By Larry Port
on February 3, 2010
The cloud was all the rage at LegalTech NY. Cloud, cloud, cloud seemed to be what everyone was talking about.
Ironically, I’m up here at 30,000 feet using the cloud in the clouds. At the airport I was connected too using a Verizon MiFi device. I’ve been using Rocket Matter to check my [...]
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By Larry Port
on January 4, 2010
Welcome to a new year, a new decade, which hopefully won’t be remembered for odd-shaped jeans and hairstyles. Hopefully this decade (the teens, the tens, hopefully we can decide on a name this time) will be remembered as one in which smaller law firms become more profitable. It appears the groundwork is already there, with [...]
By Larry Port
on November 11, 2009
Last week Mac lawyers from all over the United States gathered in Orlando to talk about using their beloved Apple machines in the legal space. It was a very cool gathering of people, and whether you knew a lot or a little about Macs there was something for everyone.
I found it interesting to talk to [...]
By Larry Port
on October 9, 2009
Computerworld recently featured an article discussing how small businesses, by leverage the cloud and Software as a Service, are able to cut their IT costs. The following quote says it best:
Third party clouds, however, can now do everything a business needs. The smaller the company, the more they should look to hosted “cloud” providers for [...]
By Larry Port
on August 31, 2009
The past week saw three excellent articles published on the security, advantages, and viability of online legal software, also known as cloud-based or SaaS software.
Nicole Black, in her insightful Practicing Law in the 21st Century blog, wrote a piece called “Should Lawyers Be Wary of SaaS?”, which resulted in a very lively discussion. Make sure [...]
By Larry Port
on May 12, 2009
What happens if your entire life is on your laptop and your machine needs a repair? Or worse yet, the laptop dies. Or even beyond your wildest fears, your computer with all of your sensitive client information gets lost or stolen?
Recently I heard of a solo attorney requiring several days of repair work on an all-important laptop. [...]
By Larry Port
on May 7, 2009
Rocket Matter, the leading web-based legal productivity solution for small to mid-sized law firms, today announces additional searchable custom fields in their signature product – Rocket Matter. Rocket Matter’s unique document and contact tagging system now encompasses matter management, allowing users to work with information quickly and in a highly flexible manner.
Boca Raton, FL May [...]
By Larry Port
on February 24, 2009
This article first appeared in FindLaw’s Technology section on February 20, 2009.
“The Cloud” Explained, Part 1 of 2
By Larry Port of Rocket Matter
In the technology world, “the cloud” is an apt name for a murky topic with a hazy definition. Originally a computer science term, technologists and non-technologists alike have used “cloud computing” loosely, casually, [...]
