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This month’s Wisconsin Lawyer features a handy collection of Tips for Retiring Old Computers. The article offers guidance on effectively removing confidential client information and provides suggestions for selling, donating, or recycling the machine. Definitely worth reading.

According to an article in the March Wisconsin Lawyer, the State Bar’s Web site, WisBar, will be getting a face lift this spring. The new site will feature a user-centered design and will be integrated with the State Bar membership database. For more information, see the article, All Systems Go for Launch.

The City of Madison Police Department has made a database of accident information available on their Web site. Search by date, name, accident case number, or insurance company. Scanned motor vehicle accident reports are available in PDF format. The database includes accident data since Jan 1, 2002.

Legal Dockets Online (LDO) has announced that law schools are eligible for a free annual subscription. LDO is a portal featuring an extensive collection of links to free and fee-based (PACER) sources of court dockets for federal, state, and local courts. Other court documents (opinions, orders, etc) and criminal record databases are linked when available. …

The DCLRC Blawg presents the following summary of Dane County Law Day events: The theme for Law Day this year is “The American Jury: We the People in Action.” May 1 is the official observance, but since it falls on a Sunday, most local events will be held on Friday April 29 or during the …

Planning a road trip? Check out the Fuel Cost Calculator from AAA. Based on current regional fuel prices, it will calculate how much you’ll need to spend on gas for you trip. Enter the year/make/model for your vehicle. Source: Librarians Index to the Internet

Google News is offering some new options for customizing your news – Look for the box that says “Edit this customized page” Highlights include: Page customization– Select from 9 available languages and 22 local editions of Google News from around the globe Add custom sections– Create you own personal section for the Google News front …

Today’s Wisconsin State Journal has an article about the implications of blogging at the workplace. Some companies are starting to create policies for employees that blog about their jobs. From the article: A few companies actually do encourage personal, unofficial blogs and have policies defining do’s and don’ts for employees who post online. They recognize …

Looking for a map of median house values for Dane County? a family demographic profile for DeForest? or a table of major crops harvested in Wisconsin? These and many more customizable tables, profiles and maps are available free on WisStat from the UW Extension Applied Population Laboratory. WisStat is a very powerful database for compiling …

First it was ChoicePoint – this time LexisNexis is reporting theft of personal data. The E-Law Library Web Log has summarized the story: The New York Times reports that LexisNexis announced that thieves obtained the personal information – including social security numbers – of about 30,000 people from the Accurint database (part of Seisint) that …