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It's part of Office 365, but you can also get a version for free. The free version lacks some of the features of the paid version, but generally should work well.tortsandtiaras wrote:How does one get OneNote?
Word is great for writing out papers, exams, letters, whatever. And it is functional for note-taking too.cyrilfiggis wrote:Only used Word 1L, never touched OneNote. What am I missing out on?
When creating a new Notebook, what do I put for the "Where" tab? It doesn't let me create one without selecting something but there's nothing to select.mujiali wrote:Word is great for writing out papers, exams, letters, whatever. And it is functional for note-taking too.cyrilfiggis wrote:Only used Word 1L, never touched OneNote. What am I missing out on?
But OneNote is made for note-taking. It's general functions work much better for the task, as does its layout (it is pretty much an endless digital notebook), free flowing nature, and the ability to drop in audio and video recordings wherever you would like.
ETA: no images available, but reading through this thread should give you an idea of some of the powerful tools OneNote can provide:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 6#p3366692
I snagged the same model (the QHD) and am enjoying it so far. Side by side with the XPS, feels like the Spectre has the better keyboard. If it didn't have such superb palm rejection that trackpad (ginormous) would be a dealbreaker though. As is it, still getting used to the click zones (I understand they are adjustable). It's been sorta kinda useful in tablet mode - wish HP had designed a sleeve for that because I hate grabbing keys on the back when holding it, maybe there's an aftermarket sleeve that'll work tho. Works great with Dell Active Stylus...so far so good.mujiali wrote: Went with the i7 512, and surprised myself by getting it at Best Buy, which had the best deal. Got a student discount of 150 off, and 12 month financing which will allow me to wait on paying till I can get a supplemental loan from HLS for the laptopAlso if anyone else goes for this, hold off on getting a warranty! HP sent me a message a day after I bought it with a discount code. Got 140 off a 3 year warranty (+accidental damage coverage), and it ended up being cheaper than Best Buy, Square Trade, or the Microsoft Store.
I would have waited to buy it till August/September, but my old laptop up and finally died last week, so I figured why not.
The Spectre itself is amazing. I find myself loving the touch features and using it for things I never thought I would. Not the novelty crap you do once, but little day to day useful things that are just easier when you can touch/flip the screen. Also the keyboard is magnificent for an ultrabook. Take everything I say with a grain of salt though, cause I just replaced a Macbook Pro mid-2009, so this is my first foray into good battery life and SSDs.
Plus it plays Civ V, so I'm happy.
Flokkness wrote: I snagged the same model (the QHD) and am enjoying it so far. Side by side with the XPS, feels like the Spectre has the better keyboard. If it didn't have such superb palm rejection that trackpad (ginormous) would be a dealbreaker though. As is it, still getting used to the click zones (I understand they are adjustable). It's been sorta kinda useful in tablet mode - wish HP had designed a sleeve for that because I hate grabbing keys on the back when holding it, maybe there's an aftermarket sleeve that'll work tho. Works great with Dell Active Stylus...so far so good.
I think I'm gonna keep it over the XPS. The XPS webcam (will use a lot for g/f Skype) is necessarily weirdly placed and nobody wants to see your nose hairs. Being able to use tablet mode (and not having the $$$ for a SPro3 plus laptop) is ultimately just too damned handy.
So probably keeping the Spectre. It's a slick little machine, just feels better than the XPS and tablet mode is reeeeallly handy when you need it. Just going to snag a monitor for workstation purposes and will be all set. Good look Mujiali.
Shit I just downloaded Windows 10 this morning, didn't think about exam software compatibility - are you going to NU? I forget.Clemenceau wrote:Got an email from my school's IT yesterday requesting for us not to buy/upgrade to windows 10 yet because they don't know if exam software will be supported yet. Same story with osx 10.11 (el capitan) when it becomes available.
Juuust when I was ready to make the mac -> pc transition. Foiled
Penn.FloridaCoastalorbust wrote:Shit I just downloaded Windows 10 this morning, didn't think about exam software compatibility - are you going to NU? I forget.Clemenceau wrote:Got an email from my school's IT yesterday requesting for us not to buy/upgrade to windows 10 yet because they don't know if exam software will be supported yet. Same story with osx 10.11 (el capitan) when it becomes available.
