In the American Bar Association GP/Solo Division’s September Technology eReport, Courtney Kennady and I profiled some useful medical information Websites in our Sites for Sore Eyes column.
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Pogue on “The Next Generation of Online Shorthand”
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David Pogue’s New York Times Circuits column this week is on "The Next Generation of Online Shorthand." So this is new suggested shorthand terms, past LOL, AFK, and BRB. It is good reading for right before a three day weekend.
Some favorites of mine:
* GI — Google it
* GGNUDP — gotta go, no…
FYI: Starting a Website
By Jim Calloway on
Having a law firm Website is a business necessity these days. The American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center has just released a new Web feature, FYI: Starting a Website. Their five step outline is relatively brief and easy-to-follow. it contains links to lots of other online material.
Top Sites for Researching Legal Abbreviations
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Novalawcity points out top sites for researching legal abbreviations.
"The University of Washington Law Library provides an alphabetical listing which focuses on U.S Legal Abbreviations. URL: http://lib.law.washington.edu/pubs/acron.html
"Cardiff University in Wales provides a larger list and a search by title feature covering world legal abbreviations. URL: http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/
"Monash University in Australia also provides a…
Our New Podcast, The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology, opens with “Electronic Marketing: Harnessing the Web’s Whizbang”
By Jim Calloway on
My friend, Sharon Nelson, and I are now podcasters. It is a part of the ABA Law Practice Management Section’s webzine, Law Technology Today. Sharon was ABA TECHSHOW chair in 2006, the year after me. The podcast name is The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology. Right now the plan is to make it…
“Sites for Sore Eyes” Features Web Resources for Lawyers
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"Sites for Sore Eyes" is a new column by yours truly, Jim Calloway, and Courtney Kennaday, Practice Management Advisor for the South Carolina Bar. It is a part of the May 2007 Technology eReport from the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division. The first column focused on Web 2.0 applications and…
A Master’s Class in Online Snooping
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Culver City, CA attorney James Tyre referred the Solosez list to the article "A Master’s Class in Online Snooping." It was written by Mark Frauenfelder, one of the co-creators of the popular blog Boing Boing. In addition to tips on snooping, it also includes some defensive privacy techniques. DISCLAIMER: Never heard of this…
Beware of the Dangers of “Drive by” Web Page Infections
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The Internet brings great information and access, but it also brings dangers. We’ve seen viruses, spammers, spyware and computer hijackers. We try to cope with all of these dangers as best we can. Now a report from Google outlines a new form of threat: Web pages that can infect your computer when you merely visit…
Trolling Through Online Communities
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One of my interests is how the Internet allows the formation of online communities of interest. This allows groups of people with like interests to communicate and interact even though they may be separated by distance. For some people these online groups become a significant part of their support group, their peers, their friends and…
Legal Wikis Abound
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When you think of wikis, you may think only of Wikipedia. But in fact there are quite a few law-related wikis. For a discussion of the tool and a list of links to law-related wikis, check out Bob Ambrogi’s article "Legal Wikis are Bound to Wow You."
It seems like a lot of medium-sized law…