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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

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

Hiding Assets

Keep your sensitive e-data safe with encryption

Feb 1, 2008 4:48 PM CST

ABAJournal.com Among Robert Ambrogi’s Faves

Writing for Law Technology News, Robert Ambrogi has named ABAJournal.com as one of the five most notable legal websites for 2007. Ambrogi notes that the redesigned website now offers content from the ABA Journal free to the public, with online magazine articles through 2004 and more to come in the…

Jan 23, 2008 1:09 PM CST

New ‘Big Brother’ Software Will Monitor Workers’ Facial Expressions

Privacy advocates, rev your engines: Microsoft is developing what a British newspaper describes as “Big Brother” software that will allow employers remotely to monitor their workers’ productivity, competence and physical well-being to a degree never before seen. Among other data, wireless sensors will provide employers with workers’ heart rates and…

Jan 16, 2008 4:41 PM CST

Blawg 100 Like TypePad & Blogger

Many of the law blogs listed in a recent ABA Journal cover story featuring 100 such sites reportedly used the same software and platforms. TypePad and MoveableType, which are both owned by Six Apart, power 40 percent of these top 100 law blogs, according to DIYBlawgs. Google’s Blogger and WordPress…

Jan 15, 2008 11:50 PM CST

Translation Station

Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Kissimmee has a language problem: Too few translators to spread over too many locations.

Jan 2, 2008 8:35 PM CST

Really Simple Competitive Intelligence

Mac v. PC

Ahead of the Curve

Are You a Mac or a PC Lawyer?

Writers Used YouTube To Drum Up Support

7 East Coast Cities Announce Planned Gun-Crime Database

BlackBerry Service Restored; RIM Says No Messages Lost

Major BlackBerry Blackout Reported

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

Blind Md. Lawyer Praises New Reading Cell Phone

Hiding Assets

ABAJournal.com Among Robert Ambrogi’s Faves

New ‘Big Brother’ Software Will Monitor Workers’ Facial Expressions

Blawg 100 Like TypePad & Blogger

Translation Station

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