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Access Barbri Bar Review Materials from iPad/iPhone for Free!
Wednesday, 30 Jun, 2010 – 17:10 | 3 Comments
Access Barbri Bar Review Materials from iPad/iPhone for Free!

As some of you know, Barbri offers the ability to access bar prep materials on your iPhone or iPad for a fee.  What you may not know is that the Barbri Mobile device has some …

New Podcast Album Art!
Thursday, 29 Apr, 2010 – 15:17 | 2 Comments
New Podcast Album Art!

For those of you who subscribe to the Legal Geekery podcast, I’m happy to announce that no longer will you have to look at the drab gray album cover I unapologetically yoinked from my Legeeke comic.
The new …

iPad for Lawyers and Law Students
Wednesday, 28 Apr, 2010 – 9:21 | 20 Comments
iPad for Lawyers and Law Students

So I was one of those dorks waiting in line at 6am on Saturday morning when the iPad launched.
I had my new “toy” in time to attempt to run my Advocacy II trial from it. …

iPhonegate: A Brief Synopsis
Tuesday, 27 Apr, 2010 – 16:17 | No Comment
iPhonegate: A Brief Synopsis

Even if you’re not a huge nerd like me, you’ve probably heard about what the New York Times has been calling “iPhonegate.”  Long story short, Gizmodo purchased a phone thought to be a prototype for …

Is a Standing Desk Worth the Investment?
Thursday, 25 Mar, 2010 – 6:19 | 7 Comments
Is a Standing Desk Worth the Investment?

The WorkFit C-Mod, Dual desk by Ergotron is a terrific addition to any office or home office. This is one of those new, adjustable desks. It allows you to move it from a sitting to …

How to Digitalize Your Textbooks
Tuesday, 16 Feb, 2010 – 21:27 | 5 Comments
How to Digitalize Your Textbooks

Since the iPad, Kindle, and Nook haven’t given you the ability to read/study for lawschool electronically, I present to you a way in which you can.

Kindling for the Legal E-Book Fire
Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 – 18:28 | 2 Comments
Kindling for the Legal E-Book Fire

The wake of my gloomy report on the status of legal e-books seems surprisingly upbeat this week: it seems that West has released nearly 30 of its titles for electronic download on the Amazon Kindle. A press release …

United States v. Microsoft, A Decade Later
Monday, 28 Sep, 2009 – 9:30 | 2 Comments
United States v. Microsoft, A Decade Later

Last week in antitrust class we covered United States v. Microsoft. Our analysis centered on “Microsoft III” and the Sherman Act Section 2 violations issues. (Section 2 of the Sherman Act makes monopolization a felony.) …

IBM Seeks Patent on “Autoblogging” Remote Control for Your TV
Tuesday, 1 Sep, 2009 – 13:52 | One Comment
IBM Seeks Patent on “Autoblogging” Remote Control for Your TV

Apparently, IBM thinks we’d be better off having yet another remote on our collective coffee tables: this one that is web-enabled and automatically tells the world what you are watching on TV.

Data Breach Notification Laws
Monday, 24 Aug, 2009 – 9:35 | No Comment
Data Breach Notification Laws

State legislatures have become more vigilant over the past year in passing (and tightening) data breach notification laws. Universally, these laws at a minimum require entities to disclose when data containing sensitive personally identifiable information …

Make your Studying More Tech Friendly (Part I in a Series)
Friday, 14 Aug, 2009 – 20:11 | 10 Comments
Make your Studying More Tech Friendly (Part I in a Series)

Part one in a series exploring new uses of technology to aide in your legal studies.

This is Your Brain on the Paper Chase
Monday, 6 Jul, 2009 – 22:10 | No Comment
This is Your Brain on the Paper Chase

This story made the internet rounds a week or two ago but I thought that it would be a nice topic for good old Legal Geekery.  Recent research into the brain may provide scientists with …