Monthly Archives: July 2008

Squirrel for Personal Finance

There’s an interesting first look review of Squirrel, a lightweight and inexpensive personal finance app, at MacNN. Since we all know law students need to track their funds, this might be worth checking into (Get it? Checking! I slay me.).

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Facebook or LinkedIn?

Several months ago I discovered belatedly that almost all of my 20-something classmates were on Facebook. But in contrast to my 30-something (and older) classmates, not that many of them were on LinkedIn.
Here’s the difference between the two: Facebook is a social networking site. It’s about friendships. LinkedIn is a business networking site. It’s about [...]

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Info About New Mexico Bar & Macs?

Hal, a reader who is planning on taking the New Mexico bar exam, made an inquiry about that state’s rules regarding Macs. The official Board of Bar Examiners page is vague, stating only that SofTest is required:
You may write the MPT’s and essays on your laptop. You must register with ExamSoft and download its software.

Does [...]

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Another Web-Based Practice Management App

Hot on the heels of Rocket Matter, British Columbia-based Themis Solutions today unveiled their new practice management app. Clio, as it is called, is like Rocket Matter, in that it is a Web application targeted at solo practitioners and small firms.
It will be interesting to see what the Mac-using small practice folks think of [...]

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