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Brief Book Review: Freakonomics. A lot of time on airplanes and in hotel rooms allowed me to plow through Freakonomics, a book that you've probably already heard of by now. Maybe you're still wondering, “Should I read it?” I would answer, “Yes.” … [peterme.com]

The Most Important Article You'll Read on Legal Technology This Year?. At the must-read LLRX.com, you'll find John Alber's new article “Delivering Actionable Information To Front-Line Lawyers.” This is a very important article and one that anyone interested in legal technology and law practice management should read and study carefully. . . and then set… Continue reading The Most Important Article You'll Read on Legal Technology This Year?

Other News: Delicious Apple. Apple hires Mike Matas, co-founder of Delcious Monster and previously with The Omni Group. [MacInTouch]

Other News: Alan Kay. Ex-Xerox, ex-Apple and now ex-HP, Alan Kay is a major figure in modern computer history. [MacInTouch]

advice on library school and learning technologies. Meredith and Jenny have both posted very astute summaries of technology competencies that either are or should be required for incoming professionals to the librarianship field. Meredith focuses on what you should think about learning while you’re at school and Jenny adapts a list of skills for educators… Continue reading advice on library school and learning technologies

James Doohan, Actor Who Played Scotty on 'Star Trek,' Dies at 85. James Doohan faked a Scottish burr to create one of television's most endearing characters — Scotty on the original “Star Trek.” By JOHN SCHWARTZ. [NYT > Home Page]

Secrets to Good Hard-Drive Hygiene. Backing up a hard drive can be a chore for those who store gigabytes of documents, photographs, videos and music on their home computers. A survey of products that can make the task easier. By GLENN FLEISHMAN. [NYT > Technology]

How long does it take to deploy a SBS box?. Nick from the mail bag asks about baseline numbers for SBS installs. He was looking at a whitepaper on server installs and wanted to know if there were/are any SBSized versions of that. Hmm…not that I know of Nick, but the problem as you have… Continue reading How long does it take to deploy a SBS box?

How do you buy CALs?. Rob from the mailbox asks “How does one buy CALs?” Where do you buy them? Do they come on paper? In an email? How long does the process take?” If you buy your CALs from an OEM, there are boxes on the web site to specify that you need SBS… Continue reading How do you buy CALs?

Lords could be renamed in overhaul by Labour. THE House of Lords could be renamed, restructured and ultimately include a majority of directly elected members under plans being discussed within the Labour Party. [The Scotsman]