10 Fun and Interesting Things to do with Wolfram Alpha

10 Fun and Interesting Things to do with Wolfram Alpha

Another fun, geeky post from Greg Lambert at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog. Greg lists fun and interesting computations and other things you can do with Wolfram Alpha, including create QR Codes and barcodes.

EDOCFIND.COM

Website to Locate Papers and Presentations

PDFs/presentations/spreadsheets/e-books on a variety of topics
http://www.edocfind.com/

I performed a search on National Building Codes for India. Results: http://www.edocfind.com/en/ebook/national%20building%20code%20INDIA-1.html

You can search by topic, format, and language. You can see recent searches and most downloaded documents. There are no publisher or dates on the search results view, but can see the website information. You will need to open up the documents to find the publisher and the date.

No charge to use the website.

Bloomberg Law Tweets

If you would like to follow Bloomberg Law Tweets here's the address:

www.twitter.com/bloomberglaw

Dragon Naturally Speaking Update

I am now using this software to update and edit entries on this blog. So far the tool is working adequate but needs some adjustments. This is version 10 and still figuring out how to use it with PowerPoint and Publisher. More to come later.

Dragon Speak: Natually Speaking

Due to my unfortunate event, I am looking at software that will help me speak my commands to the computer. David Progue, NY Times, has this review of version 10 of Dragon Speak. It looks very easy to use.
http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/resources/poguevideo.asp

DFW SLA Meeting: Dec. 4th

Dallas/Ft. Worth Area SLA Meeting

Date: Thursday, Dec. 4th
Time: 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Place: Frisco Public Library, Vivian Stark McCallum Room
http://www.friscolibrary.com/

Speakers
Erik Johnson
http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikjwithak

Topic: Social Networking Tools
Learn how social networking tools are used in different work environments. Erik has worked on blogs and wikis for the Dallas Morning News and Tom has developed tools for the legal profession.

Price: No charge
Appetizers will be available.

Please RSVP to Barbara Fullerton at bfullerton@10kwizard.com by end of Tuesday, Dec. 2nd.

Voting in Dallas County

Tuesday's the Big Day!

To keep a watch on the Dallas County voting results visit:

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Dallas/9051/11681/en/summary.html

View results, precincts reports, voter turnout numbers, etc.

Tracking Vote Reports on Twitter

Twitter Vote Report is an all-volunteer network of software developers, designers, and other collaborators who have teamed up to help track voting problems on Election Day.
Using Twitter Vote Report, voters will be able to share their experiences and resources with one another (e.g. “#wait:120? meaning that the wait time is 120 minutes). These messages will then be aggregated and mapped so that we can “see” voting problems around the country in real-time.

From Today's CyberJournalist
For more info: http://www.cyberjournalist.net/twitter-vote-report/

Free Seminar on How to Use Linkedin

Donna Fryer, Managing Director ofGlobal Information Research & Retrieval, LLC, is giving a free seminar on how to use Linkedin on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 12 p.m. EST (11 a.m. CST).

Space is limited.Reserve your FREE Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/610132143 .

Why use Twitter

When Twitter (twitter.com) first become available, I was wondering how could I use this tool? Since signing up (back in Feb), I have not touched the tool until this past July.

Professional associations, newspapers, magazines, etc. are now using Twitter for short entries (entries can only be about 125 words) discussing websites, current events, what's happening at an annual conference. Librarians and information specialists from AALL and SLA are using Twitter to report on sessions during the annual meetings.

Then I had a "V-8" moment! I found a use for Twitter. SEC and IR (Investor Relations) Reports are now on Twitter. It is great for CI work--lots of newspapers and magazines are twittering. And, all groups have RSS feeds (good for my Bloglines reader!).

Today on LexBlog, Owner Kevin O'Keefe, talked about the first real-time trial proceedings coverage that appeared on Twitter. Will this be the future of trial proceedings?
http://kevin.lexblog.com/2008/08/articles/new-media/newspapers-cover-murder-trial-via-twitter/

Linkedin Maintenance

Backup your Linkedin Profile!

I've learned that sometimes your Linkedin Profile could be deleted or corrupted. The following advice should help you in saving your profile:

http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/17/linkedin-maintenance-do-this-right-now-or-else/

More on AALL Programs

QUESTION: Any other DALL members speaking at AALL this year? Let us know so we can promote your session!

Lifehacker - book recommendation

Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day by Gina Trapani http://www.amazon.com/Lifehacker-Tech-Tricks-Turbocharge-Your/dp/0470050659

It's grand to have grown children who share their book finds with you. This from my oldest son, whom many of you know, formerly a technology employee with the law firms of J&G, Locke Liddell.

Ms. Trapani also shares ideas on http://lifehacker.com/ You will have to pick and choose from the 88 tricks those that fit you.

E-Filing in the Federal Courts

Split Court, Inc. Launches the First Online Tool For Preparing PDF Documents For E-Filing In Federal Court

"According to their press release "Split Court, Inc.’s online pay-as-you-go application lets lawyers upload the large files and specify the Court-required file size. The program does the rest by splitting the exhibits into the optimal size. Attorneys can then download the separate files or have them e-mailed back to them for filing."

From the Legal Dockets Online Blog