February 2012
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WatchCheck out my review of the Stabile Pro iPad stand. All in all I really like this stand, but it’s definitely not intended to be a portable stand. Rather, it’s a very solid, but attractive, stand that allows you to elevate your iPad and use it in one location, wether it’s your office or home. It retails for $99.99 and you can buy it here.
(The kind folks at Thought Out Company...
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More iPad Apps for Lawyers
This week’s Daily Record column is entitled “More iPad Apps for Lawyers.”
A pdf of the article can be found here and my past Daily Record articles can be accessed here.
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More iPad Apps for Lawyers
IPad sales have exploded since this revolutionary device was released less than 2 years ago in April 2010. In the last quarter of 2011 alone, it is estimated that more than...
December 2011
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iPhone 4S Texting and iMessage Issues
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Since upgrading to the iPhone 4S, I’ve encountered a number of problems with the messaging functions of the phone. And, I’m not the only one. A number of my friends have encountered similar issues, as have many others, judging from the results of a Google search for “iPhone 4S texting issues” or “iMessage issues.”
I thought...
My Latest Venture: GigaOM Pro Analyst
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Over the past two years, in addition to my other projects and obligations, I’ve been very busy writing two different books. First, there was “Social Media for Lawyers: The Next Frontier,” a book I co-authored with Carolyn Elefant, which was published by the American Bar Association in June of 2010. The second book, “Cloud Computing for...
November 2011
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Dear Verizon--Thanks for Nothing
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Dear Verizon,
Just a quick note to thank you for crediting my Mifi account in the amount of $267 and for terminating the 2-year extension of my Verizon contract. I am especially appreciative that you did this for me given that I never actually authorized the purchase of a Blackberry (a Blackberry, of all things—the horror!) using my Verizon account.
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Lawyers (and millions more) love their iPads
This is a re-print of this week’s Daily Record column, entitled “Lawyers (and millions more) love their iPads.”
A PDF of this article can be found here and my past Daily Record articles can be accessed here.
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Lawyers (and millions more) love their iPads
Approximately 14.8 million iPads were sold in 2010, with 7.3 million being sold in the last quarter of 2010....
October 2011
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WatchThis is a video of the Keynote that I gave at the LexisNexis 2011 Practice Management Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on September 22, 2011. It’s entitled: “Legal Technology: Change is Good.”
In it I examine the roots of the rapid technological change beginning in 1995, with a particular focus on the last 6 years. I then explore how emerging technologies, including cloud...
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Stylish, Functional Computer Bag for Women
I recently had to part with my trusty, tattered computer bag that my mother had given to me—one that she had received as schwag at a conference. It was just too beat up.
So, I was in the market for a new one. I wanted one that was functional, stylish, travel-friendly and reasonably priced. But, little did I know, it’s not easy finding a computer bag if you won’t settle for...
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My iPhone 4S Siri Fails and Wins
I brought home my iPhone 4S last week and am impressed by the Siri Assistant and the built in dictation system, which I demonstrate in a video in this earlier post.
When I tried to use Siri, I encountered an error that appeared intermittently, but seems to have subsided. Disconnecting and re-connecting to my wifi connection usually solved the issue. The Siri fail is shown in the video below:
I...
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May 2011
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iPads--The Tipping Point?
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I think this summer will be the tipping point for iPads. Why do I say that? Well, for a number of reasons.
First, over Easter weekend, a number of friends and family members were considering buying iPads and asked me for my opinion regarding specs, etc. These are people who are not particularly techie. To me, the fact that so many people unrelated to one another...
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iPad Links Galore #11
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Here’s a round up of my most recent iPad tweets and other useful iPad links:
iPad Predicted in 1994 (Video) http://feedly.com/k/mhSZ39 (ReadWriteWeb)
Yahoo! News: Most Viewed - Top Stories: Why the iPad Appeals to Older Users (U.S. News & World Report) http://6sen.se/f9BKfc
Oklahoma State students, faculty tout iPad in classroom | The Digital Home - CNET...
