Mobile computing
An internet primer: connectivity
We discussed in the first article in this series how our internet service provider (ISP) connects us to the internet. Here we look at how we connect to each other and our ISP and what other technologies are at work influencing our internet connectivity and experience. Modems and routers A modem (modulator-demodulator) converts data from […]
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Apps and Cyber Crime – avoiding the security hazards of working on the go
Clients are demanding Apps for real-time communications, lawyers need them for remote working. But how do we improve the security of apps in order to prevent any data security breaches? Law firms are prime targets for cyber-attacks due to the amount of money they hold for clients and the sensitive information they control. Clearly, remote […]
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Mobile apps for lawyers – how to work on the move
Software as a Service (SAAS) and apps are becoming increasingly popular among solicitors. Legal practitioners have developed a clear preference for mobile-friendly applications that are directly available from the web. DPS Software have developed secure SaaS solutions and apps which solve the issue of mobility without compromising data security. A complete remote working solution The […]
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Bring Your Own Device: an introduction
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) refers to the growing trend of employees using their personal laptops, smartphones and other communications devices in the workplace or elsewhere for work-related purposes. The related Bring Your Own App (BYOA) is essentially the software version of BYOD, where an employee uses personal (often cloud-based) software for work purposes, which […]
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Apps for lawyers
Over the last few years, apps have proliferated on smartphones and tablets and there are now over a million individual apps available for both Apple and Android devices. Although generally only games and entertainment apps receive attention from the press, there are also many apps available for professionals, including lawyers. It’s worth noting that the […]
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BYOD is no fun for SysAdmins
In the old days it was relatively easy to determine what devices were connected to the corporate network; they were large and cumbersome. Indeed, it was difficult for new devices to be connected to the network without the assistance of the corporate IT department; the confusing array of IP addresses and ports and the obscure […]
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Adapting websites for mobile devices
As the number of people who own smartphones and tablets rises astronomically, law firms should be thinking about implementing a mobile site, creating an app or at least ensuring that their web site is responsive. If they do not, they risk frustrating users and losing valuable business. Recent studies have shown that more and more […]
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Should lawyers Surface?
My new Microsoft Surface RT was delivered on 31 October 2012. Not since I was a young boy opening the box to a Dragon computer or a BBC Micro had I so anticipated owning a new computer. (I never got a Sinclair ZX Spectrum or a Commodore 64.) The Surface is a slick looking piece […]
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Legal apps arrive
A brief history Oxford Dictionaries Online defines an app as “a self-contained program or piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose; an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device”. It is the latter half of the definition – especially in relation to iPhones and other smartphones – which popularised […]
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The rise (and rise) of the iPad lawyer?
Apple’s iPad was released in the UK on 28 May 2010. Since then I have used mine daily in my practice as a corporate lawyer, both in and out of the office. So after a year and a half of this, what is the point for lawyers? Are tablets just a gimmick or are they […]
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The iLegal iPhone app
The iLegal iPhone application, created by Timothy Leigh, a law student currently studying the Legal Practice Course, aims to provide you with the law in your pocket – or at least access to the UK’s revised primary legislation as taken from the UK Statutory Law Database (SLD). It provides access to all the UK’s primary […]
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Upwardly mobile
Mobile devices have impacted the legal profession as much as the rest of the business world. Many lawyers – particularly commercial lawyers – have the dubious privilege of carrying Blackberries, making them contactable almost anywhere. Those particularly fruity devices are so ubiquitous in the business world that they need no further introduction. The number of […]
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