Laptop Legal
Have laptop. Will travel. Practice Management for the mobile office.
Not happening so much lately, but thought I’d share a problem with speed I was having awhile back, due to mdworker going on overdrive. http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/14/mdworker-what-is-mdworker/ http://forums.macnn.com/90/mac-os-x/279070/disable-spotlight-for-external-drives/
Awhile back I purchased a Blue Snowball mic and I have to say, it’s pretty awesome. I just did some recording of a screencast for a client, and the sound was MUCH better than the laptop sound. It’s convenient in that it’s USB powered (though I’ve grown into needing a powered USB hub at home [...]
I popped into the Apple Store the other day to have a look at portable hard drives and their backpacks and related gear. While I really like the Osprey pack I bought to replace my trusty Timbuk2 bag, it isn’t built for laptop road warrior use and it’s more than a bit awkward as the [...]
Off the back of a post on Tungle over at Lawyerist by Allison Shields I’ve been giving the service a try. One week in, and I’m liking it quite a bit. It’s a service to help you schedule meetings across several people and advertise your availability to others. To me it’s a bit like a [...]
Cnet has a post comparing the old iBook’s to today’s netbook trend. My trusty 12 inch Powerbook was the same — and I’d recommend it over the iBook for probably around the same price. They are faster and feel much more durable as well as being about the same weight. Mine lasted, after 4+ years, [...]
Your apple mac comes with a handy tool for doing screen grabs, funnily enough called Grab. It’s located in the “Utilities” folder within “Applications”. Applications –> Utilities If you use an application launcher such as LaunchBar (which is an awesome app that I highly recommend), you can just type “grab” and it will pop up. [...]
As an addendum to yesterday’s post, I needed a reference to insert the copyright symbol (as you do) – wikiHow has a nice list of all the shortcuts on how to make the various symbols on a mac, such as “ALT and g”. ©.
I had to add in a funny looking “e” for a contact today (the one with the accent but going the other way, “è”), and didn’t know how to insert the character easily. Apple lets you access the full character palette by going to the international preferences pane and selecting “character palette”. You then will [...]
I’ve been on a drive to hack some common tasks that I do as part of my workday on the laptop. I listen to music and podcasts on iTunes quite a bit as part of my workday (mostly when doing filing, cleaning, or coding). I’ve mostly ignored doing much with iTunes to improve its fit [...]
Any suggestions – I’m working on tweaking my system and there are so many choices out there that it’s a bit overwhelming. I’m going to test out OmniFocus for the next week as so far it looks like a leader. Any other recommendations? My Moleskine and Hipster PDA system needs expanding.
Have laptop. Will travel. This site is for the solo and small firm mobile legal professional on both sides of the Atlantic -- including barristers, advocates, lawyers, attorneys, and solicitors of all stripes.
Laptop legal covers legal practice management for people who are in charge of it all -- marketing and rainmaking, web presence, client development, and of course, advising on the law. I like to use a mac and write about their use for legal professionals, but this site isn't limited by OS and if I see a useful tool, I'll write about it. Solutions for solo and small firms up to 25 people.
I'm an American lawyer living in the United Kingdom working as a legal consultant and IP strategist for universities, the public sector, and private clients. I've been to 36 US states and 12 countries, and am already on track to add a whole lot more. I still haven't been to Canada, but make me an offer and I'll be there.
I've worked on my laptop in planes, trains, and automobiles, in coffee shops, pubs, bars, and restaurants, in libraries and in parks. You'll probably find me looking for a power outlet and an open wireless network.
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