While the iPad offers lawyers in any practice area the potential for productivity improvements, app developers have really concentrated on making the iPad most useful for litigators.  Today, there are apps for all parts of a legal matter, from case intake all the way to jury verdict.  In this edition, Dennis and Tom discuss Tom’s upcoming book iPad in One Hour for Litigators and why it makes sense for lawyers to take a look at using an iPad in the courtroom.  They also mourn the impending loss of Google Reader, and what it means for using RSS as a legal research tool.

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Segment 1:  The iPad for Litigators

• Tom’s book iPad in One Hour for Litigators

Segment 2:  The Impending Death of Google Reader. Google announced its plans to retire the popular Google Reader.  Dennis and Tom pause briefly to mourn its passing, and discuss what it means for RSS users.

• The End of Google Reader Sends the Internet into an Uproar – New York Times
• RSS Isn’t Dead: The Best Google Reader Alternatives – The Verge

Segment 3:  Parting Shots. 

Lawyers consistently tell us that LinkedIn is the social media platform that makes the most sense for them and other legal professionals.  They like the professional and business focus of LinkedIn, as compared to the personal focus of Facebook and other platforms.  However, lawyers also tell us they wish they could use LinkedIn better than they do now.  In this episode, we welcome guest Allison Shields to discuss the new book LinkedIn in One Hour for Lawyers, how lawyers can make better use of LinkedIn, and some practical tips lawyers and others can implement right away on the professional networking site.

Link to the episode:  LinkedIn for Legal Professionals

Segment 1:  LinkedIn for Legal Professionals

• Our special guest, Allison Shields, President of Legal Ease Consulting, Inc.
• LinkedIn in One Hour for Lawyers – from the ABA Bookstore.  Also available in the iBook Store.

Segment 2:  Puzzled. This week, Allison, Dennis and Tom are puzzled why, although many lawyers recognize that LinkedIn a good networking option for lawyers, they don’t see much potential value in it.

Segment 3:  Parting Shots

As rumors of a game-changing new Apple TV begin to swirl, we wonder how technology is changing the way we watch television.  Does technology always need to have “productive” uses?  In this episode, we turn to a nonserious technology topic for the end of summer, explore ways technology, especially tablets, can enhance your TV viewing experience, and find some surprisingly serious conclusions about where technology is taking us.

Link to the episode:  Technology-Enhanced Television

Segment 1:  Technology-Enhanced Television

• Different ways to watch TV on a tablet now (iPad links below; other platforms will have apps for most of these)
  • Hulu+
  • Apps for major networks – ABC, NBC, TNT
  • HBO Go
  • CNN
  • DirecTV
  • Comcast
  • SlingPlayer for Slingbox – watch whatever’s on your own television when you’re on the road
• “Second Screen” Apps – check the App Store for second screen app companions to your favorite shows
  • Falling Skies
• Other Social Television Apps
  • IntoNow
  • GetGlue

Segment 2:  Puzzled. This week, Tom and Dennis are puzzled why websites don’t provide a consistent approach to choosing and managing passwords.  Tom’s puzzlement nearly turns into a rant.

Segment 3:  Parting Shots

Have you ever wanted one action on the Web automatically trigger another action? For example, if you post a tweet, it automatically becomes a LinkedIn or Facebook update or if you star a blog post in Google Reader, it automatically gets added to your Evernote account. IFTTT (If This, Than That) is a web service does exactly that. In this episode of the Kennedy-Mighell Report, we discuss web automation and IFTTT, how it might make your life a little easier, and the role this type of service might play for the busy lawyer.

Link to the episode:  Putting the Web to Work For You

Segment 1:  Putting the Web to Work for You

• IFTTT- If This, Then That
• Web Automation – Mac Power Users Podcast
• IFTTT With Linden Tibbetts – Mash This Podcast
• Application Programming Interface (API) – from Wikipedia
• Twitter Blocks LinkedIn from its API
• ActiveWords
• Yahoo! Pipes

Segment 2:  Puzzled. This week, Tom and Dennis are puzzled why a tech writer didn’t take basic precautions to protect his most precious computer data.

• How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking
• Please Turn on Two-Factor Authentication – Gmail
• The 3 Lessons Learned from Mat Honan’s Epic Data Loss

Segment 3:  Parting Shots

While Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter draw the lion’s share of social media attention, there are many social media platforms available to lawyers.  Names like Tumblr, Pinterest and Foursquare represent just a few of the social media alternatives you might already be using or thinking about using.  How can you evaluate which of these social media tools might be worthy of your time and effort?  In this episode, we survey the lesser-traveled landscapes of the social media world, identify some tools that might make sense to some lawyers in different scenarios, and speculate about the future of specialized social media tools.

Link to the episode:  I’ll Tumbr For Ya

Segment 1:  I’ll Tumblr For Ya

• The “Big” social media platforms:
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin
  • Twitter
  • Google+
• Microblogging/short-form blogging platforms
  • Tumblr
  • Posterous
  • Check This
• Pinterest
  • Why Lawyers Should Take an Interest in Pinterest – Small Firm Innovation
  • Taylor & Taylor Law Firm – on Pinterest
• Location-Based Services
  • Foursquare
• Social Bookmarking
  • Reddit
  • Delicious
  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
• Quora
• Legal-Specific
  • Avvo
  • JD Supra
  • Legal OnRamp
  • Martindale Connected

Segment 2:  Puzzled. This week, Tom and Dennis are puzzled why lawyers insist on using email for involved online conversations, rather than collaboration tools that are more efficient.

