Most search engines provide you with the ability to “power search” by using special syntax. Trouble is, this syntax isn’t always easy to figure out. Google’s helping out with that, by providing this handy cheat sheet with helpful syntax, shortcuts, and more.
Today’s Election Site
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Maybe you have a friend who is still undecided. Help to make up his mind by sending your own endorsement of your favorite candidate, with Vote-O-Matic.
Who Should Protect You?
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Posted in Security, Technology
This week, web usability guru Jakob Nielsen posted an article titled User Education is Not the Answer to Security Problems]. The summary states:
Internet scams cannot be thwarted by placing the burden on users to defend themselves at all times. Beleaguered users need protection, and the technology must change to provide this.
The…
A Note About Comments
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Posted in Miscellaneous
Folks, I may have to turn off the Comments feature sometime in the near future — the comment spammers have found me, and I’m getting deluged with ads for diet drugs and poker tournaments. I’ll hold off a few days more and see if it eases up, but if you can’t comment on a future…
Okay, So Maybe He’s Right
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Posted in Security
The Washington Post reports that “most computer users think they are safe but lack basic protections against viruses, spyware, hackers and other online threats.” Maybe user education isn’t working. I hope it’s working for the readers of this blog, anyway.
Blogs ARE a Continuing Education
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Last week Carolyn Elefant advocated reading law-related weblogs to satisfy CLE requirements saying, “Blogs provide a constant influx of new legal developments and commentary every single day – and in the long run, make lawyers far more aware of new developments than a one hour CLE class where you’re not even obliged to listen.” I…
Free Learning from Lexis
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Posted in Legal Research Sites
Who said Lexis never gives anything away for free? (except for LexisOne, of course). Edison Ellenberger points us to this helpful Training and Tutorials page, with free mini-seminars on how to get the most out of your Lexis research session. There’s also a PDF file availabled titled Guide to Cost-Effective Research. Gee, free…
It Does More Than Just E-Mail
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Posted in Legal Research Sites, Mobile Technology
It was a partnership that was bound to happen. Blackberries are almost de rigueur for lawyers nowadays, so it was only natural that Lexis would try to horn in on the action. Last week Lexis announced the availability of its content on Blackberries for attorneys and law firms. Now lawyers who need a quick case…
A Site for Your Inner Rodin
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Posted in Fun Stuff
It’s that time of year again — time to purchase large orange gourds, carve them into interesting and sometimes scary creatures, and place them on our porches, where they can be smashed to smithereens by fun-loving Halloween hooligans. Before you take a knife to that pumpkin, however, check out Pumpkin Carving 101.
Phishing the Social Network
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Posted in Security, Social Media
Remember a number of months ago when social networking sites like Orkut and LinkedIn were the latest rage, and everyone was joining up with their friends? Well, experts are thinking that these social network may be the next breeding ground for phishing attacks.