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Re: Apple gearing up for 'media-related announcement' later this month?

finis33 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:35:10 -0000

If that was the problem then a Mac isn't for you. It's HARDLY a monopoly. A monopoly is when someone is the only supplier of a particular good. Unless you are suggesting books, music and the latest Angry Birds are only available through iTunes, it is not a monopoly.

Re: Apple gearing up for 'media-related announcement' later this month?

finis33 — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:56:47 -0000

If you look in iTunes, under "Store" there is a tab at the top (right below where it shows you the song you're playing) which says....."Books". When you click that you are magically transported to the place in iTunes where you buy....books. Surprisingly, when you click on "App Store" right next to that, you are magically taken to the place you buy... apps. All without leaving the iTunes Store.

Re: Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)

finis33 — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:37:46 -0000

We truly lost a visionary tonight.

Re: TrialPad 2.0 Review – Trial Presentation App for the iPad

finis33 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:37:04 -0000

I am in no way an adviser for TrialPad, merely wanting to reproduce your issues to verify the problem. This is why I have asked you to email me so that we could start a channel of communication. I look forward to figuring this out with you.

Re: Changes to our policies (updated)

finis33 — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:12:36 -0000

I am a lawyer and tech guy and can tell you that the language reads to a lawyer the same as you are reading it. By removing the 'legalese' to make things easier they've actually created an ambiguity as to whether they can use your stuff for their needs, such as marketing.

Re: Changes to our policies (updated)

finis33 — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:12:36 -0000

Re: Changes to our policies (updated)

finis33 — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:12:36 -0000

Re: Changes to our policies (updated)

finis33 — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:12:36 -0000

Re: TrialPad 2.0 Review – Trial Presentation App for the iPad

finis33 — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:21:43 -0000

You will be able to output everything from the iPad to the AppleTV wirelessly with iOS 5 in the Fall.

Re: Free iPad for Lawyers Online Seminar – sponsored by Rocket Matter

finis33 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:33:06 -0000

It is available for purchase for $9.99 here: http://rocketcle.fastcle.co...

Re: 3D MRI and CT Visualization in Real Time for Trial or Mediation

finis33 — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:33:03 -0000

Osirix is not anything like this program and is more geared toward a clinician's tool. The ability to insert a DVD of the DICOM images and have the 3-D rendered in real-time with the GUI allowing for removal of tissues, etc.. with a click of the controller make this worth the price. Osirix is fine if you have the time and inclination to learn how to use it as well as the time to put together a display for each case you're using it in.

Re: ExhibitView – Most Affordable Trial Presentation Software Available

finis33 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:34:11 -0000

That article is exactly what I'm talking about when talking to attorneys about their trial presentations. They overuse PowerPoint and bullet points, using it as a crutch for themselves.

Re: Droid Smartphone – Not So Safe For Lawyers

finis33 — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:54:01 -0000

Given the recent spade of malware apps downloaded by thousands on the Andoird Marketplace I'd say it's gotten worse.

Re: Kindle DX – The Lawyer's Kindle?

finis33 — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:26:22 -0000

I can't believe people are using the iREX at all anymore though it is nice to see an e-Reader device that can annotate so that it can compete with the iPad. I've found that iAnnotate is probably the best PDF "annotator" out there for lawyers so far on the iPad.

Re: Speaking at ILTA 2010 Strategic Unity Conference in Las Vegas

finis33 — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:06:39 -0000

Yes, and I also love helping other lawyers use it in their practice and hear from them new things they've come up with.

Re: U.S. Code for iPad

finis33 — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:24:21 -0000

They are about to release it and it should have been by the time the article posted. The iPhone version works fine on the iPad however.

Re: The TRUTH About iPhone Security – The Mac Lawyer and TechnoEsq

finis33 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:31:30 -0000

I am sorry Tom, I wasn't implying you didn't understand. I was discussing it with someone else and that analogy came up and they thought I should post it as it describes the situation better. I hope I didn't offend you.

