The Social Security Administration’s Master Death File is a good source of information when trying to learn whether a person has died. It’s now available by subscription at the link above. Don’t be alarmed by the high subscription rates; you can perform an individual search for $10. (Thanks to Genie for the pointer)
The Onion as news influencer
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Posted in Information Quality
If you read this blog with any regularity, you’ll know I am a huge fan of the Onion — if you don’t visit it every Wednesday, you should. It contains some of the best satire available on the Internet. It’s not always clean, but it’s usually very funny.
Apparently, many people don’t understand the concept…
Briefs on the Net
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Posted in Legal Research Sites
Bob Ambrogi has updated his list of brief sites in A Brief Summary: Finding Briefs on the Web. Keep this page bookmarked — it’s a great selection of free and no-so-free brief sites.
The FDIC won’t ask for your financial info
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Privacy
That’s what the folks there want you to know, responding to a scam e-mail that purports to be from the FDIC, with an attachment that turns out to be a virus. If I got an e-mail from the FDIC, the first thing I would want to know is: how in the world did they…
Blawg of the day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Well, it’s not really a blawg of the day — but they can make one for you. lexBlog has been started by Kevin O’Keefe to design weblogs for lawyers.
I have mixed feelings about a site like this. Part of the fun of weblogs is creating it yourself. For those who want to enjoy the…
The month in search engines, March 2004
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Posted in Search Engines
If you missed any search engine news during the month of March, you can catch up at Search Engine Watch with the Search Engine Milestones for March 2004.
Become a Trackler
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Posted in Useful Web Sites
Here’s another way you can make research come to you — it’s called Trackle. Once you sign up, just tell Trackle the websites you want to monitor, and whenever the content on those pages change, Trackle will send you an e-mail containing all the new content. Best of all, it’s free.
Relying on MEMRI to save your life
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Posted in Web and Online Culture
Recently in the Network-Lawyers mailing list, the discussion centered on the best way to carry your important medical information with you wherever you go, and the ways technology is making this easier. Now it looks like Michigan is taking things a step further. With its new MEMRI Electronic Medical Record Initiative, the state aims…
Blawg of the day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Quid Pro Quo is written by a group of Michigan Lawyers discussing the law and its practice.
Registration Bypass
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Posted in Web and Online Culture
When I was at ABA TECHSHOW, I got into a conversation with a group of people who were sick and tired of having to register to gain access to certain websites. Most of them use fake names/e-mail addresses when doing so. Turns out they aren’t alone. Check out BugMeNot — just enter the URL of…