Many businesses large and small struggle with the decisions of leasing vs. buying their computers and peripherals. Here is an article that talks about some of the advantages and disadvantages. I have worked for many IT departments and it is about half and half. Larger businesses tend to lease a bit more. This includes large law firms.


Leasing or Buying Computers?

slip sliding away

This is about data encryption and the importance of it. It talks about the risks of not encrypting your data becuase if accessed by unauthorized individuals you can put yourself in a bad position by not keeping confidential information safe.

Please use the link below to access the aticle.

http://www.lawtechnews.com/r5/showkiosk.asp?listing_id=2756055

Ethics and Technology

Check out this presentation from the 2006 Maryland State Bar Association Solo Conference to see what to keep in mind as you use technology to enhance your practice.


Ethics and Technology

Facebook and job applicants

More and more potential employers are checking social networking sites and blog content -

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9120298&intsrc=news_ts_head

Yahoo Bid

I don't see Yahoo going along with selling its search business to Microsoft, but you never know these days..



Potential Purchase of Yahoo Search?

Obama and Future Technology

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10082672-38.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.0

Above is link to a news article about how our government technology may change when Obama takes over office in January 2009. Apparently he wants to insure security, but also wants all of our government agencies to "have the right infrastructure, policies and services for the 21st century." Universal broadband access will be pushed and it will be interesting to see where the net neutraility issue ends up with Obama desiring new government regulation of the Internet.

Photoshop.com to Get More Social and in Sync

On November 11, the company will release an AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) application called AIR Uploader that will let people synchronize photos stored on their own computers and on the online photography site..


Photoshop Gets Social