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Here’s an aggregation of my tweets about iPads with links to all sorts of interesting articles and blog posts:

• Gizmodo: Expensive Newspaper iPad Apps Not Selling All That Well [Newspapers] http://tinyurl.com/yzy3rab
• First iPad app I paid for: “WolframAlpha – Now 96% Off!” via @advocatesstudio | http://bit.ly/cJqRwj
• ReadWriteWeb: E-Books on the iPad: iBooks vs. Kindle for iPad http://tinyurl.com/ykeoqpp
• Engadget: Apple iPad charging woes: USB hubs, non-Macs and weak ports not rejuvenating http://tinyurl.com/yk8yjmx
• TechCrunch: Sentiment Is Split On The iPad: People Either Love It, Or Hate Others For Not Shutting Up About It http://tinyurl.com/y8uw2ux
• Gizmodo: The Six Types of iPad Fans and Critics [Tgif] http://tinyurl.com/ylr36qj
• iPad Gets a Split Screen Browser http://bit.ly/bz6EYU
• Rave reviews. I’m so excited! “Apple, Mac, iPod and iPhone News: First iPad reviews hit the web” http://tinyurl.com/ya5rchv

The Desktop iPad app was just re-approved by Apple after initially being rejected. This app allows you multi-task, to a limited extent. While in the app you work in a split screen environment that allows you to surf the web and send an email, among other things.

It’s better than nothing for now—at least until true multi-tasking for the iPad becomes available in the fall.

It’s on sale for $0.99 until April 23d, so grab it now at that price while you still can.

You can learn more about the app here:

• Desktop for iPad plays some ‘multitasking’ tricks that are useful (tuaw.com)

If you’d like to comment on this post, you can do so at the Legal iPad Facebook page.

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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 recommendations?

Please leave a comment after this post or offer any recommendations regarding this issue at the Legal iPad Facebook page.

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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 iPad Cannibalizing Mac Sales? Not Really. [Digital Daily] http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/2010051…
• General Practice Section: Review: Travels with my iPad http://nysbar.com/blogs…
• MacRumors: iPad Users Interested in Productivity Apps, iPhone and iPod Users in Games http://www.macrumors.com/2010…

If you’d like to comment on this post, you can do so on at the Legal iPad Facebook page.

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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 http://bit.ly/cbafif
• kottke.org: Toddler mode for the iPad http://tinyurl.com/2499fxt

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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 problematic when I was short on time and needed food before the next leg of my trip. And, unfortunately, most airport maps inexplicably provide only terminal and gate information.

Enter Gate Guru. This app provides you with information about the closest restaurants, ATMs, bathrooms and shops. It also offers other travelers reviews of the different businesses located in a given airport.

It’s an extremely useful app and, best of all, it’s free. So, if you’re a frequent flier, you need to add this app to your repertoire.

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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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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 whose role could arguably be limited by apps like these down the road—provides very extensive reviews of all 3 products here and here.

Given that all 3 of these products are new to the market, there is certainly room for improvement and there are bound to be glitches. That being said, for solo and small firm practitioners, these apps and those that will follow are ideal.

During the first 8 years of my legal career, I spent a lot of time in the courtroom and would have loved to have had tools like this available as I tried cases. This type of technology would have been ideal for criminal trials and for personal injury trials.

Back then, this type of technology wasn’t even feasible. And, even today, for most solos and small firms, hiring a costly trial technology consultant is likewise not feasible in most cases. Most cases tried by most lawyers aren’t multi-million dollar cases—they’re criminal trials, personal injury matters and small business contract disputes. BigLaw can afford expensive trial consultants; most solos and small firms cannot.

These apps fill that void, leveling the playing field and making solos and small firms more competitive. As these apps improve and new features are added, they will undoubtedly become valuable tools in the arsenal of solo and small firm litigators.