Some legal offerings have fared better. Virtual reality software is as popular in legal circles as it is in the general population. One of the hottest areas of the software market has been translation programs, where tremendous progress has been made in conversion of text to and from foreign languag. The problem is that, because of the processing needed, such programs require lawyers to speak slowly, which is basically impossible. On the other hand, the monotone which such programs also require has proven to be no obstacle for most attorneys, particularly those with many years of somnambulism-inducing presentations under their belts.
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Fortunately, several leading anti-virus packages are available, including some that have been customized specifically to address the strains that single out lawyers' electronic efforts. The prevalence of this scourge is increasing at an alarming rate, as a quick scan of any recent law firm opinion letter will readily reveal. Hardware For many lawyers who spend a significant amount of their time traveling, the most critical piece of hardware is their trusty laptop computer. The problem is that such heavy-duty hardware is really heavy, causing road warrior attorneys to resemble the scales of justice tilted with a fistful of lead in one of the weighing pans. Far more portable than enormous looseleaf organizers, which require your tailor to install kangaroo-like pouches in all your suits, PDAs allow you to lose an entire lifetime of data to a single pickpocket.