Improving Your Hand Your Tech Future David Whelan Manager, Legal Information Law Society of Upper Canada

Overview Storage New document formats Web application dominance Personal virtual resources

Storage

New document formats

Web application dominance

Personal virtual resources

Storage Storage is cheap Storage is networked Storage is portable Storage is fast

Storage is cheap

Storage is networked

Storage is portable

Storage is fast

Cheap Storage SanDisk Micromate SD 1 – 4 GB $21 Maxtor Basics Personal 3200 500 GB $170 Buffalo Tech Terastation 1 TB $600

Networked Storage Network Attached Storage USB

Networked Storage Internet Storage AOL XDrive 5 GB Free Google Numerous free options (Mail: 4 GB ; Picasa: 1 GB ) Up to 400 GB additional @ $500 per year Mediamax.com 25 GB free, with download & size limitations

Internet Storage

AOL XDrive

5 GB Free

Google

Numerous free options (Mail: 4 GB ; Picasa: 1 GB )

Up to 400 GB additional @ $500 per year

Mediamax.com

25 GB free, with download & size limitations

Networked Storage Backup Mozy Home 2 GB Free Unlimited $4.95 / Month Livevault Enterprise and multi-location Interested in e-discovery?

Backup

Mozy Home

2 GB Free

Unlimited $4.95 / Month

Livevault

Enterprise and multi-location

Interested in e-discovery?

Portable Storage *Are iPod’s Hard Drive Days Numbered? Arik Hesseldahl, Businessweek.com, October 10, 2007 iPod Classic* 2005 30 GB Hard Drive $78 2007 80 GB Hard Drive $78 2005 2 GB Flash Drive ~$50 iPod Touch 2007 8 GB Flash Drive $48 16 GB $145

Impact Keep and store multimedia evidence Remote storage ideal for low use archives Multimedia files often very large Reduces reliance on changing media hardware Simplify hardware upgrades Storage can support a more mobile practice

Keep and store multimedia evidence

Remote storage ideal for low use archives

Multimedia files often very large

Reduces reliance on changing media hardware

Simplify hardware upgrades

Storage can support a more mobile practice

XML Document formats Really Simple Syndication Search impact

Document formats

Really Simple Syndication

Search impact

Document Conversion XML (e x tensible m arkup l anguage) Enables computers to describe parts of document, rather than just formatting Building block for RSS feeds Growing importance in Microsoft and Corel word processing and office documents Improved cross-platform sharing, including with free Open Office suite

XML (e x tensible m arkup l anguage)

Enables computers to describe parts of document, rather than just formatting

Building block for RSS feeds

Growing importance in Microsoft and Corel word processing and office documents

Improved cross-platform sharing, including with free Open Office suite

RSS from Web Site http://mjpetro.typepad.com/ 7th_circuit_alert/rss.xml http://mjpetro.typepad.com/

RSS to Anything RSS Source File Web Browser Phone PDA RSS Filter / Aggregator

Search XML describes content What part of a document = “judge’s name” Can include metadata found in typical office applications, like Microsoft Word Enables online search to be narrowly focused Migration of proprietary tools to open Web Necessary because of exponential Web content growth

XML describes content

What part of a document = “judge’s name”

Can include metadata found in typical office applications, like Microsoft Word

Enables online search to be narrowly focused

Migration of proprietary tools to open Web

Necessary because of exponential Web content growth

Impact New opportunities to monitor changes in practice and law More options in your office applications and compatibility with others Better Web searching to parallel legal research databases

New opportunities to monitor changes in practice and law

More options in your office applications and compatibility with others

Better Web searching to parallel legal research databases

Web Applications

Browser Integration Web browser as basis for non-Internet programs Require more regular upgrades of your Web browser for compatibility

Web browser as basis for non-Internet programs

Require more regular upgrades of your Web browser for compatibility

Web Applications Google Docs Word processor, spreadsheet, presentations Microsoft Office Live Workspace Beta – you can pre-register officelive.com Zoho.com + project management, databases, PIM

Google Docs

Word processor, spreadsheet, presentations

Microsoft Office Live Workspace

Beta – you can pre-register officelive.com

Zoho.com

+ project management, databases, PIM

Web Applications WYSIWYG Editing Version Control Staff and Lawyer Access

Web Applications “Hosted” applications Primarily to handle back office functions Payroll Retirement and other benefits Banking Bookkeeping and taxes Complicated front office functions E-Discovery Critical applications that require specialized support

“Hosted” applications

Primarily to handle back office functions

Payroll

Retirement and other benefits

Banking

Bookkeeping and taxes

Complicated front office functions

E-Discovery

Critical applications that require specialized support

Impact Closer integration blurs separation between “my PC” and “my network” Ease transition to hosted applications Eliminate “which copy” problem Single copy of data or documents Accessible from multiple locations

Closer integration blurs separation between “my PC” and “my network”

Ease transition to hosted applications

Eliminate “which copy” problem

Single copy of data or documents

Accessible from multiple locations

Virtual Personal Resources Connect from anywhere with Internet Requires a machine to be listening RealVNC.com Requires small application Free version – Mac requires Enterprise Gotomypc.com Requires plug-in for Web browser $19.95 for 1 per month

Connect from anywhere with Internet

Requires a machine to be listening

RealVNC.com

Requires small application

Free version – Mac requires Enterprise

Gotomypc.com

Requires plug-in for Web browser

$19.95 for 1 per month

Virtual Personal Resources VNC: Linux from Windows

VNC: Linux from Windows

Virtual Personal Resources Mac Parallels w/ licensed Windows

Mac Parallels w/ licensed Windows

Your Tech Future What’s in your cards? Leverage storage options to improve data handling and increase mobility Utilize RSS and XML to stay informed and increase collaboration Watch for opportunities to benefit from Web-based resources, to lower overhead Use “large firm” style remote access technology on a shoestring budget

What’s in your cards?

Leverage storage options to improve data handling and increase mobility

Utilize RSS and XML to stay informed and increase collaboration

Watch for opportunities to benefit from Web-based resources, to lower overhead

Use “large firm” style remote access technology on a shoestring budget

Thank You Contact: David Whelan @ the Great Library Law Society of Upper Canada [email_address] 416.947.3438

Contact:

David Whelan @ the Great Library Law Society of Upper Canada

[email_address]

416.947.3438