My good friend / techno-genius, Finis Price, and I were recently the featured guests on the nationally renowned legal podcast, Lawyer2Lawyer, to discuss the impact Steve Jobs had on the legal industry. The description of this episode is listed below, as are the links to listen to it. Steve Jobs and Apple changed the way we communicate,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Mac vs. PC
Subscribe to Mac vs. PC RSS FeedThe Mac Lawyer Discusses Apple’s Impact on Law Offices
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Office Management, Technology, This BlogI was recently interviewed by Colin O’Keefe of the LexBlog Network about the impact of Steve Jobs and Apple on the law and the legal workplace. In this interview, I discuss Why my firm, The Stevens Firm, P.A., made the switch to a completely Mac-only office in 2005. Whether or not Apple’s perception in the legal workplace… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Apple’s “Walled Garden” – Unsustainable Model or Certificate of Quality?
Posted in Guest Posts, Mac vs. PC, Security, TechnologyI am proud to exclusively present the following Guest Post from Mariana Ashley: Apple is one of the most recognized brands around the world, and, at least according to a recent Barron’s survey, one of the most respected. Still, not everyone is Apple crazy, as an earlier post about why people love to hate Apple indicated. Apple is… Continue Reading
PC World’s “Reliability and Service Survey” Finds Apple Best in Quality
Posted in Hardware, Mac vs. PC, Product ReviewsEarlier this week, PC World released the results of its annual "Reliability and Service Survey", which interviews customers and asks them about the tech products they use, how reliable those products are, and the quality of the services associated with those products. After interviewing over 79,000 people, PC World concluded that Apple was the best tech firm… Continue Reading
Take the Apple in Law Firms Survey (and maybe win an iPad)
Posted in Mac vs. PCThe folks at Clio are conducting the Apple in Law Firms Survey. If you are an attorney, law student, law school professor, or other legal professional, I hope that you will take a few minutes to participate in this survey. This survey asks questions in the following areas: Extent of lawyers’ current or intended migration to Macs… Continue Reading
Another Lawyer Converts to Mac
Posted in Mac vs. PCThe Greatest American Lawyer switched to a Mac at his office about two months ago, and he recently blogged about his "conversion experience." Some of the key quotes from his article are: There is simply no comparison between a PC and a Mac. It’s like going from a stick with a rock on the end… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Why We Went Mac, and Have Never Looked Back (Part One)
Posted in Guest Posts, Mac vs. PC, Office Management, Switching to MacsMy friend, Randy Juip, has written a two-part Guest Post explaining in depth why his firm converted to Macs. He was also a guest on an upcoming edition of the MILO Weekly podcast discussing this same subject. I am pleased to present Part One of his Guest Post, "Why We Went Mac, and Have Never Looked… Continue Reading
How to Seamlessly Run That Windows Apps on a Mac
Posted in Mac vs. PCOne of my favorite websites is LifeHacker, because it routinely explains ways that I can make my life easier. It recently published an article which explained how to make "running one or a handful of must-have Windows applications on a Mac simple and seamless. It makes things much easier for non-expert computer users who just need… Continue Reading
Got Apple Envy? Macs in a PC World (Best of ABA TechShow 2009)
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Office Management, Presentations, Switching to MacsThe ABA TechShow blog has a series called "The Best of ABA TechShow 2009", which features some of the best presentations given by past speakers to showcase some of the content available to attendees. I am pleased that "Got Apple Envy? Macs in a PC World", the presentation given by David Sparks and me is one of those… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Thoughts About Microsoft’s Current Ad Campaign
Posted in Guest Posts, Mac vs. PCThe following Guest Post is from one of my readers and fellow attorney, Kurt Gibson, in response to the current "anti-Mac" ads being run by Microsoft: I just saw the Microsoft ad (for the hundredth time) where the announcer states that the buyer gets a budget to purchase a laptop. The buyer looks at the Macs… Continue Reading
Mac Pricing :: “Apple Tax” or “Microsoft Discount”?
