Wednesday, March 31
Speaking of perils....
If you haven't learned about the dangers of falling prey to a phishing scam, read read this.
The latest Phishing Attack Trends Report (PDF File) shows that 282 attacks were reported in February, with the financial services industry continuing to be the most heavily targeted.
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Hey, have you met the guy who just Googled himself?
In The Perils of Googling, the author demonstrates how fiendishly easy it is to find sensitive information on the Internet using our favorite search engine.
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Unflattering info about you on the Web? Sue 'em!
I love the headline: Man 'Googles' Himself, Sues for Libel. Apparently, he didn't like his search results, and now he's suing Google, AOL Time Warner, and Yahoo for libel. When you enter his name (with quotes, the correct way), the first result you get is a page from the California Board of Accountancy regarding a recent disciplinary action. Although the article's not clear, he is apparently suing because the "summary" shown in the Google results provided unflattering and apparently untrue information that did not apply to him. I will agree that the summaries provided in Google search results can mislead you about the context of the actual information on the page.
There's more on the case here.
Here's my question: he's just now getting around to Googling himself??
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Blawg of the day
Michael Girards is a lawyer in Toronto, and he's publishing e-Lawg, a Canadian perspective on the intersections of law and technology.
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Tuesday, March 30
Whew
Gee, you take a few days off from your blog, and the stories just start piling up. I've got a lot of catching up to do! Hang on.....
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New Stuff from Google
How long will Google and Yahoo continue this game of one-upsmanship? I don't care, as long as we keep getting new search tools.
First is the new layout. Google ditched the tabs view, added a link to its Froogle shopping search engine, plus a More... link. Pretty basic stuff, but the new layout is getting a lot of buzz.
More important are two new projects being conducted in Google's research lab. First up is Google Personalized, which allows you to create "personalized searches" after you have created a profile based upon your interests. I tried it out, and for now I'm underwhelmed. The technology certainly shows promise, but how do I know that the results are truly personalized? I'll keep fiddling with it.
Google Web Alerts shows much more promise. The interface is identical to Google News Alerts, and the idea is the same. Just enter your search terms, and Google will send you an e-mail every time it indexes a page containing those terms. Google is just now catching up with Google Alerts on this, but it's good that it finally did.
Also a welcome addition to the home page is the What's New, where you can see all the new stuff on one page. Nice to see Google finally putting this information in the same place.
Update: Here's a review from Danny Sullivan.
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Hear that jingle-jingle?
Yep, the Tax Man is comin' to town again. As usual, the Librarian's Index to the Internet covers all the bases with its Tax Time 2004.
Plus, Yahoo's Tech Tuesday devotes this week's issue to Tax Time.
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The sound of Opera
It's a little bit ironic that the first Web browser that takes voice commands from its users would be Opera. Still in the developmental stage, the new browser will have the ability to ask what the user wants and listen to the request.
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Monday, March 29
Back but not up to speed
Hi folks -- ABA Techshow was great -- what I got to see of it, that is. I was laid low by a stomach bug for most of the conference, and I'm still not quite my regular self. I'll see you back here tomorrow.
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Thursday, March 25
RSS ticker new to Dogpile toolbar
Dogpile released a new version of its search toolbar, which features a new ticker that will show any RSS feed you want.
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Wednesday, March 24
Off to the Windy City
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Well, I'm off to Chicago for ABA Techshow. The conference will have wireless available, so I will try to blog some of the presentations I see.
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Blawg of the day
The Iowa Family Law weblog presents legal news, court decisions, and information on -- as you would expect -- Iowa family law. There haven't been many posts to this blog. I hope it sticks around; topic-specific blawgs are really the most useful for lawyers who don't normally visit weblogs.
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Lawyers are finally catching on
Lawyers traditionally lag behind the rest of the business world in adopting new concepts or ideas, especially in marketing and technology. This article from USA Today shows that lawyers are finally catching on.
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The hacker in your pocket
Hacked in a Flash shows how easy it is for hackers to steal company information with a simple portable USB flash drive, that hides easily in your pocket. The article also provides some simple ways for you to safeguard your computer or your firm's network against such intrusion.
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Tuesday, March 23
Not finding what you're looking for
One of the hazards of searching something as vast as the Internet is not knowing when you've found everything that's out there on a particular subject. Susan Feldman outlines the specific problems in The High Cost of Not Finding Information.
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Speed up your searching with a toolbar
Tara Calishain discusses several search engine toolbars in The Next Small Thing. Her article doesn't mention the new Viewpoint Toolbar, which is also worth a look.