April 2011
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iPad Links Galore #10
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Here’s a round up of my recent iPad tweets:
Prepare for Depositions With the iPad Deponent App - http://tinyurl.com/3srnuwr
Lawyers and Their iPads http://feedly.com/k/gDcbhu
Lawyerist: The iPad as an Indispensable Lawyering Tool http://6sen.se/i6lRjJ
What is the “iPad for Lawyers” Crowd Smoking? http://feedly.com/k/fkTTYk
iPad Apps for Lawyers...
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iPads for Lawyers Resource Page
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I created a running list of blogs and books that discuss iPads for lawyers. You can find that list here. If I’ve missed any, please let me know.
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iPad Apps for Lawyers Page
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I just created a running list of iPad apps developed specifically for lawyers. I’ll update it as new apps come to my attention.
You can find that page here.
Aside from a few big aggregators, I didn’t include apps for federal and state codes, laws, regulations, etc. simply because there are far too many of them.
The prices of the apps are...
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The iPad: The Future of Personal Computing
Here’s a recent article from my Daily Record column entitled “The iPad: The Future of Personal Computing.”
A pdf of the article can be found here and my past Daily Record articles can be accessed here.
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The iPad: The Future of Personal Computing
Approximately 14.8 million iPads were sold in 2010, with 7.3 million being sold in the last quarter of...
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iPad Apps for Lawyers
This week’s Daily Record column is entitled “iPad Apps for Lawyers.”
A pdf of the article can be found here and my past Daily Record articles can be accessed here.
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iPad Apps for Lawyers
A friend of mine from my Public Defender days who still works at the PD’s office recently emailed me and asked to write an article about iPad apps for lawyers. I was...
March 2011
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Meet Dorothy and My iPad Case Recommendation
So today, I stood in line at my local Apple store. For 3 hours. Just to get another iPad. Fortunately, I’m pleased to report that I have something to show for my efforts.
Dorothy, meet my everyone. Everyone, meet Dorothy:
Now some have wondered why I bothered to buy Dorothy when I already have Alice, my first generation iPad. Well, the reason is that I am constantly battling my family...
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An iPad Annotation App-Sign My iPad
I’ve been searching for the perfect iPad annotation app since my iPad arrived in the mail last spring. Sign My iPad (website) is a good option.Much like Zosh, one of my favorite iPhone apps, the app is created with the intention of allowing people to fill out forms, such as contracts. But it works equally well for the purposes of annotating a document such as a pleading or memorandum of...
February 2011
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Two more iPad trial presentation apps
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There are two more iPad presentation apps available, in addition to TrialPad, that I wanted to bring to your attention.
First there’s the RLTC Evidence app (website, iTunes link) which costs $9.99. Then there’s Exhibit A (iTunes link), which costs $4.99.
While I haven’t yet had a chance to try out all 3, Ted Brooks—a legal technology trial consultant...
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WatchCloth Addiction was kind enough to provide me with a complimentary microfiber cloth for testing purposes. I wasn’t expecting much, but it turns out it was a great improvement over your run of the mill microfiber cloth, as you’ll see in this video.
It’s somewhat difficult to see the smudges on my iPad because of the glare, but you’ll see that after using my old microfiber cloth, there...
January 2011
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Website Faciliates Easy Borrowing of Kindle Books
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In case you missed it, you can now lend certain Kindle eBook titles (via a Kindle or iPad app or otherwise) to other Kindle users for 14 days. Of course, unless all of your best friends are Kindle users, this feature is essentially useless.
Fortunately, a new website quickly sprang up that facilitates the lending and borrowing of Kindle books amongst strangers. It’s...
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Two New iPad Apps for Lawyers
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Over the next few weeks I’ll be writing about 2 new iPad apps designed specifically for attorneys: JuryTracker and TrialPad. I’ve downloaded both apps and am in the process of testing them out. Once I’ve had a chance to do so, I’ll give you my feedback.
In the meantime you can visit their websites and get a sense of what each app has to offer.
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Rent eBooks--From Your Local Library
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Somehow I missed this. Tell me I’m not the only one? Apparently you can now take out eBooks on loan from your local library. At least you can in Monroe County, where I live. (My library allows you to rent 8 eBooks at a time, 3 weeks per book.)
