I’m a big fan of Smile Software’s PDFpenPro but I’ve always taken the position that Mac-lawyers who work a lot with PDFs need to invest in a full version of Adobe Acrobat Professional, just like I believe Mac-lawyers need to invest in a full version of Microsoft Office for the Mac. These are the “professional-grade” tools for our profession.

But with Version 6 of PDFpenPro, Smile is definitely narrowing the gap. Version 6 adds the ability to export to Word and form recognition which has historically been Acrobat Professional space. I’m still hesitant to completely abandon my Acrobat Professional recommendation, but I can tell you that I’m buying PDFpenPro Version 6 today because it’s that good.

First, go watch MacSparky’s screencast so some of his excitement can rub off on you.

Second, go read Smile’s blog post so you can understand the different purchase options. This gets a little confusing, but lemme offer some help: Buy the Mac App Store version so that you can take advantage of iCloud support. MacSparky has only barely commented publicly on why this is important, but when I’ve talked with him personally I completely understand the seamlessness of the system – PDFs sync between your Mac and iPad/iPhone via iCloud so you don’t have to worry about what folder they’re in, whether you e-mailed it, etc.

You only have 48 hours to buy PDFpenPro Version 6 on the Mac App Store for $39.99 before it goes back to its regular price of $79.99.

Joan Feldman from Attorney at Work was in the audience and did a fantastic write-up of the session. It’s so good, in fact, that you could probably skip attending the session just by reading Joan’s report.

Joan covers my presentation in five areas:

1. Get better acquainted – covers some general tips on using the iPad
2. The apps – covers a few of my “top-ten must-have iPad apps for lawyers”
3. Transferring files in and out of there – covers methods for getting documents on to your iPad
4. Pointing fingers – covers my stylus (styli?) recommendations
5. Security settings – covers my recommendations for securing your iPad

You can read the full report at “Fundamental iPad Tips for Lawyers” on Attorney at Work.

1Password for Mac, iOS & Windows

Agile Bits is discounting the entire line of 1Password versions for Mac, iPhone, iPad & Windows so you should pick up whatever version you may still need. I’m a big fan of the 1Password family as a password-manager and I love the fact that I have access to my sync’d database from any device.

If you’re just starting out, I recommend 1Password for Mac reduced to $34.99 from $49.99 and 1Password Pro reduced to $9.99 from $14.99 which is universal for both iPhone and iPad.

Readdle Apps for iOS

Readdle has some of the best productivity apps for iOS and well worth having their entire line on your iPhone and iPad. They run great sales about twice a year so you should have most of their apps already, but if you don’t have PDF Expert yet, you must run to the App Store now and purchase it.

PDF Expert for iPhone now FREE!! (reg. $9.99)

PDF Expert for iPad now $4.99 (reg. $9.99)

Next Scanner Pro is now $1.99 (reg. $6.99) and lets you “scan” a document via your iPhone or iPad camera.

PDF Converter for iPad is now $1.99 (reg. $6.99) and lets you create a PDF from a URL, e-mail, or copied text on the clipboard. I personal prefer PDF PROvider from Dar-Soft because I can merge multiple PDF files together. PDF PROvider is also on sale for $3.99 (reg. $6.99).

Lastly, Calendars is now $1.99 (reg. $6.99). And while I know most folks think it’s silly to purchase another calendar app when one comes built-in with iOS, but I just selected Calendars over two other apps in a shootout for TechnoLawyer and it was great. It offers several additional features over the built-in calendar such as custom views and special keyboard layouts.

Documents To Go for iOS

One of the best apps for editing Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the iPhone and iPad is Documents To Go.

Documents To Go “standard” version is now $4.99 (reg. $9.99)

Documents To Go Premium is now $9.99 ($16.99)

Quickoffice for iOS

And while you’re downloading Documents To Go, you might as well pick up Quickoffice for iOS as well. I find that some Microsoft Word documents that don’t look right on Documents To Go look just fine in Quickoffice and vice versa. I actually like the interface of Quickoffice a bit better, and their recent update included Track Changes!

