In his latest "Technology Update," Joe Kashi bemoans the current state of Microsoft’s operating systems, noting that Vista is "not hot," Windows 7 is "years away," and XP is "being killed off." In fact, he sounds like he’s "almost" ready to be a Mac convert, when he says Were I starting over and had no… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Guest Post :: Jury Selection Template
Posted in Guest Posts, How Do I ... ?, MiscellaneousThe following guest post is from fellow Mac-using lawyer, G. Ware Cornell Jr.: For more years than I would like to count, I started every jury trial with a legal pad (the 14 inch variety) and turned it ninety degrees and drew five or six lines down it. I would do this on several pages,… Continue Reading
Mac Technology Outsmarts Crooks
Posted in TechnologyKait Duplaga was understandably upset when her White Plains, NY apartment was robbed. The crooks took flat-screen televisions, computer games, iPods, DVDs, and two laptop computers. Fortunately for her, one of the items taken was her Mac laptop. Although the police were not having much luck tracking the thiefs, Ms. Duplaga exploited the software installed… Continue Reading
The Best of Times for Mac Lawyers
Posted in Online ResourcesThe Mac has come a long way in recent years. Jeffrey Allen’s Mac Notes column this month takes a look at how much better Mac-using attorneys have it today than their brethren of the not-so-distant past. It contrasts the methods that they had to use in the old days (1985-2000) with how great they have… Continue Reading
Former PC Lawyers Discuss Their Switch to Macs
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Switching to MacsLuigi Benetton published an interesting article in the April/May 2008 edition of The Canadian Bar Association‘s National magazine, which discussed the "Mac conversion" experiences of several former PC-using attorneys and firms. Some of their reasons given by these professionals are: Rob Hyndman :: After the latest in a string of what he calls “Windows catastrophes”… Continue Reading
Article Discusses Increased Mac Use by Businesses
Posted in Switching to MacsA couple of weeks ago, I posted an article about IBM allowing some of its employees to begin using Macs. Last week, BusinessWeek published an article about how other businesses are beginning to move to Macs. The companies mentioned in the article include not only IBM, but also Google and Cisco. The author mentions that… Continue Reading
Information About Rocket Matter
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, SoftwareThe Connected Lawyer published an informative interview with Larry Port from Rocket Matter, which is a web-based practice management and time and billing solution. Since I am a big fan of Rocket Matter, I have published excerpts / highlights from that interview below for my readers. However, I urge you to click the link below… Continue Reading
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