Posted in Hardware, Mac vs. PCMicrosoft has begun an aggressive "laptop hunters" ad campaign to attempt to convince consumers to buy PCs instead of Macs. In fact, the latest one actually shows one of their "hunters" standing outside of an Apple Store complaining about the high costs of Macs. PC advocates claim that there is an "Apple tax" – defined as… Continue Reading
The Legal Mac :: Using Windows on Your Mac
Posted in How Do I ... ?, Mac vs. PC, Other Operating Systems, SoftwareThis month’s The Legal Mac column from Law Practice Today, the ABA Law Practice Management Section‘s webzine, features an excellent discussion of the options available to those Mac-using attorneys who want or need to use Windows programs. I am pleased to present “Using Windows on Your Mac” by David Sparks: One of the excuses that… Continue Reading
Reminder :: Free Webinar :: Using Macs in Your Law Firm
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Office Management, Online Resources, Switching to MacsFREE Webinar! Using Macs in Your Law FirmDate: Thursday, May 21, 2009 Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT Space is limited! Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/458254538 Description:Until recently, law firms needed PC’s to run their practices. No longer. Scanners, software, printers, are now available to practice law on the Mac, and the iPhone… Continue Reading
Free Webinar :: Using Macs in Your Law Firm
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Office Management, Online Resources, Switching to Macs, TechnologyLarry Port from Rocket Matter and I will be conducting a free webinar next Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. entitled Using Macs in Your Law Firm. The webinar description is listed below. I hope that you can attend, and if you are interested, you can register by clicking HERE. Until recently, law firms needed PC’s to… Continue Reading
Should You Switch to Macs in Your Law Firm?
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Switching to MacsYou 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
The Mac Lawyer Featured in Mac|Life Article on Reasons Your Business Should Run on Macs
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Switching to Macs, This BlogThe 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
The “Pitfalls” of Switching from a PC to a Mac
Posted in Mac vs. PCTwo weeks ago, I mentioned that I was featured in a Lawyers USA article which discussed "Should you switch to a Mac?" Part Two of that article has now been published, and you can read it here. This portion discusses the "pitfalls" of making the move to Macs. I placed that word in quotation marks, because these "pitfalls" are relatively minor… Continue Reading
The Mac Lawyer Featured in Lawyers USA Article
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Switching to MacsLawyers USA has begun a series this week on "Should you switch to a Mac?" In Part One, the article discusses the advantages that Macs offer, and it features interviews with me (The Mac Lawyer), Victor Medina (who publishes Another Thing To Do), and Kevin Morton (who publishes A Mac Lawyer’s Notebook). Some of the key quotes from this… Continue Reading
The Legal Mac :: Why Macs and Why Now?
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Online Resources, Switching to MacsThe following is the premier The Legal Mac monthly column in the ABA Law Practice Management Section‘s Law Practice Today webzine: Macs are everywhere these days, including in an ever-growing number of law offices. In recognition of this trend, Law Practice Today is pleased to announce this monthly column, The Legal Mac, which we hope will… Continue Reading
ABA Law Practice Today Now Features “The Legal Mac” Column
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Online ResourcesLaw Practice Today, the monthly webzine published by the ABA Law Practice Management Section, has undergone a bit of a facelift, starting with the just released November issue. Among the new monthly columns are Your Practice Management Advisor, Flying Solo, and The Legal Mac. As part of my responsibilities as a member of the Board… Continue Reading
Ross Kodner Gets Taken to Task for Anti-Mac Article
Posted in Guest Posts, Mac vs. PCLast week, Ross Kodner published an article on the TechnoLawyer Blog which cautioned against using Macs in your law practice. As you might imagine, Mr. Kodner's post generated a good bit of discussion in the Macs In Law Offices forum, and I am pleased to present the following response from MILO member Brian Sajdak: In his recent SmallLaw post… Continue Reading
Obama :: The First Mac President?
Posted in Mac vs. PCBack in February, I wrote an article explaining how the Obama family were Mac-users. TUAW reported last Friday that on election night, the winning ticket was seen using Apple products. Specifically, Vice President-Elect Joe Biden was pictured looking at information on a MacBook Air while holding a 3G iPhone, while President-Elect looked on. TUAW's article "Obama Team Chose… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Getting the Most Out of Boot Camp
Posted in Guest Posts, How Do I ... ?, Mac vs. PC, SoftwareAfter reading last week's Guest Post by Todd Juneau, Paul Meyerson submitted a comment suggesting some additional ways to get the most out of Boot Camp. I asked him to expand his thoughts into a Guest Post, which I am now pleased to share with you:As a Mac consultant in New York City for Templeton… Continue Reading
Ad Math Doesn’t Make Sense
Posted in Mac vs. PCSo let me be sure that I've got this right… Microsoft decided to sink $300 million into an ad campaign to try to convince people that Vista isn't really the bloated, buggy debacle that everyone knows it to be. In fact, they have even resorted to calling it by another name (Mojave) to make it… Continue Reading
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