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Jeff Richardson
New Orleans
Interests: piano, technology, apple
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I really consider this case mostly as a way to have protection from dropping in the first place. And for that, it is a big help. But if you drop it anyway, you are correct that this case doesn't protect the glass on the front. If you want that, you need a good screen protector or a far more robust case, but then you have to deal with the disadvantage of using those.
Usability versus protection. That's the tradeoff, and no one answer is right for everyone.
As for the damage that occurred to your new iPhone -- Yikes! That's horrible. Ugh.
-Jeff
Review: Apple iPhone 12 leather case -- slim case to protect your iPhone
I've been using the black leather iPhone cases sold by Apple since 2014. When Apple started selling the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro on October 23, 2020, it did not yet have a leather case available, but they are available now and you can get one on Amazon for $59. The new leather case is simi...
I have used Dropbox with Microsoft Word for iPad, but I don't recall ever seeing that error message. So I really don't have any advice for this error message.
-Jeff
Microsoft Word for iPad adds full trackpad and mouse support
Apple added preliminary iPad mouse support in 2019, and I found it to be very useful, but also somewhat frustrating because it seemed so limited with the cursor merely mimicking your finger without working like a mouse attached to a computer. On March 24, 2020, Apple added fantastic mouse and ...
I don't know that any one device is truly my primary device. They all sort of supplement each other. I use a PC in my office, an iMac at home, and an iPad and iPhone wherever I am. When I'm using my iPad and I want a keyboard and mouse, I just start using them.
If you want to have a keyboard with you all of the time, I have heard others say that the Magic Keyboard for iPad is rather heavy, and that device plus an iMac can weigh as much as a traditional laptop. That does take away a big iPad advantage, the fact that it is so much smaller and lighter than an iPad.
-Jeff
Why lawyers will love the new iPad Pro (2020 editions: 12.9" 4th Generation and 11" 2nd Generation)
Yesterday, Apple announced new versions of the iPad Pro, and more importantly, announced updates that will allow current iPad owners to take better advantage of a mouse or trackpad with their iPad. And most importantly of all, thank goodness we have something to talk about other than the Coron...
I cannot remember if this is called "focus" or "pin" but I understand what you are trying to do. I know that you can do this on the PC and Mac because I have done so recently. But I cannot recall whether I have done this on the iPad, and I don't have an easy way to test this right now. If I do get further information on this I'll try to remember to come back to your comment and post another reply.
-Jeff
Microsoft Teams on the iPad and iPhone for videoconferences
With so many of us staying at home and practicing safe social-distancing, videoconferencing has replaced in-person meetings. There are many different platforms that you can use for videoconferencing, but lately I have been spending a lot of time using Microsoft Teams. If you primarily use Tea...
Hmm. I haven't seen that particular problem before. I'm not sure what to suggest. Microsoft has some tech support forums on its own website; you might try seeing if someone over there has a fix.
-Jeff
Microsoft Teams on the iPad and iPhone for videoconferences
With so many of us staying at home and practicing safe social-distancing, videoconferencing has replaced in-person meetings. There are many different platforms that you can use for videoconferencing, but lately I have been spending a lot of time using Microsoft Teams. If you primarily use Tea...
That is frustrating. I ordered mine the first week of December, so I know that they have been available for the past month. There is always high demand for accessories that work with Apple's products right after the holidays, so hopefully this is just a temporary supply issue and there will be more in stock soon.
-Jeff
Review: Foam Masters Hybrid Silicone-Memory Foam Ear Tips for AirPods Pro -- comfortable replacement tips that fit
I've been using Apple's AirPods Pro for almost a full year, and they are one of my all-time favorite Apple products. I use them every single day to listen to music, listen to podcasts, participate in videoconferences, and conduct phone calls, and I love doing so. And that really says somethin...
Hope you enjoy it. And stay safe out there. I just saw an article in the L.A. Times about how close the hospitals in your area of California are to capacity.
-Jeff
Review: Paperless Field Guide by David Sparks -- digitize the paper in your life
California attorney David Sparks converted his law practice from paper to paperless long before many other attorneys did so, and along the way, he discovered lots of tips and tricks for making the transition. He compiled all of his advice into an ebook called Paperless, which I reviewed back i...
I also use autocorrect to do this in Word on my PC, and I find that much easier to remember than those code numbers. And on the iPhone / iPad, I use the Keyboard Shortcuts feature to do the same thing.
-Jeff
Shortcuts for typing a § and a ¶
If you’re using Windows, you can type a section sign (§) or a pilcrow (¶) in any Windows application, including Word, using your numeric keypad. Here’s how. First, make sure your Num Lock is on; that’s the key in the upper left corner of your numeric keypad. Most keypads have a little light indi...
I use a PC in my office and a Mac at home. All of my desktop computer OCR work is done on my PC, so I don't have anything I can recommend on the Mac from personal experience. When I confirmed with Readdle that OCR is on the roadmap for the iPad as I was writing this post, I was told that OCR is also coming to version 3 of PDF Expert for Mac "very soon." I presume that there is a version of Adobe Acrobat for Mac that would do OCR, but I know that is an expensive product.
