'Techniques' Category
Anyone Know of a System for Case Markup?
Tom, a 1L at the University of Wisconsin, made this inquiry:
I am envisioning some set of abbreviations, marks, symbols, etc., that are traditionally used to markup a case or other legal material. I have been sort of developing my own system to label facts, holdings, arguments for both sides, policies of the court, etc., but […]A Mac Student Setup Aimed at Switchers
Carnell Hicks, a relatively recent switcher and 1L, has written a helpful article about the apps he uses. The writeup is focused especially on switchers. So if you’re new to the Mac (and even if you aren’t), take a look. There are apps in Carnell’s article that I’d never even heard about, proving once again […]
A TypeIt4Me Clippings File for Law Students
A while back Mark Fisher wrote a review of an excellent utility called TypeIt4Me. It’s a wonderful timesaver, but it does take a while to create your own clippings file. Mark has donated his TypeIt4Me clippings file (.zip). If you’re new to TypeIt4Me, this makes a good starting point.
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View comments and add your own to […]Mac Speech Recognition: Science Fiction Made Real
This must be one of the best hidden secrets inside your Mac, although it’s been in there since the very beginning, in 1984: Your Mac can actually talk and, what’s more, it can listen too!
Activate the Speech function on your Mac. Go to your System Preferences > Speech and under Speech Recognition activate Speakable Items.
Customize […]Having Trouble Accessing Your School’s WiFi?
A lot of people (at least at my school) have had connectivity problems with the latest Leopard and even the most recent Leopard update. This fix has been out there for some time, but some folks may not no about it yet, and it is quite simple.
All you need to do is download the Internet […]