Category Archives: Laptops

iBooks, PowerBooks, MacBooks, MacBook Pros, oh my!

Privacy Filters

Have any MLS readers used a privacy filter for your MacBook or MacBook Pro? If you have, please feel free to add a comment and share your experience. An incoming 1L asked me if I had any recommendations, and I haven’t used a privacy filter since the mid 1990s.

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Using Your MacBook’s Trackpad to Full Advantage

You can do some pretty nifty things with the trackpad on your Macintosh laptop. To play around with trackpad options, go to the Apple menu in the upper left corner of your screen, select System Preferences… and when the preferences window opens, select Trackpad under the Hardware heading.

If you place your mouse over one of [...]

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The Apple iSnipe

For some time the computer punditocracy has been telling Apple they need to come out with a netbook computer in order to keep up with the Joneses. After all, if everyone else is making small, cheap computers with small screens and small keyboards, shouldn’t Apple be following suit?
If you’re an Apple watcher, the standard rejoinder [...]

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13″ MacBook Pros in High Demand

It seems the current average wait for a 2.53GHz 13″ MacBook Pro ordered online is 7-10 days. I’m not surprised. This critter looks like a nearly ideal workhorse for students of all stripes. It wouldn’t surprise me if a big chunk of the demand is due to the standard Apple Back to School promotion, wherein [...]

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Buying an Apple Laptop for Fall 2009

The new lineup of Apple laptops is the best yet for law students. There are now multiple options in both 13″ and 15″ sizes, and battery life is up across the board. Here’s the rundown:
13″ MacBook
Smaller is better when you’re trying to fit your casebook, the handouts your professor handed out on Tuesday, and your [...]

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