The quarterly publication of the International Legal Technology Association
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IT Professional THE i'S HAVE IT: A HAIKU by Shirley Crow of Farella Braun + Martel LLP iPad by my side, I didn't want you Or so I thought in the store. Love my iPhone less. Soft keyboard? Not my first choice But it learns my words. We go everywhere Together now. You tell me The way to get there. The App Store wonders! A pedometer and a Flashlight for night walks All email accounts, News, dance calendar, Facebook with my friends. Never out of touch With my family and friends Or work, gosh darnit Laptop for travel? No more. My back says thank you. Security too. Take or save photos. Edit and synch on iCloud. So easy to send. Three cats on my lap. You too, my iPad, While we all watch a movie. Trade all Apple stuff To have my own Google Glass? Not sure but tempting. Shirley Crow is the Chief Information Officer at Farella Braun + Martel LLP. Shirley has been involved in legal technology management since 1989. She has been an active ILTA volunteer since 1999, and she currently serves on ILTA's Board of Directors. Contact Shirley at scrow@fbm.com. Lawyer and Consultant THE EVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED by Jason Smith of Duff & Phelps, LLC It wasn't long ago that managing daily business required a vast collection of devices, gadgets and tools. There was the cellphone for calls, the laptop for documents and Web browsing, the camera for photographs, and the GPS device for directions to meet colleagues or clients. If I wanted to network, I had to physically attend conferences, events and classrooms. Collaboration on documents required I be at a client site or near a 48 Peer to Peer fax machine. Technology advancements, combined with high-speed wireless networks, led to the consolidation of devices and more efficiency for busy professionals like myself. THE MOBILE "PHONE" In a recent survey by O2, "making phone calls" ranked fifth in a list of top daily activities conducted on smartphones. Browsing the Internet and checking social networks ranked higher. Perhaps this is a result of the infinite challenge of lost connections and dropped calls, or it could be an indication that the culture of communication has shifted. Texting and emailing allow me to carry on several conversations simultaneously, a feat I could not accomplish with traditional phone calls. In addition, tools like Facetime and Skype allow me to enter quickly into a videoconference with one or more