Published By Jim Calloway
Blogging slowed this month as I dealt with, among other things, The Great Oklahoma Ice Storm of 2007. (No slight is intended to those of you in Missouri and other states that were hit as well.)
Edgar Rice Burroughs used the phrase "the thin veneer of civilization." Well, let me tell you that thin veneer…
Following up on a prior post, this week I will feature Lawyers with Depression.com as my Website of the Week. Attorney Dan Lukasik had the courage to set up this site to help other lawyers dealing with depression and mental health issues. Some advised him that he would be at career risk if he…
The Wall Street Journal ran a feature today titled Even Lawyers Get the Blues: Opening Up About Depression. One quote from the article might be surprising to law students or those outside of the legal profession. "That lawyers are among the most miserable of men — and women — is well-known. Some 19% of…
I’m a bit late congratulating my friend Dennis Kennedy on his new gig as technology columnist for the ABA Journal. He will make interesting use of that platform.
His first column was titled "Finding It—Difficult." He noted how desktop search tools allow you to save interesting articles quickly, perhaps all in one folder, and…
Regular readers of this blog will need no introduction to Ross Kodner, tech consultant extraordinaire. He does some really nice blog posts on his blog, Ross Ipsa Loquitor, and participates in many legal technology-related lists (to pick two of many things i could say about Ross.)
But you really, really, really need to read…
OK, I admit I do like keyboard shortcuts most than most lawyers (in spite of the fact that I’ve probably forgotten more of them than I retain.) It is almost always quicker to hit a key combination than to grab the mouse and start aiming for your target. Memorize and use the keyboard shortcuts for…
With so many holiday gift guides popping up online, Sharon Nelson and I decided to cover "Tech Toys for the Holidays" for the November edition of our podcast, The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology. On the same page as the podcast, you will see the links to and prices for the various tech toys…