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iPhone Basics How did you get

that image?

Folders? Folders? How???

Closing Apps

Mobile Enhanced Websites

QR Scanners

Hawaii DCCA

Casemaker

http://mobile.lawriter.net

Westlaw Next

http://m.next.westlaw.com

LEXIS

You need a subscription, but this is an APP rather than a mobile enhanced site.

Productivity Apps

Dropbox

Get a free account on dropbox.com and take your files with you.

Evernote

Remember everything. Similar to Dropbox; access these items from any computer or mobile device. Clip web pages; Store pdfs; Photos; Add tags

Pomodoro

Time Management. $2.99, but worth it if you have ADD or are often interrupted. Each pomodoro (a unit of work based on a tomato timer) is made up of 25 minutes of focused work and 5 minutes of rest. Every 4 pomodoros, you take a longer break of 15 minutes.

iPunchclock

Track Work/Project Time ($4.99) • Assign to particular matters/clients • Export as a spreadsheet, report,

summary, current task • Preview, Email, Google, Print, Air

Server

Court Days

Reminder for upcoming court dates. ($0.99) • Includes a preset for Hawaii Courts • Insert customized court holidays • Email the list of dates

Documents to Go

Edit MS Office documents on your iPhone ($9.99 & $14.99) • Truly an AWESOME app for editing

Word, Excel, Powerpoint docs • Includes a desktop application that

syncs your files • Edit files from Google Docs,

Dropbox, Box.net, iDisk or SugarSync

• View and edit email attachments

Dragon Dictation

Productivity. FREE • If you can talk, you can type.

Click here to bring up this menu.

Click here to bring up the keyboard.

Legal Pad

LegalPad is a quick, persistent, note-taking utility for attorneys.

Square

2.75% per swipe for all cards One simple rate, including American Express. Next-day payout Automatic direct deposits to your bank account. Free reader, free app For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Check Lists

Create a check list for anything. • Duplicate lists • Email the list • Sort the list A-Z • Make Master Lists and duplicate them

Days Until

. . . Days Since

Legal Research Apps

Black’s Law

$54.99

NOLO Law Dictionary

The Law.com

The Free Dictionary

Includes pronunciations and Latin terms.

U.S. Constitution

U.S. Code

by Prof. Shawn Bayern

It is a memory hog.

Fed. R. Civ. Pro.

This one is Free.

Cliff Maier of WaffleTurtle Software has written several iPhone apps that give you the text of commonly used parts of the U.S. Code and the FRCP. This is NOT one of his apps. His FRCP app costs about $3.00 and he has several other apps as well.

Fed. R. Evidence

PocketJustice

PocketJustice is one of the best apps available as an informative reference to a history of well-documented court cases. It includes all of the 5 Ws (who, what, when, where, why), oral arguments, court opinions, pictures, and anything else of relevance in the respective court cases. Its interface is very well organized and interactive.

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

Law Libe

LawLibe is a free app that comes preloaded with the U.S. Constitution. Then you can download additional legal content directly into the app, including the U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, State Statutes, the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure for a price.

Law Stack

Lawstack serves as your legal history book. It includes accessible documents such as the U.S. Constitution and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, but it also allows you to download and embed other documents and access them through this application.

ABA Journal

Travel Apps

Trip Advisor

Reviews and advice on hotels, resorts, flights, vacation rentals, vacation packages, travel guides, etc. Also has a website: http://www.tripadvisor.com

Trip It

All your travel arrangements in one place, plus maps! If you give it your email address, it will monitor for any confirmation emails.

Airport Status

iParking

Can’t remember where you parked? Set a pin when you do and this app will get you there when you return.

Gate Guru

FlightAware

Track flights in real time.

Point Inside

Maps of airport terminals. A real lifesaver when you have to change terminals and don’t know the airport.

Sit or Squat

Find bathrooms wherever you are.

Taxi Magic

Get a cab wherever you are.

Trapster.com Find the speed traps! Great on the mainland. But it can be a battery drain.

Quake Feed

Earthquake

Quakes

Music/Radio Apps

SoundHound

It even identifies a song by humming.

Stitcher

Podcasts without going into iTunes. My favs:

Bits: Tech Talk (NY Times) The Moth Podcast Fresh Air This American Life

Pandora Radio

The music genome – let it find music for you based on something you like.

Fitness Apps

iMapMy…

•Run •Walk •Ride •Fitness Track your fitness; map your workouts, find routes, calculate the pace.

Endomondo

Speed and distance tracking

Active.com

• Find health articles; • Find races; • Register for races.

Make your front door on a Smart Phone.

MacRoberts

Scottish firm Includes a lot of information on human resources law.

Suite 450

Linehan

Buchanan Law

Ongur & Ergan

BiznessApps.com

Questions?

Roberta Woods [email protected]

West CLE

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