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How Jones Day Litigator John Walker Uses His iPad and iPhone Plus Useful Travel Apps

By Kathryn Hughes | Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Coming today to BigLaw: Jones Day partner John Walker travels far and wide for his product liability practice. But not alone. In this issue of BigLaw, fellow large firm litigator and iPad for lawyers expert Jeff Richardson interviews John about how he uses his iPad and iPhone in the office, at trial, to learn new languages, and more. Also, don't miss the BigLaw Pick of the Week for a continuation of the interview in which John discusses his favorite travel apps.

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Large and midsize law firms have achieved unprecedented success yet they still have tremendous growth potential. Written by insiders, corporate counsel, and other industry experts, BigLaw unearths best practices in leadership, marketing, strategy, and technology, and features detailed product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. BigLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to insightful articles (and podcasts and videos) about large and midsize law firms, as well as notable press releases issued by the world's largest law firms. The BigLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: BiglawWorld | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Entertainment/Hobbies/Recreation | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Litigation/Discovery/Trials | SmallLaw

Review of Aereo, TextAloud; Google Drive Warning; Document Formatting; From Palm to Modernity

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, February 8, 2013

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, Review of Aereo as an Emergency Television Service

Scott Bassett, Review: TextAloud (Plus First Look at Speak It)

Lawrence Husick, Google Drive: Lawyers Beware

Steven Schwaber, Formatting Existing Documents: WordPerfect v. Word

Jonathan Warshay, How to Migrate Data From a Palm to a Modern Smartphone

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Sincerely Yours: Email Signature Power Tips Plus First iPad mini Review

By Kathryn Hughes | Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Originally published in the October 23, 2012 issue of SmallLaw: Remember before Caller ID when someone would hang up just before you could answer the telephone. Frustrating. The modern equivalent is sending an email message to a client without an email signature containing your contact information. In this issue of SmallLaw, law firm technology consultant Ben Schorr provides a plethora of power tips for email signatures, including what to include and what to omit, and some caveats about graphic design and legal disclaimers. As a bonus, if you use Outlook, Ben explains how to set up one or more email signatures. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for the first hands-on review (including a video) of the iPad mini, which Apple announced earlier today.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also links to helpful articles in other publications about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

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How to Create a PC Resuscitation Kit Plus 144 More Must-Reads

By Kathryn Hughes | Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 137 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week.

QuickBooks v. Peachtree for Law Firms

Are Windows 8 Tablets Doomed Given Microsoft's History?

Review: Navigon

Practice Tip: Don't Bill for Having Sex With Your Client

Open Letter to New Lawyers: Learn How to Use the Internet

Congratulations to Alex Castle of PCWorld on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: How to Create a PC Resuscitation Kit on a USB Flash Drive

Today's issue also contains links to every article in the January 2013 issue of Law Practice Today. Don't miss today's issue or any future issues of BlawgWorld.

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Top Five Travel Technologies for Lawyers Plus High-End Firm Offers Low-Cost Online Legal Services

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, December 21, 2012

Originally published in the April 17, 2012 issue of SmallLaw: Traveling stinks. But technology can improve your experience. In this issue of SmallLaw, lawyer and law practice advisor Erik Mazzone reveals his top five travel technologies for mobile lawyers. From planning your trip to remembering what you learned to finding the best pasta in town to making sure your smartphone remains charged, Erik's must-read article has you covered. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for a boutique law firm that recently began offering low-cost legal services online.

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A Lawyer and Her iPad; Reviews of Jaybird Freedom, 2Do, WordPerfect; A Lawyer and His iPhone

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, July 6, 2012

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Theda Page, How I Use an iPad in My Bankruptcy and Family Law Practice

Jonathan Jackel, Review: Jaybird Freedom Earphones

Thomas F. McDow, My Return on Investment in WordPerfect Over the Years

JD Rice, My Switch From BlackBerry to iPhone 4S; Review of 2Do

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Law Firms on the NASDAQ Plus 69 More Must-Reads

By Kathryn Hughes | Monday, November 28, 2011

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 70 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Debate: Is the Paperless Office Possible?

