ABA Techshow was last week. It was a great show and I had a good time, but there was a glaring absence this year. My buddy Finis Price was not there. Well, he was not physically there, but he was certainly there in spirit and on the minds of the attendees. In an effort to raise money… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Technology
Subscribe to Technology RSS FeedRocket Matter Launches API and Integration with Automatic Time Tracking Tool Chrometa
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, Software, TechnologyRocket Matter, the leading cloud-based legal practice management and time and billing software for small to mid-sized law firms, has announced a publicly available application programming interface for Rocket Matter (RMAPI) and one-click integration with Chrometa, an automatic time capture technology for Macs and PCs. RMAPI allows other software companies to seamlessly and securely retrieve… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Implications of iCloud on the Legal Field
Posted in Guest Posts, Mac OS X, Online Resources, TechnologyCloud computing technology has been making serious headway in the past few years. Most of those endeavors have been on the “back end,” allowing businesses to create and implement scalable solutions that rely on third-party, Internet-based providers. The legal field, however, has sometimes been resistant to these technologies. A variety of concerns – primarily those… Continue Reading
The Mac Lawyer Discusses Steve Jobs’ Impact on the Legal Profession
Posted in Mac vs. PC, Podcasts, TechnologyMy 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
The 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 :: The Law Firm of Tomorrow, Part Three
Posted in Guest Posts, Office Management, TechnologyI am pleased and honored to publish the following Guest Post, “The Law Firm of Tomorrow, Part Three – Why We Decided to Write This Book and How We Made Publishing History“ by Larry Port: I’m a productivity junkie. I enjoy reading books about how to be more streamlined, more efficient. My idea of a good time… Continue Reading
Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)
Posted in Miscellaneous, TechnologySteve Jobs passed away earlier today. I am deeply saddened by his passing for many reasons. I believe that he was a genius in almost every sense of the word – and those who know me are well aware that I use that very rarely and very carefully. Mr. Jobs led an extraordinary life, and… Continue Reading
Legal Technology Seminar in South Carolina
Posted in Offline Resources, Presentations, TechnologyThe South Carolina Bar is sponsoring a “Technology for Small Firms” seminar in Columbia, SC this Friday, September 23, 2011, as part of its 2011 Solo & Small Firm CLE and Annual Meeting. The technology topics and speakers are listed below: How Not to Commit Malpractice with Your Computer Laura A. Calloway – Alabama State Bar Courtney G…. Continue Reading
A Tribute to Steve Jobs
Posted in Miscellaneous, Technology“Steve Jobs, who as we all know stepped down as CEO of Apple Inc., is Hemingway, Picasso, and Edison all wrapped up in one bundle.” So writes my good friend, Larry Port, who earlier today published a tribute to Steve Jobs and his profound impact on each of our lives. I hope that you will take… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: 3 Great Podcasts for Attorneys Wanting to Keep up With Changes in the Field
Posted in Guest Posts, TechnologyThe following Guest Post is from Donna Reish: Are you an attorney who is always on the go? After reading and writing all day at the office, the last thing you want to do is read updates and briefs at home! Do not fear, you can download podcasts onto your Mac computer or iPhone to save yourself from… Continue Reading
The Law Firm of Tomorrow Is Available Today
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, TechnologyNow you can have The Law Firm of Tomorrow today. Rocket Matter, the leading web-based legal practice management and time and billing software for small to mid-sized law firms has released the first installment of their serially published e-book, which focuses on social media marketing for law firms and legal technology, with an emphasis on cloud and mobile. Based on over… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: “Must Have” Apps & Other Tips for Working While Traveling Abroad
Posted in Guest Posts, How Do I ... ?, iPad, iPhone, Online Resources, TechnologyWhen traveling abroad, busy professionals often do not have time to craft a detailed, comprehensive itinerary, and the stress induced by planning (or the failure to carefully plan) your international journey may be eclipsed by the anxiety that comes from being away from the office. Regardless of whether you are traveling abroad for business or… Continue Reading
ABA TECHSHOW (Featuring the Mac Track) Opens Next Monday
