A blog I read called yclipse had a neat tech tip for using Adobe Acrobat to create basic, low-cost animations in PDF. An example shows an animated diagram of an auto accident. From yclipse: Use …
Article: American Library Association to Educate Kids About Copyright
From Wired News comes “Copyright Crusaders Hit Schools,” an article about the American Library Association’s campaign to educate kids about copyright and fair use. For the third year in a row, software companies are supplying …
Text Messages as Evidence
There is an article in PC Magazine.com this week entitled “Messages Can Be Forever” about the retrievability of text messages sent via cellular phones. Here are a couple bits from that article: This was cast …
Article: Spam Filters Junking Legit Emails
There is a good article in TechNewsWorld this week called “Filters Get Smarter, But So Do Spammers” about spam filters and the dangers of filtering about legitimate emails. TVC Alert’s Genie Tyburski shared this advice: …
New Service – Dept of Labor Offers Email Alerts
The Department of Labor recently announced a free electronic subscription service, which allows citizens to receive notifications by e-mail alerting them to newly available information. Subscribers can choose to receive alerts on number of topics …
Article: Electronic Filing Error Releases Alleged Rape Victim's Name in Kobe Bryant Case. . . Again
For the second time, postings on the web site maintained by the Eagle County, Colorado court hearing the rape case against Kobe Bryant have included papers which mistakenly listed the name of the alleged victim. …
Ask the White House – Live Forum for Communicating with White House Officials
Although its not new, I recently learned about Ask the White House, a live online discussion forum between citizens and members of the Bush administration. Upcoming guests are announced on the website and transcripts of …
Buzz About Google News Search Results
There has been a lot of buzz on some of the blogs I read about the fact that although Google News indexes lots of news sources, only a few consistently rise to the top on …
Article: Locating Wisconsin Appellate Case Information & Briefs
2nd Update: This article is now available electronically from the Wisconsin Law Journal. The link appears in the text below. ———————— Update: I just received a call from David Ziemer, News Editor at the Wisconsin …
New Service – IRS Guidewire Provides Email Notification of IRS Guidance as Issued
The IRS has launched a new service called IRS Guidewire to make technical guidance available via e-mail to tax professionals. Subscribers will receive notification of and links to IRS announcements, notices, revenue procedures and revenue …