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Apple iPad

Jan 27th, 2010 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Featured

In case you didn’t know, Apple launched the iPad tablet today. Here’s the link.



BumpTop Mac: Reinventing Your Mac Desktop

Jan 20th, 2010 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Featured, Law Office Software, Lead Article, Practice Management

BumpTop Mac is a brand new way to look at your Mac desktop. BumpTop is a full 3D experience with smooth, realistic physics, making your Mac’s desktop act more like the real desktop it’s sitting on. Learn more here.



iPhone Security: Protect or Prohibit?

Jan 4th, 2010 | By Katie Luper | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Courtroom Technology, Featured, Law School, Lead Article, Privacy

As a law student, if my iPhone were to be stolen or misplaced and then hacked, the individual in possession of my phone would be privy to pictures of my dog sleeping, text messages telling my husband how long I’ll be in the library and a huge collection of studying music as well as the [...]



Dont Want To Say Goodbye To Your Ex? There’s An App for That

Dec 13th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Attorney Gadgets

So sad. HT Crenk.



Dear Blackberry: I Want Cool Apps Too

Dec 10th, 2009 | By Tyson Mutrux | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Featured, Lead Article

For you iPhoners, please excuse me while I rant; you have what you want. For the rest of you, I know you share in my rage.



Twitter Launches: Retweet to Share Tweets (BETA)

Nov 18th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Featured, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, Web 2.0

I recevied the following message on Twitter today - depicted above (click image for larger view). Twitter is adding a special symbol (left) for tweets that have been retweeted.    Not as earth shattering exciting as Twitter Lists but new nonetheless. The message from Twitter says: Hi there, you’re part of a beta group receiving this feature, [...]



Google Scholar Search Now Includes U.S. Case Law and Legal Journals

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Laura Bergus | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Courtroom Technology, Featured, Law Office Software, Law School, Lead Article, Practice Management

The legal research game has just taken a light-year shift, thanks to Google. Last night, Google quietly non-announced that Scholar search now includes U.S. federal and state case law and legal journals. Recently, the debate on open access to legal information has been raging, with some folks sticking up for the Westlaw/Lexis walled-garden approach that [...]



SeatBuddy: Product Review

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Yana Siganur | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Featured, Lead Article

The SeatBuddy is a rubber silicone case for your iPhone or iPod Touch. You put your device inside and use the two straps on its side to fasten it to something in front of you, including car/plane/bus headrests, treadmills, etc. The idea is that now you can watch videos or browse your device hands free [...]



Dropbox: A Computer-User’s Best Friend

Nov 12th, 2009 | By Yana Siganur | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Featured, Law Office Software, Lead Article, Practice Management

One of the most popular pieces of Web 3.0 technology available today is Dropbox.  With this bad boy, you no longer have a single excuse to avoid backing up your files.  Everyone dreads the day when their computer flashes that permanent blue or black screen and they realize, “Oh no, my files are gone!”  Dropbox [...]



When to use Google Wave

Nov 11th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Blogging, Featured, Law Office Software, Social Media, Social Networking, Web 2.0

When to use Google \/\/ave There are tons of ways to use Google Wave–here are just a few examples to get you thinking and an overview video that shows Google Wave in action. Organizing events Keep a single copy of ideas, suggested itinerary, menu and RSVPs, rather than using many different tools. Use gadgets to [...]