Juuust when I was ready to make the mac -> pc transition. Foiled
I would pretty much guarantee it is compatible come exam season. There will simply be too many 1Ls who buy laptops after today, and whose laptops come with W10 preinstalled. It would just be too much of a shitshow not to have it compatible by exam time.FloridaCoastalorbust wrote:Just spoke with Examsoft:
"There are currently no timetables that have been announced for Windows 10 support. Please keep posted with your school administration as they will be the ones to announce when we are able to support Windows 10 for your institution."
Also, if you're really scrappy, you can get a movers coupon from the post office. For a while they had best buy 10% off one item coupons. Not sure that's still a thing though. Google for more details.terrier27 wrote:Best buy currently has $100 off on macs and another $100 off with student discount if anyone was waiting for a sale on macs. Got the 13" MacBook Air for $800, which is way way more reasonable than what I paid for my undergrad MacBook Pro
Easier way to do this is put in a moving request online, get the mover's coupons, and then cancel the request. Costs all of 1-2 dollars.Clemenceau wrote:Also, if you're really scrappy, you can get a movers coupon from the post office. For a while they had best buy 10% off one item coupons. Not sure that's still a thing though. Google for more details.terrier27 wrote:Best buy currently has $100 off on macs and another $100 off with student discount if anyone was waiting for a sale on macs. Got the 13" MacBook Air for $800, which is way way more reasonable than what I paid for my undergrad MacBook Pro
We actually tried the movers coupon today. It's now $5 off of $50 so not that worth it anymoremujiali wrote:Easier way to do this is put in a moving request online, get the mover's coupons, and then cancel the request. Costs all of 1-2 dollars.Clemenceau wrote:Also, if you're really scrappy, you can get a movers coupon from the post office. For a while they had best buy 10% off one item coupons. Not sure that's still a thing though. Google for more details.terrier27 wrote:Best buy currently has $100 off on macs and another $100 off with student discount if anyone was waiting for a sale on macs. Got the 13" MacBook Air for $800, which is way way more reasonable than what I paid for my undergrad MacBook Pro
Also, the student discount is better than the mover's discount on most laptops, and you can't stack.
You can probably get it for freeRancidSumo wrote:I'm buying a MacBook Pro today and need a quick bit of advice. Do I need Microsoft Office for law school? It has always been necessary for me before because of how much I used Excel/VBA but I doubt that will be necessary any longer. Will iWork be sufficient?
It's important in the sense that a TPM chip is an important part of your computer's security protections with regards to hardware tampering and other stuff. It's unimportant in the sense that literally every Windows computer has a TPM chip (as well as Macbooks and Chromebooks).Law1491 wrote:I am looking to buy a new PC laptop. As one of the requirements from my law school, it has to have a TPM chip. How important is it to have it. I called the Computer Center, and they could not answer this question and said that they would call me back.
What are you people doing, those of you who have PC laptops? Do they have TPM chips?
Thank you a lot.
Thanks. I don't have a school email yet but we'll see if it works when I get one.dwil770 wrote:You can probably get it for freeRancidSumo wrote:I'm buying a MacBook Pro today and need a quick bit of advice. Do I need Microsoft Office for law school? It has always been necessary for me before because of how much I used Excel/VBA but I doubt that will be necessary any longer. Will iWork be sufficient?
https://products.office.com/en-us/stude ... -education
The base processor in your laptop is still much faster than the 1.6 in my Air, and I have not had any issues for school related work regarding CPU speed, nor do I suspect to.RancidSumo wrote:Thanks. I don't have a school email yet but we'll see if it works when I get one.dwil770 wrote:You can probably get it for freeRancidSumo wrote:I'm buying a MacBook Pro today and need a quick bit of advice. Do I need Microsoft Office for law school? It has always been necessary for me before because of how much I used Excel/VBA but I doubt that will be necessary any longer. Will iWork be sufficient?
https://products.office.com/en-us/stude ... -education
Went ahead and ordered a 13" RMBP. Hopefully not upgrading to the 2.9 processor doesn't turn out to be a mistake. Also, Yosemite works with all the exam software, right? I think my school uses Exam4. They don't list anything after Mountain Lion on the school's website but the software company says it supports Yosemite.
I think you can hook HDMI stuff into the thunderbolt portsRancidSumo wrote:It showed up today and I'm very happy with the first impression. 13" is the perfect size. Much better than my old 15" PC. I have no idea what these "thunderbolt" ports are for but other than that its great.