A Mac Sub-Notebook for Summer?
The rumor mill has been buzzing about a new, smaller notebook computer supposedly in the works at Apple. The sub-notebook Mac could arrive this summer, according to the rumors. Aside from being small, the machine would make use of flash memory for nearly-instantaneous bootup. Doubtless Apple is incorporating other slick capabilities beyond a mere size reduction.
I currently use a 15″ PowerBook, but I find it to be a bit unwieldy at times. The seating in SCU classrooms leaves little room for a casebook, a 15″ laptop, and any paper notes or handouts I might have to quickly access. If this new sub-notebook does hit the street this summer, it might be just the thing for law students.
The one thing I do hope they don’t cripple is video out. Since I connect my laptop to an Apple Cinema Display when I’m working at home, it would be a nonstarter for me if I couldn’t do the same with the sub-notebook. Let’s hope the Apple sub-notebook becomes a reality, and that it doesn’t sacrifice capability for size.
Liz wrote,
I would have emailed you if I could find an email address, but I couldn’t. I’m also a law student, also use a Mac (and Notebook by Circus Ponies, although I’ve also been pleased with Omni software products). I’ve looked for a legal research/management software product that also does citations (citeit.com has a product, but only for PC). It seems like such a great idea, but I’ve had a hell of a time finding any such thing. Have you come across anything like it? In the meantime, I’m going to try the 3-folder mail sorting system. Got to grab the reins on the email overload. Cheers, Liz
Link | February 19th, 2007 at 2:11 am
Erik Schmidt wrote,
Hi Liz,
Looks like I need to make the email link a bit more obvious. It’s tucked away in the Who Wrote This section under The Basics.
I haven’t come across any research/management software product that does cites, but that’s a great idea for an article. Back in September I heard about Zotero, a Firefox plugin - http://www.zotero.org/ - but it was still in early beta. It has officially launched now, and it looks like it may hold some promise for legal research. I haven’t given it a test drive, though.
If you want to check it out and write a review for MLS, you’re more than welcome to do so. I’ll keep my eyes open for other research tools, too.
Link | February 19th, 2007 at 2:23 am
Liz wrote,
Still searching, but will certainly keep you posted. We’re a small subset of a small subset, so there may not be anything for us. On the bright side, we probably won’t need to cite much once we’re out of school. (But still, we’ll need to organize research, won’t we?)
I read your post on browsers with interest as well; I noticed that nalpdirectory.com seems to require Opera if you’re on a Mac.
Link | March 1st, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Erik Schmidt wrote,
Hi Liz,
I tried nalpdirectory.com in Camino and didn’t have any problems. If it worked in Camino, it should work in Firefox, since they both are Mozilla/Gecko-based.
Link | March 2nd, 2007 at 5:04 am