Dec 21, 2009 | backup, file_sharing, Microsoft, web_services
Microsoft has 25Gb of free storage space waiting for you online. The Windows Live SkyDrive web site makes it easy to upload and download files. You can store files in folders that are private, or shared with a few other people, or publicly available – whatever you...
Nov 23, 2009 | law, web_services
Lawyers will be paying subscription fees to Lexis-Nexis and West for years to come, but there are some signs that legal information also wants to be free. Last week Google announced that Google Scholar now has a dedicated search for full-text legal opinions from...
Nov 4, 2009 | business, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Outlook, web_services
Microsoft Online Services has unexpectedly become more affordable and a more compelling choice for small businesses. I want all law firms and businesses with five or more employees to consider moving their mail to hosted Exchange mailboxes. Effective immediately, the...
Oct 9, 2009 | Google, Internet, Outlook, web_services
If the idea of following blogs in an RSS feed reader is tempting and your life is spent in Outlook, you might want to consider combining the two. Outlook has an RSS reader built into it. Take a look – you’ve never noticed “RSS Feeds” down below “Outbox,” have you? In...
Oct 6, 2009 | bruceb, Google, web_services
Blogger is a free service for setting up and hosting blogs. It was one of the earliest web-publishing services and it remains very popular. The bruceb news page has been hosted by Blogger since 2001. Blogger is broken in an interesting way – bear with me while I tell...
Oct 2, 2009 | Google, IE, Internet, web_services
There’s an easy way for you to keep up with web sites you visit regularly. If you’re not using some kind of a news reader or feed reader to keep up with blogs, news sites, and other frequently updated web pages, it’s time for you to take a look. If a page is updated...
