You learn something every day on the web en passant. Well numerous things in fact. I set out to check out the website revamp at DCMSwho nowglory under the domain name culture.gov.uk.On this voyage I discovered: 1)Firefox resolves URLs in strange ways: DCMS is now producing RSS feeds of news and FoI requests. Top marks […]
The Society for Computers and Law has quietly released a redesigned site, with the full PRrazzmatazz to follow, presumably when members are back fromhols. (I understand this is called a”soft” launch in marketing circles.) I prefer the cleaner, more conventional look and feel of the new site, thoughI have not investigated very far as yet. […]
The HMCS Possession Claim Online service has commenced live service in the seven proving courts within the South Wales area- Aberdare, Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath & Port Talbot, Pontypridd & Swansea County Courts. Claimants who register with the PCOL service can issue and manage claims online through these courts, and defendantscan reply and view […]
We are in Phase 2 of the public pilot for the SLD, which runs till 8 September. I am a Phase 2 trial user. As to the remaining timetable, Tony Hopkins, head of the SPO, reports: The last phase (3) of the pilot is scheduled to be completed by the end of October 2006. This […]
At long last OPSIis producing RSS feeds of latest legislation. The feeds only include legislation added to the sitein the last 3 days, which is fine if you’re collecting and aggregating the data in your feed reader or otherwise, butnot much useif youare viewing the feed unaggregated.
John Naughton on the launch of Google Checkout: The trouble with IT is that there’s always someone whose business plan involves world domination. … The latest contender for Supreme Ruler is Google, which until recently was a cheeky startup run by guys claiming the freehold of the Higher Moral Ground, but is now a grubby […]
I now have access to the SLD for Phase 2 of the Public Pilot which runs from today for 5 weeks. Phase 3 will extend the public user base to over 100 but there’s no indication how long this will last, norof the timetable for the final evaluation, modifications and publication. Will keep you posted […]
A lot of misinformation flows in the current debate raging on network neutrality. It is this says Tim Berners-Lee (and he should know): If I pay to connect to the Net with a certain quality of service, and you pay to connect with that or greater quality of service, then we can communicate at that […]
Probably not in there with your Dan Browns, but here’s a some webby books I’ve read recently or plan to (listed oldest first). You could do worse than feed your brain with one of them this Summer. Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace (Paperback) by Lawrence Lessig (August 2000) A Brief History of the Future: […]
In a post questioning the value of the the traditional website, Kevin O’Keefe neatly summarises how to network effectively on the net: Law firms and professional service firms network to get work. To network, you need to listen, engage in the discussion, and pass on information others may use in referencing you. … Find the […]
I’m interested in HIPs for two reasons: (1) some of infolaw’s bread and butter is the supply of forms and precedents to lawyers; and (2) HIPs are an example of government regulation which should achieve a social benefit – less delay and hassle in buying a home, one of the most stressful “life events”. There […]
I’ve been running Google Adsense on Lawfinder for a few months now – mainly in the interests of research, though it does become seductive. I’ve also followed up on some of the research, blogs and forums about it. Here are my findings: The vast majority of Adsense accounts earn less than $50 per month and […]
Charon QC has just moved his blog to a new home on WordPress. He asks me what is this mysterious thing called atrackback? To I quote from the currentWikipedia article: TrackBack is a mechanism for communication between blogs: if a blogger writes a new entry commenting on, or referring to, an entry found at another […]
Thanks to my fan Charon QC -who crafts his excellent blog without the aid of blogging software -for his kind comments about Binary Law. In the same post he picks up on Geeklawyer’s rant about Sir Stelios (Parental Advisory: includes **** – look away now) and points to the Wikipedia entry for the said Greek-Cypriot, […]
