60 Apps in 60 Minutes 2011

One of the great traditions of ABA TECHSHOW is to have sessions with a title of 60 ____ in 60 Minutes.  The final session of the conference is the very popular 60 Sites in 60 Minutes, and equally popular is the annual session 60 Tips in 60 Minutes.  In that spirit, last week at TECHSHOW 2011, Reid Trautz, Josh Barrett and I presented 60 Apps in 60 Minutes, a collection of notable apps for attorneys using an iPhone or an iPad.  It was a great session with a packed and enthusiastic audience, as shown in this picture taken by Ohio attorney Brett Burney. Well, that picture doesn’t exactly capture the enthusiasm, but trust me it was there.  I liked this tweet during the presentation by Detroit attorney Randall Juip:  “@iphonejd is spending all my app money, $1-2 bucks at a time. And I’m loving it!”

Those who attended will be able to download our slides from the ABA TECHSHOW website very soon, but here is a list of the primary apps that we discussed (along with my tiny description of what the app does).  The apps are listed in the order that we discussed them, and don’t try to find too much rhyme or reason in that; it was a mixture of alphabetical order, who was discussing the app, and in a few cases an effort to group similar apps together.  I put links on the names of the apps that have received a formal review here on iPhone J.D.  I think that you will find that this is a really good and diverse list of apps for you to explore.

