by Eric Zaidins | Sep 28, 2012
I’ve been sitting on the iPad App, “Meeting Minutes,” waiting for an opportunity to use it at a real meeting. At the same time, I didn’t want to put it through its paces during a lengthy meeting just in case something went terribly wrong. As...
by Eric Zaidins | Sep 7, 2012
A few weeks ago I read someplace about a drawing for two iPad Apps, “TranscriptPad” and “TrialPad,” from a company called Lit Software. The only catch was that I had to Tweet or Facebook about it (which I won’t usually do). However, since...
by Eric Zaidins | Aug 3, 2012
There are iPad apps that can, in a pinch, substitute for the old reliable legal pad, but why bother? The advantage for ALJs and HOs, of course, is the creation of searchable bench notes, not to mention the ability to create a backup copy of those notes. As of the time...
by Eric Zaidins | Jul 6, 2012
If you’re unimpeded by a requirement that you use your agency’s/employer’s email portal, and you’re not already using Google’s Gmail system, you should seriously consider it. Gmail has many useful tools for sending and receiving email and...
by Eric Zaidins | Jun 8, 2012
Last summer, my brother generously offered me his iPad 1 because he purchased a new iPad 2. The price was right and I accepted. Over the course of the last year, I’ve become completely addicted to this piece of tech from Apple. On May 17, the built-in battery...
by Eric Zaidins | Apr 20, 2012
Earlier this week, while looking for something to fill this column, I happened across an app that adjusts your computer’s display to the time of day— warm at night and like sunlight during the day. It’s called F.lux, it’s free, and I’m hooked....