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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Should You Switch to Macs in Your Law Firm?

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Mac vs. PC, Switching to Macs

You are probably familiar with TechnoLawyer and the insightful, helpful information that it provides each week to attorneys.  One of its key components is TechnoFeature, a weekly newsletter containing in-depth articles written by leading legal technology and practice management experts. This week’s TechnoFeature was my article, "Should You Switch to Macs in Your Law Firm?"  You can download… Continue Reading

Ranking of Top Legal Blogs

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Online Resources, This Blog

Ever wonder how popular your favorite legal blog (or even this one) is?  The folks over at the Avvo blog have created an auto-updating list of over 300 legal blogs ordered by their Alexa traffic ranking.  As of today, The Mac Lawyer is ranked at #74.  You can check out all of the rankings by clicking HERE.

The Mac Lawyer Featured in Mac|Life Article on Reasons Your Business Should Run on Macs

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Mac vs. PC, Switching to Macs, This Blog

The March 2009 edition of Mac | Life magazine featured an article explaining 10 Reasons Your Small Business Should Run on Macs, which included a profile of me and my law firm.  This article includes discussions of most of the major advantages Macs offer versus PCs, and it includes profiles of several other businesses as well. … Continue Reading

More on iPhone vs. BlackBerry

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in iPhone

It isn’t surprising to hear that the iPhone is increasingly becoming the "smartphone" of choice for savvy attorneys, even in larger firms.  The ABA Journal recently published an article which analyzed some of the advantages offered by each device. Some prefer the iPhone because: big screen and slick interface fantastic web browser excels at instant messaging, SMS… Continue Reading

The Mac Lawyer at ABA TechShow 2009

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Presentations

As you may know, The Mac Lawyer was privileged to speak at the ABA TechShow, which was recently held in Chicago.  TechShow is the "World’s Premier Legal Technology Conference & Expo," and it truly is an honor that I was asked to speak again this year. I was invited to speak at both sessions of the… Continue Reading

TechnoEsq Takes on the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Hardware, Product Reviews

Legal technology expert Finis Price recently reviewed the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen on his TechnoEsq blog.  If you are not familiar with the Smartpen, it simultaneously records your written notes and audio in its memory, which allows you to export your notes to a searchable *.pdf file and even listen to the audio that corresponds with your notes. Because this… Continue Reading