1 / 30

Time-Saving Tech Tools for Legal Professionals

Discover essential gadgets and devices to streamline legal work for lawyers and students, enhancing efficiency and organization.

knut
Download Presentation

Time-Saving Tech Tools for Legal Professionals

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Cool Tech Tools for Lawyers and Law Students:Making Life Easier Barbara Fullerton Manager of Librarian Relations 10-K Wizard Houston Association of Law Libraries March 14, 2007

  2. Generation X • Born between 1965 and 1980 • Ages of 24 and 39 • Comfortable incorporating technology into their practices • Looking for ways to self-command • Value freedom and versatility • Balance between career and family life HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  3. Generation Y • Born after 1980 • About 24 years old or younger • Raised with a cell phones, PDAs, Smart phones, IM, 3-D games • Visual, visual, visual • Heavy duty techno-savvy • Expect a high level of diversity as measured by race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and religious beliefs HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  4. What Technology Does Not Mean • How to create a template for a Word document • How to develop an Excel Spreadsheet • Access…What?? • PowerPoint…Overdone but can be quick to the point • E-mail etiquette HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  5. What Technology Does Mean • Instant Messaging (IM) • Smartphones • PDAs/Blackberrys • iPods or mp3 players • iTunes • Text Templates • Voice Over Internet (VOIP) • Tivo • Podcasting HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  6. Blackberry 8800 & 8820 • More sleek, trimmed version • Advanced noise and echo cancellation • Voice activated dialing, speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0 • Unique: Camera: 1.3 mp, 5x digital zoom, flash and video recording • WI-FI on the 8820 • Sound quality: ??? • Coming: Spring 2007 • Price: N/A http://www.blackberry8800.com/index.jsp HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  7. Treos • March of the Treos: 680, 700p, 700w, 700wx, 750 • Depends on service • 680: Palm OS (yucky camera) • 700 & 750: Microsoft OS • Price: $299-$499 +plan http://www.palm.com/us/products/index.html HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  8. iPod • 20,000 songs/7,500 songs • 25,000 photos • 100 hours/40 hours of video • 20 hours of battery life for songs & 6.5 hours for movies • Easy to use • Easy to search/shuffle • 80GB/30GB • Comes with earphones • Price: $349/$249 http://www.apple.com/itunes/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  9. iPhone • Widescreen • Easy menu • Touch controls • High tech • Wi-Fi • Multi-tasking (read webpage while downloading e-mail) • Internet access • Price: $499 • Release: June 2007 http://www.apple.com/iphone/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  10. Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset • Noise-canceling technology • Matches outline of face • Hands-free conversations • Light-weight & stable • Noise shield enabled • Colors: black, gray or red • Available online or Cingular • Price: $119.99 http://www.jawbone.com/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  11. Golan i.Tech Virtual Keyboard • It’s finally here! • Uses Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to the user's handheld device • Infrared technology to project a full-size QWERTY keyboard onto a nearby flat surface • Sensors recognize keystrokes • Gives a familiar sound of fingers tapping a keyboard • Price: $170 http://www.vkb-support.com/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  12. Touchless Trash Can • Uses infrared sensors to automatically lift and close the lid whenever your hand is near • Smart chip • Four D batteries • 20 opens a day for six months on the same set of Duracells • Sold online & at Target • Price: $100 http://www.itouchless.com/share/cgi-bin/site.cgi?site_id=itouchless&page_id=home&qd.query HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  13. Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones • As Joan Crawford says: NO WIRE HANGERS… • Wow, no cables here! • Range: 33 feet • Frequency: 2.4 GHz • Rechargeable batteries • 6 hours of playing time • Price: $99.99 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2412,CONTENTID=12492 HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  14. Google’s Dodgeball • Users of text-messaging • Social tool • Any SMS-enabled carrier in 22 major U.S. cities including Houston, Austin & Dallas • Can use any SMS-enabled phone • Send a text message to the service indicating your location, & then Dodgeball alerts any of your friends who are within 10 blocks • Check when friends were at a location • Price: Standard text-message rates www.dodgeball.com HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  15. Samsung Blackjack • 3G-enabled • Full QWERTY keyboard • Bluetooth 2.0, push e-mail capabilities • Good call quality • Windows Mobile • Navigation controls are cramped • No integrated Wi-Fi • Price: $199 +service http://www.samsungblackjack.com/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  16. Trillian • Instant Message client • Connects to multiple services without need of running multiple clients • Use only one service • Trillian Astra 4 just released • Price: Basic/no charge or Pro/$25 http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  17. AIM Express • No need to download software • Send IM info directly from the web • Can be used on IE, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape • Price: no charge http://www.aim.com/aimexpress.adp HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  18. USB Missile Launcher • Need to let out some frustrations? • Annoyed at people? • Holds three foam missiles • Missile Command is on desktop • Use mouse to control the launcher • Rotates, tilts and fires • USB activated with software: Windows 2000 & XP • Simulates a radar tracking screen • Requires 3 AA Batteries • Price: $39.95 http://www.gadgets.co.uk/item/USBMISSILE/USB-Missile-Rocket-Launcher.html HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  19. Podcasting Software • Audacity (no charge) http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Camtasia ($299) http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp • GarageBand ($79) http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ • Microphones. Don’t go overboard in buying expensive microphones. USB microphones are inexpensive and work well NOTE: Training Tutorial Tours & Tipshttp://www.notess.com/screencasting HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  20. Linksys Travel Router WTR54GS • Pocket-sized • Wireless G router • SpeedBooster • Single Ethernet connection in your hotel room & turns it into a WiFi network • Enable secure encryption between your PC and another • Just plug it in • Price: $80 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1907612,00.asp HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  21. Nintendo Wii • Watch out Xbox! • Next-generation gaming machines • Wand-shaped remote controller with motion and pointing sensors • Can be swung like a golf club or aimed like a gun • Compact • Connect 24 hours a day to the Internet via WiFi networks • Players can create digital look-a-likes of real people, & give them cameo appearances in games • Price: $250 HALL: Gadgets Presentation http://wii.nintendo.com/

