Legal Research

"My Latest ABA Journal Technology Column Introduces the Mobile Platform"

This post was written by Dennis Kennedy: "My latest technology column for the ABA Journal is out. It's called "Going Mobile: Your future work platform is on the phone " and it takes a practical look at what is starting to seem like a smartphone revolution.

My goal in this column was to provide a simple introduction and primer to what Tom Mighell and I have been calling the "mobile platform" on our podcast. We are moving to a world where smartphones are commonplace, where smartphones run applications and give us anywhere, anytime Internet access, and, as a result, the everyday world of technology use seems to be moving us to working on our smartphones.

In the column, I offer a gentle introduction to world of iPhone and other mobile apps, the implications of anytime, anywhere access, and how expectations are changing and will continue to change. The idea is that you need to start looking at your smartphone to do more than handle email and make calls.

I highlight three key developments...

I end with four simple and gentle suggestions to get started on the mobile platform...

Full text and active links are available by clicking on the author's name.

Source: Dennis Kennedy.com, 9 February 2010. © 1995 - 2005 Dennis Kennedy, reproduced with permission of the author.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on February 10, 2010 (boomark / email).