Sure the courts are closed (see courtalert.com notice) in honor of the birthdays of past U.S. presidents, but anyone can search for your birthday online at www.anybirthday.com. Once you find your own birthday listed there, you might be very interested in the opt-out option.
is not coming, it's been around for years. Check out the sites of www.nolo.com and www.self-counsel.com as starting points for your own exploration of this trend.
. . . not according to Malcolm Gladwell who cites the research of author Keith Bradsher (High and Mighty, 2002) in his article "Big & Bad: How the SUV Ran Over Automotive Safety" in the current issue of the The New Yorker. View an online Q&A with Gladwell at the New Yorker or listen to his interview on NPR. You can also access the Keith Bradsher FRONTLINE interview from 2002.
. . . is a article featuring just that, albeit the top 10 legal sites on the Web. Written by Robert J. Ambrogi, and featured in Law Technology News, it should be helpful to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.
The Physician's Desk Reference (or PDR) can be found online at www.pdr.net. It requires registration. Also, the drug search engine at www.drugs.com is powered by Micromedex, a division of Thompson Health Care which publishes the PDR. This site also requires registration.
If you thought Google was just a text search engine, think again. Did you know you can use it as a:
* calculator
* map locator
* FedEx tracker
* dictionary, or to find
* airport travel conditions
Yahoo's e-mail address finder function within their People Search allows you to search for e-mail addresses on the web. Be sure to click the "Email Address" button before you search.
is easier than you might think. Go to the Internet Archive at www.archive.org and use the Way Back Machine search engine to locate old editions of websites you are interested in.
While you're at the Internet Directory, browse some live concert downloads at the Live Music Archive or read a book at Project Guttenberg.
Where can your clients find reliable information about the Small Claims branch of the Civil Court of the City of New York online? Try:
-- New York City Small Claims Court (OCA Site)
-- Guide to Small Claims Court (Tenant.Net)
-- Consumer Law Help Manual (NYS Consumer Protection Board)
[-- Joe Gebbia's "A Guide to Small Claims Court" featuring detailed explanations of how to start and defend a Small Claim in the courts of New York City, Nassau and Suffolk (OCA Site) -- added Jan. 9, 2004]
A comprehensive site on the Web for State and Federal laws, legal forms and business contracts can be found by clicking the "reseach tools" tab at FindLaw's Corporate Counsel Center.
Click here for links to their sample business contracts.
