The ABA TECHSHOW website says it best: "Year after year, one of the most popular sessions at ABA TECHSHOW® is 60 Sites in 60 Minutes. This session is a fast-paced and often irreverent look at web sites that may be of interest to lawyers. Many of these sites are incredible legal or law-practice related resources
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Google Launches Web Page Creator Tool
I really need a macro for "Today Google releases a new tool." Today it is the Google Page Creator, a design-your-own-webpage tool. Google says "No technical knowledge required. Build high-quality web pages without having to learn HTML or use complex software…Your web pages will live on your own site at http://yourgmailusername.googlepages.com" Here’s a post…
The “Next Generation” of the Internet? — Web 2.0
There’s been a fair amount written about Web 2.0 recently. My article for the January, 2006, Oklahoma Bar Journal is titled The “Next Generation” of the Internet? — Web 2.0. It is a bit longer than my usual articles because this is such a big topic. I also think that that the Internet is changing…
Scary Computer Trick with Internet Explorer
OK, here’s your scary discovery in online technology of the month. Well, at least it was a discovery for me.
Go to http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
(I’m assuming you will have already used copy and paste or cut and paste today. If not, copy something to your clipboard and then refresh the page.)
Yes, by the default settings…
RSS and Government Agencies
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland decided to use a blog as an easy way to post press releases to the Web and do an RSS newsfeed at the same time.
So if you did a lot of federal criminal defense in Maryland, don’t you think you’d be setting up an RSS newsreader to automatically…
Customizing Internet Explorer Links Toolbar
I’m still primarily using Internet Explorer. and one of the tools I seem to use a lot that others may not is the links toolbar. If you’ve never customized your links toolbar, it is probably hidden and/or you have the default sites of Customize links, Free Hotmail, Windows Media and so forth. Just go to…
Google Analytics (for Websites) is Now Free
If you are not doing any analysis of the visitors to your Website you might want to check out Google Analytics. It is now free. I’ve never used the product. But when you look at Google’s track record, the price and the fact that many have been paying for this service previously, it merits…
Oklahoma Courts Now Offer RSS Newsfeeds
You can now receive Oklahoma appellate court opinions and Oklahoma Attorney General opinions via RSS newsfeeds at no charge. I believe Oklahoma is the third state to do this, after West Virginia and Louisiana. You may get more information and see the various RSS subscription options here: http://www.oscn.net/Applications/OSCN/rss.asp . I am proud to note that…
Today’s Lesson: Bookmarklets
Here’s an article I found on LifeHacker entitled Ten "Must Have " Bookmarklets. Bookmarklets are small bits of javascript that you can save in your Favorites. But instead of just taking your browser to a favorite Web page, they can perform other actions. If you don’t get bookmarklets, let me give you an example…
Google Blog Search
Several days ago, I did a post here on Blog Search Tools. Now we have a new powerhouse in this area with the entry of Google’s Blog Search (in beta.) Many of us have been anticipating this from Google for some time. You will not be surprised to hear that it seems to work well…