Laptop Legal » Product reviews http://www.laptoplegal.com Law pratice management for the solo and small firm mobile legal professional Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:18:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Ernie the Attorney raves about the MacBookAir http://www.laptoplegal.com/2008/ernie-the-attorney-raves-about-the-macbookair.htm http://www.laptoplegal.com/2008/ernie-the-attorney-raves-about-the-macbookair.htm#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:58:08 +0000 Jordan http://www.laptoplegal.com/apple/reviews/ernie-the-attorney-raves-about-the-macbookair.htm I haven’t dropped the cash (yet…) for a MacBookAir, but Ernie the Attorney’s review highlights its temptations:

It’s the thinnest notebook ever, and yet it has a full sized keyboard. And the keyboard is backlit so that when you work in dark places the keys light up. It’s got an 80 GB drive, which is plenty of basic storage (I keep my client data on an 80 GB external drive attached to my desktop so I really don’t need much on my laptop). And 2 GBs of RAM is a healthy dose. I know that there are lots of people who want a laptop that functions as a desktop replacement. The MacBook Air ain’t it. It wasn’t designed for people like that.

I feel like it was designed for people like me. And I’m quite pleased with it!

Sigh…

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“Now holding up to 16GB, the iPhone’s storage capacity gives IT jitters because it can be used to steal large amounts of data from an unprotected PC. Moreover, the iPhone comes with a built-in camera, which many IT departments do not allow as a matter of policy.”

A slightly overzealous commenter to the story expands:

Please enlighten all of us how to get files on an iPhone without jailbreaking it. Additionally, every phone any executive would ever consider has a camera as well as camcorder capability, a fact lost on some of your security experts.

My thought of course is that anyone looking to steal data from an enterprise wouldn’t have a problem jailbreaking an iPhone or coming up with other nefarious ways of getting data out. The camera is one area, but not the only in security risks.

One nice thing though, as a solo or small firm attorney, you can easily try things out like the iPhone — being flexible is what it’s all about.

]]> http://www.laptoplegal.com/2008/iphone-for-business.htm/feed 0 MacBook Air and litigation http://www.laptoplegal.com/2008/macbook-air-and-litigation.htm http://www.laptoplegal.com/2008/macbook-air-and-litigation.htm#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:31:24 +0000 Jordan http://www.laptoplegal.com/apple/reviews/macbook-air-and-litigation.htm (Via The Mac Lawyer.) Ultimate source:’ ‘MacBook Air – The Litigator’s Review‘ by Peter Summerill, posted at his MacLitigator blog.

The Air’s light and thin characteristics make it much less obtrusive and more natural to carry around a courtroom. But, that screen still sits at a 90 degree angle, raising the barrier between you and your audience, deponent or interviewee.

His ultimate pros and cons:

Pro- Light; goes anywhere; super bright and fast screen (almost feels like an instant-on computer); small form factor makes it less obtrusive.

Con- Still a laptop; battery life not as advertised; a little bit expensive

Either way, I still want one.

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