From TechnoLawyer Blog (registration required): ”Apple’s iPhone is cool, but could it compete with the BlackBerry as a business tool at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, one of the world’s largest law firms? In thisTechnoFeature article, Sonnenschein’s Manager of Software Services Christopher Lewis explains why Sonnenschein decided to deploy the iPhone to its lawyers, how [...]

From Gizmodo:  ”Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, Windows enthusiasts are excited over the discovery of a hidden “GodMode” feature that lets users access all of the operating system’s control panels from within a single folder.

By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it with a certain text string at the [...]

From ARS Technica: ”When you’re on the go, 3G wireless broadband can be a wonderful thing. What if you need to share the 3G love with others? Both Windows 7 and Mac OS X offer built-in Internet sharing capabilities—a decent solution in a pinch, but lacking in the ability to manage who connects and how. [...]

From Lifehacker:  ”After failing to get a clear explanation on what Best Buy’s “optimization” service really affected on a new computer, Consumer Reports secret shoppers purchased three “optimized” laptops and compared them to the factory default installations of those same three laptops. They found that optimization often meant simply removing the shortcuts for the pre-installed [...]

From Reuters Blogs:
” ‘With networked computers now cast by all organizations, including the financial sector, into the role of wizard-behind-the-curtain, we all live in Oz. It’s long past time we pull back the veil and call a halt to the mindless application of this supreme and supremely dangerous creation before the damage gets any greater.’

In [...]

From Legal Ease Blog:
”…On the JD Hacker blog, Will Geer posted “Do You Really Need Practice Management Software?” His answer was no, but I’m not so sure – I think his post missed some of the big reasons to have practice management software.
Geer opines that most lawyers purchase practice management software for document management, but that [...]

From Engadget:
”You may bang on the legacy airlines, but American Airlines has a good thing going here with Gogo. The outfit has just completed installation of in-flight WiFi on 150 of its MD-80 aircraft, and in order to give you a better idea of how to prepare, it’s now launching an online widget that’ll let [...]