January 13, 2012
- How Should Lawyers Be Using iPads?
Lawyers should be using iPads primarily for "content consumption," rather than "content creation." While I was Rome, Italy this past summer, I was stunned to find a restaurant that uses iPads as digital menus. The restaurant was tucked away in a residential neighborhood, far away from areas frequented by tourists. My parents had recommended the restaurant, and we were the only Americans there. The restaurant had developed its own app for ordering food, complete with photos of all of the menu items. Both my kids and I were extremely impressed that the restaurant would hand us an iPad 2, have us enter our own selections on the app, then hand the iPad 2 back to our waitress. The food turned out to be excellent, complementing the authentic ambiance and technical savvy of the restaurant. We enjoyed the restaurant so much that we ended up eating there twice during the trip. (…)
April 17, 2010
- Should Lawyers Be Using the iPad?
Whether lawyers should be using the iPad is a question raised by Apple's recent release of its newest gadget. I must confess that I am an iPhone user, and that I am intrigued by the possibilities of the iPad. The iPad fits into the category of devices generally occupied by "netbook" computers: smaller, lighter and more portable laptop computers. The iPad is arguably meant to supplant or dominate the netbook marketplace. (…)