Quickoffice Pro for iPhone is now only 99¢ (reg. $14.99)

Quickoffice Pro HD for iPad is now $4.99 (reg. $19.99)

FineScanner by ABBY

FineScanner by ABBYY is an excellent scanning app for your iPhone now 99¢ (reg. $14.99)

Business Card Reader for both iPhone & iPad

There are a ton of business card scanners on the App Store, but I keep going back to the Business Card Reader app from SHAPE GmbH. I just like the interface basic functions.

Business Card Reader for iPhone now $1.99 (reg. $4.99)

Business Card Reader HD for iPad now $1.99 (reg. $6.99)

Productive Macs Bundle (get it for TextExpander and Path Finder)

This fantastic bundle has been all over the web, but if you haven’t paid your $29.99 (instead of $239) then go there now. The entire bundle is worth it just for TextExpander and Path Finder alone.

TextExpander Take Control E-Book (bundled with the Scrivener Take Control E-Book)

And when you do pick up TextExpander from the Productive Macs Bundle, then head over to the Take Control website and pick up their amazing bundle for only $10 (reg. $20). It’s not for Black Friday, but rather in honor or National Novel Writing Month, Take Control is taking 50% off a two book bundle: Take Control of TextExpander and Take Control of Scrivener 2.

If you caught my presentation on TextExpander at MILOfest last month, then you’ll know that I relied heavily on the excellent Take Control of TextExpander book. Both of these books are well-worth the $10 to have in your digital library.

ScreenCastsOnline Membership (30% off)

If you’re looking for some of the best educational resources on using your Mac, you should subscribe to Don McAllister’s ScreenCastsOnline. You can get 30% off today by using the coupon code BF2012 when you checkout.

(Many of these sessions are already sold out, but please feel free to reach out and contact the appropriate sponsors in case attendees have to cancel or they expand the space. Thank you!)

“iLitigate on the iPad“
Baltimore, MD
Friday, November 16, 2012
Maryland State Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference

“BYOD: Bring Your Own Device (iPad)”
Chicago, IL
Monday, November 19, 2012
The Chicago Bar Association

“iPad for Legal Professionals“
Introduction & iPad Basics; Advanced iPad Topics
Pittsburgh, PA
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Pennsylvania Bar Institute

“MiPad Practice: iPad for Legal Professionals“
Grand Rapids, MI
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
State Bar of Michigan

“iPad for Legal Professionals“
Introduction & iPad Basics; Advanced iPad Topics
Philadelphia, PA
Friday, December 7, 2012
Pennsylvania Bar Institute

“iPad Paperless Lawyering“
Cleveland, OH
Monday, December 17, 2012
Ohio State Bar Association Cleveland Legal Technology Conference

“iPad Paperless Lawyering Tips in 60 Minutes“
Dublin, OH
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Ohio State Bar Association Legal Technology Conference

“iPad for Legal Professionals“
Boston, MA
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
MCLE New England

I get to join many good friends (Barron Henley, Marc Matheny, & Dennis Kennedy) and many soon-to-be-friends at the the brand new Lex Port 2012 Legal Technology Conference sponsored by the Missouri Bar.

There are a TON of great sessions scheduled covering cloud computing, better e-mail management, Microsoft Word tips, e-discovery, social media, and much more!

I am honored to speak on the iPad in three separate sessions:

10 MUST-HAVE APPS FOR THE IPAD
Friday, Sept. 14 at 3:40pm

INTRODUCTION TO IPAD FOR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
Saturday, Sept. 15 at 8:50am

ADVANCED IPRACTICE ON THE IPAD
Saturday, Sept. 15 at 9:50am

If you are anywhere near the St. Louis metropolitan area, do yourself a favor and sign up for the new (and very inexpensive!) Lex Port 2012 Legal Technology Conference. More details here. 

