Carolyn Elefant points out that my favorite investigative site, Accurint, has been bought out by Lexis (well, Reed Elsevier). Carolyn worries that Lexis may tinker with Accurint’s formula and raise prices in the process. Let’s hope not.
Browse by keyword, courtesy of Google
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Posted in Search Engines
Google has added a new feature to its toolbar that allows the user to navigate the Web by typing in a name rather than a URL. The update will be uploaded automatically to all users, but as of yesterday not everyone had been updated. Search Engine Watch has more.
Blawg of the Day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Library Law discusses issues concerning, appropriately enough, libraries and the law.
Tip of the Day
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Posted in Help Desk
If you read the newsletter, you have no doubt seen my “Help Desk” feature, where I offer tips on using your computer. I have so many tips to share with you, I won’t possibly get around to mentioning them all. So today I’m debuting “Tip of the Day” — hopefully you’ll find it helpful!…
Research Site of the Day
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Posted in Legal Research Sites
Wanna catch a criminal in Massachusetts? Head over to MassMostWanted, select a region, and you’ll find a list of individuals currently wanted for robbery, theft, assault, and other offenses. You can even search by the type of crime or physical characteristics of the individual.
Blawg of the Day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
The UCL Practitioner is a specialized blawg, the first and only weblog on California’s Business and Professions Code Section 17200, otherwise known as the “Unfair Competition Law.” Welcome, Kimberly!
Blawg of the Day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
The California Labor and Employment Law weblog features just what you’d expect from the title, over in California.
A WordPerfect Resource
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Posted in Software, Useful Web Sites
Any lawyers still using WordPerfect out there? Anyone? Anyone? I know several lawyers still use the Corel product, but the numbers are getting smaller. I imagine that resources for WordPerfect users must be hard to find, so that’s what makes A Common Person’s WordPerfect Macro Manual so great. I recently sat in an airport and…
Blawg of the Day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
The Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute is publishing the group blog PointOfLaw.com, which includes discussions from some of the nation’s top legal scholars on the American civil justice system.
Blawg of the Day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Hughes & Luce attorneys Chad King and Heath Dixon are publishing PrivacySpot, where you can find news, commentary, and resources about current privacy law and data protection topics and issues.