'Techniques' Category
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 [...]Legal Documents the LyX Way
It’s probably the most popular discussion among Mac-using law students when it comes to software: what’s the best application for legal writing? We have plenty of options, that’s for sure. MLS already mentioned Pages, Word for Mac, Scrivener, Nisus Writer, and many others. Today I’d like to present you a free alternative you might not [...]
How to Use Leopard Spaces in Law School
Spaces is one of those applications in Leopard that you either love, or hate. Some people find absolutely no use for Spaces; others swear by it and micromanage every aspect of their desktop organization. Spaces can be a very powerful tool for organizing yourself in law school, but it does take a little bit of [...]