I have a tablet personally and it's certainly very convenient for casual consumption of information, but I don't really think there's a compelling business reason for their use by Digital Forensics practitioners. You can accomplish most tasks you would need to perform as efficiently or more efficiently using a laptop than using a tablet.
If you encounter or expect to encounter a lot of tablets it may be helpful to have access to the more common models for training, research and development, but that's a different story.
iPad running Filemaker-Go with a Chain of Custody Database that features signature capture.
Interesting. Has anybody encountered issues with admissibility in court of the chain of custody when using only electronic signatures like this? It's certainly a good way to save some trees…
It's certainly a good way to save some trees…
Until you have to print EVERYTHING to present it in Court …. 😯
Let's call it "good way to delay the execution of a few trees"… wink
jaclaz
I made this post due to the high volumes of manuals and training material one needs to read to keep proficient in Computer Forensics. Sounds like there is a broad response and it appears it is a personal decision. If anyone is using a tablet, are there any recommendations to a particular brand, (ie Apple vs droid….etc) With the release of droid 3, can anyone say how it compares to an Ipad????
I made this post due to the high volumes of manuals and training material one needs to read to keep proficient in Computer Forensics. Sounds like there is a broad response and it appears it is a personal decision. If anyone is using a tablet, are there any recommendations to a particular brand, (ie Apple vs droid….etc) With the release of droid 3, can anyone say how it compares to an Ipad????
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 currently running Android 3.1, and it's pretty similar in UX to an iPad. Prices were also pretty similar and, while I considered the Samsung to have a slight edge in terms of hardware spec, for me it really came down to a personal issue with the way Apple constrains its users and developers. I understand Apple's reasons for doing things the way it does, but as a techie I like to have a bit more freedom.