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Page 1: PUTTING THE “APP” IN APPELLATE PRACTICE · PUTTING THE “APP” IN APPELLATE PRACTICE Blake Hawthorne Rich Phillips Don Cruse Electronic Copy of Materials SCOTXBlog: Texas Appellate

PUTTING THE “APP” IN APPELLATE PRACTICEBlake HawthorneRich PhillipsDon Cruse

Electronic Copy of Materials

SCOTXBlog: www.scotxblog.com

Texas Appellate Watch Blog: www.TexasAppellateWatch.typepad.com

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MindNode

Our simple example doesn’t really show off the

benefits of MindNode

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As a larger example, here’s the map I used

when first thinking about this panel

Exporting from MindNode

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Rearranging Headings in OmniOutliner

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Or find a tool that can transform

OPML into a file format you need

Could use the iPad as a “second screen”

to consult while you’re typing into a

full computer.

You have an OPML file. Now what?

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But if you’ve adapted the default

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get this