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Almost a decade ago, PointCast was a cutting edge “push technology” that streamed updated, cutomized news feeds to your desktop. I sure liked it, although it routinely crashed my PC. Fast forward, and here is new twist on the application, from Yahoo. “The My Yahoo! Ticker (Beta) makes it easy to track your favorite information, …
National Security Archive Files Comments on CIA’s Decennial Review of Operational Files: “The National Security Archive this week submitted comments on the Central Intelligence Agency’s decennial review of the record categories that the CIA has designated as exempt from search and review under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In 1984 the CIA was granted …
“Do you speak American cyberspeak?” by Lois C. Ambash FOIA Facts: Making Effective FOIA Requests, by Scott A. Hodes A Portable PC Backup Solution – Time Well Spent, by Brett Burney Law Firm Marketing: The Transformational Role of Marketing, by Andy Havens
Securing Your Starbucks Experience, by Wayne Rash. See also this related article by Wayne, Five Tips For Boosting Wireless Security.
Press release from the EFF: “The US Supreme Court set the date for the oral argument in MGM v. Grokster for March 29, 2005, in Washington, DC. EFF is defending StreamCast Networks, the company behind the Morpheus peer-to-peer (P2P) software, against 28 of the world’s largest entertainment companies. The companies first brought this lawsuit against …
From a post to law-lib today, by Donna Cavallini:” In trying to resolve some corporate data inconsistencies with a customer service representative at Autotrack this morning, I was informed that over the Jan. 29/30 weekend, the company will be performing an extensive corporate data refresh for New Jersey and Delaware, and that the data will …
From the New York Times (reg. req’d), Back to the Basics of a Legible Hand. Related reference: Wisdom from the Grammar Goddess
Inaugural Address, President John F. Kennedy, Washington, D.C., January 20, 1961. [Link, text and audio]
See TheInagural05.com
Another FOIA project by researcher Michael Ravnitzky has yielded detailed information about the availability of several dozen topical legal research resources and guides authored by Justice Libraries staff. Specific titles, along with authors, annotations, and instructions on how to obtain copies of the materials, was posted by Mr. Ravnitzky early this morning to several law …
In Age of Security, Firm Mines Wealth Of Personal Data (reg. req’d): the Post provides an overview of ChoicePoint, described as a “little-known information industry giant.” However, many librarians and researchers are well acquainted with the company’s products, and it has been in the bulls-eye of privacy advocates for selling its vast databases of personal …
Survey: Web Sites Building Better Brand Loyalty Than Physical Stores