Category Archives: Tech Tips for Students
Secure Your Logins: Password Managers and Two-Factor Authentication
Can you completely protect yourself from being hacked? I’m afraid not, but developing a couple of basic security habits around your passwords and logins can add a powerful layer of protection.
Online Word Guide for Formatting Appellate Briefs
Need some help formatting your appellate brief? Emily Barney and Debbie Ginsberg are around during the day on Thursday and Friday. If you need help in the evenings or weekends, we’ve collected online materials – guides, videos, sample documents, and handouts – to … Continue reading
Crunch time-management for exams
Exams are right around the corner. Sometimes, you’re on top of everything. Sometimes, there’s just not enough time in the day. Here are some common time-management techniques and ideas that might help make this exam period a little less stressful. Continue reading
Getting the Upper Hand: Microsoft Word
You’re working on an assignment that’s due very soon (maybe tomorrow?), and Word is driving you up a wall. Don’t worry – we have an online guide that can help. Here are some hints to help you get the upper hand. Continue reading
Tech You Should Know: Using TWEN
Learn how to use Westlaw’s TWEN system at Chicago-Kent. Continue reading
Tech Tip: Data Hacking Techniques & Security Strategies
How secure is your personal information? What steps do you take to protect your privacy? Do you know what sort of threats could affect you and what tools or strategies are most helpful to defeat them? It’s easy to find a … Continue reading
The Rules Have It – Applying Court Rules to Your Brief
A couple of weeks ago, Emily Barney showed you how to find and use the style tools in Word 2016. But why use the style tools at all? As Emily noted, federal and local court rules often specify exactly which … Continue reading
Easier, Better, Faster, Stronger: Word 2016 Styles Tools
We posted back in September that Word 2016 was finally available for Mac Users. It’s also available for PC users now. We’ve had some time to use this new version and found that it makes using Styles significantly easier with a … Continue reading
Tech You Should Know: PDF Skills for Law Students and Lawyers
PDFs seem like they should be intuitive to use – just click them open and you’re done, right? You’ve probably already noticed that many legal documents are PDFs, including articles from legal databases or maybe even the online version of your casebook. But while basic PDFs are easy to use, lawyers often need to take advantage of more advanced features. Continue reading
The Wayback Machine is Moving Forward
The Internet Archive is the closest thing we have to a backup of the Internet. Founded by Brewster Kahle in 1996, the Internet Archive is a non-profit organization with the bold mission statement of providing “universal access to all knowledge.” … Continue reading
