I hope that you enjoyed the holidays. Now we start a new year, and I think that it is going to be a great one for iPhone and iPad users. Developers are finding all sorts of creative ways to take advantage of iOS 8, Apple will soon be introducing new tools for working with photos (for those who also use a Mac, which is what I use at home), and of course the Apple Watch is due in a few months and I suspect that it will be one heck of an iPhone accessory. While the iOS world was mostly quiet over the holidays, here is the news that jumped out at me:
- Florida attorney (and Mac Power Users co-host) Katie Floyd wrote an excellent article with tips for managing email while on vacation using your iPhone and other tools.
- The ABA Legal Technology Resource Center released Volume VI of its annual technology survey — the volume devoted to mobile lawyers — in August of 2014, and I discussed it in this post. But a few weeks ago, the ABA released its second annual ABA TECHREPORT, consisting of 10 articles discussing and analyzing the contents of the ABA's 2014 survey. Many of these articles relate to the use of iPhones and iPads by attorneys. Dallas attorney Tom Mighell wrote about Mobile Technology. Pittsburgh attorney David Ries wrote about Security. Missouri attorney Dennis Kennedy discusses Cloud Computing.
- ABA Journal is celebrating its 100th year, and came up with some interesting inventions and events that were not yet around in 1915.
- Missouri attorney Dennis Kennedy announced his eleventh annual blawggie awards, his picks for the best law-related blogs.
- If you have considered using the Family Sharing feature of iOS 8 to share your iTunes, iBooks and App Store purchases with up to five other members of your family, you might want to first read this article by California attorney (and Mac Power Users co-host) David Sparks, in which he explains the problems with the service and why he is quitting it.
- CNN Money named Apple CEO Tim Cook the CEO of the Year.
- And finally, I spent some time with my family in New York City just before Christmas, and I always love Manhattan that time of year. So does ad agency Truth NYC, and they created a holiday video campaign for skincare brand Erno Laszlo that shows off New York City during the holidays. I mention it today because they shot the videos in this campaign using the Slo-Mo feature of the iPhone 6 Plus, and they came out great. These ads remind me that I need to use the Slo-Mo feature on my iPhone even more; it really does add a different perspective. The videos are Central Park Horse and Carriage, Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center and Holiday Wonders (SoHo). My favorite one, Rockefeller Center, is embedded here: (via The Loop)
