Google Calendar Reminders Come to Slack | Several People Are Typing http://slackhq.com/post/124767707715/googlecalendar
Paper Badger looks to provide digital badges to contributors to scholarly papers
Exploring the use of digital badges for crediting contributors to scholarly papers for their work
Source: Paper Badger: Contributorship Badges
This seems a lot more fun than a mention in a footnote. I could collect these on my CV as a highly visible means of showing my work. This initial work is being done in the sciences but it is open source so some enterprising soul could make it work for legal scholarship.
10 outstanding open source server tools – TechRepublic
Not sure which tools belong in your open source server toolkit? Here are 10 solid go-to tools to get you started.
Source: 10 outstanding open source server tools – TechRepublic
Use Socket.IO P2P to connect peers for chat and more via WebRTC
Socket.IO P2P provides an easy and reliable way to setup a WebRTC connection between peers and communicate using the socket.io-protocol.
Socket.IO is used to transport signaling data and as a fallback for clients where the WebRTC
PeerConnection
is not supported. Adding a simple piece of middleware to your socket.io setup enables this – no need to hand roll your own signaling exchange or set up, deploy and scale new servers.
Source: Socket.IO — Socket.IO P2P
There is potential here to create a secure, non-archived chat system that would be useful for education. Add chat to a CALI eLangdell Lawbook for example, or enable law student study groups.
5 open source collaborative text editors | Opensource.com
5 open source collaborative text editors | Opensource.com http://opensource.com/business/15/7/five-open-source-alternatives-google-docs
Firepad – An open source collaborative code and text editor
Firepad – An open source collaborative code and text editor http://www.firepad.io/#1
Hack.chat is a minimal, distraction free chat app that runs in your browser
Hack.chat is a minimal, distraction free chat app that runs in your browser https://github.com/AndrewBelt/hack.chat
Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0 Officially Released! (Oracle’s Virtualization Blog)
Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0 Officially Released! (Oracle’s Virtualization Blog) https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/entry/oracle_vm_virtualbox_5_07
Amazon API Gateway – Build and Run Scalable Application Backends | AWS Official Blog
Amazon API Gateway – Build and Run Scalable Application Backends | AWS Official Blog https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-api-gateway-build-and-run-scalable-application-backends/
Law School Platform LearnLeo Brings Legal Education To The Digital Age
Law School Platform LearnLeo Brings Legal Education To The Digital Age – http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2015/07/08/law-school-tech-platform-learnleo-helps-law-students-study-get-jobs/