I’m excited to announce three legal iPad presentations coming up over the next few days that each have a little bit of a different focus. If you’re close to any of these cities, pick up some “less-boring” CLE credits and come by and say hello!

iPad for Legal Professionals: iPractice on an iPad
June 15, 2012
Columbus, OH

This is an updated presentation that Paul Unger and I did at the end of 2011 for the Ohio State Bar Association. This is a three-hour seminar held at the Ohio State Bar Association office in Columbus. Plus each attendees gets a free copy of Tom Mighell’s ABA book “iPad in One Hour for Lawyers.”

More information here.

Order in the Court: Trial By iPad
June 18, 2012
Lansing, MI

I am very excited to participate in the full-day seminar entitled “Order in the Court: Trial By iPad” being hosted by the State Bar of Michigan Practice Management Resource Center. The morning will be presentations and demonstrations from DK Global, the developers of Trial Touch for the iPad. Next, the Hon. David W. McKeague of the U.S. Court of Appeals-Sixth Circuit will provide some “perspectives from the bench” on the use of technology in trial and the courtroom. And lastly, I have the pleasure of presenting on a smattering of iPad-related topics including managing documents, jury tracking, legal research and giving presentations both general & for trial.

Lots of great giveaways in this seminar including copies of Trial Touch, TrialPad, TranscriptPad and ExhibitView!

More information here.

2012 Oklahoma Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference
June 21-23, 2012
Durant, OK

I have the honor of speaking at the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Solo and Small Firm Conference this year, which is going to be a blast if you watch this fantastic video on the conference website! On Friday, June 22, I’ll be giving a session on “Macs in the Law Office,” and then on Saturday, June 23, I’ll be speaking with Jim Calloway on iOS devices in “iPractice on an iPad.” I am really looking forward to this conference as I always walk away from these events with new friends and new information!

More information here.

While attending the Mac Power Users session at TechShow in March, renowed Mac-using attorney Randy Juip discussed Spotlight.¹  For those of you unfamiliar with Spotlight, it is one of the great reasons to own a Mac. Released with OS X 10.4 Tiger in 2005, it is a system-wide, real-time search function built directly into every modern Mac.

At its most basic, clicking on the magnifying glass in the top right corner of your menu bar, Spotlight lets you search your files by numerous criteria.²  When you begin typing, Spotlight instantly narrows matches as you continue typing. Spotlight searches by file name, metadata, and even file contents. It searches your documents, emails, addressbook, and calendar items. Spotlight can even launch applications and perform simple math. If you’re not using Spotlight yet, it’s an excellent way to speed up your file access.

Having said that, you may quickly run up against Spotlight’s usability limits. By making this feature so approachable, Apple hid much of Spotlight’s power.³  Fortunately for Spotlight fans, a third party program has stepped into the gap. Houdah Software created HoudahSpot, which approachably exposes the full capabilities Apple built into Spotlight. HoudahSpot’s easy access to Spotlight’s complete functionality makes Spotlight a topflight stand-in for legal document management on the Mac.⁴

Why is that important? As I joked to an older friend at a technophobic law firm, the future of storage is not in bankers’ boxes. If you’re not making a strong, successful effort to go paperless in your law practice, you’re wasting time (searching for documents), space (storing documents), and ultimately money. Either you’re wasting billable hours handling paper or you’re paying subordinates or offsite companies to do it for you. HoudahSpot lets you take scanned documents and access last year’s client matters as quickly as yesterday’s.⁵

When you launch HoudahSpot, a main application window opens, as well as menubar item called “BlitzSearch”. The main application window should be familar to anyone who has created a Smart Playlist in iTunes. The lefthand side of the program divides a search into “What”, “Where”, “Exclude”, and “Limit”.

The “What” section asks for details about the file(s) you’re looking for: name, text content, tags, and last modified. These are the default options, probably familar to Spotlight users, but you can add literally dozens more; everything from actors in a movie ⁶  to the aperture of a photo, to the number of pages in a document. The “Where” section lets you specify folders or any drive the Finder can mount. With “Exclude”, you can eliminate any sub-folder from the folder or drive you selected in “Where”. Finally, “Limit” controls the number of results and the criteria that controls the results’ cap.⁷

Once you have used these tools to create a search for, say, “Word documents containing ‘summary judgment’ tagged as relevant for the ’6th Circuit”, last modified within one year,” then you can save that search like you would an iTunes Smart Playlist. The next time you need to draft an MSJ or response for a 6th Circuit case, it’s easy to pull up the relevant past documents.

In additon to this main application window, HoudahSpot includes the BlitzSearch menubar item that can be configured to launch at startup. Clicking on this icon brings up a search window. The default function of BlitzSearch is not much different than Spotlight. Where it shines is if you use the main HoudahSpot application to create a search template, which could be as simple as saving the 6th Circuit search I described above as a template. Then, by clicking on the BlitzSearch icon, and selecting the “6th Circuit” template and typing §1983 into the box, you do a deeper search for “Word documents containing ‘summary judgment’ tagged as relevant for the ’6th Circuit, that also mention §1983.” The advantage here is quicker, any-time acess that is easier than creating HoudahSpot saved searches for each specific need. It’s this sort of functionality that is impossible in Spotlight out-of-the-box.

The final, major way to access and use HoudahSpot is the HoudahSpot Tray. With either the main HoudahSpot application or the BlitzSearch menubar item running, just guide your cursor over to the lefthand side of the screen. Up pops the Tray. You can double-click to launch searches based on tenplates you have created or tags you have applied to documents.⁸

Overall, HoudahSpot adds tons of functionality to a core Mac OS X technology and fully fleshes out the promise of Spotlight. I highly recommend it as part of your paperless office strategy. HoudahSpot is available directly from the Houdah website for $30 for a one-seat license or $45 for five seats.⁹

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I know this will be disappointing, but I can’t post my full articles here on the blog – you’ll need to visit TechnoLawyer.com and sign up for the SmallLaw Newsletter which is where most of my columns are published. Don’t miss another one of my iPad app columns!

Here are the topics I’ve covered so far this year:

January 2012: The Best iPad Stylus

In my first column I wanted to discuss the best stylus for the iPad since I knew that several of the subsequent columns were going to work better with a stylus (e.g. handwriting apps, signature apps, etc.). The styli I review are:

1. Kensington Virtuoso Touch Screen Stylus and Pen
2. Adonit Jot Pro
3. Wacom Bamboo Stylus

February 2012: The Best iPad Handwriting App

My second column discussed the best app for handwriting notes. I wanted to duplicate the experience of writing with a ball point pen on a yellow legal pad. Here are the iPad handwriting apps I review:

1. Penultimate
2. Notes Plus
3. Noteshelf

March 2012: The Best iPad Signature App

Following the best handwriting app, I was excited to look at the best iPad app for obtaining signatures on PDF documents. You could use these apps to sign a document yourself, or it could be a way to have your client sign a form. Here are the iPad signature apps I review:

1. Sign Docs
2. SignMyPad Pro
3. PDF Expert

April 2012: The Best iPad App for Annotating Documents

Last month I determined the best iPad app for highlighting and marking up PDF files, similar to how we annotate a paper printout. Instead of hitting the print button, you can save a document as a PDF and then use these apps to highlight text. Here are the iPad annotation apps I review:

1. PDFpen
2. GoodReader
3. iAnnotate

May 2012: The Best Trial Presentation App for the iPad

This hasn’t been published yet but I’m working on it! This column will actually not appear in the SmallLaw Newsletter but will be published in the LitigationWorld Newsletter. So as long as you’re visiting TechnoLawyer.com, make sure you sign up for both the SmallLaw and LitigationWorld Newsletters!

Here are some of the topics coming up later this year:

• The Best App for Creating PDF Forms on the iPad
• The Best App for Typing Notes on the iPad
• The Best Word Processing App on the iPad
• The Best Calendar App on the iPad
• The Best Task Manager Apps for the iPad
• and much more!

All of the TechnoLawyers Newsletters are FREE! So sign up now so you don’t miss another iPad column through the rest of the year!

I am thrilled to be presenting “Shred Your Legal Pad, Get an iPad” with my friend Chad Burton of Burton Law at the Columbus Bar Association this Thursday, April 19, 2012. This is a special presentation for the Small Firm / Solo Practitioner Committee Meeting.

Chad and I have spoken on the iPad before and we make a great team. I cover the technical considerations of using an iPad in your practice, and Chad discusses how he actually uses it every day in managing his firm and interacting with his colleagues & clients.

Visit the Columbus Bar Association calendar of events to get more details and sign up for the session which takes place over the lunch hour 12:00pm-1:00pm.

I figured the room was going to be packed since I saw an AMAZING number of iPads at the TECHSHOW this year. iPads far, FAR outnumbered laptops this year. It was quite the game-changer to look over a room at TECHSHOW and see nothing but iPads everywhere. So I knew that the “60 Apps” session was going to be popular.

Jeff posted his list of apps yesterday and I wanted to mirror the list here, add a little color commentary, and add a few extra apps that didn’t make the final cut for the show.

