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Top Ten iPhone Apps for Busy Lawyers

From Reid Trautz, Attorney and friend to Practicehackers everywhere, comes this handy article, which begins:

Here is the short-version of what Reid is talking about:

AppBoxPro.  Multi-function apps for iPhone including currency converter, date calculator, translator, etc. $0.99

Bento. Simple, powerful database.  Looks like iTunes and is designed to be easy to use.  Syncs to desktop.   Templates for common tasks included as well. $4.99

Bump. Open the app on iPhone, select how much to share, gently bump with another iPhone, and viola – the information has been shared. $free

Documents to Go (Premium Ed.) Create, edit, and view Word, Excel and PowerPoint’s, plus view PDF’s and other formats.  Essential for most every lawyer.

Dragon Dictation. Free, easy-to-use, and accurate voice-recognition on your iPhone.  Quick alternative to typing e-mails, texts, tweets, or FB updates.

DropBox. File sharing service providing online storage and access from multiple devices. Get up to 2 gigs of storage for free and 50 gigs for just $10 per month

Google Mobile. Google’s mobile app does much more then find stuff, but the voice search feature is extra cool and easier than typing.

People.  Free “White Pages” database and reverse phone # directory.

ScanR Business Center. (See also DocScanner and JotNot) Similar apps may cost less but ScanR is worth the price. Create PDFs using your iPhone camera or a picture.

Skype. You already know what this does. It works great on the  iPhone as well as the Mac.

Things. Task management app for iPhone and Mac.  Syncs and keeps you up to date.

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18

02 2010


by practicehacker
posted in Apple, Blogging, apps, collaborative tools, community, current-events, disruptive technology, free, iPhone, iPhone Apps, knowledge management, law office, legal marketplace, lists, litigation, media, moblogging
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15 Free Mac OS X Applications

iSynchronize: synchronizes the original file or folder of aliases. 
 

mplayerx: multimedia player designed for Mac OS X. 
 

iAnalyse: synchronize a score (or PDF images) on an audio or video file.
 

iNetGet: download utility 
 

XMind: team brainstorming and personal mind mapping
 

Raw Photo Processor: RAW converter, supporting digital RAW formats
 

Nimbuzz: chat application – interact, call, and chat with friends

mBrowser: file organizer especially designed to let users catalog video files 

MacClean 2: free up space on your hard drive, clean your cache

FileClipper:  copy and past files from clipboard 

iFind: Internet speed-search tool

Droplr: helps you share things. 

Folx (beta): free downloader

Tagit: tag any file by dragging it into the application.

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09

02 2010


by practicehacker
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Google Kicks Microsoft’s Apps

As Dan Frommer of the Silicon Valley Insider points out, The WSJ has reported that Google is building a store for Google Apps – the business version of Gmail, Docs, Spreadsheets, and the Calendar (all of which I use in my practice). The Google Apps Store would allow customers to buy add-ons only if and when needed to extend their basic Google Apps environment without having to buy the whole enchilada. Apparently Microsoft still has not gotten the memo however, as its Office 2010 (which I am now beta-testing) is still bloated, slow, and crash-prone in the proud MS tradition. This as Google tries to disrupt several Microsoft businesses, including its Office and Windows giants, and its Exchange email business. Google could announce the App Store as soon as March, the WSJ’s Jessica Vascellaro says. Like the App Stores flourishing in the mobile industry, Google could collect a cut from sales while passing the majority of revenue along to developers.

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04

02 2010


by practicehacker
posted in Article, Blogging, Google, Microsoft, Microsoft Outlook, Office, Word, apps, business, collaborative tools, comments, competition, current-events, disruptive technology, e-mail, enterprise, free, google docs, google voice, google wave, review, security, software, storage, the business of law, tips, tools, unbundling
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list.it – easy notes anywhere

I’m a real fan of apps, applets, add-ons, and other bite-sized web-enabled tools that make life easier. List.it is a perfect example. It’s super-simple and enables you to do one thing easily: take notes in any browser, organize them fast, take them anywhere via mobile device, or just check them out on any computer. Notes are securely stored remotely, and accessible through any browser. Sure, there are already a lot of free bookmarking services, note-taking services, and list services such as

But list.it goes the extra mile to be simpler, easier to use, and a cinch to manage. So what’s not to like?

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04

02 2010


by practicehacker
posted in 37 Signals, GTD, Video, apps, collaborative tools, cool stuff, current-events, disruptive technology, free, iPhone Apps, knowledge management, law, law office, legal research, lists, manager, practice, practice management, technology, the business of law, tips, tools, web 2.0, websites, widget, youtube
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(still more) ethical pitfalls of social networking

 

 

The Journal of the American Bar Association

In Navigating the Ethical Pitfalls of Online Networking, Attorney Christine E. Mayle shares some considerations for social-networking lawyers. The piece is well written and concise, although I couldn’t help noticing that the list sounds awfully similar to the no-no’s we were warned about in connection with lawyer blogging; which were similar to the warnings about websites; which resembled the warnings concerning the use of e-mail by lawyers; which were only a hair different from the points brought up concerning Yellow Pages ads. In short, here we go again (stop me if you’re heard this one before):

 

  • Advertising Rules: Web sites are considered advertisements – as are social networking profiles.
  • Disclaimer Language: Some states require the use of disclaimer language in advertisements.
  • Pre-Approval: Some regulators require a pre-approval process for any lawyer advertisement.
  • Testimonials: LinkedIn and Avvo allow the use of testimonials, but some states prohibit them.
  • Expert Designation: Avoid “expert” and leave references to legal “specialties” out of your profile.
  • Revaling Too Much: Don’t disclose client information in posts or updates. Think before you post.
  • Keep it Clean: Assume your post will be viewed by your firm, clients, opponents, judge, and mom.

02

12 2009


by practicehacker
posted in Marketing, Podcast, Podcasting, free, media, myspace, new media, practice, practice management, referrals, software, tags, technology, youtube
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You know you have a following when …

iPhone App Aggregators Compared

… websites that aggregate 3rd-party applications compete for your favor. Case in point,  the following 5 iPhone app aggregators are featured in this post on RWW

Chorus
AppsFire
Yappler
Appolicious
App Genius

This is where survival of the fittest takes on a whole new meaning. Even the folks at Read/Write/Web aren’t sure which one is the best of the best. Now, if only our industry inspired such creative aggregation, maybe someone would have a shot at unseating the Legal Research Duopoly that rules our lives.

Hey, a guy can dream …

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17

11 2009


by practicehacker
posted in Apple, Article, Lexis-Nexis, Mobile device, PDA/SMARTPHONE, RWW, Westlaw, aggregator, apps, collaborative tools, competition, cool stuff, current-events, free, iPhone, iPhone Apps, legal marketplace, lists, practice management, software, technology
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Happy Birthday Firefox (p.s. burn in hell Internet Explorer)

Take a minute to wish Firefox a happy 5th birthday.  Can you believe? It’s been 5 glorious years since Firefox made it fun again to get on the Internet. Sure Chrome has been a noble experiment and Safari is as elegant as Apple itself, but Firefox is the original bad boy of browsers and it can still makes a geek’s heart flutter.

Happy Birthday Firefox

13

11 2009


by practicehacker
posted in Blogger, Blogging, Microsoft, Wordpress, apps, beta, browser, business, chrome, collaborative tools, cool stuff, crowdsourcing, current-events, disruptive technology, firefox, free, hacking, internet explorer, saffari, technology
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