When I think of iOS, I think of iPhones and iPad, but of course there is also the iPod touch, aka the iPhone-without-the-phone. I’ve heard of a few lawyers who used an iPod touch, but that was a while ago and was because they had to use another smartphone too (such as a BlackBerry back when some firms required that) and they wanted something to run iOS apps. Nowadays, I suspect that virtually all lawyers would find an iPhone far more valuable than an iPod touch. Nevertheless, it was interesting to see that this week Apple announced a new, cheaper version ($229, with of course no cell phone contract) of the iPod touch, a 16GB version that comes only in black and lacks a camera on the back. I agree with Jim Dalrymple of The Loop that it looks like a great portable game machine for kids. With the new iPod touch, Apple also announced that it has sold more than 100 million iPod touch units. By my count, Apple has sold over 350 million iPhones and over 140 million iPads, so that means that historical iOS sales are about 59% iPhone, 24% iPad and 17% iPod touch. That’s actually more popular than I would have expected for the iPod touch … but still doesn’t make me want to launch iPod J.D. And now, the rest of the news of note from the past week:
- San Francisco attorney Morgan Smith describes four apps that make his life easier. I only use one of those myself (TripIt) but that app is essential for me when I travel.
- Earlier this month, Dallas attorney Tom Mighell compared four apps for annotating PDFs on an iPad, and I forgot to link to the article. Better late than never.
- Eric Slivka of Mac Rumors reports that, according to research firm IDC, tablet shipments were surpass notebook computer shipments in 2013, and tablets will take over the entire PC market in 2015.
- Peter Cohen of The Loop reports that Apple hired former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to head up Apple’s environmental efforts. Jackson grew up here in New Orleans, and after getting a B.S. from Tulane and a Masters from Princeton in chemical engineering, spent most of her professional life working for the EPA and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
- I became a big fan of 1Password when I started using it late last year. I still use the app every single day, and I like the app even more now than when I wrote my review four months ago. If you haven’t tried it yet, now may be the time because, for a limited time, 1Password for iOS, Mac and PC is 50% off.
- A few weeks ago, I ended In the news with the video of Candian astronaut singing David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” on the International Space Station. The Economist has an interesting article on how copyright works in space.
- And finally, how many times have you been frustrated that you couldn’t access a floppy disk from your iPad? Okay, probably never, but did you know that you can actually use Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit to access photos on a floppy disk if they are organized the right way? YouTube user “napabar” shows you how to do it in this video. Useful? Perhaps not, but interesting.
Have you seen the reviews of 1Password in the App store? They are so negative I would never even consider downloading it. I continue to use MSecure which does everything 1Password does, at least on the iphone and ipad, including automatic logins. I see no reason to switch.
Do you remember the specific complaints that you saw? I suppose you cannot please everyone, but 1Password has been one of my favorite apps for the last six months. Of course if you are happy with another app then you are all set.
-Jeff
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You can see for yourself by going to the store. This is not a matter of “pleasing everyone”. The app is slammed, mainly on account of the alleged horrible performance
of the upgrade: the app won’t open at all, passwords are dropped, failure to carry over existing data to the new version. All I can say is “no thanks”. In any case 1P does nothing that MSecure (or Dashlane, praised to the skies by David Pogue last week) does
not and it is much more expensive.
I like trying new apps, especially when you recommend them, but on this one I will pass.