Category Archives: Research Tools

Online California Court Access

By the_buff | Published: 08/19/2010

I know what you’re thinking–no, this is not a screen shot of a fragmented hard drive. This is a list of all the counties in California and how much online access each court’s website provides. Does that peak your fancy? More below.

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VIA M’Serv S2100*UPDATED

By the_buff | Published: 05/27/2010

Although not technically a “road warrior,” I do spend a fair amount of time away from home. I could be either at work or at school, but I still want access to my data. I needed an option that was always accessible. Unfortunately, always accessible means always on. Running a computer 24 hours a day [...]

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UPDATE: New Board and Not a Wave in Sight

By the_buff | Published: 12/08/2009

UPDATE: Need an Invite? I got’em, just leave a comment with an idea you could use some research collaboration on. Be sure to leave a gmail address where I can send the invite. We are in folks. I was invited to Google Wave. Google knows how useful this tool would be to us buffs. I’ll hand [...]

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Research Tools: IE8 Custom Search Provider

By the_buff | Published: 11/21/2009

There are plenty of people who hate Microsoft Internet Explorer, but I am not one of them. I prefer it to Firefox, and Google Chrome. Maybe you’re one of those people, but here’s another reason not to be. You can add a list of things to Internet Explorer 8 from here, but the real magic is a little deeper. [...]

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Windows 7 For Students

By the_buff | Published: 11/08/2009

Research buffs generally stay current with the latest technology. Don’t take that to mean Windows 7 is the latest and greatest, but it is the next operating system from Microsoft. There is a pretty good chance you will be using Windows 7 in the future. For those who jumped on the beta, or the release [...]