INTERNET LEGAL
RESEARCH WEEKLY
March 13, 2005
Tom
Mighell
Welcome to Issue #183 of the Internet Legal Research Weekly, a newsletter that delivers relevant and timely legal research information, and other fun stuff, to your inbox every Sunday. If you like what you read, please forward this newsletter to anyone you think might be interested, and encourage him or her to do the same! To subscribe, all you have to do is visit Inter Alia and fill out the subscription form -- it's free!
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Track your legislator via RSS
The National Conference of State Legislatures has put together a page with links to State Legislators' Blogs, and Legislatures with RSS Feeds. As you might expect, there aren't a whole lot right now -- only 24 legislators, and 8 legislative feeds. Still, it's a start.Quick Guide to Medical Web Site Credibility
With the number of healthcare-related web sites popping up on the Internet, it's always important to keep in mind that not all of them contain approved, peer-reviewed, authoritative information. That's why this list of 10 Things to Know About Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web is so helpful -- it's short, but it certainly tells you what you need to consider when you visit a medical web site.Get the News Your way
Google News believes you should be able to read the news that you want to see, and so it has rolled out a new personalization feature that allows you to customize the layout and content of the Google News home page. Just click on the Edit this Customized Page link to start. You can run a news search there, and have it show up permanently in your layout.Blawgs of the Week
As usual, a great crop of new law-related weblogs for you this week. First, An anonymous blogger is writing about issues and developments in the law of advertising over at the Advertising Law Blog. A "rebel software developer...Ex-musician having mid-life crisis too early" is headed to law school, and she's blogging at sharkfish | dljd.net. The firm of McKinney & Webster in San Antonio is blogging at the Employment Law Bulletin, featuring "new developments in employment law along with other interesting legal/political tidbits." Tom Kane is publishing the LegalMarketingBlog.com, where he discusses legal marketing for the small firm, and individual lawyers in any size firm. Great marketing niche! Oh, and it's a lexBlog blog, too. Justia is a new law firm web design/search engine optimization site, and it has its own blog -- the rather lengthy Legal Search Engine Optimization and Marketing for Law Firms Blog. Here's a great study idea, contained within a weblog: the LSAT Blog features one LAST question daily, with discussion and analysis. Jose Antonio Barrieros is from Lisbon, Portugal, and he is writing about criminal science and law at Patologia Social, a blog written in Portuguese.
Caught in the Net -- ABA TECHSHOW
I was all set to write a big commentary on why each of you should be rushing to register for ABA TECHSHOW, but it seems that Dennis Kennedy already did the heavy lifting for me. So check out Should I Go to ABA TECHSHOW?, for the best reasons why you should not miss this event.
What I will talk about is the Blogger Dinner, which is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30, at Chicago's Catalyst Ranch. It will be the largest gathering to date of legal bloggers all in one place, with a smattering of regular bloggers added in to keep us grounded. It will be a great opportunity to put a face with the blog, so what are you waiting for? Drop me a line at tmighell(at)gmail(dot)com and I'll add you to the attendee list. If you have already responded, no need to do so again -- I'll be sending out official details next week!
To follow up on last week's tip about strengthening your passwords. What if you make your password so strong, you forget it? Well, hopefully you're using a program like Roboform or Passwords Plus to keep track of your passwords, but if you're not, check out LostPassword.com, where you can purchase a password recovery kit for Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and a ton of other programs.
Do you have a question about searching the Internet or your computer in general? Drop me an e-mail at tom(at)inter-alia(dot)net – I’ll post your question (don’t worry, I won’t use your real name) and try to get an answer for you!
Legally Relevant – Sites on the Internet
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
The AAHPM "is an organization of physicians and other medical professionals dedicated to excellence in and advancement of palliative medicine through prevention and relief of patient and family suffering by providing education and clinical practice standards, fostering research, facilitating personal and professional development, and by public policy advocacy." Although most of the resources are for members, non-members can still find helpful information. You can purchase palliative care books in the Book Store, and the page on End of Life/Palliative Care Educational Resources is great. There's also a fellowship program directory as well as a speaker's database.Anti-Phishing Working Group
I have mentioned this site many times on the blog, so you may be familiar with the helpful information provided here about "phishing" (and now "pharming") scams that come to you by e-mail. Here you can examples of phishing e-mails, learn what to do if you (or someone you know) becomes the victim of a phishing scam, or even report a scam yourself.BPubs.com
BPubs is a unique type of search directory, one that "strives to cover the topic of business publications." You can search by keyword, or browse the various topics, including Economics, Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Intellectual Property, Management Science, and more. The individual categories feature links to publications, or to longer articles on the subject. This site is maintained by Steven Matthews, who also runs the Vancouver Law Librarian Blog.ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
Although this site doesn't look great in my Firefox browser, it's still worth a visit. This place is jam-packed with useful information. The left menu features such topics as Legal Ethics, Professional Regulation, Judicial Ethics, Client Protection, Professionalism, and the Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct, among others. You'll find the Model Rules of Professional Conduct here, as well as ABA Ethics Opinions. Now, if only they would optimize it for Firefox...CLEOnline
Need a few more hours to make your yearly CLE commitment? Consider CLEOnline, which provides over 70 seminars from Texas and California that you can listen to or watch via streaming audio and video. The courses are reasonably priced, ranging from $25 to $120 per session.
Finally, some fun and useful sites to begin your week:
If you're looking for a daycare center for your young one(s), check out Daycare.com, with links to daycare centers, licensing standards, and much more.
Longing for the days of arcade games, Gameboy and Nintendo? Every Video Game sure has a lot of them you can play, right now.
Well, that’s it for Issue #183 – I hope you liked it! If you did, pass this along to anyone you think might be interested, and encourage him or her to subscribe. Also, feel free to drop me an e-mail any time if you have questions, or if you have websites or other topics you want included in a future issue.
Tom Mighell
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