.
Click to see (53 minutes) |
The presentation was requested by many attendees, so I thought I'd post it here.
I've also included a single-page PDF which lists a number of security resources.
Click to get to these documents…