We had a ton of requests for a list of iPad apps and accessories that Tom Mighell covered in his excellent presentation earlier today: Using IPads In Your Law Practice. Here it is: Apps Creating Notes and Documents Noteshelf Notability GoodNotes Documents To Go Quickoffice Pro HD CloudOn Working with PDF Files PDF Expert (recommended) Adobe EchoSign iAnnotate iPad for [...]
When the iPad first debuted 3 years ago, it was seen only as a content consumption device, suitable for surfing the web, playing games or watching movies. Now, lawyers are finding that the iPad is a serious productivity tool, and more and more lawyers are using it to take notes, review and store case files and documents, and even present [...]
Ipads and iPad minis are being used for more than just consuming information; we’re using them to create content and to do our work. The next time you’re at a conference, observe audience members taking notes and live-tweeting the event: Instead of laptops or moleskin notebooks, most are probably tapping away on an iPad. We’re now using iPads exclusively to [...]
Add the iPad Mini to our choice of devices in the Apple ecosystem. But really, how many screens does a person need? The Mac and iPhone are everyday staples, but our third screen, the iPad is gaining. Some are even ramping down to two primary screens, forsaking their computer for the iPad, a device that’s no longer limited to playing [...]
I’ve come across a few tweets and Facebook updates recently about iPhone contacts disappearing or weeping about losing the phone and contacts along with it. Solution? Wirelessly sync your iPhone and iPad contacts with Gmail. Many of us have personal Gmail accounts and some even have Google mail for business configured on our domain, where together, the majority of our [...]
Did you know that the popular text expanders on our Macs are available on the iPhone and iPad? Text expanders let us avoid repetitive typing by creating abbreviations for blocks of text that we frequently use. Apple calls these text expanders, Shortcuts. To set up Shortcuts, open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap on the General section, [...]
I got a new iPad. I held out for a long time, content with my iPhone and MacBook Pro, but couldn’t resist the shiny not-so-new toy any longer. It’s not the latest version of the iPad, but it’s new to me, and it’s plenty good. As with any new gadget, it’ll take a bit of getting used to and I’ve [...]
I’ll admit – when I first got hold of an iPad it sat in a drawer for months at a time. I just wasn’t that into it. But then I had a eureka moment: I realized that iPads, and tablets and smartphones for that matter, are cloud terminals. They’re access points. They’re like those black and green computer terminals that [...]
