Thank you to Connected Data, maker of the Transporter, for sponsoring iPhone J.D. The Transporter is a hard drive that stores your files and securely shares them with all of your computers and iOS devices so that you can access your files from anywhere. But unlike Dropbox or other cloud-based services, your data is stored on a hard drive that you own, and which you keep at your office or home, so you maintain full custody of your data. Thus, you don't need to worry about your documents being on the cloud and in the possession of a third party that hasn't signed a confidentiality agreement with you. Also, there are no subscription fees. Just buy the hardware once.
I wrote extensively about how I use my Transporter in August of 2014, and I menioned that I use it virtually every day. That's been true ever since I first started to use a Transporter in early 2013, when the company sent me a free unit to try out in connection with its first sponsorship of iPhone J.D., and it remains true today. But that same Transporter is even more valuable today than it was in 2013 because Connected Data frequently updates the Transporter to add new features.
For example, a new feature added just this month is a second option for sharing files. Before the update, you could right-click on a file on your computer to create a link to a file, and then you could email that link to someone else so that they can download the file. When they do so, they are downloading the file directly from your Transporter, and they need to first install a browser plug-in on their computer to communicate with your Transporter. This file transfer method is great for privacy because your file remains on your Transporter, but it does require some extra work by the file recipient to install the plug-in. The new feature is that you can now choose whether you want to create a Direct Link or a new Standard Link. When a recipient of a Standard link clicks the link, your file is sent from your Transporter to the Connected Data website, and then the recipient downloads the file from the Connected Data website without having to install any plug-ins. You lose the inherent privacy of a Transporter for that one specific file because a copy of your file exists on the Connected Data server, but it is faster and easier for the recipient, and is a perfect option if you are transferring one or more files that are stored on your Transporter and are not confidential, such as a large file that you are sharing with opposing counsel. Learn more about this new option here.
To get more information on Transporter, click here to access the Legal Solutions page of the Transporter website.
