If you are like me and you enjoy listening to podcasts, I heard two really good ones this week. First, in Mac Power Users 506, California attorney David Sparks and his co-host Stephen Hackett describe their favorite iOS accessories, and they discussed a ton of items. Second, in iOS Today 469, host Mikah Sargent interviews Jason Snell of Six Colors to talk about the new Photos app in iOS 13 and other items. And now, here is the news of note from the past week:
- The Lit Software blog describes how Louisiana attorney Bobby Truitt used Trial Pad on his iPad during multiple trials.
- Virginia attorney Sharon Nelson reports on her Ride the Lightning blog that over 100 law firms have reported data breaches over the past five years.
- Legal consultant Mike Quartararo makes the argument on Above the Law that law firms should not let attorneys use an iPhone or other device that they own to connect to the firm network. I disagree. I think that the security risks can be managed well, and to truly embrace this argument you would have to also bar attorneys from leaving the office with a document in their briefcase. Plus, I think that we should let attorneys use the tools that make them the most productive so that they can provide the best service to their clients. Nevertheless, this is an issue that every law firm needs to consider.
- Aimee Green of The Oregonian reports that the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court ruling that ordered a woman to type in her iPhone password so that police could search it for evidence against her after she crashed her car into a tree.
- David Pierini of Cult of Mac reports that the in-house lawyer for Apple who was responsible for preventing inside trading was charged with insider trading.
- Earlier this year, I reviewed version 5 of GoodNotes, my favorite app for taking handwritten notes on an iPad (and a current sponsor of iPhone J.D.). This week, the company alerted those who are still using GoodNotes 4 that the old version 4 of the app will be removed from the App Store on January 15, 2020, which means that you won’t be able to upgrade to GoodNotes 5 for free. If you haven’t switched to version 5 yet, now is the time.
- In an article for TidBITS, former Apple software engineer David Shayer offers some theories for why there have been more bugs than usual in iOS 13.
- In another article for TidBITS, Josh Centers explains how to use a USB storage device with iOS 13 and iPadOS 13.
- Matthew Byrd of The App Factor identifies some of the top iOS to-do apps. I’m currently using the Things app.
- Clio had its ClioCloud9 conference a few days ago, and as Massachusetts attorney Bob Ambrogi explains, the company announced a new mobile app for Clio.
- We are getting close to November 1, when Apple’s streaming service Apple TV+ will go live. Dave Mark of The Loop explains how you can use the service for free for the first year if you recently purchased a new Apple device.
- If you want a case for your AirPods that shows off your love for the early days of Apple, Michael Strange of The Gadgeteer discusses Elago’s new case that looks like a classic Mac.
- This news item from News12 New Jersey tells the story of a couple who fell over a cliff when hiking, but fortunately one of them was wearing an Apple Watch, which detected a hard fall and called 911.
- Meghan Grant of CBC shares the story of a woman in Canada who used her Apple Watch to text for help when an intruder broke into her apartment to sexually assault her.
- And finally, here is a video from Apple showing that an iPhone 11 Pro is capable of taking videos that are good enough to belong in an art house movie: