February 2005

OK, if you aren’t doing your data backups properly, if your staff backs up most of the data but not all, or if you don’t back up the laptop because "a lot" of the data is on the network, you are hearby sentenced to go to Engadget’s Worst Data Disaster contest and read horror stories…

Our website of the week is Refdesk.com. This is certainly a classic site in that it has been on the WWW for ten years. But you still will not find a site that has more easily-located links to factual information. Whether you need to find a list of all the newspaper web sites in…

We’ve extended the early bird registration for ABA TECHSHOW until March 4, 2005. Registering before that date saves you $100. As many of you know, I’m the Chair of ABA TECHSHOW this year. We had a TECHSHOW Board conference call yesterday. We’re so excited about this year’s TECHSHOW. There are so many hot tech issues…

I remember when Maryland Lawyer Terry Berger decided to build this site quite some time ago. He decided to compile a list of how you locate service agents in the various states. Many did not have online access back then. Using the resources of the listserv Solosez, he worked until he had a complete…

According to this story in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly, the Department of Labor has issued an opinion letter on January 7 stating that even a paralegal with a four year degree and a paralegal certificate does not qualify for an exemption to overtime pay requirements. I couldn’t easily find the opinion letter on the website.