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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

In this recent article, published on March 29, 2010, I discuss how I envision lawyers using the iPad

Many …attorneys…have expressed frustration at having to carry around large stacks of documents while commuting or traveling, and have indicated the iPad would hold far more appeal if they could annotate and edit documents on it.

For that group of lawyers, the ability to reduce the amount of paperwork and quickly and easily edit and annotate documents, as if writing on an electronic document, would be a deal breaker.

Those lawyers do not envision creating documents on the iPad, but rather marking up a pleading or contract, making notations in the margins to a draft appellate brief, or commenting on an internal memorandum. Such tasks, currently, are not accomplished easily while on the road, since neither lap- tops nor smart phones are well suited to those types of document annotations.

In the article I mention a number of apps, including two promising apps for annotating .pdfs: Zosh and Aji. I recently advised by Zosh’s CEO that an iPad app is in the works and that they’ll soon be adding additional annotation features, including the ability to highlight documents. And, Josh Barrett of the Tablet Legal blog just advised me on Twitter of this new app, WritePad, which allows you to annotate any document on Twitter using a stylus or your finger.

I just learned of a great tool (via Finis Price in a post at MILO) that will make annotating documents on the iPad all the more easier—the Pogo Sketch—a stylus designed to be used on iPhones and iPads. Seems to me this would work perfectly for most lawyers in this context.

Although it normally costs ~$20 at the product website, I discovered a different website that offers it for only $9.95.

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In this prior post I mentioned how lawyers can use the iPad to annotate .pdf documents.

Since that time I’ve learned (via the MILO forum—a great resource for Mac-loving and iPad-using lawyers) of a number of styluses available for use on an iPad that have the potential to make annotating documents on the iPad all the more easier:

• the Pogo Sketch  (some say the tip is too “spongy” for decent annotation)
• a universal touch screen stylus for iPhone
• the DAGI stylus, which can only be purchased on eBay at this point since it’s not yet available in the US

As more and more third party developers release news apps and new styluses are created, I think that the businesses uses for the iPad will become more evident. At this point, the iPad is really just a huge, gorgeous hunk of unrealized potential, in my humble opinion.

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Here’s a round up of my recent iPad Tweets:

• Phone Smart - Apps Can Turn iPad Into a Useful Companion - NYTimes.com http://shar.es/mq9VF
• NYT > Technology: Consumed: iPad Envy http://tinyurl.com/ydfujho
• Jake and Amir: iPad - CollegeHumor video http://shar.es/msrHs
• The iPad may just revolutionize medicine-WAPO http://flne.ws/23978409
• “Lawyers: Is the iPad Right for You?” TabletLegal | http://bit.ly/a6iDhZ
• The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW): Ivy Leaguers asked to lay off the iPad http://tinyurl.com/yyu4rqm
• ABA Journal Daily News: ABA Journal Now Available On the iPad http://tinyurl.com/y5ck8wy
• “Opinion: The iPad is the future for home computing” iPhoneCentral - http://bit.ly/chypEw
• Gizmodo: iPad Etiquette: The Official FAQ [Advice] http://gizmodo.com/5509938

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)

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I just discovered that the Verizon Novatel MiFi 2200 Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Modem—which normally costs $269.99 but is available with an online discount for $49.99 at Verizon’s website with a 2 year contract—is now available at Amazon.com for just $0.01 with a new 2 year contract (ok, it’s not free, but close enough).

If you’re not familiar with the Verizon MiFi, it offers you a wireless 3G hub for up to 5 devices, such as an iPad or laptop.

I just ordered mine using my Amazon Prime account, so I didn’t have to pay for shipping either—one of the benefits of my Amazon Prime membership. The wireless contract that I bought was $60 per month for 5 GB of data usage per month.

I’ve been researching my options for a wireless hotspot for a while now and this is the lowest price I’ve come across for the MiFi or any other device like it, for that matter. I’m not sure if it’s a new Amazon price or not, but if you’ve been thinking of buying the Verizon MiFi, now may be the time to do it.

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Printing is one of those things you take for granted and don’t really think too much about. That is—until you buy an iPad and realize it’s a task not easily accomplished on the iPad, given that there’s no USB port.

Fortunately there are already a few apps available that make it possible for you to print a document over Wifi, as long as your printer is networked or wifi-enabled:

• Air Sharing HD-which PCMac.com called “The best app for general-purpose printing” ($9.99)
• Print Central ($12.99)
• Print n Share ($6.99)
• PrinterShare (first 20 pages are free)
• ACTPrinter ($.0.99)

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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?

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