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No Strings Attached: Cutting the TechnoCord with a Wireless Law Practice

BY Ross Kodner
May 01, 2003

Those frustrating cables ' they're everywhere! Intertwining and connecting seemingly plug-incompatible gadgets in our laptop cases; tangling purses and briefcases in a snakelike mass of plastic-encased cords; connecting Palms to PCs; going from headsets to cell phones; “conveniently” linking us to printers (when sometimes the cables weigh more than the laptop); stretching to scanners; retracting (or not) from telephones; coiling like a garden hose around the legs of our chairs while connecting us to a network. Arrgh! Enough!

It's time to banish the cable headache once and for all. Wireless technology is the answer. It's hard not to hear about the rise in wireless devices today. From network connections for our laptops and Palms to wireless earphones for our cell phones, wireless e-mail, wireless Internet “hot spots,” the practice of “warchalking” sidewalks to note wireless Internet access points in metro areas ' we're walking in a wireless wonderland, and just in the nick of time.

What kinds of wireless devices make sense for lawyers? Why, many pragmatic wireless devices and applications exist for lawyers and their staff, for firms of all sizes and for practices of all types. Several key wireless technologies recently have gone past being de rigueur and have morphed into “must haves.” What sort of setup makes sense for you? Different methods for wireless connections, including WiFi (otherwise known as “Wireless Ethernet”) and its short-range cohort, Bluetooth technology, have appealing features that may serve you well.

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