Last summer I “borrowed” my husband’s mac book pro to try it out for the summer legal clinic. I started on your website and tried various applications you recommended. I have always been a PC user – I had a IBM PC-Jr and an XT way back in 1982. So the transition to a Mac was awkward. Within a few months, I started to get used to the mac and I finally up buying hubby a mac book air so that I could keep the pro.

The Killer App.

The day came when I had to prep for a trial and I needed a trial notebook. As a trial notebook, Circus Ponies Notebook came highly recommended. Once I used it – I was hooked on the software and on the computer.

Circus Ponies Notebook is the reason I own a Mac – and will continue to own a Mac – I can’t imagine my computer without it.

How I use my Notebooks:

Each class has a notebook. I store the PDFs, the audio files, the westlaw research – almost anything inside a notebook. I export it to website so that I have a backup and I use SuperDuper! to create external backup images and FileSynchronization to sync directories.

In all, I love the mac.

The MISSING TOOL:

BUT – I still use Parallels inorder to access CiteIt – a citation program which does BlueBook or ALWD. I love the program because it will correctly format the citation AND it will connect with Westlaw/Lexis or others and pull down the complete cases. It will also generate Tables of Authorities.

Please offer any advice you might have:

Do you know of any product similar to CiteIt that is made for the mac?

What do you use to organize your case research?

Thank you.

Amber