Category Archives: PDA

Thu, June 10th, 2010 by jallenlaw

New Issue of Technology eReport

I thought you would like to know that the GPSolo Division of the ABA has released a new Technology eReport.  You can read it online or download a PDF for later (put it on your iPad).
You can get it at:

http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/ereport/2010/vol9/num2/tech_ereport_jun10.pdf

The following lists the content of this issue:

Features
●   Adding New Tools to Your Marketing Toolbox » Using social media and more to generate business.
● Error-Proof Your Law Firm With the Agile Daily Standup » Transforming your law practice by asking and answering three simple questions.
●    Converged Telephone Systems Allow Small Firms to Act Big » How advanced phone system features can enhance reachability, add office
efficiencies, and help smaller firms measure up against larger competitors.
Columns
●   MacNotes » News on iPhones, OS 4.0, iPads, and more.
●   TechNotes » Geeks for Lawyers: Hiring a Technology Support Provider
●    Sites for Sore Eyes » Law Practice SaaS sites.
● ProductNotes »
StarTech SATDOCK22R USB 2.0 to SATA Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator Dock.

Past Issues
●Technology eReport Newsletter | ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/ereport/2010/vol9/num2/index.html (2 of 3)6/9/2010
Primary sponsor of the GPSolo Division.
●   DivisionNotes »
About GPSolo
●   Learn the Benefits of GPSolo Membership »
❍  Award-Winning Periodicals ❍ Special Member Discounts ❍  Practice Area Committees ❍  Continuing Legal Education ❍    Networking Opportunities
❍   Leadership Opportunities ❍  Not a Member Yet? Join Now »
●   Visit GPSolo’s Homepage » The one-stop website for solos, small firmers, and general practitioners —
featuring news and articles about the profession as it affects you!

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Fri, April 9th, 2010 by jallenlaw

ABA General Practice Division Releases New Issue of the Technology eReport

I thought you would like to know that the GPSolo Division of the ABA has released a new Technology eReport.  You can read it online or download a PDF for later (put it on your iPad).
You can get it at:   http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/ereport/2010/vol9/num1/index.html.

The following lists the content of this issue:

Features
● New Technology Puts Jury Research at Your Fingertips »
Online jury research can provide a powerful, sophisticated, quick and costefficient
tool for attorneys to get the answers they need to the pressing questions
they have about their cases.
● Moving Your Practice Into the Cloud »
What considerations should be taken into account prior to opening a law office in
“the cloud.”
● Cold and Dead, From My Hands »
Love means never having to use new gadgets.
Columns
● MacNotes »
Come on over to iPad.
● TechNotes »
Is Canson Papershow ready for the Big League?
● ProductNotes »
ScanSnap S1300, QuickBooks 2010 for the Mac, and BigHand voice software.
● DivisionNotes »
A CLE event and Spring Meeting.
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/ereport/2010/vol9/num1/index.html (1 of 3)3/24/2010 1:46:55 PM
Technology eReport Newsletter | ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
Primary sponsor of the
GPSolo Division.
About GPSolo
● Learn the Benefits of GPSolo Membership »
❍ Award-Winning Periodicals
❍ Special Member Discounts
❍ Practice Area Committees
❍ Continuing Legal Education
❍ Networking Opportunities
❍ Leadership Opportunities
❍ Not a Member Yet? Join Now »
● Visit GPSolo’s Homepage »
The one-stop website for solos, small firmers, and general practitioners —
featuring news and articles about the profession as it affects you.

Enjoy.

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Tue, March 16th, 2010 by jallenlaw

THE MOTOROLA DROID

I have been playing with the Motorola Droid on the Verizon network for the last couple of months.  My first reaction to the Droid was that it did not stack up to my iPhone.  While nothing has changed that conclusion, I have developed some respect for the Droid as it has proven a very decent phone.  I have not had any trouble with it; it has performed well for me and it has the advantage of using the Verizon network, which provides better coverage than a number of its competitors. You can learn more about the Droid and its features on the Motorola website at www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-DROID-US-EN.alt or on Verizon’s site at http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/#/home.

The Droid is a slider style phone and has a physical keyboard.  The physical keyboard is, perhaps, its weakest link.  The keyboard has small level keys.  They do not have raised ridges, such as RIM uses with some of the Blackberry models.  I prefer the raised ridges as they make it easier to use.  Raised ridges on a slider phone, however, could pose a problem as they would either require extra space making the phone cumbersome or interfere with the sliding process.  In truth, I prefer the virtual keyboard option and rarely use the physical keyboard.

The Droid has a 5mp camera, complete with a flash unit. It takes very decent pictures.  It also takes high quality movies.  As with most smart phones, you can play movies and music on it.  The Droid comes with 16GB of internal memory, but you can add more through the use of micro SD cards.  The phone came with a 16GB micro SD card installed and supports up to 32GB micro SD cards.

The Droid uses the current iteration of Google’s Android operating system.  I have worked with the Android system since shortly after it came out and I like it.  It works smoothly and easily, bringing substantial power to the smart phone without burning up the battery.  Like the iPhone’s OS, the Android system allows for the use of Apps or applications.  In fact a number of Apps available on the iPhone also have Android versions.  The variety of Apps for the Android system does not approach that available for the iPhone yet; but you can get a lot of usable Apps for the Android phones.

Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Allen.

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