Free WiFi For Travelers
Planning a trip, and looking for free wireless access? See the BestWiFi Hotels 2004.
Stats on the Public Debt
From the Bureau of the Public Debt, the following data, as of November 3, 2004: Debt Held by the Public – $4,332,224,143,554.05 Intragovernmental Holdings – 3,097,310,844,198.64 Total – $7,429,534,987,752.69 Related resource: Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt’s Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003 Schedules of Federal Debt GAO-05-116, November 5, 2004. Highlights: “At the end …
New Blog on Legal Periodicals
This evening, John Doyle, Washington & Lee Law Library, announced the launch of his Legal Periodicals blog, which supplements and expands upon his Most-Cited Legal Periodicals U.S. and selected non-U.S database.
Election Law Docs. Featured on Ohio and Florida Court Websites
Federal Court Web Sites Feature Vote-Related Information: “The web sites of federal courts in two closely contested states, Ohio and Florida, prominently displayed election-related matters in their respective district courts. See Ohio and Florida web sites.”
Advocacy Group Recommends That ISPs Limit Archived Data Logs
Internetnews.com reports on Best Practices for Online Service Providers recommended by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for ISPs who are increasingly confronting DMCA complaints.
Federal Gov’t Adopts Wireless Connectivity
From Government Computer News, a review of how DHS has adopted a policy for deploying secure wireless networks within government agencies. The article also provides a useful checklist, ABCs of wireless security guide. Related resources on wireless technology: I’ll Have Wireless to Go, Please and Cache and Carry: Staying Connected Wirelessly.
Commentary on E-Health Records
Trusting Your Health History to the Web – Digitized medical records can help save lives. But are they secure enough?
Proposed Rule to Dispose of Gov’t E-mail Without Paper Trail
Proposed rule, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Federal Register, November 3, 2004: “As part of NARA’s Records Management Initiatives to redesign Federal records management, NARA has determined that Federal agencies should be allowed to dispose of short-term temporary electronic mail (e-mail) record (e.g., those with a retention period of 90, 120, or 180 days), …
USPTO Announces E-Form for Madrid Protocol Docs.
Press release: “The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces the availability of electronic forms for submitting Madrid Protocol related documents. Now a U.S. trademark owner may file a single online application with the USPTO in English, based on an existing U.S. trademark application or registration, pay the fees in U.S. …
Review of Tara Calishain’s Web Search Garage
Tuning up your Skills in the Web Search Garage, by Chris Sherman. Web Search Garage, by Tara Calishain
Today’s Supreme Ct. Opinion on Ohio Voter Challenges
From Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII), the following documents and resources: Today the Supreme Court released an opinion in chambers addressing the stay that allowed voter challenges in Ohio. For background, see: Law about…Elections and the LII Backgrounder on the Help America Vote Act.
Voter Guide to the 2004 Election
From the New York Times, this interactive graphic guide includes updated information on the Presidental race, as well as races around the country for Senate, House and Governor. See also the Electoral Vote Predictor 2004