TechnoLawyer: Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets

Regarding our coverage of the FlipStart in our TechnoLawyer NewsWire newsletter, TechnoLawyer member E. Thomas Kemp retorts: "My Palm based Kyocera has nearly zero boot uptime. How long does FlipStart take to boot up Windows XP? Integrated camera? I'd never get the thing into the courtroom. In truth, I do not need "full-fledged" applications in a portable. What I need is light, quick, visible, and flexible, and I have not seen it yet."

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In a recent issue of Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer member Frank Denman provided an incredible Post on how to securely use a WiFi hotspot. In that same newsletter, James Broderick jokingly suggested using code language. In response, Roger Boyell writes: "My encoded message to James is: 'The midget schooner will unwind at midnight Friday.'" All very funny, but you can actually use a WiFi hotspot securely — check out Frank Denman's Post.

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In a recent Topical Compilation newsletter, we discussed current battery technology at length. TechnoLawyer member Paul Lepine would like to add his 2 cents: "A tiny response if I may — if you road Warriors would Google "solar laptop" you'll find lots of out-of-the-box ideas as well as real products."

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Regarding TechnoLawyer member Ramon Pagan's observation about Federal Courts not permitting phones being a drawback to using a device like the Treo 600, TechnoLawyer member Buzz Bruggeman responds: "I have had 2 Treos, both the 600 and the 300.  I travel all over the country, and the only places the 600 doesn't work is in areas where no one else's phones work either.  I have never had a problem.  As for Federal Courts, I have stopped even trying to bring my phone into a Federal Courthouse -- not worth the hassle. The Federal Courts are generally unhappy that the 19th Century is over."

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