The second half of the latest MILO Chat podcast is now available from your hosts: Victor Medina, Finis Price, Grant Griffiths, and Ben Stevens. As you will remember, the general topic of this episode cover the latest and greatest in Mac technology, with a focus on recording and sound hardware. You can access MILO Chat… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Guest Post :: Four Reasons for Archiving Email Correspondence
Posted in Guest Posts, Office Management, SecurityThe following Guest Post is from Jesmond Darmanin, a Web Marketer with GFI Software, and it explains the "Four Reasons for Archiving Email Correspondence": Email is a primary source of documentation for many organizations and it has taken on an increasingly critical role in corporate court proceedings, regulatory compliance and legal discovery. Companies are realizing… Continue Reading
Time & Billing Software for Macs
Posted in SoftwareOne of the questions that I am asked most often is "What software is available for time & billing on a Mac?" In answering that question, I try to explain that this is often a very personal decision for attorneys, because not everyone has the same "wants" and "needs" when it comes to time and… Continue Reading
Apple Now 3rd Largest Computer Vendor in U.S.
Posted in MiscellaneousMarket research firm Garner reported a few weeks ago that Apple is now the third largest computer vendor in the United States, having now passed Acer. Dell and HP are still the leaders, but Mac sales rose more than 38 percent to nearly 1.4 million units in the US during the three-month period ending in… Continue Reading
Reflections and Recommendations on Notebook Cases and Sleeves
Posted in Product ReviewsThis past Spring, I decided that I wanted to stop carrying so much "stuff" with me every day. Up to that point, I had been using an STM Alley shoulder bag every day, and I really liked it. It was just big enough for my MacBook and most of the accessories I needed a daily… Continue Reading
Levelator Corrects Volume Levels
Posted in Product Reviews, SoftwareOne of the programs mentioned on the MILO Podcast published earlier this week is Levelator. This program adjusts the audio levels within your podcast or other audio file to compensate for variations from one speaker to the next. It is cross-platform (OS X, Windows, or Linux), and it’s free from The Conversations Network. Macworld gave… Continue Reading
MacBook Air Called “Sexiest Laptop Ever”
Posted in Hardware"The MacBook Air is the sexiest laptop ever. …it’s like nothing you’ve ever laid your hands on. And yes, you have to lay your hands on it to get the full effect." So begins the love letter from National Geographic’s Steve Casimiro to the MacBook Air. He goes on to say that it is a… Continue Reading
Ten Time Saving Tips for OS X 10.5
Posted in Mac OS XIn the practice of law, time is money. The more time you save, the more money you can earn. Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) enables attorneys to practice more efficiently than ever before, and the following ten tips from Macworld can help you better utilize many of its features: Keep your workspace organized with Spaces … Continue Reading
Narrator Can Help Lawyers Review Documents
Posted in Product Reviews, SoftwareMacworld recently published an article on "Mac Gems" in which it mentions the program Narrator (v. 2.0.2) from Dejal. This program utilizes speech synthesis to read out marked passages using specified voice attributes. These voices can include not only OS X‘s built-in voices, but also a variety of others that can be downloaded. Because the… Continue Reading
MILO Chat Podcast, Vol. 6a
Posted in PodcastsThe hosts of the MILO Chat podcast (Victor Medina, Finis Price, Grant Griffiths, and Ben Stevens) have established a weekly posting schedule now, and this week’s episode, Volume 6a, is available. No special guests this week, just your loyal hosts discussing the latest and greatest in Mac technology, with a focus on recording and sound… Continue Reading
Repository of Trial Videos Now Available Free of Charge
Posted in Online ResourcesMy friend and technologist extraordinaire Finis Price at TechnoEsq has published TechnoEsq Trial Videos as a repository for trial videos of substantial court proceedings. These videos are provided for educational purposes and free of charge to view or download. I believe that this will be a great resource for both new lawyers and experienced attorneys… Continue Reading
MILO Chat Podcast, Vol. 5
Posted in PodcastsIn a record for efficiency on our part, the latest MILO Chat Podcast (Vol. 5) was recorded and published today. Of course, our regular panelists are Victor Medina, Finis Price, Grant Griffiths, and Ben Stevens (though I was unable to participate in this episode because I was in Court). This week’s episode features a special… Continue Reading
New York Bar Examiners Openly Discriminate Against Mac Users
Posted in TechnologyThe New York State Board of Law Examiners recently announced that it will not allow its examinees to take the bar exam on their Macs. Apparently, the exam software is designed to only run on Windows systems, and the board included this clause in its laptop policy, warning in capital letters: “We do not support… Continue Reading
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