Years ago, before going to law school, I thought that being able to type quickly would be a good idea.  Little did I know that typing is really not the issue in law school.  Nevertheless I bought Dragon NaturallySpeaking.  I thought it was okay although I did not really need it.

Now as a practicing lawyer, typing quickly seems to mean a lot more.  So, I visited nuance, and bought Dragon dictation 2.5 for the Mac.  I just installed it today, and so far I think it is pretty good.  In fact, I am writing this post using it, and it has not made a single error.

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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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The core of my thoughts about computers in the law office is captured in a phrase I attached as a tagline to one of my websites "We are an information industry and this is our age." In my view, few industries are better situated to reap digital benefits than us.

I spend much of my time on this site discussing the "basics" and reviewing discreet tips and techniques. But Digital practice is far more than getting a little more from Acrobat or a Mac.  That stuff is just the threshold, what may come next is much more interesting.

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