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
High Tech Toys for the Holidays and Other Holiday Gift Ideas
I cannot believe they are already playing Christmas music in the malls! But the change of season also brings two great online resources for ideas for gifts for lawyers (or just for yourself if you have been good.)
Sharon Nelson and I have posted our latest Digital Edge podcast, High Tech Toys for the Holidays
Walk around in your own wireless cloud
This about-to-be released MiFi card really looks cool. You can carry your own wireless cloud with you and share it with up to four other users. There are lots of very interesting possibilities, including, as one poster noted, saving a lot of money if you exhibit at trade shows where they charge through the nose for Internet
A Bounty of Law Practice Tips
I try to bring you lots of different tips to allow you to practice law better. But it is rare that I get to pass along so many tips at one time. That is because the March 2009 edition of Law Practice Magazine is once again a technology tips theme issue.
The idea is to
Site of the Week: Wired.com
For years, if you wanted to read cutting-edge, mind expanding, futuristic material, you just had to grab a copy of Wired magazine or go to its website. While many say staff changes and the passage of time has caused Wired to lose its edge, I submit the following collection from its most popular and "most
Tech Toys for the Holidays 2008
The now-Annual Tech Toys for the Holidays edition of the Digital Edge podcast is now available. Sharon Nelson and I had a lot of fun with this one and there are a lot of very interesting products covered. Even if you don't have time to listen to the entire podcast, we have included a list
Reid Trautz’s 2008 Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers
My friend, Reid Trautz, has published his 2008 Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers. Lots of fun and interesting items are included there. This is a good opportunity for the lawyer to drop electronic hints to family members. A November e-mail with "Oh, I was just surfing the Internet and found this cool gadget. Here's
Time Magazine’s “25 Gotta Have Travel Gadgets”
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
Choosing Your Cordless Mouse
I was a bit late to change to change to using a cordless mouse. The cord didn’t really bother me all that much. Of course, like so many things in life, once you try the upgrade, you’re hooked. When I started using a laptop fulltime, I found that I would often leave the wired mouse
Tech Toys for the Holidays
With so many holiday gift guides popping up online, Sharon Nelson and I decided to cover "Tech Toys for the Holidays" for the November edition of our podcast, The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology. On the same page as the podcast, you will see the links to and prices for the various tech toys