Most who know me know that I am an Apple advocate.  I think that every lawyer should use a Mac because Macs are simply better than the competition. Those who know me well, know that I am an Apple advocate for that reason alone and if Microsoft, Google, or some other company has something better I will not hesitate to use their products. 

In the age of the cloud and data sync among devices, I have abandoned Apple's MobileMe and have gone elsewhere for the increasingly important data sync service. 

I used MobileMe to automatically sync my contacts, calendar, and files between two Macs, and iPad, and iPhone. 

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43 Respondents to my poll on the iPad page indicated they would join an iPad forum and only 3 thought it was a bad idea. That's enough for me.  We now have a Forum to discuss the iPad and digital practice. All are welcome.

Please let me know if you would like more, or less, features in the Forum by commenting on this post.

Thank you.

Seth

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Mac and Spaces at the Deposition

A few days ago, DCB - a lawyer, friend, and Mac user - was telling me how well Spaces performed during a deposition to make him the fastest lawyer in the room.

Curious others gathered around and said he likely made some converts. I asked him if he ever used the preview feature in OS X Leopard called “Quick Look.”

Quick Look Preview: Even More Convenience

A few minutes ago, I reminded him how it worked in a SMS text, two minutes later he responded, “Thanks. I love it.”

How it Works

Just press the space bar and the Mac will preview any file. It’s fast and easy and prevents wasted time. It also works on movies. Have a look.
 

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A colleague recently switched to Mac, he is happy he did, but had some questions about moving his files from the PC. He had the files he needed on a external hard drive but didn’t know where to put them on the Mac.

All drives on a Mac mount themselves on the desktop for easy access. All that we needed to do was click on his USB drive open a new Finder window, select the files and move them over. I go over that and a little about the PC program that’s used to move around files called Windows Explorer.
 

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Folders and drives on a Mac pop open to allow files to be easily placed inside. It’s a good way to get a file deep into a folder structure.

To change how fast the folders spring open click on “Preferences” menu in the “Finder” drop down menu.

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 How many lawyers actually use iWeb, Garage Band, and iDVD? I’d say not many, but most people get a Mac and leave the Dock as is. Customizing the Dock and other parts of the Desktop speed things up and makes work easier.   You move things around on your desk, don’t you?

The video below is the fourth in a series that starts with “Mac Out of the Box” then “System Preferences Overview”, then “Backing Up your Mac and Making Your Files Available Everywhere.”

Watch the Series. 

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