-Jeff
[Sponsor] PDF Expert by Readdle -- tips and tricks
Thank you to Readdle for sponsoring iPhone J.D. this month. When Readdle was a sponsor last month, I provided an overview on their amazing PDF Expert app, which is one of the most useful productivity apps on my iPad and iPhone. It is a fantastic tool for working with PDF files in a law practi...
Good suggestions for a future update. I usually do those tasks on a computer, and the only iPad app I've used to do that is DocReviewPad by Lit Software. If you have another suggestion for an iPad app that can apply Bates numbers and/or page numbers, I'd love to hear about it.
-Jeff
[Sponsor] PDF Expert by Readdle -- tips and tricks
Thank you to Readdle for sponsoring iPhone J.D. this month. When Readdle was a sponsor last month, I provided an overview on their amazing PDF Expert app, which is one of the most useful productivity apps on my iPad and iPhone. It is a fantastic tool for working with PDF files in a law practi...
Yikes! That hasn't happened to me. You can always open the app to see what was blocked. And there may be a way to avoid that, such as adding the number to your contacts?
-Jeff
Review: AT&T Call Protect -- block and warn of nuisance calls
Five of the six characters in the word "iPhone" refer to the phone feature, but the phone is easily the least important part of my iPhone. Thanks to email and text messages, I make and receive cell phone calls far less today than I did years ago. Phone calls can be important, and thus even th...
I use the Smart Folio sold by Apple. It protects the iPad screen, ans easily converts into a stand.
-Jeff
Why lawyers will love the new iPad Pro (2020 editions: 12.9" 4th Generation and 11" 2nd Generation)
Yesterday, Apple announced new versions of the iPad Pro, and more importantly, announced updates that will allow current iPad owners to take better advantage of a mouse or trackpad with their iPad. And most importantly of all, thank goodness we have something to talk about other than the Coron...
I have a pretty big photos library (over 56,000 photos, almost 1000 videos), plus I have lots of home movies and other videos that I like to keep local, which is why I push against the upper limit of the 256GB. Of course, the iPhone will manage this virtually, just deleting local copies when it needs more space, but that can slow things down a little, especially if you are in an area without a good Internet connection.
But I get your point, Jay. If it doesn't bother you to have your media in the cloud and just grab it when you need it, then less space is needed on the iPhone itself. However, I still think that 64GB is too small and that 128GB is a better sweet spot for most.
-Jeff
Why lawyers will love the iPhone 12
Yesterday, Apple introduced its new iPhone 12 line, and one of the taglines used was: "It's a leap year." Give the marketing folks some credit; I agree with that one. Apple introduces a new iPhone every year, and every few years it releases a model that is a major improvement. For example, ...
I have been using this band for some part of the day, almost every day, since I wrote this review. The hook and loop system still works like new.
-Jeff
Review: Sport Loop band -- comfortable band for the Apple Watch
Two years ago, at the same time that Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 3, Apple introduced its first Sport Loop band for the Apple Watch. Until last month, I had never tried one. This year, with the Apple Watch Series 5, Apple has introduced a new mix-and-match approach where you can pu...
I don't have any way to test this myself, but I strongly suspect that you would lose the files unless you find some way to export them off of the BlackBerry first. If you do export them, you should be able to import them into GoodReader on an iPhone/iPad after you switch platforms. But I seriously doubt that the app would do it on its own.
-Jeff
Review: GoodReader version 5 -- new features for an old favorite
GoodReader, an app that you can use to store, view, and annotate PDF files and other types of documents, was recently updated to version 5. That sentence may not sound all that interesting, but I have been waiting a very, very long time to be able to type it because this is the first major upd...
Excellent point. I've also had a situation when the app defaulted to one vehicle but I was actually in a different one. That's something you really need to look out for when you use this app.
Good luck with your e-appeal, and I'd love to hear how it turns out!
-Jeff
Challenging a parking ticket with the ParkMobile app
I fought the law, and my app won. Here is my story. For many years now, there have been systems in place in many cities allowing you to pay for a parking spot using an iPhone app. I live in New Orleans, and the system that we use here is called ParkMobile, which operates in 350 cities in the ...
Good question. I'm sure that there is a way to do it, but I don't know how. Having said that, when the next version of the Mac operating system comes out in a few months, there will be a feature to have AirPods automatically switch between an iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so this shortcut won't be necessary.
-Jeff
Quick way to switch AirPods pairing between iPad and iPhone
I frequently use my AirPods with two different devices: my iPhone and my iPad. I use them with my iPhone to listen to music and podcasts. I use them with my iPad to watch videos such as TV episodes. When AirPods are connected to one device, like my iPad, it is a pain to have to go through t...
That's great, Justin. It is nice that those previously hard-to-find items -- from webcams to toilet paper -- are now easier to find!
