Florida State Law RC Tech News

Three iPad word processors

The iPad is more than just a media consumption device, apps are making it possible to do real work.  Here's a review of three word processors for iPad.  

Read the review here. 

Posted by Jon Lutz 

Scary Tech: Lessons from ABA TECHSHOW 2013

From this year's ABA Techshow, a podcast on Scary Tech.  Includes a discussion on connecting to the Internet securely when our of the office.

http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/digital-detectives/2013/04/scary-tech/

Posted by Jon Lutz

Kingston Unveils 1TB Flash Drive

Kingston Unveils a 1 TB Flash Drive.  Read more here. 

Posted by Jon Lutz

Turn your flash drive into a portable PC survival kit

Turn your flash drive into a portable PC survival kit.  Here are some tips on how to do that.   

Read more here.  

Posted by Jon Lutz

The 2013 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide

The 2013 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide is now available.   This annual guide provides current information on legal software, security products, smartphones, iPads and much more.

Read more here. 

Posted by Jon Lutz

Leap Motion Controller

Gestures may be available now on existing Windows and Mac OS X computers.  The Leap Motion Controller creates 8 cubic feet of 3-D space that's recreated on the computer.  You can move your hands or objects to draw on, write on or manipulate screens.   On Windows 8 machines Live Tiles can be manipulated. 

Read more here.

And more here.

Posted by Jon Lutz

Update to Apple's Pages app

Apple has updated its iWorks apps for iOS.  Particularly useful for law students and lawyers, Pages will now track changes to documents.  You can read more about this useful feature here. Or read a more general overview of new features in iOS apps for Pages, Keynote and Numbers here. 

Posted by Jon Lutz 

Smartphone = Support for the Poor?

This interesting article discusses how smartphone technology can decrease costs and increase contact between the poor and the court system. From economic hardships to scarce resources, many individuals who are at the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum have had difficulty in obtaining legal assistance. 

However, with developments in technology, the poor may no longer need to rely on lawyers for every step of the legal process and, in return, lawyers may be able to help more individuals because of it. Read how smartphones are revolutionizing the way lawyers do business, practice law, and deal with clients, all from the palm of their hand.  

 

 Posted by Katie Crandall

 

Flipboard Now Available for iPhone

Flipboard is a highly rated iPad app, which is now available for iPhone. Flipboard is a personalized digital magazine.  You can subscribe to blogs, news sources and even you Facebook and Twitter feed and have it all in one easy to read location.  

See more here.  

Posted by Jon Lutz 

Heinonline app for iPhone and iPad

Now you can have access to the world’s largest image-based legal research database, HeinOnline, on your iPhone/iPad. View the image-based PDF’s, access content by citation, browse by volume, navigate a volume with the electronic table of contents, and use full advanced searching techniques. HeinOnline account/authentication is required.

Read more here. 

Posted by Jon Lutz