So that means, for those of you toting iPads like my trusty Alice, you can loan eBooks and read them right on your iPad. At my...
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Check it Out: The Xemplar
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I recently became involved in a really interesting new project: The Xemplar. It’s a new website devoted to innovative solo and small firm attorneys that lead the way and make a postive impact on our profession and their communities.
Each month, a new “Xemplar” is nominated and their story is featured, along with related articles and discussions written by me, my Social...
December 2010
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Delicious bookmarking site closing? Here's a back...
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You may be panicking after hearing rumors that the delicious bookmarking site will be shutting down. In fact, it turns out that the site may be parting ways with Yahoo and continuing to offer their services elsewhere.
Even so, I noticed many of my followers on Twitter and elsewhere expressing distress at the news of a possible loss of this site and its data. And for good...
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An iPhone app for the frequent flier
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If you’re a frequent flier, Gate Guru is a must-have iPhone app. I just downloaded it, used it when I flew to Denver last week, and am not sure how I managed without it.
Before I had this app, I used to get frustrated when I traveled since it was next to impossible to determine which restaurants and stores were located close to my gate. This was particularly...
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An iPhone app that improves your voicemail
Within the next week or so I’ll be posting about .pdf annotation apps. There are a bunch of new apps that were recently released that I’ve been testing and a few of them look very promising.
In the meantime I wanted to share a new iPhone app with you that I stumbled across last night. It’s called Yap Voicemail. Yap essentially “Google Voiceifies” your...
Programming note
I’ll start posting again very shortly. Sorry for the lengthy hiatus!
July 2010
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Review--LapWorks iPad Stand
LapWorks provided me with this nifty, complimentary iPad stand:
I’ve lived with it for a few days and wanted to share my thoughts.
The best feature about this stand is that it allows you to adjust the angle to virtually any position. So, your iPad can stand straight up, lay nearly horizontal, or anywhere in between.
It’s easy to adjust—you simply loosen this knob on the back...
Intermittent posting for the summer
While I’m finishing up my book about cloud computing for lawyers this summer, I’ll be posting only intermittently here. However, rest assured, regular posting will resume in September!
June 2010
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iPad links galore #9
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Here’s a round up of my recent iPad tweets:
Wired Top Stories: 10 Stellar iPad Apps That Will Blow You Away http://tinyurl.com/2efaubq
“Apple, AT&T sued over iPad data plan change” TUAW |http://bit.ly/aERIre
“Gourmet Magazine Revived for the iPad” NYT | http://bit.ly/brHbTz
Experts: iPad, tablet rivals will kill netbooks...
iPad apps for lawyers
You can find a post I recently wrote about iPad apps for lawyers over at the Firmex blog: “iPad apps for attorneys.”
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iPad links galore #8
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Here’s a round up of my recent iPad tweets:
Forget an iPad with 3G. Get a MiFi router instead. - Fortune Tech http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010…
Can You Work From an iPad? http://tinyurl.com/3afslsr
Your iPad Is Going to Look Pretty Ancient One Day, Too http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/2010060..
Hello iPad, goodbye netbook (Philip Elmer-DeWitt/Fortune)...
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Lawyers: How are you using your iPads?
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A reader emailed me and asked if I knew of any statistics regarding how many lawyers actually used their iPads in their law practice. I hadn’t seen any, so I figured I’d conduct an informal poll.
So, please let me know how you’re using your iPad by voting in this poll and providing specifics information as to how you use the iPad, whether...
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iPad Screen Protector
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So last week, after much research, I ordered the Power Support anti-glare iPad screen protector. Alice, my iPad, already had a small scratch on the screen and I figured it was high time I protected it, since I only expected more scratches to appear over time if I didn’t do so.
I chose the Power Support anti-glare film since I figured it would kill three birds with one...
iPad links galore #7
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Here’s a round up of my recent iPad tweets:
WestlawNext Loves the iPad - http://bit.ly/bWCjqi (expand) | WLN bets that iPad and other tablets have big effect over next 24 mths
“iPad Use Case for Lawyers: Lunch Meeting” TabletLegal - http://bit.ly/aDE1DG
Great example of what ipad will be/is: A VC: I’ve Changed My Mind About The iPad...
