By Sara Skiff | Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Coming today to TechnoFeature: Apple's iPhone is cool, but could it compete with the BlackBerry as a business tool at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, one of the world's largest law firms? In this TechnoFeature article, Sonnenschein's Manager of Software Services Christopher Lewis explains why Sonnenschein decided to deploy the iPhone to its lawyers, how it handled the deployment, the functions it supports and doesn't support, and the results thus far. If the lawyers at your firm are clamoring for iPhone support, look no further than Christopher's invaluable advice.
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By Sara Skiff | Monday, February 8, 2010
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Review: Thunderbird 3.0: Good Email Solution for Law Firms?
A Bankruptcy Lawyer's Move From Palm to Droid
Checklists in Law Practice
What is All the Hoopla Over Avvo Reviews?
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By Sara Skiff | Thursday, February 4, 2010
Coming today to Answers to Questions: Sam Gibson discusses the impact of accepting credit cards at his law firm, Bob Leonard explains how he syncs his iPhone with LexisNexis' Total Practice Advantage (and LexisNexis discusses its mobililty plans for 2010), Marc Dobin explains how to create audio clips for trial, Bruce Dorner offers advice to new lawyers overwhelmed with technology options, and Christopher Holly reviews PureText and ClipCache Pro. Don't miss this issue.
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By Sara Skiff | Monday, February 1, 2010
Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 71 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:
Legal Sites Plan Revamps as Rivals Undercut Price
Is the Apple iPad the Tipping Point?
Flat-Fee Contract for Law Firm Debunking Myths
The Ups and Downs of Rating Sites
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By Sara Skiff | Friday, January 29, 2010
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By Neil Squillante | Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers Apple's latest mobile marvel (see article below), and a ton of LegalTech-related product announcements. Don't miss the next issue.
The Legal Pad Reinvented?
What lies between a smartphone and a laptop? Apple attempted to answer this question today at a closely-watched press event. Everyone knew Apple would announce a tablet, but what would it look like and what would it do?
iPad … in One Sentence
Announced today, Apple's iPad is a multi-touch tablet computer based on the iPhone operating system.
The Killer Feature
New operating systems need third-party applications or else they usually fail. The iPad runs a new operating system, but because of its iPhone OS roots, it can run most iPhone applications either at the original size in a black box or in full screen mode (expect some fuzziness).
Apple hopes this ability to run the existing 140,000 apps in its App Store will help sell iPads while developers begin working on apps designed specifically for the iPad.
As you would expect, the iPad will ship with a number of native apps created by Apple, including Calendar, Contacts, iPod, Mail, Maps, Photos, Safari, and YouTube. Apple will separately sell a trio of productivity apps — Keynote (presentations), Pages (word processor), and Numbers (spreadsheet) — for $9.99 each.
Other Notable Features
Measuring 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.5 inches thick and and weighing 1.5 pounds, the iPad sports a 9.7 inch multi-touch, LED-backlit glossy screen. Apple designed its own CPU for the iPad — the 1 GHz Apple A4. The iPad offers 10 hours of battery life.
Like the iPhone, the iPad features a software keyboard that appears when needed. However, unlike the iPhone, Apple will sell an optional external keyboard ($69) that plugs into the iPad's dock connector.
Thanks to the accelerometer, you can hold the iPad in any position and the screen will re-orient. Other hardware features include an ambient light sensor, VGA out (requires an adapter), Bluetooth, a speaker, and switches for home, power, mute, and volume.
As with the iPhone and iPod touch, you can access the App Store and iTunes from the iPad. In addition, you can purchase books from the iPad-only iBooks app, which is essentially an electronic bookstore.
What Else Should You Know?
Apple will offer two models of the iPad — WiFi only or WiFi and 3G with the 3G data provided by AT&T in the United States. The WiFi model will sell for $499 (16 GB), $599 (32 GB), and $699 (64 GB). The three 3G models cost $130 more each respectively. AT&T will offer 3G service without a contract for $14.99/month (250 MB) and $29.99/month (unlimited). The iPad ships in March. Learn more about the iPad.
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By Sara Skiff | Monday, January 25, 2010
Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 67 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:
6 Approaches to Time Stamping PDF Files Using Acrobat 9
The Apple Tablet: A Game Changer for Litigation Technology?
Fortune Recognizes 6 Firms as Best Companies to Work For
Fear of the Bad Review of Your Legal Services
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By Sara Skiff | Monday, January 18, 2010
Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 63 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:
SharePoint Killers
Which iPhone Should I Buy?
Fixed-Fee Law Firm Throws Out the Clock
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By Sara Skiff | Friday, January 15, 2010
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Fat Friday: Donald Moir reviews Microsoft Response Point with Syspine hardware, Jonathan Warner shares his experience with locally-built laptops, Mike Agron explains why he's switching back to a PC after spending a year with a MacBook Pro, Wesley Brown reviews FileBox eXtender, and Kerry Hubick discusses Australia's health care system. Don't miss this issue.
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By Sara Skiff | Monday, January 11, 2010
Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 78 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:
10 Projections for 2010: The Year We All Hit the F5 Button
Blackberry Gets a PowerPoint Presenter
Boutiques Are Slicing Into Big Firms' Pie
A Simple Marketing Plan for 2010
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