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Welcome, Front9 Technologies!
As we continue to provide new content throughout the next year, I am very pleased to announce that Front9 Technologies has decided to partner with the blog in order to offer application reviews, legal...
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App Review: The New England Journal of Medicine
Most newspapers, magazines – and now, academic journals – have iPad editions. Some are better than others. For example, look for publications that have been optimized for the iPad screen, such as The...
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Use PDF Expert to Sign and Send Pleadings
PDF Expert is the perfect tool for processing .pdf documents on the iPad. Now, you can sign and send pleadings on the go – no more printing or scanning. It’s like a late-night infomercial for civil...
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First Cup: Friday
Today’s roundup from around the web on the use of the iPad, social media, and technology in law practice. Depositions with an iPad, Document Edition – Illinois attorney Evan Schaeffer discusses how...
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App Review: Dragon Dictation
Why write it when you can say it? That’s the motivation behind Dragon Dictation (Free) for iPad/iPhone. The app was developed by Nuance Communications, the same company that partnered with Apple to...
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Here’s My Home Screen, or How I Learned to Live Simply on the iPad
There are 500,000 apps – and counting – for the iPad. Everyone has their favorites, as I discovered while speaking to a group of trial lawyers for an upcoming seminar. The attorneys in big cities...
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Welcome, ExhibitView for iPad!
A few years ago, I remember watching an experienced trial lawyer in a federal tax evasion case methodically march the jury through a series of exhibits on a courtroom projector and a laptop. How...
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Quick Tip: How to Set Up GoodReader Sync with Dropbox
When Apple released the iPad, it forgot about file management. The company thought the iPad would be the greatest media consumption device ever created and ignored including an app for file storage....
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Use Dropbox Links to Email Large Files
There’s a better way to email large files. Dropbox has added a new feature – “links” – to send files that are too large to email as attachments. It is especially helpful when sending lengthy exhibits...
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Quick Tip: Sign Documents with PDF Expert
Signing documents has never been easier. Some people make a living signing documents, including GMAC manager Jeffrey Stephan, who notoriously testified that he robo-signed “10,000 foreclosure papers a...
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NY Times: Apple Developing Smaller iPad
Apple is developing a smaller iPad. According to The New York Times, the company is planning a new tablet with a 7.85-inch screen at a lower price than its current iPad, which has a 9.7-inch display,...
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Federal Court Dispatch: Going to Trial with TrialPad
Trial is a fact of life as a prosecutor. Those days are behind me, unfortunately, as most civil litigation is resolved away from the courthouse. Pleadings are exchanged and motions are filed. It is a...
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Reading (and Cropping) SCOTUS Opinions with GoodReader
Since 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court has published opinions online. The opinions are uploaded in “slip opinion” form. Why is there so much white space around the text? The size – 5 ½” x 8 ½” - is...
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Virginia Trial Lawyers Association: “iPad for Trial Lawyers”
Next month, the VTLA is hosting an iPad seminar – from client intake to jury verdict. We will focus on preparing for trial and making your case with the iPad. A comprehensive how-to guide will be...
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Dropbox Adds Two-Factor Authentication for Extra Security
Cloud computing is increasingly popular among attorneys. Law firms use cloud storage to work more efficiently. The files are kept in data centers in places like the “Silicon Forest” that boast 24/7...
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Two Ways to Export Audio Files from Notability
Audio files are too big. Here you were, diligently taking electronic notes during a deposition with Notability ($0.99), a digital handwriting app for the iPad, and now it’s time to send your notes to...
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Everything You Need to Know About iOS 6 (and More)
Yesterday, Apple had another Big Announcement. The iPhone 5 looks great, but a great leap forward? You won’t catch me lining up for the latest shiny gadget. I have been working with the same Apple...
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Sending and Receiving Faxes on the iPad
Fax machines are not (yet) extinct. Sure, you may have a paperless office. Everything is scanned, saved, and emailed. There are times, however, when you need to fax a document to the court or opposing...
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How to Read .PTX Transcripts on the iPad
Imagine never printing a transcript ever again. That would have been nice during college, when I worked in the file room of a local law firm. We would literally stand in the middle of this mountain of...
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Quick Tip: Sign a Pleading with GoodReader
As Thoreau said, simplify, simplify, simplify. Perhaps that should be a motto for attorneys with iPads. There are 700,000 (and counting) apps in the App Store. You can find hundreds of apps that...
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