Before you use that new wireless keyboard halfway across your house, make sure it’s on the right channel. Otherwise, what you type might show up on your neighbor’s computer.
Support the blog community…
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging
…by voting for your favorite weblog in the Bloggie Awards. I wrote a few weeks back that nominations for the awards were being taken, and now the site has posted five nominees for each category. Unfortunately, no blawgs are nominated in any category, but there are still some terrific weblogs on display over there…
A Bloggish Colorado Law News Site
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Legal Research Sites, Useful Web Sites
The Virtual Chase reports on Law Week Colorado, which replaces Colorado Journal. The site regularly reports on news of interest to Colorado lawyers, much like a weblog. Sadly, to read the headlines you have to subscribe to the service.
A new (and I mean *new*) blawg…
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Eric Muller, a law professor at North Carolina School of Law, debuted Is That Legal? yesterday — welcome to the blawgosphere!
If size matters to you…
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging, Search Engines
If you want to check out the size of your weblog, try the Webpage Size Checker from Search Engine Watch.
Tainting juries across the country
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet and Technology Law
Wired reports on the Canadian judge who has banned foreign journalists from publishing certain details revealed in a murder trial, even on the Internet. There’s no question that geography can no longer be a sufficient barrier to prevent a jury pool from gaining access to information. I don’t see why the news organizations are…
Why pay for your legal research?
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Legal Research Sites, Web and Online Culture
Jerry Lawson has an interesting post today on free search engines vs. Westlaw or Lexis, where he asks the question, can free search engines like Google ever be better for legal research than paid services like Westlaw and Lexis? I think (much to the disdain of West and Lexis) any research project should begin…
Never miss another important date — EVER
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Fun Stuff
Did you just miss your anniversary? Forget your mom’s birthday? Shame on you. Now Re-Date can help you remember the next big anniversary, right down to the second. Want to find out when you turn 300 in Venusian years? It’s right here.
It’s tough getting to the top
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search, Search Engines
High rankings in search queries doesn’t just apply to traditional search engines. People who post on sites like eBay and Monster also want to make sure that their listings make it to the top of the list.
This week’s issue of…
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Mighell Marker
…the Internet Legal Research Weekly is now online.