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Augusta County Sheriff’s Office Goes Digital
Posted by Ron in Cloud, Digital Office, Making the Switch, Mobile Computing on April 28, 2010
The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office has gone digital by implementing electronic ticketing. We are exploring this option in Wise County. Check out the article below for more details:
iPad Interface and Court Records
Posted by Ron in .PDF, Cloud, Digital Office, E-Filing, Mobile Computing, Mobile Sites, Tablets on April 7, 2010
iPad’s are working flawlessly in the Court and Office setting. I’ve attached screen shots below for for the benefit of any body that uses the local system.
Our Circuit Court allows remote access to Court files for attorneys to the cases they are attorney of record on. Our office case management system is basically a website we host on our intranet, allowing any device with a browser to access and open case files.
The iPad works great for those functions, allowing me to open any active or closed case in the last 10 years, view the documents in those case files, and even play the audio and look at any photos contained in them. All of the screenshots below are directly from the iPad’s interface. Click any picture to open it in the native iPad resolution.
Landscape Screen:
Portrait Screen:
PC Mag’s initial iPad review
Posted by Ron in Cloud, Digital Office, Mobile Computing, Tablets on March 31, 2010
With the impending release of the iPad, reviews are beginning to pop up. PC Mag just posted a short video review that is worth a look if you are interested.
PCMag: Apple iPad video review from PCMag.com Reviews on Vimeo.
Register Now for Social Network and Internet Safety for Parents
Posted by Ron in Cloud, Email, Internet Safety on March 24, 2010
Registration is now live for our Social Network and Internet Safety class. The class is free of charge, and geared toward parents of children 13 and up.
The program will be held April 20, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the UVA Wise Slemp Student Center, 5th Floor Dogwood Room. Registration is limited to 200 people.
You can register on our website, www.wisecwa.com, or by clicking HERE.
iPad for lawyers
Posted by Ron in .PDF, Cloud, Digital Office, Mobile Computing, Smartphones on March 11, 2010
With the release of Apple’s iPad just around the corner, many websites are popping up with tips and tricks on how the device can be used by lawyers. The MacLawyer has a good summary HERE.
I’m very excited about the iPad. Our case management system is web based and can be accessed from any device with a web browser, such as the iPad. The iPad can open and potentially edit .pdf files, which is how all of our documents are saved. The iPad can also view photos, videos, and play the audio recordings we regularly use in Court. Another huge benefit? You can buy 2 iPads for less than the price of one tablet PC.
Have your own firm? Track your time and billing with the iPad using a billing/time app such as Timemaster and generate .pdf invoices with GetPaid!. Forget a file at your office? Access it from the iPad with DropBox. Need to control the computer on your desk at your office? No problem with LogMeIn Ignition.
With the iPad, prosecutors could have access to current case files, closed files, a web browser for online legal research, email, and the entire Code of Virginia in one small device with enough battery life to last all day in Court. It is all pointing to a smart fit in an much more affordable package for digital lawyers. The iPad is available for pre-order Friday, and will ship April 3.
UPDATE: Good article HERE about selecting the version that is right for you.
Don’t have a computer with .PDF creation software? No problem.
Posted by Ron in .PDF, Cloud, Digital Office, E-Filing on February 21, 2010
If you need a .PDF file and are not using your computer, you can easily make one online. If you are like most people on planet earth, you have a Google account. A Google account comes with a great deal of free features, including Google Docs, an online document creator/editor. You can upload any type of file into Google Docs, including any type of word processor file.
Once you upload your file from your word processing software to Google Docs, you can then save and download it in multiple formats, including .PDF.
Check out this screenshot:
Share PDF files on your website with Scribd
Posted by Ron in .PDF, Cloud, Digital Office on February 11, 2010
Scribd is a free service I’ve been using for a while that allows you to embed code in your website and allow visitors to view documents in multiple formats. For example, here is Lane Kiffin’s contract with the University of Tennessee:
It is 23 pages, but you can easily read, search, download, print, or share it.
By embedding it in your website, you also don’t have to host it or waste your storage on it. Have a standard client info form you require to be filled out? Put the document on your website and allow clients to read it and fill it out before their appointment.
Head over to SCRIBD and check it out.
Save your firm time and money with Google Apps
Posted by Ron in Cloud, Digital Office, Email, Making the Switch, Offsite Storage on January 31, 2010
In our office, we use Google Apps to manage our email and calendar. The great thing about it is you can get a custom domain, for example, yourlawfirm.com, and a custom email address that is all basically a free Gmail account. Google Apps standard is free and lets you manage up to 50 email accounts, each with 7 gigabytes of storage.
A huge benefit to Google managed email is the best spam filter in the business. Tired of junk mail or spam? Google catches 99% of and puts it in a spam folder instead of your email inbox. If your firm uses Outlook or Outlook Express, they can easily be configured to check your Google account, so your staff doesn’t have to learn new software.
Also included in the Google Apps engine is Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Sites. The calendar function is easily shared to multiple users, and easily synced to an iPhone or Blackberry.
Check out this video for more information about what Google Apps can do for your firm:
Want to make setup extra easy? Buy your domain name directly from Google HERE
Is Apple’s new iPad the tablet lawyers have been waiting for?
Posted by Ron in .PDF, Cloud, Digital Office, Email, Making the Switch on January 27, 2010
While we don’t know everything there is to know about Apple’s iPad yet, I’m very excited about it. Announced today at Apple’s Keynote address, it looks to be a popular product. Mobile email, photos, video, web, digital books, and a nice office suite sure make it a tempting product. Throw in 3G wireless speeds and get a mobile office in your briefcase. Is this the tablet we’ve been waiting for? I sure hope so.
Imagine needing a case from lexis in court. Get it immediately and display it on the iPad’s screen. Read the case like a book, email it, high light text, and save it.
If you can write on the screen with a stylus, I’m sold.
The Cloud and Software as a Service…
Posted by Ron in .PDF, Backup, Cloud, Digital Office, Email, Ethics, Making the Switch, Offsite Storage, Scanning, Smartphones on January 24, 2010
The ABA practice management website has a great explanation of “cloud” computing, also known as Software as a Service. Software as a Service (SaaS) offers portability that traditional software just cannot compete with. Using gmail or yahoo email? You are already using SaaS. Check out the article HERE.
Here is a simple explanation of cloud computing also:
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