Additional Thoughts about Carrying a Law Library on your iPad
Nice post from Rob Dean over at WALKINGOFFICE about using your iPad to carry a mobile law library. A few additions to his tips that I would make. this idea works in GoodReader, ReaddleDocs, AirSharing...
View ArticleiPad 2 Security Issue for Lawyers
If you use a Smart Cover with your iPad 2, you should be aware of a security issue discovered by 9 to 5 Mac that allows someone to bypass a passcode on the iPad to see whatever was on screen when your...
View ArticleiCloud PhotoStream Considerations for Lawyers
iOS 5 introduced a new world of synchronization and file management in the form of iCloud. While I’m still getting the bubble wrap off of most of iCloud’s features, I did successfully migrate my...
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No iOS 5 Location Based Reminders on iPad
While iOS 5 on the iPad contains the Reminders app, you are unable to create, edit or even see the location related data attached to such reminders. You can only see these options on the iPhone 4 and...
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iPad at Work
One of the things I enjoy about writing TabletLegal is the reader interaction. I get all sorts of questions. Some of them very basic. Others quite complex. At the risk of becoming an iPad help desk, I...
View ArticleSiri Dictation and TextExpander
While I try to keep this mostly an iPad focused blog, I’ve been experimenting a bit lately with Siri on the iPhone 4S. Specifically, I’ve been looking into whether Siri can be used to activate...
View ArticleNo OCR on iPad
Answering reader questions today via blog post. Bill asks: Good day. I use Goodreader to highlight documents and briefs. Sometimes, I receive a PDF that is not in OCR format. Is there an app that will...
View ArticleiCloud Basics for Lawyers
Tackling another reader question through the blog today. This one comes from Kathryn. She says: I love your blog. Thank you for writing this blog. I know you can help me with this problem. I wanted to...
View ArticleRevisiting OCR on the iPad
The other day I posted a response to a reader question about whether OCR is available on the iPad. Finis Price of iPadEsq commented on that post and mentioned a couple apps for the iPhone that can do...
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Follow Up on Trial Presentations Using Keynote and Keynote Remote
Be sure to check out the great “how-to” from Rob Dean over at WalkingOffice about using Keynote (iTunes link) and Keynote Remote (iTunes link) as a trial presentation tool. I’m not a trial attorney,...
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Using the iPad to Create PDFs
I’ve received a few questions lately about how to create a PDF file from the iPad for use in annotation apps like iAnnotate (iTunes link), GoodReader (iTunes link) and a new entrant in this area,...
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iPad, Lawyers and Text
Probably the #1 question I get from lawyers asking about the iPad is “Does it work with Microsoft Word?” The reason for this isn’t surprising given the ubiquity of Word in law firms and client...
View ArticleiPad Keyboard Shortcuts
Helpful list of keyboard shortcuts over at Justin Kahn’s iPad Notebook. His list includes many of the ones I use most frequently. A couple additional that I use in my legal writing that you may find...
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Support for Outlook Tasks in iOS5
I know a lot of my readers use Outlook in an Exchange environment. Those of you that use Outlook’s task list will be pleased to note that iOS 5 now supports wireless syncing of Exchange tasks using...
View ArticleiPad 2 Security Issue for Lawyers
If you use a Smart Cover with your iPad 2, you should be aware of a security issue discovered by 9 to 5 Mac that allows someone to bypass a passcode on the iPad to see whatever was on screen when your...
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No iOS 5 Location Based Reminders on iPad
While iOS 5 on the iPad contains the Reminders app, you are unable to create, edit or even see the location related data attached to such reminders. You can only see these options on the iPhone 4 and...
View ArticleSiri Dictation and TextExpander
While I try to keep this mostly an iPad focused blog, I’ve been experimenting a bit lately with Siri on the iPhone 4S. Specifically, I’ve been looking into whether Siri can be used to activate...
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Get Your Docs onto the iPad using Dropbox
So, you are on the go and need to edit some files? If you have your iPad, the iPad versions of the iWork applications and a Dropbox account, you can easily access, import, edit and deliver files while...
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iPad Use Case for Lawyers: Lunch Meeting
The other day I had a lunch meeting scheduled with a potential client. Part of the meeting was going to involve my take on a number of documents provided by the client. In preparing for the lunch, I...
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Legal Agreement Drafting on the iPad
I’ve been experimenting with paragraph numbering (outline and legal numbering) in the Word compatible iPad word processors. This is of particular interest to me because drafting business agreements is...
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