Some of you boys and girls might be too young to know what this is.
It was called a "record" or an "LP" which stood for "long playing." That black disc was rotated on a turntable so the grooves etched in vinyl could vibrate a stylus. Those vibrations would then be converted through amplification and speakers into music.
And about 20 minutes in, you would get up to turn the "long playing" record over so that you could hear the other side.
Not very convenient, but some of those old discs have a warmth of sound you cannot duplicate with an iTunes download.
Convenience can come at a cost. And in the Texas Lawyer I wrote recently about how we might benefit by foregoing the fancy tech tools for some good old pencil and paper.
You can read the article here.
Two of the examples I took from my own practice are my "how to" list (as opposed to a task list) and the question flash cards I make in preparing for oral argument.
Take a look. What are some of the low tech practices in your own practice that no tech tool can really duplicate?
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