Law Students

Got Questions?

By Erik Schmidt

If you’re getting ready for the fall semester and are switching to the Mac, you may have questions about how Macs do certain things, which software you may want to use, and so on.

Here are a few links that should help:

• PC to Mac: The Basics (a good overview video from Apple)
• Windows v. Mac Navigation (an Apple support page with info about interacting with files on the Mac)
• On Windows I used to… (another Apple support page, showing the Mac equivalents to common Windows commands/shortcuts/etc.)

Some earlier MLS posts address other questions you may have:

Will Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw (vitally important research tools) work with Mac browsers? – My review of eight Mac web browsers is over a year old, but it covers how each of the reviewed browsers works with Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw

Will a Mac work with my school’s exam software? – The short answer is almost always yes, with a caveat. The biggest exam vendor, ExamSoft, makes a package called SofTest, which is Windows-only. Most SofTest schools will allow you to use SofTest on your Mac, but you’ll have to set up Boot Camp and run Windows for the exam. All three of the other exam vendors provide Mac-native software. For more info about exam software, and a list with info about what software various schools use, check out the Exam Software Info page.

What software should I be using in law school? What do other students use? – Check out the Student Setups pages to see a wide variety of setups other students use.

I still have a question you haven’t answered. – Drop me a note.

Full post as published by Mac Law Students on July 23, 2009 (boomark / email).