  22. Zune • An alternative to iPod • Mixed reviews • Big display • 30GB for music, pics, and movies • Unique: ability to share songs with other Zune users within a 30-ft. radius • Price: $249 http://www.zune.net/en-US/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  23. Last.FM • Music-centered social networking site • Tracks what users are listening to on their computers or players • Automatically clues them in to what similarly minded people like • Personalization • Registration required • Data feeds • 15 million users • Price: no charge http://www.last.fm/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  24. USB Toaster • No time for breakfast? • Need a boost in the morning? • Just add bread, butter and jam • Works on your computer’s USB port • Great for April’s Fools • Price: $7.50 http://store.theonion.com/product_info.php?products_id=219 HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  25. BD100 HD/DVD/Blu-Ray Player • NEW!! • South Korea's LG to sell the player compatible with both standards: Blu-ray and HD/DVD • Higher powered laser is needed for recording • LG says “to end the confusion and inconvenience of competing high-definition disc formats.” • Price: $1199 http://us.lge.com/index.jhtml HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  26. Dell XPS-M2010 • Has remote control so you can watch TV or movies on its 20 in. widescreen display • Packs multimedia punch, with a detachable wireless keyboard and fully loaded video and audio components • Folds into a handy briefcase • Weight: a whopping 20 lbs. • Wow factor on this laptop! • Price: $2,999 http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m2010?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19 HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  27. Mio C310X Digiwalker • Highly accurate GPS device with North America/Canada maps • Natural-sounding voice commands gives turn-by-turn directions • Plays MP3s • Touch Screen • 3.5” screen • Price: $299 http://www.miogps.com/US/products_c310xfeatures.htm HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  28. CALI Radio • NEW! • Premier law school Podcast resource • Subjects relevant to students and professors • Use your mp3 or iPod • Podcasts’ examples • Life of a Law Student • Advice to a 1L From a Law Professor • Conversations with Law Professors http://cali_radio.classcaster.org/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  29. Top 10 Questions to Ask During an Interview • How would you describe the atmosphere here: it is more like a labor camp or a slave ship? • I heard there was this guy who came here and only billed like three hours a week. They say it took the firm two years to kick him out, and they gave him a nice bonus to leave, too. Is that true? •  Is it as bad as they say? •  No. Should I? •  I'm sorry, can you repeat the question? •  Is your managing partner qualified to be on the Supreme Court? •  Is there a bathroom on this floor? •  How many partners here are still on their first wives? •  Where am I? All of these firms look alike. •  Where else are you interviewing? • Bonus question for current judicial clerks: How long do I have to stay before I can keep all of my clerkship bonus? --The Volokh Conspiracy HALL: Gadgets Presentation

  30. Resources/Ideas • Create Library Podcasts or Wikis (using P&J) • Create a webpage or blog dedicated to Summer Associates and/or Associates/Paralegals • Create an IM Library Research User ID • Create links to AIM Express, Flickr, and other social networking sites • Work with IT/Marketing/Recuiters • The Podcast Network (Gadget Show) http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/ • PhoneScoop http://www.phonescoop.com/ • Flickr http://www.flickr.com • Peanut Butter & Jelly http://pbjt.pbwiki.com/ • Director of Law-Related Podcasts http://blawgsfm.justia.com/ HALL: Gadgets Presentation

More Related