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The Myth Of The Paperless Office
The computer age has managed to rekindle promises from old science fiction stories whereby paper will be irrelevant and all data is a few keystrokes away. Environmental issues aside, is this even possible? Maybe in some industries, but is it possible for the construction defect litigation industry? Not likely. Sometimes a “paper trail” is all [...]
10 June 2006 | Business, Consulting, Litigation, Technology | Comments Off
Ink Should Be Fine, Thanks
Some lessons learned:
A contract on the back of a napkin can be legally binding.
Entrepreneurs should be careful about misstating returns on investments.
Try to avoid making contractual obligations after consuming much alcohol.
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1 June 2006 | Business, General, Litigation | Comments Off
Beware of Microsoft Word File Metadata
A little known “feature” in the de facto word processor, Microsoft Word, is the metadata that is included with each and every file. “Meta-what?!”
Metadata is bits of information that describe or define the file. Or as defined on Wikipedia, “Metadata is data about data.” OK, so maybe that doesn’t help much either. In Microsoft Word [...]
21 April 2006 | Business, Litigation, Technology | Comments Off