-Jeff
Fantastical update embraces videoconferences -- and a quick rave review of the Logitech HD Pro C922 webcam and the Lampat LED Desk Lamp
One of the most noticeable changes to my law practice since the COVID-19 pandemic began was the vast increase videoconferences that I have attended. Instead of driving across the city for an appellate argument or across the state for a hearing on a motion for summary judgment, I attended court...
I think a number of apps are having this glitch right now. Fortunately, there is this solution.
-Jeff
Fixing "This app is no longer shared with you"
One of the nice features of the App Store and the Family Sharing feature is that any app that you purchase can also be used, at no additional charge, by other family members. It won't surprise you to learn that I purchase more apps than the other members of my family, but I don't purchase ever...
I haven't experienced this problem with the WhatsApp app, but when I have used this fix with other apps, it does retain all of my data. And one of the other folks to post a comment above said that all of their conversations were preserved. I cannot promise anything 100%, but if it works the way that it is supposed to work, you won't lose your conversations when you do this. Good luck!
-Jeff
Fixing "This app is no longer shared with you"
One of the nice features of the App Store and the Family Sharing feature is that any app that you purchase can also be used, at no additional charge, by other family members. It won't surprise you to learn that I purchase more apps than the other members of my family, but I don't purchase ever...
I'll send an email about your registration to the organizer right now. You should receive a Zoom link that is unique to you.
-Jeff
CLE on using an iPad and iPhone in your law practice
I am presenting a 90-minute webinar CLE this Friday, May 15, at 9:30 Central to provide tips for using an iPad and iPhone in your law practice. I'll be talking about viewing and editing documents, taking handwritten notes, security issues, recommended apps, tips for being more efficient, the l...
Kevin,
Yes, I was just told this morning that Loyola plans to record the seminar and make it available as a CLE on-demand at some point in the future. Of course, you cannot ask questions that way. Well, you can, but I won't hear them. :-)
-Jeff
CLE on using an iPad and iPhone in your law practice
I am presenting a 90-minute webinar CLE this Friday, May 15, at 9:30 Central to provide tips for using an iPad and iPhone in your law practice. I'll be talking about viewing and editing documents, taking handwritten notes, security issues, recommended apps, tips for being more efficient, the l...
Your suggestion of using the Reminders app for a grocery list instead of the Notes app so that I can access the list on my Apple Watch is a good one. I like the new feature in the Notes app that moves an item to the bottom of the list once you check it off as done so that only the remaining items are at the top. Reminders doesn't do that, but I see that if I exit a specific list in the Reminders app on the Apple Watch and then return to the list again, it only shows the items that are not yet checked, which serves a similar purpose.
I wonder why Apple's Notes app does not exist on the Apple Watch? Seems like that could be use useful to have.
-Jeff
Why lawyers will love the iPhone SE (second generation)
Apple announced a new iPhone yesterday called the iPhone SE. If you have avoided purchasing an iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, or iPhone 11 because you prefer having a button on your iPhone that uses Touch ID (fingerprint recognition) instead of an iPhone with Face ID (facial recognition), the...
If you are going to be looking at documents that are formatted for letter size or legal size paper, such as briefs for any court other than the U.S. Supreme Court, I love the larger 12.9" screen. In portrait orientation, it is essentially the same size as an 8.5"x11" piece of paper.
The 11" size is fantastic because it is so light and portable. And for web pages and many other things that you may read on the screen, it is easy to make the text whatever size you want. But I think that most lawyers should take a close look at the 12.9" size.
One of the challenges is that when you first try out the 12.9" size, it seems too big. It took me about a week or so to get used to it when I first used a larger iPad years ago. So this isn't something that you can just try out at an Apple Store for a few minutes to decide whether you like the larger size. That just isn't enough time. But I can tell you that after that first week or so, I really loved the larger size, and now whenever I use a regular size iPad I consider myself so happy that I have the larger size.
Having said that, if you value being able to carry around the iPad in a purse or a smaller compartment in a bag or briefcase, you'll need to think about whether the 12.9" is too big. It will fit in most any compartment that is made to hold a laptop, and of course the iPad is much thinner and lighter than a laptop.
-Jeff
Why lawyers will love the new iPad Pro (2020 editions: 12.9" 4th Generation and 11" 2nd Generation)
Yesterday, Apple announced new versions of the iPad Pro, and more importantly, announced updates that will allow current iPad owners to take better advantage of a mouse or trackpad with their iPad. And most importantly of all, thank goodness we have something to talk about other than the Coron...
I also just encountered this bug again yesterday, after I updated to iOS 13.4. Ugh. Fortunately, this same fix still works.
-Jeff
Fixing "This app is no longer shared with you"
One of the nice features of the App Store and the Family Sharing feature is that any app that you purchase can also be used, at no additional charge, by other family members. It won't surprise you to learn that I purchase more apps than the other members of my family, but I don't purchase ever...
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