When Apple released the iPad, it forgot about file management.
The company thought the iPad would be the greatest media consumption device ever created and ignored including an app for file storage. No one thought that the iPad would become a business device used by doctors, lawyers, and other business professionals to manage their documents away from the office. Fortunately, GoodReader ($4.99) has provided a simple, easy way to manage and store files on the go.
Here’s how you can sync your GoodReader file cabinet with your office computer.
A few years ago, I remember watching an experienced trial lawyer in a federal tax evasion case methodically march the jury through a series of exhibits on a courtroom projector and a laptop. How exciting now that trial presentation software is accessible – and affordable – requiring little more than an iPad and the latest app from ExhibitView:
Please welcome ExhibitView Solutions, a leading developer of trial presentation software for the iPad and PC, which has offered to support the blog as it adds new content during the upcoming year. Their gracious support will allow the blog to expand with continuing education training for law firms and legal professionals.
There are 500,000 apps – and counting – for the iPad.
Everyone has their favorites, as I discovered while speaking to a group of trial lawyers for an upcoming seminar. The attorneys in big cities (i.e., those with reliable courtroom WiFi networks) use Dropbox for case management, which requires an Internet connection. The country lawyers prefer GoodReader, which stores documents locally and can be accessed in rural courts that lack broadband.
Here’s my home screen (click to enlarge), so you can see what apps I use every day on the iPad.
Why write it when you can say it?
That’s the motivation behind Dragon Dictation (Free) for iPad/iPhone. The app was developed by Nuance Communications, the same company that partnered with Apple to create the popular Siri service. It’s the kind of application that gets better with time, as the company’s servers accumulate voice data from around the world and transcribe it into written text.
Here’s an overview of Dragon Dictation, a remarkable app for writing what you say.
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