It’s been a very long time since I had a Saturday post on iPhone J.D., but I wanted to devote yesterday’s post to the new iPad Air 2. I ordered one yesterday, and my receipt says that I could receive it as soon as Thursday, October 23. That makes me believe that they will be available in stores by around Friday, October 24, for those of you who want to see one in person before buying one. And now, the recent news of note:
- Derek Bolen of Clio notes six ways to use an iPad in a law firm other than the obvious ones.
- Drew Smith is a computer programmer and his father is Judge Dennis Neil Smith of the St. Louis County Family Court in Clayton, Missouri. They worked together to create Form 14, a free app that helps you to navigate the complicated worksheet used to calculate child support amounts in the state of Missouri. You can get more information about the app here.
- Massachusetts attorney Heidi S. Alexander provides iOS 8 tips in an article for Law Technology Today.
- This has nothing to do with iPhones or iPads, but the folks at my alma mater, Georgetown University Law Center, asked me to announce that GULC Center for the Constitution is looking for law school graduates who intend to pursue an academic career and who are interested in issues related to constitutional interpretation. If that sounds like you, then you might want to apply to be a Fellow in residence at Georgetown for a two-year period, focusing on research and writing, as well as serving as a Visiting Lecturer. You can get more information here.
- Jeff Gamet of The Mac Observer notes that this week Apple updated Pages, Numbers and Keynote — both the iOS and the Mac versions.
- As noted by Jason Snell on Six Colors, IDG announced this week that it is shutting down Macworld Expo, which had been an annual conference devoted to all things Apple. Apple itself stopped attending the event five years ago, and nowadays with Apple announcements streamed live around the world, the Internet and Apple Stores, I understand that there is far less need for a Macworld Expo anymore. But at its peak, the Macworld Expo was the place to be for anyone interested Apple technology, plus a great way to meet like-minded folks. The most memorable Macworld Expo in recent memory was in 2007, when Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone. I only got the chance to attend one Macworld Expo, the one in New York in July of 2000, the year that Steve Jobs introduced Apple’s Optical Pro Mouse (and even gave one to everyone in the audience; I still have it), a batch of colorful iMacs, and the distinctive G4 Cube.
- Security expert Rich Mogull wrote a great article on TidBITS about the security challenges faced by Apple.
- Speaking of security, Josh Centers wrote an article for TidBITS about the activation lock feature of the iPhone and iPad.
- Mark Crump of GigaOm explains how you can read books from your local library on your iPad.
- I often link to stories about people using Find My iPhone to track down a lost or stolen iPhone. But Mike Beasley of 9to5 Mac reports that a San Jose police officer used Find My iPhone to locate and rescue a woman who had been trapped in a 500-foot ravine for 17 hours.
- Vanessa Friedman of the New York Times wants Apple CEO Tim Cook to tuck in his shirt.
- And finally, the award for the silliest third party keyboard for the iOS 8 surely goes to keySonic, for the reasons set forth in this video: