'Techniques' Category
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 [...]
Mac Law Student Setup Number Four
I just posted a setup that was sent to me by Athas Nikolakakos, a 2L at Temple University. Before attending law school, Athas was a computer programmer. Don’t be surprised if his setup is a bit off the beaten path. To me that’s part of the fun of seeing how other people approach using a [...]
Audio Notes
Jesse, a student at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law, passed this helpful tip my way:
I’ve been trying to find a good program to record class and haven’t found anything good (aka free). I recently discovered that Word 2004 (and possibly the 2008 version but I don’t know) make audio recordings. [...]A Third Mac Law Student Setup
Dan Rosenthal, a law student at American University, was kind enough to send me his Mac hardware and software setup, which is now part of the Mac Law Students permanent navigation, next to Brian’s setup and my setup. Further proof that there are many tasks you can perform with a Mac laptop, and many tools [...]