December 2008
48 posts
“The psychologist Michael McCullough has written a new book entitled Beyond...”
– Religion and Self Control « Jon Taplin’s Blog
Dec 31st
PlayBackNow Inc. →
Conference recording service. Attendees can download conference content however they like—on the same day they hear presentations live.
Dec 29th
Thinking About Wendell Berry's "In Distrust of... →
The essence of Berry’s argument is that we as a culture need to get away from single-issue movements to fix this or that, and instead embrace holistic thinking about how society as a whole should be…
Dec 29th
Develop a Twitter Landing Page :: ProBlogger →
A twitter landing page is a page on your blog or website that is specifically written for those arriving at your blog having clicked on the link in your twitter profile.
Dec 29th
Virtual Fax Services :: The Connected Lawyer →
A round-up of available fax services that deliver via pdf. Doesn’t include Ring Central, but is otherwise comprehensive and helpful.
Dec 29th
eLawyering Task Force :: ABA Law Practice... →
“How can I practice law over the Internet?” This web site will help you find answers to that question.
Dec 29th
YouTube Video In PowerPoint :: PowerPoint Blog →
The process for adding a YouTube (google, metacafe, soapbox, etc) video to a PowerPoint presentation.
Dec 29th
Twackle →
A sports and team-focussed Twitter aggregator.
Dec 29th
How to Feel Like the Incredible Hulk in 2009 ::... →
A few presentations that look interesting.
Dec 29th
Eric Musselman's Basketball Notebook :: Allowing a... →
It is important to have short-term goals broken down into components that enable one to see a clear relationship between daily activities and organizational objectives.
Dec 29th
Tips For Dealing With Information Overload ::... →
Lots of good tips collected form a lot of big-name info omnivores.
Dec 29th
NuevaSync →
Free direct, over-the-air, native synchronization of iPhone with public PIM, and calendaring services including Google Calendar. NuevaSync does not need any software installed on your device because…
Dec 27th
Dec 27th
“[C]ompetitive advantage comes from capturing data more quickly, and building...”
– Google, WalMart, and MyBarackObama.com: The Power of the Real Time Enterprise - O’Reilly Radar
Dec 27th
"O' Holy Night" by Trombone Shorty →
Dec 24th
Ping.fm →
A simple service that makes updating your social networks a snap.
Dec 23rd
Dec 23rd
“But it’s important to remember how much we lose when we think that ease of...”
– Hard Work and Practice in Programming - O’Reilly Radar.  sd Lessons in law practice?  What would they include, how would they be structured?  Is a coach necessary?  In short, focus on the skills that would suggest mastery of the practice: substantive knowledge, procedural knowledge,...
Dec 23rd
TED :: Dan Gilbert on Happiness →
Author of Stumbling on Happiness. Great stuff here. We are horrible about gauging our potential happiness because we assess potential happiness using retrospective comparisons rather that…
Dec 17th
How Appealing's 20 questions Site →
A repository for Bashman’s collection of 20 Questions interviews. Great stuff here.
Dec 17th
10 Steps to Happiness | Daniel Pink →
Alternet gleans several years of research from the field of positive psychology to reveal “10 Things Science Says will Make You Happy.” The list, paraphrased, is: 1. Stop and enjoy the present;…
Dec 17th
New Orleans Times Picayune Publishes Losing... →
This series is an excellent media tutorial on what, where, when and how Louisiana is losing its coastal wetlands.
Dec 17th
My Old Kentucky Blog: Bon Iver on David Letterman →
Bon Iver performed Skinny Love, it’s a haunting song. Good stuff.
Dec 17th
LawBizBlog :: Everyone can benefit from a coach. →
Maister suggests that coaching is “… offering suggestions, being supportive, being a source of creative ideas, helping people think through their roles and helping them make the best use of their…
Dec 17th
law book recommendations :: Ask Metafilter →
Some great recommendations here…
Dec 17th
Being a Happy, Healthy and Ethical Lawyer ::... →
Schiltz’s outstanding article.
Dec 17th
“There’s a new book coming out by Mark Hyman (he has a blog) called...”
– ESPN - Tuesday Bullets - TrueHoop By Henry Abbott
Dec 17th
“My brother, an elementary school principal, believes very strongly along these...”
– gladwell.com: Teachers and Quarterbacks This is a market that needs to be further developed in law firms.  Figuring out what makes a great lawyer and then developing those skillls.  Essentially, coaches that develop skills… .
Dec 17th
Rapid Improvement →
When we want to build a new skill or just increase our comfort level with a new activity, the frequency of the activity is a key factor to consider. Squeezing the same experiences into a shorter…
Dec 15th
Lifehacker :: KickYouTubes Lets You Download... →
When you’re watching a YouTube video that you would like to download for archiving or later perusal, simply add the word “kick” to the URL immediately in front of the word youtube.
Dec 15th
LIfehacker :: Hive Five: Five Best Sites for... →
Readers’ favorite sites for finding great deals online.
Dec 15th
DC Examiner :: Dismal Science. Not by a Hoot. →
Profile of Tyler Cowen, proprietor of Marginal Revolution. “People want to hear what you think,” Cowen says. A writer unwilling to inject himself “can’t keep a blog.”
Dec 15th
Ask Metafilter :: Help us find a warm weather... →
Recommendations for travel web sites.
Dec 15th
Newsweek :: The Whistleblower Who Exposed... →
Recommended by several feeds today.
Dec 15th
Google Dictionary →
Dec 15th
“Cowen’s secret? “He reads unbelievably quickly,” Tabarrok says.”
– www.dcexaminer.com » Local News
Dec 15th
Virginia Tech Massacre, Seung-Hui Cho →
On April 16, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho, a fourth-year student in the English Department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, murdered 32 professors and students and injured a further 25,…
Dec 14th
“I cribbed that from Murphy’s Law of Research (”Enough research will tend to...”
– Defending People » Murphy’s Law of Investigation
Dec 13th
Postful: The Web's Printer →
Allows you to generate full-color letters and postcards using email, web forms, or API calls. Send html documents, PDFs, digital photos, Office Docs, and more. Postful handle the printing, folding,…
Dec 12th
Walz Group →
Provides mail fulfillment of Certified and First-Class letters. Outsource it.
Dec 12th
KM Space: Intel's Social Media Guidelines →
These guidelines are actually a great starting point for a law firm. You just need to add in a section about not creating attorney client relationships and a section about attorney advertising…
Dec 12th
“Then there was the superstar—a young high-school math teacher, in jeans and a...”
– Annals of Education: Most Likely to Succeed: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
Dec 12th
Why isn’t Category 5 levee protection part of the fiscal stimulus package being proposed by Obama?
Dec 11th
“Thing is, it’s not kindness that makes you see honesty as a dick move; it’s...”
– The High Cost of Pretending | 43 Folders
Dec 11th
“im about to hear barack obama speak a black man who’s winning in some of...”
– Tony Pierce dot com + busblog : by a christmastime boy named Tony
Dec 11th
“When he was finished with Hodges, Leach marched into the locker room, climbed...”
– Coach Leach Goes Deep, Very Deep - New York Times
Dec 8th
“# “Delete this email immediately.” # “I really shouldn’t...”
– Things You Should Never Put in an E-Mail | ABA Journal - Law News Now
Dec 3rd
“I knew a wonderful teacher once—a tutor. He tutored my stepsons and my elder...”
– John Clees via bad banana blog: Silly Walks and Creative Ruts
Dec 2nd