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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Law-Related Mac Blogs

Posted in Online Resources

Erik Schmidt of the Mac Law Students blog published an article about a month ago about legal Mac blogs.  I thought that Erik did a great job of listing the major blogs in this area, and I wanted to feature his list here in case any of my readers are not familiar with these other… Continue Reading

Happy Birthday to the Mac

Posted in Hardware

Twenty-four years ago today (Jan. 24, 1984), Apple released the original Macintosh computer (pictured at right).  It was revolutionary at the time, as the Macintosh was the first commercially successful personal computer to use a mouse and a graphical user interface.  For the youngsters out there, prior to that time, computers operated via the use… Continue Reading

Seminar Update :: Using Macs in Trial 2

Posted in Offline Resources

As I previously posted, the "Using Macs in Trial 2" seminar is scheduled for February 29 — March 1, 2008, in Dallas, Texas.  It was announced last week that Rick Borstein will also be speaking at this seminar, in addition to the other fantastic speakers. Rick is a Business Development Manager with Adobe, specializing in… Continue Reading

MacBook Air :: Thin Is In!

Posted in Hardware

Apple introduced its ultra-compact laptop, the MacBook Air, at MacWorld yesterday.  Billed as "the world’s thinnest notebook," it is a full-size notebook measuring only 0.16 to 0.76 inches thick and weighing just 3.0 pounds.  It comes with an LED backlit display comes standard, and a solid-state hard drive is optional. I think that this new… Continue Reading

Macworld 2008: What Is In The Air?

Posted in Technology

As all Mac fans know, Steve Jobs’ keynote address is scheduled for tomorrow (9:00 a.m. Pacific / Noon Eastern).  The big question that everyone is asking is "what’s in the air"?  Apple posted banners on site and on its website that simply state "There’s something in the air."  Speculation has raged that this could refer… Continue Reading

Publicity for The Mac Lawyer and MILO

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I just noticed today that The Mac Lawyer and the Macs in Law Offices (MILO) discussion group were mentioned in the December, 2007 edition of the ABA Journal.  An article profiling Michael Grossman‘s path to becoming a sole practitioner stated, "He hit the estate planning books and boned up on law office technology via blogs… Continue Reading