This quarter I’ve been doing a lot of research paper writing, article summaries, brief essays and the like for one of my core CS courses. To be honest, I haven’t had to write a proper essay in at least 10 years, though I did my fair share of writing RFP responses, fluff text, and technical writing. My requirements this quarter involve a large (8-10 page) research paper for my Ethics class that is actually really interesting for me, but I was a bit left out on what new tools are out there to support the essay writer these days. Enter Papers for Mac. (more…)