True Believer is a blog devoted to the attempt “to bring a little balanced discussion to the national banter surrounding driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.” The site also features McCoy’s DUI Encyclopedia, which looks to be an interesting resource.
News That Comes to You
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Posted in RSS, Useful Web Sites
I never thought I’d say I like a news site as well or better than Google News, but it’s true — Topix.net is a terrific news resource. The folks over at Topix launched a new version of the site this week, with a new front page and a bunch of improved features. Topix crawls…
Blawg of the Day
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Capital Defense Weekly has been covering capital cases since 1997.
Compare health care quality
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Posted in Useful Web Sites
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Information has launched a new version of Quality Check, a site that lets doctors and consumers compare the quality of medical care at over 16,000 facilities nationwide. You can compare up to 6 organizations at the same time.
Viruses and Sven
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Security
It’s amazing how one guy can cause so much trouble. Sven Jaschan, who is only 18 years old, is apparently responsible for 70 percent of virus infections in 2004, having created the Netsky and Sasser viruses (and their progeny).
A blawg goes dark
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging
With all the people starting their own weblogs nowadays, you don’t often see that someone is shutting theirs down. But it’s true: the CIA has asked President Bush to discontinue his blog.
Blawg of the Day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Gerry Oginski, a lawyer in Great Neck, New York, is blogging over at New York Medical Malpractice, “for those who are interested in the rights of injured victims.”
Tip of the Day
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Help Desk
I wish MS Word were more intuitive in detecting when I’m typing a foreign word — it’s pretty good with some words, but usually it doesn’t add the required character. Here are a few shortcuts to get the foreign characters you need:
Ctrl+’+letter = acute accent
Ctrl+`+letter = grave accent
Ctrl+Shift+~+letter = puts a tilde…
The First August Issue of….
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Mighell Marker
….the Internet Legal Research Weekly is available for your review. Highlights:
Blawg of the Day
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging
The Law Dawg Blawg provides research tips, library announcements, news and links of interest to the Southern Illinois University School of Law Community.