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California MCLE Deadline Approaching for Attorneys in Group 2; Continuing Legal Education Compliance Must be Completed by January 31, 2012, Reported by February 1
01/14/2012 - 18:16The MCLE (Minimum Continuing Legal Education) compliance deadline for California attorneys in Compliance Group 2 is January 31, 2011. Compliance Group 2 includes all licensed California attorneys whose names end with letters H through M. California attorneys are required to report their MCLE compliance by February 1 online via their "My State Bar" profile. Share this article: ...
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Rootsweb Removes Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
12/22/2011 - 05:15Rootsweb has removed the searchable Social Security Death Index (SSDI) from its site. The search form for this database has been replaced with the notification below. Follow us: Share this article: Updated, searchable versions of the SSDI will apparently remain available at pay sites (like Ancestry.com). As of this writing, the Mormon...
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Google Redesigns Home Page Again, Hides Advanced Search Page Further
12/12/2011 - 02:36Google has announced yet another redesign to its homepage. This one includes a drop-down menu to access various Google databases and services, as well as a new "Google bar" that will remain constant across all of Google's services. In its announcement, Google states that the, "new Google bar that will enable you to navigate quickly between our services, as well as share the...
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Wolfram Alpha Launches Lawyer's Personal Assistant App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
12/06/2011 - 14:29Wolfram Alpha has announced its Lawyer's Professional Assistant app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The app is $4.99 in the Apple iTunes App Store. Features include: A dictionary of legal terms; statutes of limitations for each US state; and information about visa types, including requirements, common issues, and extensions and limits...
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Black Friday Pricing on The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet Through November 30
11/25/2011 - 02:25Internet For Lawyers is offering Black Friday pricing on its best-selling Internet research guide through the end of the month. Order "The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet" before November 30 to take 50% off the cover price - using the discount code available to Twitter followers. Much of the information that was once only available to...
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Google Redesigns Web Search Advanced Search Page
11/23/2011 - 11:17Google has redesigned its Web Search Advanced Search page. The new design undoes a change made in a previous redesign, makes some features more prominent, and removes (another) useful search filter from the page. The first noticeable difference to the Advanced Search page is the addition of a "To do this in the search box" tutorial on the right-hand side of...
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Google News Advanced Search Page Link Relocated
11/15/2011 - 12:19Google has changed the way users access the Advanced Search options for its News database. The Advanced Search options are now accessed via a drop-down arrow on the right hand side of the Google News search box. Previously, the Advanced Search page was accessed via an "Advanced news search" link located to the right of the search box. Additionally, the URL...
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Google Adds 24-7 Phone Support for Google Apps for Business Customers.
11/14/2011 - 14:33Google announced today the addition of, "24 x 7 phone support to small, medium, and large Google Apps for Business customers for all issues affecting the core services." Previously, support was handled via a Web-based support portal or online discussion forums. Note, this support is only available to those businesses on the paid $50/user/year plan and not...
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Adobe Adds SendNow Plug-in to Outlook to Send Large Files From E-mail Program Via Acrobat.com Service
11/14/2011 - 13:38Adobe has introduced a new plug-in for Microsoft's Outlook e-mail client allowing users to share large files via Adobe's SendNow online file transfer service. Utilizing file transfer services like SendNow or YouSendIt.com allows you to bypass your (or your recipient's) e-mail system's attachment size limit. It also minimizes download time for recipients...
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Google as "Everyman" | Why We Use Google as Stand-in for "Every Search Engine"
11/02/2011 - 12:26In our live Continuing Legal Education seminars, we teach lawyers how to use the lesser known, advanced, and sometimes hidden features of search engines to conduct more effective investigative, background, and legal research on the Internet. We use Google as a stand-in for "EverySearchEngine" (sort of like "Everyman") in these live MCLE seminars for...