60 Apps in 60 Minutes, 2011 Edition

  1. Black’s Law Dictionary – dictionary ($54.99): 
    Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition - West, a Thomson Reuters business
  2. Book of Jargon – example of effective law firm marketing in an app (free): 
    The Book of Jargon™ - Corporate and Bank Finance - Latham & Watkins LLP
  3. Calvetica Calendar – calendar ($2.99): 
    Calvetica Calendar - Mysterious Trousers, LLC
  4. Appolicious – app recommendations (free): 
    Appolicious - Appolicious
  5. Atomic Web Browser – web browser ($0.99): 
    Atomic Web Browser - Browse FullScreen w/ Download Manager & Dropbox - RichTech
  6. Berokyo – file manager ($1.99): 
    Berokyo - Bohdan Hernandez Navia
  7. Keynote – presentations ($9.99): 
    Keynote - Apple®
  8. Penultimate – notes ($1.99): 
    Penultimate - Cocoa Box Design LLC
  9. iThoughtsHD – mind mapping ($9.99): 
    iThoughtsHD (mindmapping) - CMS
  10. Chase Mobile – deposit checks (free): 
    Chase Mobile (SM) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  11. Citrix Receiver – remote access (free): 
    Citrix Receiver for iPad - Citrix Systems, Inc.
  12. LogMeIn Ignition – remote access ($29.99): 
    LogMeIn Ignition - LogMeIn, Inc.
  13. Food Truck Fiesta – find food ($0.99): 
    Food Truck Fiesta - APPease Mobile
  14. Google Translate – voice translation (free): 
    Google Translate - Google
  15. Jibbigo – voice translation ($4.99): 
    Jibbigo English Spanish Speech Translator (for iPhone 3GS, 3rd gen iPod or newer) - Jibbigo LLC
  16. Flipboard – news aggregator (free): 
    Flipboard - Flipboard Inc.
  17. Zite – news aggregator (free): 
    Zite - Zite, Inc.
  18. Instapaper – save web pages to read later ($4.99): 
    Instapaper - Marco Arment
  19. Documents to Go Premium – view and edit Microsoft Office documents ($16.99): 
    Documents To Go® Premium - Office Suite - DataViz, Inc.
  20. Dragon Dictation – transcribe speech (free): 
    Dragon Dictation - Nuance Communications
  21. Eye Glasses – magnifying glass ($2.99): 
    Eye Glasses - Freeverse, Inc.
  22. Google Voice – phone services (free): 
    Google Voice - Google
  23. HootSuite for Twitter – social media aggregator (free): 
    HootSuite for Twitter - Hootsuite Media Inc.
  24. iCPR Full – emergency medical (free): 
    iCpr Full - D-Sign
  25. Digits Calculator – calculator ($0.99): 
    Digits Calculator for iPad + iPhone - Shift
  26. PDF Expert – document editor ($9.99): 
    PDF Expert - Fill forms, annotate PDFs - Readdle
  27. Photogene for iPad – photo editor ($2.99): 
    Photogene for iPad - Omer Shoor
  28. Fastcase – legal research (free): 
    Fastcase - Fastcase
  29. GateGuru – airport information (free): 
    GateGuru - featuring Airport Maps - Mobility Apps LLC
  30. Goodreader for iPad – document editor ($4.99): 
    GoodReader for iPad - Good.iWare Ltd.
  31. Price Check by Amazon – compare prices (free): 
    Price Check by Amazon - AMZN Mobile LLC
  32. Noted – notes (free): 
    Noted - CignoSoft
  33. Siri – personal assistant (free): 
    Siri Assistant - Siri
  34. Infinity Blade – game ($5.99): 
    Infinity Blade - Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
  35. Satchel – client for Backpack service ($9.99): 
    Satchel, the Backpack Client - Stand Alone, Inc.
  36. Plaintext – text editor (free): 
    PlainText - Dropbox text editing - Hog Bay Software
  37. Court Days Pro – date calculator ($2.99): 
    Court Days Pro - Rules-based Calendaring for La... - Law On My Phone
  38. Note Taker HD – notes ($4.99): 
    Note Taker HD - Software Garden
  39. Prizmo – scan and OCR ($9.99): 
    Prizmo - Creaceed
  40. Text’nDrive Pro – read text messages and e-mails ($9.99): 
    Text'nDrive Pro - Hands Free Email Message Reader - HandsFree Software
  41. Word Lens – translation (free): 
    Word Lens - Quest Visual
  42. iType2Go Pro – text editor + camera viewer ($1.99): 
    iType2Go Pro - XCool Apps
  43. TextExpander – macro utility ($4.99): 
    TextExpander - SmileOnMyMac, LLC
  44. TuneIn Radio Pro – listen to and record radio stations ($0.99): 
    TuneIn Radio Pro - Synsion Radio Technologies
  45. GarageBand – create music ($4.99): 
    GarageBand - Apple®
  46. Pro HDR – improved HDR photography ($1.99): 
    Pro HDR - eyeApps LLC
  47. Skype – VOIP calls and video (free): 
    Skype - Skype Software S.a.r.l
  48. WordPerfect Viewer – view .wpd files ($4.99): 
    WordPerfect Viewer for the iPhone - Corel Corporation
  49. Groupon – coupons (free): 
    JotNot Scanner Pro - MobiTech 3000 LLC
  50. JotNot Scanner Pro – document scanner ($0.99): 
    JotNot Scanner Pro - MobiTech 3000 LLC
  51. MindMiester for iPad – mind mapping ($7.99): 
    MindMeister for iPad - MeisterLabs
  52. PhotoSync – transfer photos from iPhone to iPad ($3.99): 
    PhotoSync - wirelessly transfers your photos and videos - touchbyte GmbH
  53. Trickle for Twitter – Twitter display ($0.99): 
    Trickle for Twitter - Caleb Thorson
  54. Reeder for iPad – RSS reader ($4.99): 
    Reeder for iPad - Silvio Rizzi
  55. iMovie – edit movies ($4.99): 
    iMovie - Apple®
  56. Localscope – find nearby businesses ($1.99): 
    Localscope - Cynapse
  57. Atari’s Greatest Hits – game (free): 
    Atari's Greatest Hits - Atari
  58. GoToMyPC – remote access (free): 
    GoToMyPC (Remote Desktop) - Citrix Online
  59. TrialPad – display and mark up exhibits on external display ($89.99): 
    TrialPad - Saurian
  60. Outliner for iPad (by CarbonFin) – organize thoughts ($4.99): 
    Outliner for iPad - CarbonFin
  61. Minimal Folio – presentations ($2.99): 
    Minimal Folio - Simon Heys

By the way, there are lots of apps on the list that we put together at last year’s TECHSHOW that I still use all the time, so click here to read the TECHSHOW 2010 list.  A similar list prepared for TECHSHOW 2009 is available here, although that list is starting to get dated.

A popular activity at TECHSHOW was to trade your iPhone or iPad with someone else just to compare apps and learn about new ones.  I find that no matter how many apps that you think that you know about, you can always learn about additional good ones when you compare notes with others.  With that in mind, I always love it when people send me an e-mail recommending one or more apps that they enjoy using, so please keep those e-mails coming!

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