1. Agenda Calendar (99¢) – an alternate calendar for both the iPhone and iPad.
2. Instacast ($1.99) & Instacast HD ($4.99) – Josh’s preferred app for downloading and organizing podcasts.
3. Conference Pad ($4.99) – I’m glad Josh included this in his list since I’ve been wanting to try it out. Instead of showing a presentation from your iPad to a projector, Conference Pad allows you to share your presentation wirelessly to other iPads in a conference room.
4. GoodReader ($4.99) – Jeff had the honor of mentioning this absolute must-have app for any lawyer using an iPad. You can read Jeff’s in-depth review on iphonejd.com.
5. PDFpen ($9.99) – while PDFpen may be relatively new to the iPad, just about any Mac-using lawyer will be familiar with the excellent PDFpen software for Macs from Smile Software. I am very interested in taking advantage of using iCloud behind the apps on my iPad and my Mac. Jeff also wrote up an excellent review of PDFpen for iPad.
6. Adobe Reader (FREE!) – Adobe’s free PDF reader now ported over to the iOS platform. You can read Jeff’s review here.
7. PDF PROvider ($6.99) – I don’t need to create a PDF file on the iPad very often, but when I need to convert a web page to PDF, this is the app I use. I copy the URL from Safari into PDF PROvider app and it generates a nicely formatted PDF file. I originally was going to discuss PDF Converter from Readdle, but I went with PDF PROvider mainly because you can merge multiple PDF files together.
8. PDF Expert ($9.99) – one of my must-have iPad apps for every lawyer. And while I think PDF Expert is great for reading and annotating PDF files, the two things that I use it for is 1) filling in PDF forms and 2) applying signatures to PDF files. Readdle just released version 4.0 which supports the new iPad’s retina display and PDF Portfolios!
9. Mr. Reader ($3.99) – this is my preferred RSS reader on the iPad. I still use Reeder on the iPhone, but I just enjoy using Mr. Reader more on the iPad. Both Mr. Reader and Reeder sync with your Google Reader account.
10. PaperKarma (FREE!) – I admit that I didn’t completely understand this app from Josh, but theoretically, it allows you to snap a picture of junk mail that you receive and the company will take you off the respective mailing lists.
11. Voice Brief ($1.99) – reads aloud your calendar, weather, Twitter feeds, as well as your e-mail with an in-app purchase.
12. Cards (Free, except each Card sent in the US costs $2.99) – create digital postcards on your iPhone that can be sent around the country and the world.
13. TranscriptPad ($49.99) – an excellent app for reading and summarizing transcripts on the iPad from the developers of TrialPad. I spied the CEO of Lit Software, Ian O’Flaherty, in the middle of the room recording Jeff’s discussion on TranscriptPad, so I’m hoping Ian will post that video soon. I was thrilled to see Ian at ABA TECHSHOW, since I had seen him at LegalTech in NYC and mentioned to him how great TECHSHOW would be. Jeff Richardson wrote an excellent review of TranscriptPad on phonejd.com.
14. Documents To Go ($9.99) & Documents To Go Premium ($16.99) – probably one of the best office suites on the iOS platform, although I find myself going to Quickoffice more often. I think I just like the interface a little more.
15. WordPerfect Viewer for the iPhone ($4.99) & WordPerfect Viewer for the iPad ($5.99) – only in a legal audience are you going to get the question about viewing WordPerfect files on an iPhone and iPad. Fortunately, Jeff explained that the WordPerfect Viewer is the best method for doing so, which is now owned by Corel. I usually point folks to Jeff’s review as well.
16. CloudOn (FREE!) – Josh explained the concept behind CloudOn which allows you to edit Microsoft Word documents stored in your Dropbox folder in an almost full version of Word. My only complaint is that the version of Word accessed through CloudOn is not fully finger-compatible.
17. Phraseology ($3.99) – Josh introduced us to a very nice streamlined text editor called Phraseology. My favorite part is that the app will rate your writing against some various reading standards.
18. Day One ($1.99) – a journaling app that connects to iCloud and Dropbox.
19. Picture It Settled (FREE!) – Jeff pointed out that Don Philbin, the developer of Picture It Settled, was sitting in the audience. Picture It Settled “helps you visualize the negotiation dance and calculate your next steps.” Jeff wrote a great review of the app on iphonejd.com.
20. Note Taker HD ($4.99) – one of several note-taking / handwriting apps we featured.
21. Notes Plus ($7.99) – another note-taking / handwriting app, and probably my second favorite in this category.
22. Notability (99¢ since it is still on sale for 80% off) – this was the note-taking / handwriting app that I was assigned to discuss, and I am very impressed some of their recent updates. I still, however, keep launching Noteshelf when I need to handwrite notes – it’s still my favorite for handwriting.
23. SoundNote ($4.99) – even though Notability above can record audio while you’re taking notes, I still prefer to go to SoundNote for this task. SoundNote will record audio while I’m typing notes, and it will sync the audio and text. Later, when I tap in the middle of a paragraph, I can start playing the audio from that location.
24. Air Display ($9.99) – when I’m in my office, I have three monitors in front of me. I am a HUGE proponent of having multiple monitors. But when I’m out of the office at a coffee shop or client site, I can’t take my extra monitors with me, but I do have my iPad! Air Display can extend the desktop of my MacBook Air on to my iPad or iPhone and it works wonderfully!
25. PhotoSync ($1.99) – Josh introduced this app as an excellent method for transferring photos back and forth between your computers and iOS devices.
26. AutoStitch Panorama ($1.99) – an app that lets you take multiple pictures from your iPhone and “stitch” them together to form one picture. I think Josh showed another app for doing a 360 degree image, but I can’t remember what app that was.
27. GroupShot ($1.99) – one my favorite apps that Josh mentioned that I wasn’t aware of. When you take a great picture of the family except one person is picking their nose, GroupShot lets you select that one person and replace them with a better shot from another picture. The app uses facial recognition to enable you to do this.
28. iPhoto ($4.99) – Apple’s version of iPhoto now brought from the Mac to iOS. One of the best photo editors that you can purchase for the iPhone or iPad.
29. Photoshop Touch ($9.99) – an excellent photo editor from Adobe for the iPad.
30. Reminders (included with iOS 5) – Jeff mentioned Reminders, the task management app that is built into iOS 5. The best part is the integration with Siri.
31. Scanner Pro ($6.99) – one of two “document scanner” apps that I offered. I tend to like Scanner Pro’s interface better than others, and so this is usually my go-to app when I need to “scan” a document with my iPhone.
32. DocScanner ($3.99) – I included this document scanning app for the iPhone because you have the option of performing OCR on the image of the document. It’s not perfect, but it’s great to have access to this option when you need it.
33. Print Central & Pro for iPhone ($4.99 & $5.99) & Print Central & Pro for iPad ($8.99 & $9.99) – one of the questions I am always fielding is “how can I print from my iPad?” Apple’s official response is that you must purchase an AirPrint-enabled printer that must be running on the same wireless network as your iPad. However, apps such as Print Central claim they can print to other wireless printers. And while I’m skeptical, they can absolutely print through your computer that has a printer attached – you simply download the free WePrint software from EuroSmartz for your Mac or PC and the iPad can print through that application.
34. Toodledo ($2.99) – I like Toodledo’s interface and features, and most importantly, the way that it constantly syncs with the Internet service so that I can alway access the most up to date version of my task list.
35. Timeli (FREE!) – Josh offered this gem of an app that presents nice visual timelines.
36. OmniFocus for iPhone ($19.99) & OmniFocus for iPad ($39.99) – if you have OmniFocus for Mac, then you would be foolish not to pick up OmniFocus for iPhone and iPad. Check out the excellent videos from the OmniGroup, including the Screencasts from fellow-TECHSHOW-speaker David Sparks at Mac Power Users.
37. Launch Center (99¢) – Josh discussed this interesting app that can basically act like a quick-launcher for the apps on your iPhone.
38. LogMeIn (FREE!) – Jeff did a great job introducing LogMeIn, and I agree with him that it is probably the best way to remotely access a desktop computer via the iPad. You can read Jeff’s extensive review on iphonejd.com.
39. ABBYY Business Card Reader ($4.99) – Jeff offered this app as one of the best business card scanners available, and authored an excellent review on iphonejd.com. I prefer to use Card Scanner from Readdle, but they’ve apparently dropped that product from their line.
40. CardMunch (FREE!) – Jeff discussed this free app from LinkedIn, although he cautioned that he’s a little nervous about how it automatically pulls and posts information via the LinkedIn service.
41. GateGuru (FREE!) – as I stated on Saturday, this is my second favorite app after TripIt. As soon as I land and we’re allowed to turn on our phones, I check TripIt to find what gate we’re arriving at, and then I switch over to GateGuru to find out where I’m going to eat in the Concourse.
42. Hipmunk (FREE!) – I know a lot of folks like Kayak, but I’ve started to use Hipmunk to find flights. And I really, really like the interface on the iPad app. Jeff has a great review on iphonejd.com.
43. SitOrSquat (FREE!) – it’s fantastic that the iPhone can determine your location for restaurants, maps, and travel information. But what if you need to find a bathroom quick? SitOrSquat to the rescue. This free app pinpoints the closest public restroom for your needs, complete with ratings and pictures.
44. Sparrow ($2.99) – Josh described this as a more streamlined way to check and manage e-mail on the iPhone, except he did say it doesn’t yet support “push” mail.
45. OfficeTime ($7.99) – Josh briefly described the advantages of using OfficeTime for tracking time on your iPhone or iPad.
46. WestlawNext (Free but requires WestlawNext subscription) – I agree with Jeff’s comments that this is so far the best online legal research app available for the iPad. Here is Jeff’s review.
47. Lexis Advance & Lexis Advance HD (Free but requires LexisNexis subscription) – as Jeff stated, Lexis Advance is not quite all the way there yet, but it should improve steadily as it matures. Read Jeff’s review here.
48. Fastcase (Free but requires subscription for some items) – this is an excellent alternative instead of Lexis or Westlaw, especially for those folks who are members of a local bar association that subscribe to Fastcase. Jeff also reviewed Fastcase.
49. Klammer (99¢ plus $1.99 in-app upgrade for .MSG files) – I shares two apps that are important for opening Outlook-specific files on an iPad. First is Klammer that easily handles .EML and .MSG files when they are attached to e-mail messages. Klammer also handles those pesky winmail.dat files that sometime haunt your Inbox.
50. PST Mail ($9.99) – this second app opens .PST files that are created from Outlook. Usually a .PST file is created by archiving e-mail messages out of Outlook using the File > Export command. The app is fantastic for “offline” viewing of .PST files and does a great job keeping the formatting intact.
51. GoToMeeting (FREE!) – I have become a big fan of attending online conferences with my iPad. All of the major services including Webex, GoToMeeting, and join.me now offer a free iPad app for joining online meetings.
52. AppStart (FREE!) – Josh offered this free app as a great way to get app recommendations.
53. 1Password Pro ($14.99) – I agree with Josh, this is the best way to keep confidential information secure, as well as carry important passwords. And it syncs with Mac and Windows versions of the software.
54. DaysFrom (99¢) – one of Jeff’s favorite apps for quickly calculating the number of days until something is due.
55. Do Date (99¢) – Jeff reviewed Do Date on iphonejd.com back in December, but it doesn’t look like it’s still available. It was developed, however, by the fine folks at LawOnMyPhone who also make the excellent Court Days Pro.
56. Tweetbot ($2.99) – I agree with Jeff, this is probably the best Twitter client available for the iPhone right now. I can put up with the standard, free Twitter app, but I found myself enjoying the Twitter experience so much more throughout TECHSHOW with Tweetbot.
57. Keynote ($9.99) – I find myself thoroughly enjoying work in Keynote on the iPad. It’s just so amazing to be able to interact with a presentation using your fingers. I know that sounds a little silly, but you gotta try it for yourself.
58. Keynote Remote (99¢) – I don’t even carry a “clicker” with me anymore when I go give presentations because I already have my iPhone! As long as my MacBook Air and iPhone are on the same wireless network (I usually carry my own hotspot for this purpose), then I can control the Keynote presentation with my iPhone from anywhere in the room.
59. Google Translate (FREE!) – I don’t use this very often, but Jeff continues to be amazed at what this app can do.
60. Infinity Blade II ($6.99) – of course we had to stick at least one game in the mix! Jeff stated that if you have a new iPad and need to convinced that the screen is superior, than this is the app you need.
61. Action Movie FX (FREE!) – for our finale, Jeff crushed the entire room with an Apache attach helicopter. See video below:

As usual, we couldn’t get to all of the apps we wanted to show, so I wanted to add three more to the list:

1. Craigslist (99¢) – if you can’t stand navigating the online craigslist.org website, then try Craigslist for the iPad. I prefer to search the service through the iPad now, and I love the fact that I can easily change the city and area that it searches.
2. Cymbol ($1.99) – you can type a section symbol (§) on the iPad by tapping and holding the ampersand on the symbol keyboard. Then someone asked if there was a paragraph symbol (pilcrow ¶) and I couldn’t find one! Thankfully, I was able to find the Cymbol app that not only gives me a paragraph symbol, but also daggers (†) and double-daggers (‡) along with a whole set of subscripts and superscripts. You still have to type what you need in Cymbol and copy & paste to your other app, but hey, it’s great to have access to so many symbols on the iPad!
3. Accordéon ($3.99) – I can play a mean Chicken-Dance on this instrument. It makes me feel like Weird Al up on stage.

Thanks to everyone who made it to ABA TECHSHOW and our “60 Apps” presentation. I hope to see all of you back next year!