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Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Robin Meadow, Reviews of PCalc and HP12 iOS Calculators; Reverse Polish Notation

Thomas F. McDow, ActiveWords or PhraseExpress v. Quick Parts or QuickWords

Felicity Hardee, Commoditization, Legal Technology, and Young Lawyers

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Coming today to SmallLaw: No direction. No time. No tracking. No insights. No focus. These are the five mistakes small law firms make that doom their marketing efforts according to Law Practice Advisor Heidi Alexander. In this issue of SmallLaw, Heidi explains each mistake, and then provides several solutions. Along the way, you'll learn about software products that can help. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for tips on leading a client engagement effectively.

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Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, iPad Pro v. Surface Pro 3 (Lawyer's Edition)

Roger Boyell, Don't Nickel and Dime Your Clients

Patrick Lanius, How Dragon Software Saved My Law Firm More Than $70,000

Christian Onsager, Review of SyncBack Pro Plus Our Firm's Backup System

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Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 41 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 SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Mind Your Mobile Manners

Are You Handling Credit Cards Properly?

Growth of Legal Blogs Remains Stagnant

Get Your Lunch Invite Voicemails Returned

Congratulations to Frederick Hertz of California Lawyer on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: Secrets to Setting Your Fees From a 27-Year Solo Veteran

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Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 65 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.

Why and How to Use a Password Manager

iPhone Payment Plans Compared

iPhone Service Plans Compared

The 2.5 Hour Apple Event in 2.5 Minutes

How Apple Built 3D Touch

Congratulations to Apple and Microsoft on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: Microsoft Office Demo on iPad Pro

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Coming today to SmallLaw: You must breathe to stay alive. Your law firm must bill to stay alive. Ideally, both should occur without much effort. In this issue of SmallLaw, estate planning lawyer Chandra Lewnau explores the deep billing feature set of cloud app Bill4Time. Chandra covers setup, the dashboards and user experience, key features such as timekeeping, invoicing, and reporting, the mobile apps, integrations, and of course the price. Should you consider Bill4Time? Read the review to find out. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for six ways your firm's Facebook page can pay.

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Coming today to LitigationWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 44 articles from the past two weeks worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week.

Review: Black's Law Dictionary (iOS)

Six Writing Tips From Justice Elena Kagan

New Trial Presentation Options

Don't Be a Jeb "Low-Energy" Litigator

Congratulations to Bryan A. Garner of ABA Journal on winning our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week award: The Importance of Headings in Your Briefs

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Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, Avoiding Being Ashley Madisoned: Acrobat DC and Cloud Security in General

Caren Schwartz, How to Find Practice Management Software for Personal Injury

Tim Callins, "Holding" the Surface Pro: Is It Really a Tablet? (And What About the iPad Pro?)

Anita Roessmann, Archiving Email as PDF on a Mac: Is There an Easier Way?

Judith Bourne, Review: WordPerfect for Tables of Authorities

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Tablet Rasa

Technology supposedly makes your life simpler, but it often doesn't seem that way. For example, many of you likely take your laptop, iPad, smartphone, and a paper notebook with you when you travel. Too bad you can't replace one or more of these to lighten your load.

iPad Pro … in One Sentence

Announced today and shipping in November, Apple's iPad Pro is the company's new tablet for professional markets.

The Killer Feature

iPad Pro's 12.9 inch display (2732 x 2048 pixels at 264 ppi) facilitates a full-size touch keyboard. When you display two apps side by side in landscape, they're each the same size as one app in portrait on the iPad Air 2.

For faster typing, you can pair iPad Pro with Apple's new Smart Keyboard. Unlike third-party keyboard cases, Smart Keyboard connects to iPad Pro via the latter's Smart Connector. This new port powers the Smart Keyboard (no batteries required), and eliminates the need for a Bluetooth connection.

Other Notable Features

You can also pair iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, the company's new first-party stylus that senses its position on the display to eliminate lag. Apple Pencil also understands force and tilt when drawing. A lightning connector at the other end of Apple Pencil recharges its battery.

Apple Pencil works with the new versions of Apple's Mail and Notes apps. But more importantly for lawyers, Microsoft announced a new version of Office sporting a toolbar called Ink that integrates with Apple Pencil. With this combination, Word documents take on paper-like qualities, enabling you to cross out and use other proofreader symbols, write notes in the margin, highlight, and draw.

iPad Pro offers three color choices — gold (white front), silver (white front), and space gray (black front). You can expect about 10 hours on a full charge. Other features include Siri, Touch ID, 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.2 megapixel front camera, dual microphones, and four speakers that automatically switch between left and right depending on their orientation. iPad Pro measures 12 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches, and weighs 1.57 pounds (713 grams).

What Else Should You Know?

iPad Pro comes in three configurations — $799 (32 GB; WiFi), $949 (128 GB; WiFi), and $1,079 (128 GB; WiFi and LTE cellular). Smart Keyboard costs $169 while Apple Pencil costs $99. Learn more about iPad Pro.

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Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 40 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 SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

The 9 Things I Wish I Learned in Law School

Running Your Firm From the Road (Podcast)

Why Your Content Sends You Zero Traffic

The Post-Referral Sales Investigation Meeting

Congratulations to Jim Woods of Productivityist on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: Six Email Principles to Boost Productivity

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