Year: 2004

From TVC Alert: Naivety About PC Risks A survey conducted by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) finds that many computer users fail to understand security risks. Only sixty percent of those surveyed “recalled when they last updated anti-virus, firewall and operating system software on their PC.” Thirty percent “believed they had more chance of …

Google has officially launched Google Print, a project to digitize print books and make the content available in Google’s search results. To see what it looks like, run the search “book about blogs” The first result should have a book icon next to it and a list of digitized books available. Click on a title …

Legislative Reference Bureau has published a new Wisconsin Briefs listing candidates for the November 2004 election. Includes district, party affiliation, candidate name, and address.

Marian G. Rogers of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has compiled a guide to School Safety: Bullying, Hazing, & Other Violence. It is part of the LRB Library’s Tap the Power series. Abstract: As the 2004 school year begins, safety is a primary concern for children, as well as teachers. Some consider school violence to …

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to grant review in 13 new cases. More information is available from the Wisconsin Court System.

Although it’s a little older, the following article may be of interest: Blanke, Jordan M. “Assessment Technologies of WI, LLC v. Wiredata, Inc.: Seventh Circuit Decision Reinforces the Noncopyrightability of Facts in a Database.” Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal 20:755-764 (March 2004). Full text is available on LexisNexis & Westlaw. Abstract: The …

The October 2004 issues are now available for: WSLL @ Your Service from the Wisconsin State Law Library Highlights include Sports Law, Google Web Search Features, upcoming workshops, etc. DCLRC Docket from the Dane County Legal Resource Center Highlights include Enhanced Clerk of Court Web Site Debuts, upcoming workshops, and more

In cooperation with the Wisconsin State Law Library, the University of Wisconsin Law Library has recently updated our collection of digitized Wisconsin Briefs. Coverage now spans 173 Wis. 2d (1992) to 269 Wis. 2d (2004). Older briefs are available in print at both the UW Law Library and the Wisconsin State Law Library. For more …

As a nice companion to my recent post, About Blawgs: Defining, Finding, Reading & Creating Law Related Blogs, Diane Murley at SIU’s Law Dawg Blawg has compiled some recommendations for Finding Good Blawgs.

Chances are if you are reading this post, you already have a pretty fair knowledge of what blogs/blawgs are. But you may not be taking full advantage of Webreaders / aggregators such as Bloglines to read blogs. Perhaps you are even thinking of taking the plunge and starting a blog of your own. Or, maybe …