The Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet: Love It or Loathe It?

Love Runs the high-end Pro Version of Windows 8 which is a plus for our attorney friends who need to run the full Office suite. Has a much higher screen resolution than its predecessor. Comes with a pen that makes navigating the desktop interface easier and allows for taking notes or annotating documents. Includes corporate-friendly…

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Tuesday Tip: Find it Anywhere with Ctrl F

by Tony Rushin Many of you know that pressing “Ctrl F” at the same time will bring up the search function in Excel or Word.  However, this shortcut also works to search a website, a PDF document, a folder… just about anything. My friend, Michael Yudanin, showed me this tip about 7 years ago and…

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Tuesday Tip: “Is the New BlackBerry Worth a Look?”

by David Gracey BlackBerry parent company Research in Motion (RIM) recently introduced the latest iteration of their flagship smartphone.  The Z10 is based on a completely redesigned operating system called BB10, which is much faster and streamlined for today’s mobile user.  The Z10 sheds the physical keyboard, long associated with the BlackBerry devices, for an…

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Creative Uses of the iPad in Litigation

The AmLaw 2012 survey shows strong iPhone, iPad support at the most profitable law firms, but how are firms using the iPad creatively? It’s almost always preferable to have witnesses appear live at trials or hearings, but a video appearance may be appropriate if that isn’t possible. This video from The Hytech Lawyer demonstrates the…

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