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Free books for your iPad
Last week, I learned that Barnes & Noble had released its eReader app for the iPad and iPhone. I wasn’t planning to download it since I’m so happy with the Kindle app, but was enticed by their “free book” promotion.
Simply put, as described here, B&N is offering 5 free eBooks if you download their free app. At first I thought that I could choose any book, but...
May 2010
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iPad links galore #6
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Here’s a round up of my recent iPad Tweets:
The iPad Is Such A Great Travel Computer I’m Selling My Laptop http://m.gizmodo.com/5541821… on Fluent News
RT @StephKimbro: Reading “iPad Interface and Court Records” http://www.wisecwa.com/digital…
iPad User Guide – Free eBook from Apple http://ipadnotebook.wordpress.com/2010…
Is the...
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How lawyers and courts are using iPads
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One of the reasons I created this blog was to help lawyers and other professionals figure out how the iPad can be used in their day-to-day business. To that end, I’ve collected a series of posts and article about how lawyers and courts are using the iPad.
How One Firm Implemented the iPad (The Mac Lawyer)
Lawyers with iPads: Steven Butler (iPad4Legal)
iPad...
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Episode #9: Keep track of your time using...
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I’ve just released a new lawtechTalk episode that you can watch for FREE.
Episode #9 (Part 1 & Part 2) features, and is sponsored by Chrometa, which offers time tracking software for attorneys. Part 1, the introduction, is approximately 7 minutes long and Part 2, the demo and interview portion, is approximately 10 minutes long.
In this episode of ...
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My Verizon MiFi experience with my iPad
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A few weeks ago I ordered the Verizon MiFi—a wireless hotspot that allows 5 users to connect to it—for my iPad and other computers. I’ve been meaning to report on my experiences with it but am just getting around to it.
First off—my reasoning for choosing the MiFi rather than the 3G iPad, Sprint’s similar service or jail breaking...
WatchSafari tip for iPad users. I just encountered this issue when I signed onto Westlaw to begin doing research for my annual update to the treatise I write for West.
The tip: use two fingers to scroll down a page if it appears that it’s “stuck” and you can’t scroll down a frame on a web page.
If you’d like to comment on this post, you can do so on at the Legal iPad Facebook page.
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iPad links galore #5
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Here’s a round up of my recent iPad Tweets:
NYT > Technology: For the iPad, Accessories Arrive on the Market http://tinyurl.com/25f6u3j
Gizmodo: The Best iPad Apps for Babies, Toddlers and Sanity-Loving Parents [Ipad] http://tinyurl.com/23yz8lr
The Social Networking Blog: iPad Brings the Growth of Netbooks to a Halt [CHART] http://tinyurl.com/2ft4qu6
Engadget:...
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U.S. Code iPad app
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Last night I received an email from Law Professor Shawn Bayern advising me that her U.S. Code iPhone app is now available in iPad format as well. It provides the entire text of the U.S. Code and best of all, it’s free.
Jeff Richardson over at iPhone JD has a full review of the app here.
If you’d like to comment on this post, you can do so on at the Legal ...
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iPad links galore #4
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Here’s a round up of my recent iPad Tweets:
“Will Lawyers Use the iPad in Law Practice?” Lawyerist | http://bit.ly/b79JZJ
General Practice Section: MacLitigator: iPad at Trial http://tinyurl.com
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW): Did iPad kill the Courier tablet? http://tinyurl.com/336w6ex
“Lawyers audition the iPad in and out of the...
April 2010
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Thoughts on iPad screen protectors?
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My screen already has a scratch on it and I’m considering buying a screen protector. However, so far, I’ve only seen negative reviews for the screen protectors I’ve discovered in my research. Most people indicate that the screen protector reduces the touch screen’s responsiveness.
Anyone else have experience with a screen protector? Any...
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Lawyers blog about their iPads
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One of the reasons I created this blog was to help lawyers and other professionals figure out how the iPad can be used in their day-to-day business. To that end, I’ve collected a series of posts from lawyers across the Web in which they explain how they’ve been using their iPads.
iPad at Trial - Mac Litigator
The 3 stages of iPad infatuation OR How...