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Review of The FrameShift iPad Stand

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Product Reviews

The folks at Insanely Great Products asked us to review two of their newest products, the FrameShift Pro and the FrameShift Mini-5 (recently introduced at MacWorld Expo in January) stands for the iPad and iPad mini.   The FrameShift Mini-5 This stand is designed for both the iPhone 5 and the iPad Mini, but is also… Continue Reading

Rocket X1 Is The Game-Changing Internet Marketing Service for Lawyers

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, Product Reviews, Technology

Marketing your law firm is an essential part of being successful in today’s fast-paced, information-based world.  Unfortunately, far too many lawyers are really really really bad at marketing – and that’s far from a secret. Therefore, rarely a day goes by that some company doesn’t contact our firm with an offer to “help” our efforts in… Continue Reading

Review of The ARTcloth

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Product Reviews

What is an “ARTcloth”?  This nifty product is an antibacterial, microfiber cleaning cloth that is designed for cleaning tablets, smart phones, eReaders, laptops, TVs, digital cameras or even your eyeglasses (reg. price $9.95). According to the LYNKtec website, it is crafted from a deluxe, dual-textured microfiber with a soft side for cleaning and a silky side… Continue Reading

Rocket Matter – Now With E-Mail Integration

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Office Management, Product Reviews, Technology

Today, Rocket Matter, the leading online legal practice management software, released their e-mail integration feature, code-named ”Spock”. Users with IMAP protocol can now automatically populate e-mail into related their related client matters. Attorneys can now quickly associate an e-mail folder with a specific matter, which instantly creates a list of all e-mails, giving every user the ability to… Continue Reading

Rocket Matter 2.0 Released, Now Featuring Document Assembly

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, Product Reviews, Software

The Mac Lawyer has long found Rocket Matter to be the leading practice management program for law firms, including my own.  It providers users the ability to quickly and efficiently manage their calendars, tasks, contacts, and time and billing.  Within the last few months, it introduced the ability to integrate with Dropbox and Evernote. Last week, Rocket… Continue Reading

Special Offer for The Mac Lawyer’s Readers on External Battery for iPhone / iPod

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

A few months ago, I posted a review about the RichardSolo 1800 for iPhone external battery.  Richard Thalheimer, the owner of Richard Solo, has authorized a special offer for The Mac Lawyer‘s readers. This external battery, which originally sold for $69.95, is now available for only $5.98 each (and only $5.09 each if you buy two or more) for shipments… Continue Reading

Special Offer on External Battery for iPhone / iPod

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

Richard Solo makes many outstanding products, and I am a big fan of their company in many respects.  Its owner, Richard Thalheimer, emailed me earlier this week and extended a special offer for my readers.  Until March 31, 2011, you can purchase the RichardSolo 1800 for iPhone external battery for only $19.95. This outstanding battery provides 1800 mAh… Continue Reading

The Most Elegant iPhone Dock Ever

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Product Reviews

If you want to "wow" someone special this holiday season, consider buying them the new CrystalDock from Calypso Crystal.  This beautiful lead crystal stand/charger is handcrafted in Europe, and it is nothing short of stunning.  The time and effort spent manually cutting and polishing the CrystalDock is evident, and it is truly a piece of art, right on your desk…. Continue Reading

PC World’s “Reliability and Service Survey” Finds Apple Best in Quality

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

Earlier 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

Searching for the Perfect iPad Stand

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

My friend Mark C. Metzger searched for the perfect iPad stand.  In the process, he considered the Stabile from Thought Out, P2 from elago, the A-Frame from Griffin, and the Compass from Twelve South.  If you are considering an iPad stand for yourself, you can read his findings here and let him know whether you agree. Source:  "In Search of the Perfect… Continue Reading

Guest Post :: Wireless Microphones for Use with MacSpeech Dictate Legal

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

The following Guest Post was written by one of my readers, Michael Yurkanin, and it reviews several wireless microphones to address their use with MacSpeech Dictate Legal: I. Introduction There have been many articles written about the latest version of dictation software by MacSpeech, MacSpeech Dictate Legal. To use the software requires a microphone. The… Continue Reading

Is Apple’s Magic Mouse More “Hocus Pocus” Than “Voila”?

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

Everybody loves a good magic show, as long as the magic works.  Last week, Apple introduced its Magic Mouse, which it bills as "the world’s first Multi-Touch mouse."  With its Bluetooth connectivity, it now enables many of the multi-touch gestures that users of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and newer MacBooks have come to love.  However,… Continue Reading

The New York Times Review of Apple’s Snow Leopard

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Mac OS X, Product Reviews

As I previously mentioned, Apple released its newest operating system, Snow Leopard, last Friday.  The New York Times published its review, which included the following quotes: Apple’s release strategy is highly unorthodox: “Leopard, a k a Mac OS X 10.5, was already a great OS-virus-free, nag-free and not copy-protected. So instead of adding features for their… Continue Reading

MacJournal for Attorneys

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

One of the questions that I get asked from time to time is "What’s the Mac equivalent of Casemap?"  While there is not a program that exactly corresponds on the Mac side, one of the most viable options is MacJournal.  There is a good review of MacJournal at the MacLitigator blog which analyzes its pros and… Continue Reading