The American Lawyer
There was a time when buying a laptop wasn't necessarily as complicated as buying a car. Now, laptop buyers must often wade through lists of options long enough to rival those on Ford Broncos. Freelance writer Alan Cohen passes judgment on three of the most popular add-ons.
Corporate Counsel
Ultraportable laptops may travel easily, but they often sacrifice key features, such as optical drives or keyboard size, necessary for long stretches of work. Alan Cohen reviews the latest models, which, despite some hits and misses, still offer advantages to the mobile lawyer.
The American Lawyer
E-book innovations, especially a display technology called "electronic paper," make digital readers a value-added proposition to traditional books. Freelance writer Alan Cohen flips through Sony's Reader Digital Book and Amazon's Kindle to see which one best fits your style.
The National Law Journal
BlackBerrys keep lawyers connected and help them service clients in real-time, every waking moment. But Jenner & Block partners Jerold S. Solovy and Robert L. Byman warn that when they are used at depositions to exchange e-mails, lawyers may be violating ethical rules.
The Associated Press
Lawyers are constantly looking to reduce the costs of using their most useful tool: voice. Ymax's MagicJack is a matchbox-size device that brings together a PC, regular telephone line and broadband Internet connection to make telephone calls at a fraction of their current cost.
Texas Lawyer
Attorney Kern Lewis says his law firm shifted to Macs in 2004, fueled by a loss of productive time spent on recurring problems with their PCs. Four years later, he says, everyone still regards the switch as a moment of genius. Find out why.
Corporate Counsel
Summer means vacation, which means different things to different lawyers. To some, it offers the chance to get away from it all. To others, it brings the challenge of communicating with folks back at the firm. Alan Cohen suggests some technology that lets you stay connected while helping you get away from the office.
New York Law Journal
New York City surrogate courts used videoconferencing technology to conduct intercontinental kinship hearings that would otherwise require international travel by court lawyers. The cost of establishing the technology in the courts was modest in light of the cost savings in time and travel.
