Comments on: first daze http://tieguy.org/blog/2006/08/17/first-daze/ Ramblings on law school in New York, free software, and the spaces in between. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: luis.villa http://tieguy.org/blog/2006/08/17/first-daze/#comment-1815 luis.villa Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:18:12 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2006/08/17/first-daze/#comment-1815 Drudge Report, Facebook, IM... and yeah, notetaking- I think MS Word is the most common note-taking tool, though I've seen some uses of OneNote. I find that (1) the non-searchability of paper (2) the slowness of my handwriting and (3) the ugliness of my handwriting make the computer a better tool. I'd say about 75-80% of the class uses a computer and not paper. If Tomboy allowed me to create templates, and slightly better formatting (mainly outlines) I'd think about using it. Right now I'm using Abi, and shutting off network when I walk into the classroom. Drudge Report, Facebook, IM… and yeah, notetaking- I think MS Word is the most common note-taking tool, though I’ve seen some uses of OneNote. I find that (1) the non-searchability of paper (2) the slowness of my handwriting and (3) the ugliness of my handwriting make the computer a better tool. I’d say about 75-80% of the class uses a computer and not paper.

If Tomboy allowed me to create templates, and slightly better formatting (mainly outlines) I’d think about using it. Right now I’m using Abi, and shutting off network when I walk into the classroom.

]]> By: Owen Williams http://tieguy.org/blog/2006/08/17/first-daze/#comment-1814 Owen Williams Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:10:15 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2006/08/17/first-daze/#comment-1814 What do people do with their laptops in class? When I was an undergrad ('98-'02) there still were very few laptops in classes, but based on that photo 4 out of 5 law students use one. Is it mostly for note-taking or is it for web cross-referencing? I took notes in Tomboy during the recent SIGGRAPH conference, but I felt like I would have preferred a spiral notebook and a pen. What do people do with their laptops in class? When I was an undergrad (’98-’02) there still were very few laptops in classes, but based on that photo 4 out of 5 law students use one. Is it mostly for note-taking or is it for web cross-referencing? I took notes in Tomboy during the recent SIGGRAPH conference, but I felt like I would have preferred a spiral notebook and a pen.

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