Barry on April 14th, 2006

That’s the headline from Computerworld and particularly note July 11, the actual cut off day.  We’ve seen these stories before, and have to wonder why now, considering the new version of Windows, code named Vista, won’t be out then. In the meantime, if you still have Windows 98 machines around (and we do) or [...]

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Although I haven’t been able to find it on the Supreme Court’s Web Site, Tony Mauro, at law.com reports that the United States Supreme Court has issued a rule to permit citation of so-called “unpublished” opinions to federal judges. The rule, according to Mauro, will go into effect next year — you can’t cite unpublished [...]

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Barry on April 6th, 2006

As long as I’m thinking Conventions, I should mention Legal Tech West Coast 2006 on June 5 - 6 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Were it in San Francisco, or perhaps in the middle of winter here in Chicago, I might consider it this year. (Why schedule a New York show in [...]

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Barry on April 6th, 2006

I liked the Palm TX — an up to date Palm that includes built-in WiFi, for about $300. Collecting your e-mail (or Browsing) wherever you are in home or office, or at your favorite neighborhood hotspot, for that matter, is convenient and is less expensive than the Treo or other cell-technology you can acquire. And [...]

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Barry on April 6th, 2006

April 20 - 22, at the usual place…Sheraton Chicago Hotels and Towers.
Advance Registration ends April 12.
Exhibit Hall registration is free, and I have yet to be able to find the fee for the educational stuff and the rest of the show. Information here

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Barry on April 5th, 2006

I’ve been having problem with my natural born, G-d given equipment — herniated disks leading to some sort insult to a nerve with pain radiating down my left leg — not something particularly nice, and pain making it very difficult to walk, sit or almost anything in between. The pain relief people are working on [...]

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