Esquire | Mac


"About my adventures in using Macs in my criminal and civil litigation practice."

Author: Adam D. Greivell practices at the law firm of Leo P. Hylan in Baltimore.

Blawg Related Categories: Law Practice Management • Legal Technology • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Esquire | Mac


  • Convert WordPerfect Docs to Word Docs in Bulk

    A couple of months ago, I shared an AppleScript/Folder Action that enables you to convert Pages documents to Word documents, whether one at a time or in bulk. I now present you with a script I…

  • Convert Pages Docs to Word Docs En Masse

    After I started at my new firm last month, I decided to rethink my workflow. I began working with Pages (the ‘08 version), and have found it to be much faster than Word for Mac:…

  • New Job: Only Mac In The Shop

    Last month, I started a new job at a new firm. I spent nearly three years at my old firm, and most of what I have written on this blog to date has been related…

  • Palm Pre, I Hardly Knew You

    So, if you follow me on twitter (@esquiremac), you knew a long time ago that my wife and I returned our Palm Pre’s within the first week of owning them. I previously chronicled my thoughts…

  • Two Days With My Palm Pre

    Without a doubt, the Palm Pre is the best phone I have ever owned. Of course, that’s not saying much, since the previous best phone I ever owned was my Sanyo Katana that I’ve had…

  • Excel and Numbers Templates for Attorney Billing Timesheets

    I do a fair amount of billable hour work in my practice. Over the years, I’ve developed a fairly simple but flexible spreadsheet for tracking my billable time. For our firm, this represents the ideal…

  • Practice Tip: Record Audio While Taking Notes

    Audio Notes in Microsoft Word It’s not often that I have something nice to say about Microsoft. That said, Microsoft Word is a pretty top-notch product, if a bit expensive. While I have pretty much…

  • Download Postbox Today: Open Beta

    Recently, I posted a review of Postbox, a new email client for Mac and Windows that is based on Mozilla, like Thunderbird. Until yesterday, the application was in private beta. Now, you can go to…

  • Beware the iWork ‘09 Trial

    This post is a word of caution to anybody trying out the iWork ‘09 30 day free trial. Curious about the new features in iWork ‘09 over iWork ‘08, I downloaded the free trial from…

  • Postbox: New Heavyweight Email Contender

    Shortly before Christmas, I learned of Postbox, a new cross-platform email application from Postbox, Inc. The new email client is being developed by Scott MacGregor and Sherman Dickman – both men having an extensive background…