by Brian Focht | Jul 30, 2013 | Reviews
The Cyber Advocate’s Review Catalog is your source for reviews of products, services, software and apps from around the internet. Updated daily, you can count on The Cyber Advocate’s Review Catalog to have up-to-date reviews on the newest technology. Never relying on one source for the reviews, I scour the internet to find quality reviews from reputable sources, then put them together so that you can judge for yourself! Before you buy a new computer, smartphone, tablet, or upgrade your computer’s software or office equipment, check out reviews from wide-ranging sources to make sure you’re getting the best for your money.
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by Brian Focht | Jul 30, 2013 | Important Issues, Lawyers, Law Firms, Courts & Technology
Here’s today’s Technology News Update, a look at a few of the news reports, previews, reviews and tech gossip that are making waves today, including news from Bloomberg Law, Amazon, Apple and Google: (more…)
by Brian Focht | Jul 29, 2013 | Ethical Use of Technology
In a post last week, I wrote about an amendment made to the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct to modify the continuing educational requirements of attorneys to include learning about “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.” As part of my analysis of how the language would likely have little actual impact on continuing educational requirements, I pointed out that only one state, Delaware, had even bothered to adopt the new language in the year since the ABA included it.
Well, the state of Massachusetts appears ready to make me look a little foolish. More…
by Brian Focht | Jul 29, 2013 | Ethical Use of Technology
In addition to requiring attorneys to keep up-to-date on “relevant technology,” several other amendments were made recently to the ABA’s Model Rules regarding the ethical use of technology in the practice of law. For a chart summarizing the most recent amendments to the ABA Model Rules, and looking at how the North Carolina State Bar has addressed similar issues without amending the NC Rules of Professional Conduct…, Continue Reading…
by Brian Focht | Jul 28, 2013 | Important Issues, Lawyers, Law Firms, Courts & Technology, Reviews
That’s the question a recent review of Google’s latest tablet offering seeks to answer.
The Nexus 7 boasts many features that put it at the very least on par with Apple’s feature mini-tablet. However, the Nexus 7 has several key features that the iPad Mini cannot match… More…
by Brian Focht | Jul 27, 2013 | Law Firm Websites
In a topic that’s quite close to my heart after having recently finished an upgrade of my firm’s website, Google recently announced (well, two of their tech guys told a whole bunch of reporters, which is basically an announcement today, right?) that companies that don’t fix glaring problems with their mobile sites will see their rankings in search results demoted!
According to one study, mobile internet users account for a staggering 20% of all web traffic, and it is estimated that 45% of all mobile internet traffic is “goal-oriented,” with a massive 73% of mobile searches resulting in follow-up action, it is INCREDIBLY important that companies have an efficient, user-friendly mobile version of their website. Continue Reading
by Brian Focht | Jul 26, 2013 | Important Issues, Lawyers, Law Firms, Courts & Technology
Well, I had to get to a product review sooner or later (in order to finally make my blog useful to someone other than myself), so here is my first: which mobile OS is better for lawyers, Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android OS? Continue Reading
