1. How to Be a Professional While Not in the Office Louisiana Bar Association New Orleans July 11, 2008

3. NOTEBOOK ● Speed ● RAM ● Sound ● Monitors ● CD-ROM ● Hard Drive ● Network Card ● Weight/Size ● Price ● Brand

4. TABLET PC’s

5. WIFI NETWORKING ● CONFIGURATIONS ▸ 802.11g is most common type , comes installed on many laptops ▸ 802.11n (“Pre-N”) is the system to buy when it becomes formally available ▸ May have problems running network applications ● COST ▸ WAP - $10 to $750 ▸ WiFi PC Access - $5 to $100 ▸ Wireless Print Servers - $50 to 300

12. LEGAL iPod ▪ Apple iPod ▪ Can serve as an external hard drive ▪ Add data backup software like Backup MyPC, RetroSpect or Second Copy ▪ Store digital photos of clients, accident scenes, real estate property using the iPod Photo ▪ $199-$449

18. THE CLOUD

19. EXTRANETS Connect to clients, courts, co-counsel, securely via the Web using Extranet technology

20. BLOGS

24. ● Th ere is no single “best” legal research service ▸ Combine Lexis, Westlaw, LOIS ▸ FastCase thru LSBA ● Resources ▸ LLRX.com ▸ “ Fact Finding On The Internet” LEGAL RESEARCH

26. ESSENTIAL BOOKS ● “ How to Start and Build a Law Practice” by Jay Foonberg ● “ Flying Solo” – Bill Gibson ● “ 2008 Solo & Small Firm Legal Technology Guide” –Nelson, Simek & Maschke ● “ The Business of Law” by Edward Poll ● Visit www.lawpractice.org for ordering information

27. Thank You For Listening! Gulf Coast Technology Center www.gulfltc.org Tom O’Connor (toconnor@legal-edocs.org) Craig Bayer (Cbayer@lawot.com)