You must have been living in cave with no media connections the last few months if you didn't know that the new crop of smart phones have some impressive features. At the beginning of the year when I became eligible to upgrade to an iPhone, I jumped to buy the iPhone 3GS; even though I
Mobile devices
AT&T Limits Smart Phone Data Plans and Creates a Huge Reaction
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AT&T generated a lot of buzz when it announced Wednesday that it is instituting a new pricing model virtually immediately. By Monday, June 7, one will not be able to purchase the unlimited data plan for $30 per month or for any price. Many iPhone users were shocked. But imagine the shock of the 3G…
The Automated Attorney
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The Automated Attorney is the theme of the December, 2009 GPSOLO magazine. It is one of those must read issues. Congrats to Jeff Allen and the rest of the contributors and staff. If you are not an ABA GPSOLO member, then you should thank the generous members of the section who provide all of…
Google May Have Quite a Loud Google Voice
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There is a lot of buzz about the latest Google offering, Google Voice. I was pretty excited when I heard that it was going to offer free transcription of voicemail into text. How many times are you in a situation where you can't take a call or listen to a voice mail, but you could…
Site of the Week: JAllenLawTek
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I've been meaning to note the JAllenLawTek blog since it debuted last year. I've known Jeff Allen for quite a few years now and have been a co-panelist with him on several occasions. He stays up to speed on most aspects of law office, including mobile phones and other types of gadgets. He is also a long-time…
Logging onto the Internet from (Almost) Anywhere
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Logging onto the Internet from (Almost) Anywhere is my most recent article in the Oklahoma Bar Journal. "I can now log onto the Internet using my laptop from almost anywhere — roadside, lakeside or poolside." It is great. I cover the details of using the highspeed Internet services provided by the mobile phone network carriers.
Time Magazine’s “25 Gotta Have Travel Gadgets”
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Well, in my ever-challenging quest to keep you, my readers, on the cutting edge of technology advances, I am compelled to pass along to you 25 Gotta Have Travel Gadgets from that old media giant, Time magazine.
This list really illustrates so many changes, both in society generally and specifically for the business traveler. A…
Tips on How to Block Cellphone Spam
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OK, here’s the answer to a problem that you may not have had yet, but you will. Trust me.
New York Times Tech Columnist David Pogue’s column today is How to Block Cellphone Spam. You may not have experienced mobile phone spam yet, but it is coming and, as he notes, it is much…
Security Issues of Carrying Digital Documents
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UPDATE: Since my original post, David Bilinsky has "responded" and alerted us to that fact that more secure laptops are now in the pipeline and we should expect to be seeing them soon.
How secure is your laptop? David Bilinsky made a blog post that alerted me to his article "Electronic devices – encryption and…
The Most Important Button on Your Mobile Phone
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Well, maybe I should say instead "the most important button that you may not be able to find."
I refer to the mute button on your mobile phone. It is often not well marked. If you don’t know where yours is located, take a few minutes today to examine your phone or the book that…