Practice Technology

SCOTUSblog Bans Reader Comments Due to ‘Silly Sniping’

SCOTUSblog, a popular blog for Supreme Court watchers, has decided to ban reader comments on most of its posts because of “silly sniping.” A notice posted on the blog today says the editors tried unsuccessfully to reduce unproductive comments in 2006 by requiring commenters to post their full names. “We…

Apr 1, 2008 2:02 PM CDT

In a Discovery Bind, Calif. Law Firm Created FIND Process

When a client of a Silicon Valley law firm balked at the expected seven-figure cost of searching through 100 million files, Fenwick & West found another way to deal with the discovery issue. It put an in-house IT team to work on the problem of culling through the files to…

Mar 17, 2008 3:29 PM CDT

Lawyer Rating Service Petitions N.J. Court for Lawyer Records

The lawyer-rating service Avvo has petitioned New Jersey’s highest court to gain access to public information about that state’s lawyers. Avvo wants access to names, year of admission and current bar status about lawyers licensed in the state, according to Avvo and an Associated Press report. Avvo maintains that its…

Mar 13, 2008 3:30 PM CDT

The Debate Rages

See Mac v. PC. Our advocate for Apple and protector of PCs continued their debate of who’s box is best in a flurry of e-mails. Here is what they wrote:

Mar 1, 2008 11:02 PM CST

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Mar 1, 2008 8:47 PM CST

Mac v. PC

Two lawyer-experts duke it out over the greatest quandary of the new century

Mar 1, 2008 8:33 PM CST

Ahead of the Curve

This former solo lawyer built his thriving practice on a website and a hunch

Mar 1, 2008 3:41 PM CST

Are You a Mac or a PC Lawyer?

By Ben Stevens and Rick Georges The decades-long Mac versus PC battle recalls those video games in which the Big Boss Bad Guy just can’t seem to squash our nimble little hero. Clever marketing and product development vie against massive market share. And with each round, the question grows: Is…

Feb 27, 2008 4:04 PM CST

Writers Used YouTube To Drum Up Support

Writer’s Guild members used their strike time creatively—to drum up public sympathy, their chief negotiator says. Writers Guild of America-West President Patric Verrone, chief negotiator for 10,500 TV and film writers during the three-month strike, is an Emmy-winning producer-writer for the animated series Futurama. He’s also a member of the…

Feb 15, 2008 12:16 AM CST

7 East Coast Cities Announce Planned Gun-Crime Database

Seeking to coordinate state and federal efforts to reduce gun crime and control firearms trafficking, a group of East Coast cities and a federal agency have announced a new tactic in their ongoing battle: A planned joint database that will make it easier to share information between jurisdictions along the…

Feb 14, 2008 9:44 PM CST

BlackBerry Service Restored; RIM Says No Messages Lost

A three-hour outage reportedly prevented BlackBerry users in North America from sending e-mail from about 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. ET on Monday, but service has been restored. The problem apparently may have slowed down service for a while afterward, too, because of a backlog of undelivered e-mail. However, voice and…

Feb 12, 2008 4:37 PM CST

Major BlackBerry Blackout Reported

News agencies are reporting a nationwide BlackBerry smartphone blackout this afternoon, the cause of which isn’t yet known. It also isn’t clear yet exactly how many are affected by the outage, reports the Associated Press. Some users say they have service, but wireless carriers say there is a nationwide problem.…

Feb 11, 2008 11:24 PM CST

As In-House Lawyers Struggle With E-Discovery, Vendors Ready to Help

Many in-house counsel are ill-prepared to deal with e-discovery, but it’s not for lack of companies willing to help. E-discovery vendors crowded the exhibition floor at LegalTech New York this week, while educational sessions focused on how to prepare for electronic database searches. A survey by Kroll Ontrack released to…

Feb 6, 2008 2:38 PM CST

Blind Md. Lawyer Praises New Reading Cell Phone

Marc Maurer, a Maryland lawyer who is president of the National Federation of the Blind, is heaping praise on a new cell phone that can read print. “People are panting after this product,” Maurer told the Washington Post. “It’s a form of vision you can hold in your hands.” Maurer…

Feb 4, 2008 3:58 PM CST

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Feb 1, 2008 4:48 PM CST