Segment 3:  Parting Shots

For many years, we used email and listservs for private and public discussions.  Today, the last thing we want is add a high-volume email list to our overloaded email inboxes.  Yet we still have the need for discussions of all kinds.  What are good ways to have discussions using technology today?  In this episode, we tackle today’s options for discussions, how to select the right forum for discussions, and whether we can improve the quality of the discussions we have.

Link to the episode:  The Lost Art of the Online Conversation

Segment 1:  The Lost Art of the Online Conversation

• SoloSez listserv from the American Bar Association’s GP|Solo Division
• MILO – Macs in Law Offices
• Chat/Discussion Options
  • Traditional listservs
  • LinkedIn
  • Online chat rooms like the new service ChatStep
  • Follow social media conversations with Engag.io

Segment 2:  The Rant. This week, Tom rants about comment spam, and spammers who now realize that their earlier spam is causing them SEO problems.

Segment 3:  Parting Shots

We can find almost anything on the Internet.  The problem is finding what we’ve already found when we want to find it again.  Are there ways to “harvest” the web so we can find and read research at a later time?  In this episode, we take a look at ways to store and keep track of what you find in your web research, resources for reading web findings later or when you are offline, and whether techniques like capturing blog posts for reading later on a Kindle or iPad really help us with the problem of information overload.

Link to the episode:  Find it Now, Read it Later

Segment 1:  Find it Now, Read it Later

• Tom uses Pinboard to save bookmarks; Dennis uses Google Bookmarks
• To avoid linkrot with your bookmarks, check out AM-Deadlink
• Tom’s Research Workflow
  • Google Reader – using Mr. Reader on the iPad
  • Instapaper (iPad App); Tom’s trying out Pocket (iPad App), which was formerly ReadItLater
  • Evernote (iPad App)
• Explore using IFTTT (If This, Then That) to move articles from one service to another (i.e., from Google Reader to Evernote, or from Twitter to Instapaper)
• Dennis uses Calibre for ebook conversion and management
• You can also set up Instapaper to send articles to your Kindle each day or week
• We’re creating a LinkedIn Group called Evernote for Lawyers, to share best practices for using Evernote.  The group is invite-only, so let us know if you’re interested in an invitation.

Segment 2:  The Rant. This week, Tom rants about blog posts where people say technology isn’t changing much about how we practice law.

Segment 3:  Parting Shots

Recent news stories about large password compromises have refocused our attention on good password practices.  Password management seems to require more time and effort than ever before, but it’s not clear that we really feel any more secure.  Are there good ways to create, use and protect all of our passwords?  In this episode, we take a look at the current state of passwords, changing recommendations on password management, and whether there are some good, simple approaches to dealing with today’s password requirements.

Link to the episode:  Getting a Passing Grade on Passwords

Segment 1:  Getting a Passing Grade on Passwords

• GRC Password Haystack
• Passwords: LinkedIn and Beyond
• Password Management Tools
  • LastPass
  • 1Password
  • Roboform
  • IronKey
• Google Two-Factor Authentication
  • Getting started with Google Two-Factor Authentication
  • Google Authenticator App
• LinkedIn Password Checker - see if your password was affected

Segment 2:  The Rant. This week, Tom rants about people who don’t pay attention to when social media sites share things without their knowledge.  Dennis agrees.

• Use MyPermissions.org to scan your social network app permissions and clean them up

Segment 3:  Parting Shots

Everywhere we go, we see lawyers using iPads. But what are they using them for? There are thousands of Apps available for the iPad – so many that it’s hard to know where to begin. Fortunately, Tom Mighell has written a new book called iPad Apps in One Hour for Lawyers. In this episode, we discuss the importance of iPad apps for effective use of iPads, Tom’s book, and our favorite iPad apps for lawyers and others.

Link to the episode:  Essential iPad Apps for Lawyers

Segment 1:  Essential iPad Apps for Lawyers

• Tom’s Book – iPad Apps in One Hour for Lawyers
• How I Learned to Live Simply on the iPad - from Walking Office
• Mentioned Apps*
  • Productivity
    • Dropbox
    • GoodReader
    • QuickOffice Pro
    • Documents to Go
    • CloudOn
    • PDF Expert
    • Evernote
    • Noteshelf
    • Note Taker HD
    • OmniOutliner
    • Harmon.ie
  • Legal-Specific
    • TrialPad
    • Worldox
  • News and Reading
    • Mr. Reader
    • Kindle
    • USA Today
    • ESPN
    • Zite
    • Instapaper
  • Social Networking
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Tweetbot
  • Travel
    • TripIt
    • Yelp
  • Entertainment
    • HBO Go
    • Amazon
• AppAdvice
  • AppAdvice – the app
  • AppShopper

Segment 2:  The Rant. In this new segment, Tom rants about getting LinkedIn invitations from “Friends” he doesn’t know.

Segment 3:  Parting Shots

Many lawyers say they are “good lawyers,” while knowing very little about legal technology. So does that statement really compute in this technology driven world? Recent discussions about possible changes to ethical rules include requirements that lawyers stay up-to-date on technology.  In this episode, we discuss the intersection of technology, law practice and ethical rules, potential changes to ethical rules related to technology knowledge, and the implications for lawyers.

Link to the episode:  Lawyers’ Duty to Know Technology?

Segment 1:  Lawyer’s Duty to Know Technology?

• Changing Times Mean Changing Ethics Issues for Lawyers – Samuel C. Stretton
• ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 Resolution and Report – Technology and Confidentiality
• ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 Resolution and Report – Technology and Client Development

Segment 2:  Revisiting - wherein we revisit the topic of our last episode, Planning for Your Digital Estate.

Segment 3:  Parting Shots