Just before the fall semester started, I decided to purchase a briefcase-style bag to haul my laptop and books around campus. My booq Boa XM backpack has served me well, but I wanted to move to something with more of a business look because I knew I’d be spending more of my time off-campus in [...]
Susan Crawford is a Visiting Professor of Law at the Univ. of Michigan Law School, teaching cyberlaw and communications law. This brief story tells the tale of how her PC, when left to its own devices, started going screwy.Â
The rise of Macs in law school has been matched by an increase in the number of Mac-using lawyers (or at least in Mac-using lawyers who are also bloggers). This is a great trend, because visibility is important. The more attorneys blogging about their use of Macs, the harder it will be for law firms, [...]
If you’re like me, you want to make the best impression you can on admissions committees at the law schools you are applying to. You might be a little design savvy, or know someone else who is, and may have created a personalized letterhead to match all of your documents – Personal Statement, Addenda and [...]
Some time ago a Mac Law Students reader mentioned the Cornell Method, which is a special way of organizing and taking notes. It is designed to help students through a six-step process: Record, Reduce, Recite, Reflect, Review, and Recapitulate. I haven’t used the technique but I am curious about it.
Circus Ponies Notebook supports Cornell Method [...]