Reid Trautz's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers

Legal Industry Q3: Robust Collections, Slowing Demand

How to Offer Free Samples to Attract New Clients (Video)

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Kindle Fire: Read Our Exclusive Report

By Neil J. Squillante | Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Today's issue of TL NewsWire covers a new tablet (see article below), software for running Windows on a Mac, an electronic signature service, a legal human resources database, and a knowledge management system. Don't miss the next issue.

Burn Through Some Books and the Web

The consumer electronics industry is both predictable and perplexing. For example, every few years Apple releases a new class of product (e.g., iPad). The rest of the industry then rushes copycat products to market, but fails to understand what makes the Apple product resonate. That's the predictable aspect. The perplexing aspect — why ship a me-too product only to have it panned by critics? Innovation requires deep thought, which requires time. Also, rushing into a new product category often results in ignoring your cash cow. Can anyone explain why RIM sells a tablet running QNX but won't offer QNX smartphones until 2012? Of course, there is one company that took (a little) more time. This company unveiled its latest and greatest gizmo here in Manhattan today.

Kindle Fire … in One Sentence
Available for pre-order now and shipping in November, Amazon's Kindle Fire is a color touchscreen tablet.

The Killer Feature
The most important app on a smartphone is email, but the most important app on a tablet is the web browser. Amazon's previous e-ink Kindles were great for reading books, but not for using the Web.

Enter Silk, the web browser on the Kindle Fire. Silk makes extensive use of Amazon's cloud storage technologies to speed up web browsing. It not only caches images and other files associated with a web site, but it also stores information about web usage patterns so it can anticipate where you're likely to go next. Thus, it can begin delivering a web page to your Kindle Fire before you click on the link to that page.

Other Notable Features
The Kindle Fire costs $199, features a 7-inch color touchscreen, and weighs just shy of one pound. It includes 8 GB of storage and unlimited cloud storage. You don't need a computer to use the Kindle Fire, but you'll need a WiFi network. The battery will run for 7.5 hours of video playback — longer for less intensive activities. It has a headphone jack and a USB port.

As you would expect, the Kindle Fire includes an app for reading ebooks and PDF files as well as apps for email, magazines, music, and videos. And you can of course buy digital media from Amazon directly on the Kindle Fire. You can also use some Android apps since the Kindle Fire runs on a variant of Android (this feature should enable you to download an ereader such as Aldiko that supports EPUB). Amazon Prime, which costs $79 per year, entitles you to a growing library of streaming movies and TV shows (similar to Netflix).

What Else Should You Know?
Amazon also released three e-ink Kindles today — an old school Kindle sans keyboard ($79), and a Kindle touch ($99) and a Kindle touch 3G ($149). Learn more about Kindle Fire.

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Lawyer Replaces Laptop With iPad; Windows 7 Rant; Annual Maintenance Plans; Law School

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, September 2, 2011

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Andrew Weltchek, Why I Bought An IPad 2 Instead Of A Laptop Plus My Favorite Apps

Steven Schwaber, Windows 7 Rebuttal: The Redmond Emperor Has No Clothes

Joseph Marquette, Why Annual Maintenance Plans Are No Longer Optional

Leslie Shear, The Benefits Of Reading Literature In Law School

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A Lawyer's iPad Story; eDiscovery Rant; What's Missing; Reviews of Flipboard, Zite, iFilter

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, August 19, 2011

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Harry Steinmetz, Review: An IPad In A Criminal Defense Practice

Gerard Haubrich, Reviews Of Flipboard And Zite On The IPad

Theo Rand, Is Electronic Discovery Highly Technical? No. Here's Why.

Thomas F. McDow, What's Missing From The Legal Internet

Mark Raby, Review: WordPerfect IFilter For Searching WPD Files

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