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“It’s wonderful to have a beginner’s mind.”

Erik Schmidt — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:08:16 +0000

In 1996, Wired interviewed Steve Jobs. I gave that interview another look last night, and was startled (not for the first time) at how much he got right, and how much of the interview telegraphed things to come from Apple. “It’s wonderful to have a beginner’s mind” is on my other blog, Skin of a Living Thought.

iPhone Apps for Law Students

Erik Schmidt — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:13:05 +0000

A couple that might be useful:

BARBRI Mobile Bar Review – free

Barron’s Law Dictionary – $14.99

Quicksilver for Legal Research

Erik Schmidt — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:04:48 +0000

If you use Quicksilver to automate your Mac, check out Jesse Kirchner’s list of Quicksilver bookmarks for searching Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, USPTO, and more.

Quicksilver is a very powerful application launcher (and then some).

Good Reads

Erik Schmidt — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:58:40 +0000

I’m not a big fan of lists of links, but 100 Blog Posts You Should Read Before Going to Law School is a pretty well-constructed list of links to blog posts that have to do with law school preparation, financing law school, and so on.

Yes, the folks at OnlineCourses.org enticed me to post a link to their list by including a link to one of my posts, but even without the inducement I would have linked to their list. If you’re pondering whether to through the annoyance of LSAT prep, the ego-crushing process of applying to law schools, and the hard three-year journey through all those books, classes, and exams, I suggest spending some quality time reading what people who have been through it all have to say about it.

Digital Textbooks: Ready for Prime Time?

Erik Schmidt — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:01:01 +0000

In a Mashable piece, Josh Catone argues that digital textbooks don’t provide enough cost savings, are crippled by a lack of standardized format, and suffer from the same problem we’ve all seen with “rented” music tracks: Who actually “owns” the books?

Digital textbooks could in theory knock printed versions into the dustbin of history, but it may take longer than some of us (myself included) would like.