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Be a skeptic, not a cynic regarding Internet info
Being able to judge the reliability and quality of the information you find on the Internet is a huge part of being a successful Web researcher. You'll find some helpful hints on how to do just that in the article In Search of Truth.
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Beware false bearers of PayPal
There's an e-mail circulating the Internet purporting to be from PayPal, asking you to re-submit your credit card information. Don't fall for it, because it's a scam. The e-mails look awfully authentic, however. If you happen to get one of these e-mails, check out the link you are asked to click on; it's not a true PayPal link. It's easy to discover, but many people don't.
Remember: companies like PayPal will never ask for your credit card information through an e-mail.
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Monday, March 22
Blawg of the day
Carol Nottenburg is writing Navigating the Patent Maze, with a focus on biotechnology patent law and online patent data.
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Harry Blackmun papers online
A few weeks ago, the papers of former U.S. Supreme Court justice Harry Blackmun were released. You can now access selected materials from the collection online, courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Google Love Fest
David Coursey, who recently left ZDNet's Anchor Desk, really likes Google. And he's counting the ways.
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New Bagle flavors being released
Not the kind you eat, unfortunately -- CNet reports that four new variants of the Bagle (or Beagle) worm have been released: Q, R, S, and T. It goes without saying that you should update your antivirus definitions to meet this new threat.
I wonder what's going to happen when Beagle gets to the end of the alphabet.....
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Sunday, March 21
Read all about it
The latest issue of the Internet Legal Research Weekly is available for your review. Highlights:
-- News Update
-- Help Desk -- Printing Web Pages
-- New Sites -- including Library of Congress Research Tools, U.S. Minimum Wage Laws, National Crime Prevention Council, On the Docket, and SelfHelpSupport.org
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Friday, March 19
A new viewpoint on searching the Web
Check out the new Viewpoint Toolbar, which has some interesting features:
-- First, it features results from Yahoo, which is not the Google-norm.
-- When you run a search, you'll have the option of viewing thumbnail shots of each result across the top of the results screen. You can scroll through the thumbnails, or use the navigator on the left.
-- You can "dog-ear" thumbnails that interest you -- Viewpoint will remember that page and remind you about it the next time it comes up in a search.
-- Like many of the other toolbars, Viewpoint comes with a pop-up blocker, named the "Slammer." Unlike other toolbars, you can view thumbnails of pop-ups that are blocked in the Pop-up Bin.
Viewpoint is definitely worth exploring if you're in the mood to try out a new toolbar.
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Don't take these words for granite
yourDictionary.com has a list of the 100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English -- you will find yourself nodding in agreement with many of the entries.
Speaking of commonly mispronounced words, and for all of you that I am about to meet at ABA Techshow, my last name (Mighell) is pronounced just like the unit of distance (Mile), not like you would expect (Mig-Hell). Hopefully this will minimize the number of blank stares I'm likely to get when I introduce myself.......
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Blawgs of the day
-- Nanosem IP is truly a focused blawg -- it's dedicated to advances and patent related issues in nanotechnology and semiconductor-based technology. The blawg belongs to patent attorney Benjamin M. Halpern.
-- If you're ever tempted to relocate your law practice to the U.S. Virgin Islands, talk to Iris, whose Welcome to Paradox blog details law and life in the tropical paradise.
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Viruses: prognosis not good
Why have we seen so many new virus attacks in such a short recent period of time? That's the question John Dvorak is asking, in Why Are Virus Attacks Getting Worse?. Symantec apparently agrees.
In related news, a new malicious worm called either phatbot or polybot has the potential to cause some real damage in the near future. Forewarned is forearmed.
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Thursday, March 18
Hello, my name is *****, and I'm a Spam Addict
Hard to believe that someone can become more interested in training a spam program how to filter our e-mail than simply hitting the Delete key. I agree with the author's main advice: find a program that builds a white list of e-mail addresses, so that wanted messages are never thrown away.
Speaking of spam, if you happen to be installing the new Office XP Update, be aware that it may cause problems for those who use iHateSpam and SpamNet
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Meet my computer, HAL
A number of technology companies are starting to push the idea of "presence," which is described as the notion that computing systems will know where their users are and help others make smarter choices about how to get in touch. Yikes -- no privacy issues there, nosiree.
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Wednesday, March 17
Google local -- ready for prime time
After 8 months of testing, Google will unveil Google Local today, to help you find businesses and other items in your area. A search for bowling alley dallas texas gave me a listing of about seven bowling alleys in the area. You can also expand your search to within 45 miles of the original location.
Update: You don't even have to go to the Google Local page to get local results. Just use the regular Google interface, and your first result will be "Local Results for your search." Cool.
Another Update: Check out Chris Sherman's review of the new service.
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