I just love Booknotes — the weekly C-Span program on new books is terrific, and although I don’t catch it on TV I always listen to the streaming version online. Now you can search through years of Booknotes transcripts with its Advanced Search page. (Via Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk)
::Gasp!:: You mean not everyone loves Google?
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
In a Salon article today, A San Antonio webmaster describes Google’s PageRank feature as “uniquely tyrannical,” because it discriminates against new web sites in favor of more established ones. Check out his rants at Google Watch.
New E-Mail Spyware Even Checks Free Services
By Tom Mighell on
Do you use Yahoo! or Hotmail e-mail at work for personal reasons? A company called SpectorSoft just made it easier for your employer to read your e-mails. E-Blaster will record and automatically forward an employee’s e-mail to the employer, and will send an “Activity Report” containing details of chats, instant messages, websites visited, and a…
XP Update Coming Soon
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Software, Technology
The New York Times reports that the first update to the Windows XP operating system will be released sometime within the next ten days.
A Conversation with Alex
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Fun Stuff
Both Ernie the Attorney and The Virtual Chase have had fun talking with Jurist’s new online “bot” Alex, I thought I would give it a try. Here’s my chat with her:
Alex: Hello! I’m ALEX. What’s your name?
Tom: Tom.
Alex: Have we talked before, Tom?
Tom: Yes.
Alex: I thought I remembered you!…
Do You Know Who’s Visiting YOUR Site?
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet and Technology Law
In a case that seems to be dragging on forever, the Ninth Circuit issued yet another ruling in the case of Konop v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.. Konop, a former pilot for Hawaiian Airlines, was unhappy with the labor negotiations going on between his union and the air carrier. He set up his own…
Check out LibraryStuff
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging, Legal Research Sites
Thanks to Steven Cohen at Library Stuff for the nice mention today. If you haven’t visited his site before, you should — he has lots of great information for librarians and legal types alike. And for those of you who get into that sort of thing, he also has an RSS/XML feed.
Science Search Engines Gets New Features
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search, Search Engines
Scirus, a science search engine I reviewed several months ago in the newsletter, has launched a new version with more than 107 million science-specific pages available.
You mean there are OTHER ways to search besides Google?
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search, Search Engines
Those of you who read the Internet Legal Research Weekly know that I am an unabashed Google fanatic. I have been using the Google Toolbar for several months now, and frankly I’m not sure how I got along without it. But for those of you who insist on finding other search options (of which there…
Fight Your Parking Ticket Online
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Fun Stuff
If you have trouble avoiding parking tickets AND you live in New York, Washington, D.C. or San Francisco, ParkingTicket.com may be for you. Sign up for the service, provide a lot of details about the circumstances of receiving your parking ticket, and if your ticket has a valid defense you’ll get a “Dismissal Letter” to…