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There have been a lot of new visitors to iPhone J.D. this week thanks to the ABA Journal article listing this as one of the Top 100 Blawgs . If you are new here, check out the iPhone J.D. Index to get caught up. For long time readers of iPhone J.D., I'd appreciate your vote . Now, on to ...
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Review: Knocking Live -- stream live video from your iPhone
Have you ever found yourself looking at something and thinking, hey, this is neat, I wish I could show it to so-and-so right now? With an iPhone, you can always take a picture or video and e-mail it to the person, but that is delayed gratification. What would be really neat is to let ...
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ABA Journal Blawg 100
The ABA Journal lists 2,500 legal blogs in its online directory , and with so many out there, it can be difficult to locate the ones most likely to be of interest to you. Thus, each year the ABA Journal's editors select what they consider to be the 100 best blawgs and list them in the ABA ...
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Arrington on Jobs
I saw a lot of "what I am thankful for" posts last week in connection with Thanksgiving, but this one by Michael Arrington was particularly interesting. Arrington is now known as the founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, a Silicon Valley based blog, and I frequently link to iPhone-related ...
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Sale today on Documents to Go and Quickoffice
It's Cyber Monday and there are lots of deals on the Internet today. Here's one that will be of interest to iPhone J.D. readers: sales on both Documents to Go (by Dataviz) and Quickoffice. Both are great apps for viewing and editing Word and Excel documents on your iPhone. I regularly use ...
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In the news
This is a short work week, but there were still quite a few interesting iPhone-related news stories over the last few days. Here are some that caught my attention. For those of you in the U.S., have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow, and I'll "see" all of you again on Monday. Looking to ...
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Review: MotionX GPS Drive -- inexpensive turn-by-turn directions on your iPhone
Andy Ihnatko, a Boston resident who writes a great technology column for the Chicago Sun-Times, is one of my favorite technology reporters. He really knows his stuff, he offers great advice, and his writing style is very funny. A few weeks ago, Ihnatko reviewed some of the iPhone apps that ...
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Clio -- practice management on the iPhone for small law firms
A friend of mine mentioned to me Clio , an online practice management tool that handles document management, tasks, client contacts, time entry and billing. This is a web-based SaaS (software as a service) product that you access on your computer via a web browser, and what caught my ...
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In the news
I received a lot of good feedback from my article earlier this week about using Google Scholar's new caselaw feature to search legal opinions. Thanks, and if you missed the article, you might want to check it out. Other iPhone-related news from this past week: The Webby Awards have ...
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Two new Take Control books on the iPhone
I'm a big fan of the Take Control series of electronic books, published by Adam and Tonya Engst, the folks who run the excellent and long-running Macintosh newsletter TidBITS . Take Control books are published electronically as PDF files, which means that there is very little delay between ...
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Google Scholar -- access free caselaw on your iPhone
Yesterday, Google announced that it expanded its Google Scholar service to include free, full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state courts. Google is not the first to offer free caselaw research, but given Google's search expertise, this service has the potential to be huge.  ...
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You say it's your birthday
One year ago today was the debut of iPhone J.D. with the post " Why I use an iPhone. " In the 250 posts to iPhone J.D. since then, I have reviewed 125 apps, posted countless tips and tricks on using the iPhone, analyzed lots of iPhone-related hardware including the current top-of-the-line ...
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Review: iNDA -- create a quick and easy non-disclosure agreement on the iPhone
When I discuss apps on iPhone J.D., I try to focus on apps that attorneys would find useful. Today, however, I want to instead discuss an app that attorneys themselves won't use but should know about because it is an app that provides an alternative to hiring an attorney. The app is iNDA . ...
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Apple is about to open a new store in New York City, and like the others in the Big Apple, this one is architecturally stunning. The store , which opens tomorrow, is located in the Upper West Side on Broadway at 67th Street, and as ifo AppleStore writes , the store will be a beacon visible ...
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Review: Eye Glasses by Freeverse -- use your iPhone to magnify the fine print
We all know the importance of reading the fine print. Unfortunately, as we get older, that is sometimes easier said than done. Have you ever found yourself straining to read small, fine print on a page, on a prescription bottle, a menu, a receipt, etc.? Your iPhone can now help you if you ...
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Review: Invisible Shield from Invisible Skinz -- scratch proof, transparent protection for iPhone
I see a lot of people with iPhones, and it seems that most of them have some sort of protective case. While I understand the desire to protect the iPhone, I love the small and slim size of the iPhone and have no desire to bulk it up, so I have never wanted to use one. Of course, this means ...
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Over half of the most profitable law firms use iPhones
Every year the American Lawyer ranks the top 200 law firms based on revenue, a list called the Am Law 200. Firms on the list include megafirms with thousands of lawyers such as Skadden , Baker & McKenzie , Latham & Watkins and Jones Day , relatively smaller firms with very high ...
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Verizon ads mock AT&T's 3G network
Verizon has a new series of ads that assert that people should get a phone from Verizon instead of AT&T because Verizon's 3G network provides "5X more 3G coverage." Small print on the ads states: "Comparison based on square miles covered with 3G. Voice & data services available ...
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