Re: The TRUTH About iPhone Security – The Mac Lawyer and TechnoEsq

finis33 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:18:37 -0000

Think of it this way. Having windows in your building make law firms more insecure because someone could more easily break the window and open your filing cabinet than if they had to break your door down. However, every law firm has windows and so the window as an increased risk is not relevant to the conversation of whether your firm is 'secure'.

Re: The TRUTH About iPhone Security – The Mac Lawyer and TechnoEsq

finis33 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:02:20 -0000

Tom,

The point we are trying to make is that since any data a device which outputs to a display could be recovered by a trained forensics examiner then this issue is not unique to the iPhone nor does it speak to its security. Since ALL devices are susceptible to forensics examiners methods, their retrieval of the information is not relevant - what is relevant is what someone who steals my iPhone can get to.

Thus when answering whether an attorney should be concerned for the confidentiality of the information on his/her iPhone (discounting forensics experts), screenshots are not a security risk.

Re: The TRUTH About iPhone Security – The Mac Lawyer and TechnoEsq

finis33 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:35:55 -0000

If you read that forensics whitepaper, he actually had to use a method called 'carving' to get those images. This entails using a program to search for the hexadecimal values for image files in the temporary memory of the device. This results in over 2,000 images, most of which are not screens, being reported. These are then widdled down to whichever screenshot haven't been overwritten. This is not the same kind of screenshot we take with the iPhone, but rather a function of the transition effect the iPhone uses. However, it should be noted these files aren't even stored in an image format, they are simply bits and pieces of temporary memory which can be retrieved using a forensics tool and a LOT of forensics training.

Using a carving tool, a forensics examiner could retrieve ANY image displayed on ANY computer device which outputs to a display. So the terminology used of the iPhone just taking and saving screenshots is misleading. These are not screenshots in the ordinary sense users of the iPhone use or can access.

Re: iPad in Trial with PadNote

finis33 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:56:50 -0000

I don't think you can walk around with an iPad or put one on the podium effectively.

Re: iPhone Unlimited Plans $99.99, If You Ask For It

finis33 — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:56:04 -0000

It's funny you say that. I have noticed over the past two weeks that I have certain areas where I absolutely cannot connect or receive a call whatsoever until I move to another tower. It is clear AT&T is doing something to their network, the question is what and is it helping?

Re: MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 Review for Lawyers

finis33 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:55:06 -0000

We posted a review of Macspeech Dictate Legal recently. You can access it here: http://www.technoesq.com/la...

Re: MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 Review for Lawyers

finis33 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:33:49 -0000

I've been using Macspeech extensively and have been very pleased with it and have only had perhaps one crash. I will agree with you that crashes in a program can be debilitating to an attorney/physician or anyone with sensitive data. However, I will also say that Microsoft Office has crashed one at least more than 15 occasions in the same time-frame and with FAR more sensitive and time-critical data. Any program is prone to crash, but once or twice in the overall usage is acceptable. It is funny that we come to expect crashes with Microsoft products but become to sensitive to other products crashing.

Re: MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 Review for Lawyers

finis33 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:30:23 -0000

Unfortunately, Macspeech Dictate will not accept a digital recorder as input for dictation, this is something that Dragon Naturally speaking for the PC can do however so you could always run windows on your Mac (assuming it is a newer Intel based Mac) and run Fusion or Parallels so you can access Windows.

I will make another suggestion however, we recently did a review of a product called the LiveScribe Pulse pen (available here: http://www.technoesq.com/la.... This product was designed for students and will record audio and your sons handwritten notes at the same time, allowing for syncronized playback of the two. So if the teacher/professor was speaking about the War of 1812 and your son wrote "The War of 1812" on the notepad, when he later touched the pen to the words "The War of 1812" the audio would begin to play of the professor's lecture at that point. This is a tremendous help to any student and particularly one with the issues you are describing as he would only need to write down the key words the professor is talking about to have an "outline" of his lecture. He could then go back and hear exactly what was said for each topic of that outline. I can tell you that I would have gotten at least 1 to 2 grades higher in any class I used this for when I was in High School, College and Law School. Check out the video we made on our post I mentioned above demonstrating how it works for a better understanding.

Good luck and I hope this helps.