The good folks over at LogMeIn recently pushed out another update to LogMeIn Ignition adding support for cloud based file storage services like Dropbox, GoogleDocs and a number of WebDAV based services (but not iCloud) in the app’s integrated file manager. This makes LogMeIn a one-stop solution for managing files between mobile devices, multiple desktops and cloud storage. Handy.
I think LogMeIn’s file manager is its most underappreciated feature, especially for confidentiality conscious counsel. Using LogMeIn’s file manager, a lawyer can securely move files to and from an iPad without lay-over in a cloud service. Files are transmitted to the lawyer’s iPad from the lawyer’s desktop computer via encrypted connection (more about LogMeIn’s security here). While there are plenty of remote desktop apps out there, none are as fully featured or as drop-dead simple to use as LogMeIn. I love it.
IMO one of LogMeIn’s best features actually makes DropBox and similar apps unnecessary. I connect to my desktop on my iPad 2 and tap on Local Files. All of my files and folders are available (not just files supported by DropBox) and there’s no lag when I display a PDF using LogMeIn as there is on DropBox.
The secure file transfer is definitely an improvement, but it sounds like the computer you’re connecting to has to be turned on while you’re away, which I think many legal IT Directors officially frown on. If the computer you’re connecting to is part of a network, do you think this can get you into the document management systems that most firms use?
Yes, it does have to be on, but it can be locked.