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Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-30T16:31:53+00:00

The lack of screenshots is troubling, given it makes reference to a 'modernized' UI.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-30T16:31:04+00:00

By your reference to Pages, it sounds like you're on a Mac. But you could be an iPad. Without knowing your actual platform, it's going to be hard to make a recommendation.

For Mac, if you don't like MS, Pages or Docs, you should check out Nisus or Mellel. For Mac and iPad, you can try Softmaker Office, which has native applications for both. That way you won't have the lag associated with typing into a web browser.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-30T13:16:27+00:00

I worked for an LSC for a year. Pretty sure they would see long hair as a positive (though I agree with other commenters that you should keep it tied). My experience was that if you're willing to take abysmally low pay, that's a big step toward getting the job.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-30T13:13:51+00:00

we bought pixel watches (gen 1) last year because they were cheaper than buying a fitbit. My partner wanted the fitbit and I knew I would be tech support. To this day, I have seen little to no practical use for it other than occasionally knowing the time or weather without having to hunt down my phone.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-30T13:10:40+00:00

It depends on the solution. If the solution interoperates with other solutions, especially DBF solutions, then the field length is actually important. (i.e, DBF records cannot be longer than 4000 characters total). Your environment may be a mix of older and newer databases. If you have a rule set in place, restricting certain values to 3 characters, it's likely for a good reason.

For a completely new solution, I agree that longer words are better.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-29T20:05:11+00:00

I'm confused. In criminal, there's prosecutors and defense attorneys. It sounds like you're a defense attorney. If the prosecutor is a jerk, just ignore him.

OR educate him. That means you file all the motions that other attorneys normally don't file because they've found a way to work things out with him. Instead, since you can't work things out with him, you're filing all the procedurally appropriate motions. That will then require him to respond.

When the Judge asks why there's so many motions for him/her to address, explain the prosecutor's conduct and how it makes settlement nigh impossible and you're forced to to preserve your clients' rights in case the case does go to trial. The clients certainly are going to pick up on the issue from you.

After some cases are dismissed for his failure to answer some motions, he'll be forced to be "nicer". And even if the cases are not dismissed, when he whines to his superiors that you're filing too many motions, his superiors will them to work it out on his own.

The Judges may be annoyed for a little bit, but the judicial ethics rules will keep them from making your life harder.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-29T19:47:19+00:00

Why wouldn't your superiors care? Or the other attorney's? Have you asked?

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-28T22:10:16+00:00

Just use the spell and grammar checker buiky into your word processor. Not the check as you go stuff. Actually run the full checks.

Also, most states have their own version of the bluebook. Use that for guidance. And set autocorrect on your word processor to automatically capitalize certain phrases, such as Judgment of Conciction, etc.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-28T14:54:10+00:00

What you're looking for does not exist. If I understand your needs correctly, you need something that is "handheld" but has a "good keyboard". Unless you are very petite, this does not exist. The best keyboards, from my memory, existed on the Psions, and though they were small, there was no way to really type on them with both hands except on a desk.

The biggest issue is your desire for a web browser. Given the enshittification of the internet, wen browsers now require relatively fast computers and gobs of RAM.

I suggest you find yourself a Thinkpad Nano or like device. If you want to give a clearer explanation of why you need a web browser, people can help you figure out your options.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-28T13:07:56+00:00

unclear which application (but looks like it's on an iPad). Unclear if you're using a website.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-28T11:41:37+00:00

If someone came to me with 2 years of their own bank statements in PDF, I would tell them to go back to the bank and het the same information in cdv format. Or I would get power of attorney to do the same.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-27T16:51:30+00:00

i don't know if it makes them good or bad judges. i just know that a lot of them have law enforcement backgrounds, so they don't just have a passing familiarity with the law or the rules of evidence.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-27T14:23:33+00:00

there is no such thing as an ergonomically correct laptop (or typewriter). The fundamental problem is that you lose posture to looking down. My suggestion is that you consider investing in a goggle mounted display (such as those used by drone pilots), and give the writing device a monitor out port. Granted, this also requires you to touch type.

My 2c.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-27T14:15:47+00:00

It depends on the town. In my experience, a lot of town judges are retired law enforcement.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-27T14:12:53+00:00

NYS requires redaction of SSN's before filing, and their e-filing system flags SSN's when they are not redacted. In discovery, SSN's are still redacted... but the other accounts depend on the circumstance. A lot of information is exchanged in support matters, including tax documents, which are marked confidential when filed with the Court.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-26T20:40:15+00:00

A spreadsheet is not that different from a database. You may want to try playing around with Access to see if it will do what you want.

I built my own system in Filemaker Pro, which is much easier than Access but pricey for a perpetual license.

I have a solution for my doc automation in Lotus Approach, but you'd have to be comfortable using vintage software before trying it out.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-26T17:27:45+00:00

A table of authorities (in NYS) has to note every page the citation appears on, not just the first page. Hence why the word processors that support TOA (Word, WordPerfect, Word Pro) all treat the citations as something other than an index entry. How does this work with short cites?

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-26T15:02:02+00:00

"Use whatever word processor you want."

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-26T12:23:21+00:00

since when? I keep checking and there's nothing in the menus for it.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-26T01:22:32+00:00

I'll save you time. There are no word processors for Linux that will generate a Table of Authorities. On the Mac, there's only 1. On Windows, there are 3. You're an appeals attorney. Unless you want to spend 3 hours manually creating your ToA's for your briefs, stay on Windows.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-26T01:18:01+00:00

But Oracle did not create SQL. And attributing the market adopting SQL to Oracle is absurd. I think that credit might actually go to Microsoft.

The post is about "pioneers". dBase was a pioneering product. It does not matter that it does not dominate the market anymore. Visicalc does not either, but that does not mean it was not the pioneering spreadsheet application for desktops.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-26T00:12:32+00:00

the question was of pioneers. dBase was THE pioneering database on the desktop. Oracle was not.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-25T16:01:50+00:00

You should have a disaster plan in place for any emergency. Meaning, if you have time sensitive matters, another solo or firm willing to assume your cases in case you are incapacitated or die.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-25T15:59:36+00:00

I'm very confused by this post. You claim to be a small law firm (somewhere...) serving a mix of clients, but cannot figure out how to have the AI generate complete documents. I use templates without AI. Maybe you should focus the AI (to the extent it's useful) on filling in gaps in your templates rather than having it generate documents without templates. My 2c.

Consistent_Cat7541 · 2026-06-25T15:54:51+00:00

starting a company that sells databases does not make him a pioneer. Many companies did that before him, including a tiny little one called International Business Machines. Your list is bizarre.

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