Monthly Archives: February 2008

Leopard Slickness.

Posted on February 29, 2008 by pete

In addition to Vista hate, Mac OS X Leopard’s new ‘help menu highlight’ feature makes switching so much more enticing for shortcut hounds. Where Tiger often left switchers poking around in menus, hunting for that quick way to print, switch … Continue reading →

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OK, This One Is Mine.

Posted on February 28, 2008 by pete

Unless you are in trial ALOT (in which case you probably aren’t reading this), you may want a way to stay fresh on your evidence (objections, hearsay etc.). Or, maybe you just want to expand your Spanish vocabulary or brush … Continue reading →

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I can’t dream up every great tip….

Posted on February 28, 2008 by pete

and in fact seem to be more of a collector than an inventor. But I sure know a good tip when I see it. If you have an iPhone, you can create a work around to make your phone vibrate … Continue reading →

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Switch Hitter Help

Posted on February 25, 2008 by pete

Moving from Windows to OS X? The Unofficial Apple Website points out OSXhelp “Insanely Simple tutorials for the first time Macintosh user.” According to TUAW, the site should be of great help in explaining all those little things experienced users … Continue reading →

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Reformatting Text

Posted on February 22, 2008 by pete

Every litigator (who does at least some of his or her own typing) should know the basics for copy and paste… “shift/alt/command v” to paste and match style vs. plain old “command v.” (FYI the ‘command’ key is the squiggle … Continue reading →

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MacBook Air – The Litigator’s Review

Posted on February 16, 2008 by pete

  So, I bought in. But, it’s no shocker. Prior to switching, and a LONG time ago, I ran a desktop computer and an IBM X20. Why? Power at home, utility on the road. The X20 fit perfectly for long … Continue reading →

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And the first hint is…

Posted on February 10, 2008 by pete

Add a recent documents stack item to your dock for quick access to all your recent documents.Open Terminal and type: defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add ‘{ “tile-data” = { “list-type” = 1; }; “tile-type” = “recents-tile”; }’After that, type: killall … Continue reading →

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First Time

Posted on February 10, 2008 by pete

Hello. I needed a place to dump all my tips, hints, thoughts and projects for using Macs in litigation. So, this blog will be the place to stash and store all those items. A bit about me. I am Peter … Continue reading →

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