Earlier this week, I was interviewed by LexBlog about my two blogs (this one and the South Carolina Family Law Blog). If you are interested in learning more about me, how I got into blogging, and the benefits blogs provide, you can read this interview by clicking HERE.
Source: "Ben Stevens of The Mac Lawyer and The SC Family Law Blog: LexBlog Q&A" by Lisa Kennelly, published at Kevin O’Keefe‘s Real Lawyers Have Blogs.
Ever wonder how popular your favorite legal blog (or even this one) is? The folks over at the Avvo blog have created an auto-updating list of over 300 legal blogs ordered by their Alexa traffic ranking. As of today, The Mac Lawyer is ranked at #74. You can check out all of the rankings by clicking HERE.
The March 2009 edition of Mac | Life magazine featured an article explaining 10 Reasons Your Small Business Should Run on Macs, which included a profile of me and my law firm. This article includes discussions of most of the major advantages Macs offer versus PCs, and it includes profiles of several other businesses as well. If your firm is not already using Macs, you should consider the following factors and make the switch:
iLife’s Surprising Business UsesThis article included the following quotes from me:
Source: "10 Reasons Your Small Business Should Run on Macs" by Jason Whong, published in Mac | Life magazine.
I will be in Myrtle Beach, SC on Thursday, January 22, 2009, moderating the Law Office Technology Seminar at the South Carolina Bar‘s 2009 Annual Convention. I will be presenting a session on "Using Macs in a PC-Centric Legal World" and co-presenting "Fasten Your Seat Belts: 30 Law Practice Management Tips in 30 Minutes" with noted legal techologists Sharon Nelson and John Simek. I understand that some of my readers will be present at the Convention and attending my presentations, and I hope that they will seek me out and say hello.
Earlier this week, I posted about the "formal" launch of Rocket Matter, the premier web-based legal case management, time and billing program. Over the last few years, I have gotten to know the founders of Rocket Matter, Larry Port and Ariel Jatib, on a personal basis.
Some time ago, Larry coined the phrase "Power of Ben" in reference to the response Rocket Matter had received as a result of my mentioning it on this blog and in presentations. Like me, Larry frequently speaks on technology issues, and he recently sent me a link to the speech he gave at the Business of Software 2008 conference last September in Boston.
In his talk, Larry was very kind to mention me and The Mac Lawyer blog as key components in the early success of Rocket Matter. He discussed the following four principles in successfully launching a product:
His entire talk is only six minutes, and it’s worth watching for lawyers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to grow his/her business. You can view the video at the following link, and I want to thank Larry again for all of his nice comments: http://blip.tv/file/1637563
I want to first wish all my readers a very Happy (though belated) New Year. I sincerely hope that this year brings great happiness, peace, and success to each and every one of you.
I have been in the process of moving homes for the last month, which is the primary cause of my having so few posts. Hopefully, I’ll be settled into my new home in the coming weeks and can get back to a more regular posting schedule.
I am also proud to announce that this is my 401st post on this blog. August 14, 2006, seems like so long ago — when I decided, on a whim, to start this blog because there didn’t seem to be any legal technology blogs devoted to the Mac. Now, it’s 400 posts later, and this blog has taken me all across the country with no end in sight.
Again, I want to extend my most sincere thanks to all of my readers and the many, many friends that I have made through this blog, MILO, and their progeny.
If you’re reading this post, you’ve probably noticed that things look a little different around here. The Mac Lawyer underwent an update today, and it is now a part of the LexBlog network. I want to thank Kevin O’Keefe, Rob La Gatta, and all the great folks at LexBlog for their hard work on the redesign, and it’s great to be a part of the family.
After listening to many people, including my friends and tech gurus Kevin O'Keefe and Grant Griffith, preach the virtues of Twitter for a long, long time, I finally decided to open an account for myself to see what the buzz is all about. My username is @TheMacLawyer (fittingly enough), and you can follow me at twitter.com/themaclawyer.
Twitter is one of those things that is a little hard to describe to others. The short definition is that it is a micro-blogging service, but that doesn't tell you much. Twitter describes itself as "a service for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate
and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to
one simple question: What are you doing?"
To this point, I am still experimenting with how to best utilize Twitter, and the jury is still out. I have posted some personal views/opinions there, and I will post some blog/tech related items in the future. If any of my readers are on Twitter, please let me know and we can "follow" each other (in Twiiter-speak). I'll try to post here from time to time to let you know what I think about Twitter going forward.
Update 11-9-08: In the three or so days that I've been on Twitter, I've managed to pick up almost a hundred followers. So far, I think Twitter is pretty cool, and I'm enjoying the connections and interactions that I am having with everyone there. If you haven't done so, check me out HERE.
I am heading to Tucson, AZ today to attend the American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section Fall Meeting at the The Westin La Paloma Resort. I was recently appointed to serve as an advisor to the Technology Core Group and a board member of the Law Practice Today
webzine, and both of these groups will hold meetings at this
conference. I have enjoyed my work in the past with the ABA, and I
appreciate being asked to serve in these additional capacities. If any
of my readers will be at this conference or in the Tucson area between
now and Friday, please let me know and perhaps we can meet in person.