In the news

For the past six years, Apple has introduced a new iPhone in the first or second week of September:  September 12, 2017; September 7, 2016; September 9, 2015; September 9, 2014; September 10, 2013; and September 11, 2012.  There is, of course, no guarantee that Apple will do the same thing again in 2018, but if I had to bet money, I’d say that we are just a few weeks from seeing the 2018 versions of the iPhone.  If you are in the market for a new iPhone, I recommend that you wait if you can.  New iPads are released at lots of different times of the year, but I think that there is also a very good chance that we will also see a new iPad Pro in September or maybe October.  And now, the news of note from the past week:

• As a reminder, I am presenting a one hour CLE in New Orleans one week from today with tips for using an iPad in your law practice.  The CLE is free if you are a member of the New Orleans Bar Association.  Click here for more information.
• California attorney David Sparks discusses giving up his laptop to use just his iPad when he is away from his desktop computer.
• Speaking of David Sparks, on August 9, 2017, he gave a presentation at the CMD-D conference about using the Workflow app on iOS to automate tasks on your iPhone or iPad.  Apple purchased the Workflow app and it will be a part of iOS 12 this year, renamed to Shortcuts.  A video of that presentation was recently released, and even though it is a year old, virtually everything in there is just as relevant and useful today.  Plus, David has a great presentation style.  This is worth watching.
• Chicago attorney John Voorhees of MacStories explains how third-party Twitter apps had to change this week because Twitter took away some of their features.
• Speaking of Twitter, Virginia attorney Sharon Nelson discusses a rare example of using Twitter to serve a defendant with a lawsuit.  In this case, the defendant is WikiLeaks.
• New York attorney Nicole Black recommends podcasts for lawyers.
• iOS 12, which I expect to be released soon, was going to add a group videochat feature to FaceTime.  However, Apple announced this week that it this feature will be delayed.  Jason Snell discusses this in an article for Macworld.
• John Gruber of Daring Fireball discusses a report by Kif Leswing for Business Insider that Apple is encouraging app developers to move from a pay-up-front model to a subscription model.
• Matthew Cassinelli of The Sweet Setup discusses using 1Password on an Apple Watch.
• And finally, Throwboy has a Kickstarter campaign to produce throw pillows shaped like iconic Apple hardware:  the Apple II, the Mac, the iMac, the iPod, and of course, the iPhone.  The goal was to raise $10,000, and they are already at $30,000.  Although the iPhone is my favorite Apple device of all time, I’m not sure which of these pillows I like the most.  They are all great: