I was interviewed for a blog post entitled “Lawyers and iPads: What Will Law Firms Do Differently in 5 Years Thanks to Going Mobile?” that appeared on the Relativity Blog on July 24, 2105.

kCura is one of the few e-discovery vendors that offers a companion iPad app (Relativity Binders) for their document review product (Relativity). kCura interviewed five legal technology experts to get their ideas on where iPads and mobility will take law firms in the next 5 years.

Read  “Lawyers and iPads: What Will Law Firms Do Differently in 5 Years Thanks to Going Mobile?“

I have the privilege of comparing iPad apps for TechnoLawyer every month and picking the best one for lawyers!

TechnoLawyer has some of the best tech-related newsletters aimed at lawyers. It’s completely FREE to subscribe and the information is invaluable. Plus, TechnoLawyer does one of the best jobs of covering how Macs and iPads are being used in the practice of law.

I know this will be disappointing, but I can’t post my full articles here on the blog – you’ll need to visit TechnoLawyer.com and sign up for the SmallLaw Newsletter which is where most of my columns are published. Don’t miss another one of my iPad app columns!

Here are the topics I’ve covered so far this year:

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In anticipation of the ABA TECHSHOW coming up this week (March 29-31) I authored this post for the TECHSHOW Blog and I am re-posting it here.

When Apple first introduced the iPad, they described the web-surfing experience as like “holding the Internet in your hands.” Not only were you literally holding the Internet browser in your hands, you simply touched a link with your finger instead of clicking it with your mouse (although curiously, watch what happens to your mouse cursor when you hover over a link in Internet Explorer or Firefox).

Apple’s web browser for Macs and PCs is called Safari. On the iPad and iPhone, Apple still calls the built-in browser Safari, although most people differentiate the iOS version by calling it “Mobile Safari.”

With iOS 5, Apple significantly upgraded Mobile Safari, offering an even better browsing experience than before. So as long as you have the iOS 5.0 upgrade on your iPad, these tips will help you get the most out Mobile Safari:

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I’ve been a big fan of TechnoLawyer for many years, and I appreciate the fact that Neil and his team devote a good chunk of their publication space to how lawyers use Macs and iPads. They know their audience and are one of the few mainstream legal tech publications that give Macs some attention.

I’ve even been fortunate to write a “Nine Mac Utilities That Will Boost Your Law Firm’s Productivity” and “How to Move Documents From Your Computer to Your iPad and Back Again” for TechnoLawyer, and I invite you to check out those articles.

Every Friday TechnoLawyer publishes their fun “Fat Friday” newsletter, and yesterday it contained several great articles on how lawyers are using and integrating the iPad into their practice.

My favorite is the first story on how Michael Kelly from Ontario uses his iPad:

“I find it a great improvement over using a laptop … I can transfer whole files in seconds to the iPad using GoodReader desktop app, and everything is organized the same way as on my regular computer.

I don’t have to plug it in and wait 5 minutes for Windows to boot up (or shut down for that matter). I don’t need my power cord and an extension cord ( a lot of discovery and mediation locations seem to have a shortage of wall plugs for some reason) … It is small and handles like a small book.

There are a few other case reviews and workflows in the newsletter, and it’s worth a few minutes to read through.

The Fat Friday newsletter is completely free to subscribe to, as are the other TechnoLawyer newsletters. If you’re not signed up, I would strongly encourage you to do so.