This post was written by David Canton: "Most of us realize that merely deleting a file doesn't really remove it from the hard drive or other storage media it resides on.  (For some background on this issue see a post I wrote a while back.)

Given how we use digital devices today - both for work and personal use - we can't just abandon this issue to our firm IT staff..."

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Source: Slaw.ca, 1 September 2010. Reproduced with permission of Simon Fodden, founder of Slaw.

This is a guest post was written by Larry Port: "In April, when the iPad came out, I offered to conduct an experiment for Ben 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 interested in figuring out the new publishing terrain once and for all.

Part 3: The iPad Book: The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane

A big thanks is in order to Dennis Lehane, who wrote one of the best and most compelling novels I've read in years, if not ever. The Given Day is a book so gripping and phenomenal, I was able to read it on an iPad without succumbing to sweet Internet temptations lurking just beyond the home button on the gorgeous device..."

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Source: The Mac Lawyer, 27 august 2010. Copyright © 2010, J. Benjamin Stevens, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Kim Walker: "Two weeks ago my laptop was stolen.  Now that I have stopped crying...because even though I backed up all my hard work onto to flash drives... the culprit absconded with those too...most likely because the flash drives were next to the laptop. File this under "I know better!"   I lost projects that I have been working on for years, seriously I'm not exaggerating, photos, project budgets.  I can't go on because I will start crying again.  Its like when your wallet gets stolen, you want to say to the robber "here take all my money and credit cards but for the love of all things holy please leave me my driver's license and social security card!" 

Last weekend I tried to think of a way to keep all of my important information safe.  Really safe..."

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Source: Paralegal Pie, 23 July 2010. Reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Dan Pinnington: "As most people use their mouse or touchpad as their primary Windows navigation tool, it is worthwhile to spend a few moments learning how to work more efficiently with this simple tool...

By default Windows seems to require a relatively large mouse or touchpad motion to move a cursor across a desktop. Fortunately it is very easy way to make your mouse more sensitive, that is, make it so that a smaller mouse movement moves the cursor further across the desktop..."

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Source: Slaw.ca, 20 July 2010. Reproduced with permission of Simon Fodden, founder of Slaw.

Podcast description from the site: "The demand for pre-orders for the new iPhone 4 knocked out the AT&T order site on the first day. It seems like someone announces a new Android phone every few days. HP recently bought Palm. And the love affair between lawyers and BlackBerries seems to be cooling off . . . maybe. There's never been a more confusing time to be looking for a smartphone. In this episode, co-hosts Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell survey the current smartphone landscape, try to make sense of where we are and where we are going, and offer some guidance, tips and opinions on the ever-changing world of smartphones.  After you listen, be sure to check out Tom & Dennis' co-blog and book by the same name, The Lawyers Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Clio.

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• June 7, 2010 -- Simplifying Legal Technology Strategies
• May 25, 2010 -- Home Computers at Work: The New Digital Divide?
• December 9, 2009 -- Going Mobile: The Rise of the Mobile Platform
• July 20, 2009 -- Email Etiquette 2.0
• June 22, 2009 -- Lawyers and Smartphones

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Source: Legal Talk Network, 21 June 2010. © 2010 · Legal Talk Network. Reproduced with permission of Scott R. Hess.

This post was written by J. Benjamin Stevens: "This is Part Two of "Why We Went Mac, and Have Never Looked Back....", a Guest Post by my friend, Randy Juip, which explains why his firm converted to Macs.  If you want to read Part One of his Guest Post, which addressed their firm's hardware considerations, click here. Otherwise, I hope that you enjoy Part Two:"

Topics discussed in the post include:

Software, Calendar, Mail and Other Stuff

Backup and Networking

The Other Benefits

In the End...

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Source: The Mac Lawyer, 14 June 2010. Copyright © 2010, J. Benjamin Stevens, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Richard Georges: "Android Market Freshens Up, Could Bigger Things Be on the Horizon? | Android Phone Fans. Both Android and iPhone have more apps than any sane person could ever want. However, I still hear from iPhone and iPod Touch fans who make fun of the Android Market. It isn't perfect; but, iPhone fans conveniently forget that, in order to update or buy Apple apps, you need to connect a USB cable to the phone, and wait for iTunes to come up. I can't remember the last time I hooked my Droid up to the computer. Everything, including app updates and downloading new apps, is done wirelessly over the air. No computer needed. The only thing I don't like about Android is that you can't update all apps in bulk. You have to do it one at a time. This will be changing soon, though, with the update to Version 2.2. ITunes is gone from my system. No more USB cables for my smartphone."

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Source: Future Lawyer, 17 May 2010. © 1996-2010, Richard M. Georges, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Evan Schaeffer: "Confession: Although I know plenty about lawyers and their shiny new gadgets, I don't have an iPad myself. When I tried one out at Best Buy, it just seemed too heavy and hard to handle, especially when I'm used to reading from my iPhone for hours at a time. I'll probably change my mind eventually (and this cover with a handstrap might mean sooner rather than later). For now, though, no.

Meanwhile, there's been lots of discussion about the ways lawyers can use iPads. Here are a few sources for your consideration:

• Post: "Is the Apple iPad the Tipping Point? Practicing Law in the Cloud Goes Mainstream in 2010," at Reid My Blog!
• Post: "The 3 stages of iPad infatuation OR How to justify buying an iPad to your business manager," at Stasiuk Firm PC
• Blog: Legal iPad: the iPad Blog for Lawyers & Business Professionals
• Blog: Tablet Legal

In addition, Jeff Richardson at iPhone J.D. has added iPad coverage to his blog."

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Source: Trial Practice Tips Weblog, 12 May 2010, reproduced with permission of the author

This post was written anonymously: "Here's an interesting ABA Journal article about the use of the iPad at trial. Attorney and Partner Peter Summer of Hasenyager & Summerill used his iPad along with the application Keynote to prepare and present all documents at the trial.  Read about his experience here. 

Related Articles: Great Mac Apps for Lawyers..."

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Source: The Greatest American Lawyer, 5 May 2010, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by John Heckman: "It turns out that all those convenient MFP (Copier, Scanner, Printer rolled into one) have a couple of serious security issues reported in Sharon Nelson's Ride the Lightning.

The first is that the hard drive of the copiers store every document that has been scanned, printed, copied or emailed....

The second security hole is that many copiers/scanners can email the resulting scan to the user..."

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Source: Does It Compute? 5 May 2010, reproduced with permission of the author.