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Fastcase on the iPhone

February 5, 2010

If you are at your desk, you likely have more than one resource available to research caselaw. If you are on the move, however, your options are more limited. Fastcase just unveiled a free app for the iPhone that gives users one option.
The app itself
The Fastcase app is smooth and works rather well. If you [...]

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iLove the iPad

January 29, 2010

The iPad is going to be sweet. It will change the way law students learn the law, and it will be a benefit to practicing attorneys. The iPad will not do anything that another device can already do. It will simply do those things better.

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Sync Your Notes Between Your iPhone and Computer

January 28, 2010

Some people carry around a note pad, others email themselves tasks that need to get done. But if you want a simple program that will synchronize notes from your iPhone to your computer (and vice-versa), give Simplenote a try.

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Studying For the Bar Exam On An iPhone is a Bad Idea

January 21, 2010

BarBri recently added an iPod option for their bar prep class, which allows students to listen to lectures rather than actually attend them. It also costs students an additional $700.
Now a new app called BarMax allows students to prepare for the bar on their iPhone (for now, only in California). At $999.99, the app is [...]

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Use Your iPhone to Secure Your Mac

January 1, 2010

If you have a Mac, you probably have an iPhone. With Airlock, you can use your iPhone to automatically lock and unlock your Mac when you are away.
Airlock uses Bluetooth to tell your computer when you leave the room (or other proximity; you can change the settings). When you leave, your computer is locked by [...]

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ABA Journal App Lacks Utility

December 5, 2009

In my recent post reviewing iPhone apps, a reader suggested iPhone users download the ABA Journal iPhone App. The ABA Journal App has promise, but lacks utility in its current form.
Users can browse news articles from the ABA Journal. The app has two buttons, “save/share” and “open in Safari.” The “save/share” button allows you to [...]

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Bailiffs Packing iPods

November 21, 2009

A new proposal suggests requiring bailiffs to carry iPods or iPhones to make them more productive.
The proposal targets bailiffs because they are one of the few court positions that has not been impacted by new technology. Carrying the device could help in a number of ways, such as: allowing clerks to communicate to bailiffs without [...]

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Enhance Your iPhone with Legal Edge

November 3, 2009

The new Legal Edge app provides a limited, but promising resource on your iPhone.
Legal Edge is free, and provides newsletters, reports, articles, and alerts on twenty different areas of law. The information is all organized by area, and allows you to view the article either via the web or via PDF. Perhaps the best feature [...]

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