Tips Tuesday

Here are excerpts from the most recent tips on SlawTips, the site that each week offers up useful advice, short and to the point, on practice, research, writing and technology.

Research & Writing

CanLII Adds the Canadian Legal Research and Writing Guide
Susannah Tredwell

For anyone looking a good guide to legal research, Catherine Best’s “Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research” has been updated by a team of legal research experts (Melanie Bueckert, André Clair, Maryvon Côté, Yasmin Khan and Mandy Ostick) and added to CanLII’s commentary section. ….

Technology

Speed Up Your Computer by Closing Unnecessary Applications
Luigi Benetton

Is your computer slow right now? Maybe there’s something you can do about that – right now. The problem: Generally, the more apps you run at the same time, the more your computer slows down. The solution: Find out how many programs you have open at any given time. You can quit programs you don’t need at the moment. …