Posted in Offline Resources, Presentations, Switching to Macs, TechnologyWhere will you be next Monday? The 25th edition of ABA TECHSHOW will begin on April 11, 2011, in Chicago. I am pleased to again be a part of the outstanding faculty for the fourth year of the "Mac Track". The lineup for this full day of Mac-focused education is listed below: Going Beyond Microsoft Word on the Mac :: Focuses on… Continue Reading
Top Effective Uses of Evernote by Attorneys
Posted in Software, TechnologyIf you’ve seen my presentation about "running your law practice in the cloud", you know that I am a huge fan of Evernote. If you are not already familiar with it, Evernote is an application that allows you to take and organize all manner of notes, snippets and files for later retrieval. It has a web-based component,… Continue Reading
Five SEO Tips for Lawyers
Posted in Guest Posts, Online Resources, Presentations, TechnologyThe following Guest Post is from Lior Levin: Most lawyers and law firms are aware of the need to have a website. It gives them an Internet presence and makes it easier for potential new clients to find them. Unfortunately, the vast majority of lawyers don’t quite grasp the importance of search engine optimization, or… Continue Reading
Seven Things Lawyers Need To Know About Cloud Computing
Posted in Online Resources, TechnologyYou’ve heard of the cloud, but what do you know about it? Larry Port published an article that discussed the following seven key concepts that attorneys should know about the cloud today: Cloud software is software you access over the Internet. Cloud software can be accessed from any device. So far, bar ethics opinions are… 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
Why You Should Attend ABA TECHSHOW 2011
Posted in Presentations, TechnologyAre you going to TECHSHOW this year? If yes, then I look forward to seeing you there. If not, why not? The "Mac Track" looks to be great this year, and the scheduled speakers there include a who’s who of legal Mac luminaries: Brett Burney, David Sparks, Finis Price, Victor Medina, Mark Metzger, and me. If… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Useful Mac Tips For Getting More Reading Done
Posted in Guest Posts, How Do I ... ?, Mac OS X, TechnologyThe following guest post from Charles Sipe discusses "3 Useful Mac Tips For Getting More Reading Done": Reading is an essential task for keeping up with the latest trends and news in the constantly changing legal environment while also learning how to be more effective with the business side of the legal profession. However, busy schedules… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Dropbox is Sweeping the World, So We Integrated Rocket Matter With It
Posted in Guest Posts, Online Resources, Software, TechnologyThe following Guest Post is provided exclusively to The Mac Lawyer from Larry Port about an exciting new development with Rocket Matter: Earlier this year at ABA Techshow, when talking to The Mac Lawyer and TechnoEsq (Finis Price) in the actual flesh, we asked, what, if any feature, would they want to see in Rocket… Continue Reading
Free E-Book on Legal Productivity
Posted in Office Management, Online Resources, TechnologyOdds are great that the readers of my blog are interested in learning about legal productivity. I am pleased to let you know that there is now an outstanding free e-book available on this very topic. The guys at Rocket Matter have released a free e-book, Legal Productivity: How Project Management, GTD, and Tomatoes Can Transform… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Is Cloud Storage Secure Enough For Lawyers?
Posted in Guest Posts, Online Resources, Software, TechnologyThe following Guest Post is from my friend and technology wizard, Tomasz Stasiuk: There is a widening divide among lawyers: those who embrace cloud based services because of the advantages they provide (distributed off site storage, synchronization, and access) and those who are justifiably concerned about putting clients’ documents into someone else’s hands. Using cloud based… Continue Reading
The Mac Lawyer Featured in Forbes’ Cloud Software Article
Posted in Software, TechnologyForbes published an article yesterday which analyzed how today’s lawyers are using web-based software. This article contains real world examples of how several attorneys, including me, utilize SaaS programs into their day-to-day law practices. The portions that reference me are listed below: Another Mac enthusiast who uses Rocket Matter is J. Benjamin Stevens of Stevens… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: How to Choose Between a Book, a Kindle, and an iPad (Part Three)
Posted in Guest Posts, Hardware, iPad, TechnologyIn April, when the iPad came out, I offered to conduct an experiment forBen Stevens’ The Mac Lawyer blog. The plan: read a traditional book, a second on a Kindle, and a third on an iPad, then write about it. Over the past year I’d been used to reading primarily on my Kindle and the occasional tree-based book, and was… Continue Reading
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