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FileMaker Releases Bento 2

Posted by EsquireMac in Applications, Courtroom Apps, Law Practice Management on Oct 14th, 2008 | 1 comment
For those of you who are interested, FileMaker has just released v2.0 of its simplified organizational tool, Bento. I have toyed with Bento v1 in the past, but I never gave a serious attempt to organize our practice with it.  This is a product that seems to have a lot of promise – but, at the same time, seems very time consuming to set up. FileMaker’s “Top Ten List” of new features: New! Apple Mail integration – Get instant access to related messages Link Apple Mail email messages, notes and RSS articles directly to information stored in Bento with a simple drag and...
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Catch A Mac Thief With iAlertU

Posted by EsquireMac in Courtroom Apps on Jul 13th, 2008 | 0 comments
Earlier this week, I posted about Awaken, a neat little application I found a use for in the courtroom. Today, I’m talking about iAlertU. iAlertU is actually a pretty old app, having been out for about 2 years, and, as far as I can tell has never gotten out of beta. Nonetheless, the app is pretty simple and pretty solid. This app will allow you to very simply alarm your MacBook Pro with your Apple remote. It actually chirps like a Viper car alarm. It utilizes your computer’s accelerometer, so the alarm will not only go off at the stroke of a key, but also if the computer itself is even...
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Awaken: Sweet Little Courtroom App?

Posted by EsquireMac in Courtroom Apps on Jul 11th, 2008 | 0 comments
Awaken, an alarm clock app for Mac OS X, is a neat little program I got as a part of the second MacHeist bundle. At the conclusion of a 19 day trial this past Spring, each of the four lawyers doing a closing argument agreed to take 35 minutes.  Since I was not giving any arguments that day, I decided I would earn my fee by being the official time-keeper.  Awaken has a nice egg-timer feature that allows you to count down from any specified time to zero.  It has a very slick interface, and can be displayed in full screen mode. I set the clock for 35 minutes, aimed my MacBook Pro menacingly at...
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