Much has been written about the MacBook Air since its introduction earlier this month. Sure, its the world’s thinnest notebook and it is visually stunning, but how does it really stand up to the other "heavy hitters" in the ultra-light notebook market? AppleInsider published an article that compares the MacBook Air with the offerings from… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Early Bird Discount for ABA TechShow Featuring The Mac Lawyer
Posted in Offline Resources, TechnologyAs I previously posted, I am honored to be speaking at the inaugural "Mac Track" at this year’s TechShow 2008, sponsored by the American Bar Association. If you are planning to attend, please note that the "early bird" discount expires this Friday, February 1, 2008. Also, if your bar association is listed here, you may… Continue Reading
Law-Related Mac Blogs
Posted in Online ResourcesErik 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 HardwareTwenty-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
Survey Confirms Apple Users’ Satisfaction
Posted in Switching to MacsInteresting statistics from a survey conducted by ChangeWave earlier this month: 81% of Apple buyers were "very satisfied" Leopard, while Windows XP buyers were at 53% and 51% and Windows Vista buyers were only 27% and 15% 79% of Apple buyers over the past 90 days are "very satisfied" with their purchases, while was Dell… Continue Reading
TN Bar’s Law Technology Seminar to Feature The Mac Lawyer
Posted in Offline Resources, TechnologyThe Tennessee Bar Association is sponsoring Law Technology 2008: Marketing, Management and Techology Solutions for Your Firm on February 22, 2008, at the Doubletree Hotel in Nashville. I will be presenting two sessions at this CLE, which will focus on using Macs in your law practice. I am looking forward to getting back to the… Continue Reading
MacSparky’s Thoughts About MacWorld
Posted in Hardware, Offline Resources, SoftwareOne of my favorite Mac legal bloggers, David Sparks, attended this year’s Macworld Conference & Expo, and he recently published the following thoughts about it at MacSparky: In addition to being an affirmed Mac geek, I am also a lawyer. So as I spent the last several days talking to developers and roaming the halls… Continue Reading
Seminar Update :: Using Macs in Trial 2
Posted in Offline ResourcesAs 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 HardwareApple 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
Upcoming Seminar :: Using Macs in Trial 2
Posted in Offline ResourcesLast May, I attended the inaugural "Using Macs in Trial" in Dallas, TX. It was a great seminar, and it met my number one criteria for any seminar — it contained many helpful, practical tips that I could immediately implement into my practice. The subject matter was appropriate for both new and veteran Mac users,… Continue Reading
Macworld 2008: What Is In The Air?
Posted in TechnologyAs 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
Posted in This BlogI 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
Article Addressing How to Work With RealLegal’s .ptx Files on a Mac Updated
Posted in How Do I ... ?, SoftwareSeveral weeks ago, I published a post from Todd Vachon about working with RealLegal‘s .ptx files on Macs. Mr. Vachon has updated his article on this subject, and I urge you to check it out if you work with these types of files. You can read his updated article by clicking HERE. Source: "Working with… Continue Reading
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