Check out the Internet Roundtable over at LLRX for a discussion of What Are Blogs and Why Is Everyone So Excited About Them?. I was pleased to take part in the roundtable along with Jerry, Brenda, Dennis, and Ernie.
Computer research and the standard of care
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Legal Technology
Several times in the past year, I have given speeches asking the question whether a lawyer’s failure to take advantage of the vast amounts of free information available on the Internet might subject that lawyer to a claim of negligence. This month, GPSolo Magazine features the article Keep Up or Face Peril — which attempts…
A Swiss-army knife for your search arsenal
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Software
Today’s SearchDay reviews Copernic, one of my favorite search tools. There are three versions of the product to choose from:Basic(free), Personal ($29.95), and Professional ($79.95). Check one of them out.
Don’t Let Your Guard Down
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Security
The FBI reports that “web spoofing” continues to grow as a serious problem. Lately we’ve seen fake e-mails targeting PayPal andBest Buy, and apparently these scams must be working — otherwise it wouldn’t keep happening. Protect yourself by adopting the tips at the bottom of the FBI’s press release.
Watch that bottleneck online
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Mobile Technology
The New York Times reports that the Internet is making it easier to monitor traffic conditions from the comfort of your desk. I loveDallas’ online traffic services, but I wish we had something like the TrafficGauge, a handheld device being used in the Seattle area — it can give you real-time information on
Get a second opinion
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Not happy with your search results? Now you can get a second opinion from Lycos. Just download the Lycos SideSearch, and you can view Lycos search results alongside those of other major search engines.
Now, if only LIBRARIES could do this…
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search, Useful Web Sites
I know, I know…we’ll never be able to have the contents of entire libraries available online. Amazon, however, thinks full text will sell books, so it’s negotiating with book publishers to make searchable texts of nonfiction books available to its users.
Extra! Extra!
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Mighell Marker
This week’s issue of the Internet Legal Research Weekly is now available for your reading pleasure. Highlights:
Things that make you go hmmm….
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Fun Stuff, Internet Search
Found yesterday in the referrer logs for this website: internet lawyer nudist.
And in case you’re wondering — no, I’m not.
Blawgs of the Day
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Bill Gratch over at Blawg.org points us to a number of newly-discovered law-related weblogs:
- Cicero’s Ghost, from a law student at the University of Michigan
- Rod Dixon, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Education, has been publishing Cyberspaces.org for some time now (I can’t believe I’m just getting around to it!)
- Joe