Search opinions by outline

By Tom Mighell on January 25, 2003

Rory Perry, clerk of the West Virginia Court of Appeals, has been working on an outline-based topical index of court opinions. His outline currently includes case from the September 2002 term of the West Virginia Supreme Court, so those of you from out-of-state are out of luck. More importantly, this is a great…

Companies crack down on surfing at work

By Tom Mighell on January 25, 2003

Posted in Privacy

CNet reports that more companies are monitoring their employees’ Internet surfing habits, and cutting off access where appropriate. Does shutting off access really solve the problem, if the employee is surfing during a break or the lunch hour?

New Internet research blog

By Tom Mighell on January 25, 2003

Posted in Blogs and Blogging

Well, new to me, anyway. Internet News, maintained by Gwen Harris, provides timely and interesting news on the world of Internet research.

Two more blawgs for your aggregator

By Tom Mighell on January 24, 2003

Posted in Blogs and Blogging

Ernie reports the debut of two new blawgs, and one of them is his. PDF For Lawyers aims to inform lawyers interested in that most elusive of legal ideas, the paperless office. I think this is a terrific, but I’m afraid my practice is just not ready for it.

Ernie also mentions Sugar, Mr. Poon?…

When you really, really have to find an association

By Tom Mighell on January 24, 2003

Posted in Legal Research Sites

Continuing in his guest columnist role, Gary reports on The Gateway to Associations in Thursday’s SearchDay.

Feel free to comment

By Tom Mighell on January 24, 2003

Posted in Legal Research Sites

On federal regulations, that is. After some delay, Regulations.gov was launched yesterday. The site allows the public to locate and comment on proposed federal rules and regulations from over 150 government agencies. (Via beSpacific)

RSS Examined

By Tom Mighell on January 24, 2003

Posted in RSS

J.D. Lasica writes of his conversion to newsreaders, and notes that while it isn’t the Next Big Thing, it gives “news organizations another way to reach that most elusive of creatures: the wired, tech-savvy professional. And you can bet that within a year or so, students will be latching onto RSS subscriptions in a

Give your imagination a workout

By Tom Mighell on January 23, 2003

Posted in Fun Stuff

If you like to doodle (or if you just have some time to kill), head over to G.E.’s Imagination at Work. You can create a drawing, save it, and even e-mail it to your mother so she can put it up on the refrigerator.