Technology Preferences of Solo and Small Firm Attorneys
Small and Solo Firm Technology Use: A brief overview of technology use in solo and small firms based on the 2002 ABA Annual Technology Survey.
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Webcams in Schools Raise Privacy Issue
Who’s Watching the Class? According to this USA Today article, students in Biloxi, Mississippi schools will be continuously monitored while in their classrooms, all of which are equipped with webcams whose footage is stored on PC hard drives. The data may be viewed “on virtually any Internet-connected computer.” The article also mentions the use of …
Google Announces Customers for Enterprise Search
From Reuters: “Google, the No. 1 Web search engine in the United States….announced eight customers for its enterprise search appliance (Google Search Appliance)…that helps companies and organizations search for products and information within corporate intranets and Web sites. The company, seen by many in financial circles as an ideal candidate for an initial public offering, …
GPO And National Archives Unite In Support of Permanent Online Public Access
From the GPO press release: “Archivist of the United States John W. Carlin and United States Public Printer Bruce R. James announced today an agreement whereby the Government Printing Office (GPO) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will ensure the documents you see today on GPO Access, the GPO web site that provides …
Tide Shifting in Lawyer-Client Confidentiality?
This week, Jonathan D. Glater of the New York Times, authored several articles on lawyer-client confidentiality. The first article, from August 11, An Issue Of Lawyer-Client Confidentiality (linked here as reprinted on lexisOne), focuses on efforts by the IRS to obtain the identity of 600 Jenkens & Gilchrist tax clients. The second article, Bar Association …
Microsoft Will Appeal $521M Patent Infringement Verdict
Microsoft loser in patent suit: $500 million verdict in Net case: “Microsoft was told by a jury to pay $521 million to the University of California and a Chicago-area company that claimed they invented technology used in the Internet Explorer browser.” See United States Patent 5,838,906 Microsoft Statement on Eolas Technologies Jury Verdict – Aug. …
Accuracy of Health Insurer Website Data Challenged
Errors Infect Doctor Lists on Web – Wrong Numbers, Dead Practitioners Found on Health Insurers’ Online Directories: “…some spot-checking by The Washington Post in recent days found a number of inaccuracies in the online directories of four large health insurers that serve the Washington region. They include wrong phone numbers and addresses and doctors who …
Dems on House Intelligence Cmte Call for Declassification of 9/11 Report
Press release from Rep. Jane Harman, August 7, 2003: House Intelligence Democrats Call on Administration to Declassify Major Portions of 9/11 Report and Request Committee Investigation of Foreign Support for Terrorists. Congressional Reports: Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
IRS Online Child Tax Credit Calculator
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched a website, Where’s My Advance Child Tax Credit, for taxpayers to obtain information on the status of their credit. This release coincides with the following: Beginning the last week of July, eligible taxpayers who claimed the Child Tax Credit on their 2002 tax returns will automatically receive an advance …
Coalition of ISPs Challenges RIAA File Sharing Subpoenas
NetCoalition Sends Letter to RIAA Requesting Answers about Subpoena Initiative: Letter to RIAA President seeks information on file-sharing subpoena process. NetCoalition Requests Answers from RIAA. Internet Providers Question Subpoenas to Stop File Swapping.
New Website Tracks Bush Campaign Contributions
A new website and blog, from Ralph Nader’s organization, Public Citizen, tracks the flow of money from private sources to President Bush’s 2004 campaign. The site documents the dates/locations/key fundraisers at Bush campaign events (currently showing information from June 17-September 5), reports on contributors and political appointments, and background information on How the Presidential Public …
E-Learning Training Tools and Delivery Systems
E-Learning Needs Analysis: “A hands-on approach to figuring out where you need to expend your training energies.”
