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iPhonegate: A Brief Synopsis

by Joshua Auriemma April 27, 2010 Geekery

Even if you’re not a huge nerd like me, you’ve probably heard about what the New York Times has been calling “iPhonegate.”  Long story short, Gizmodo purchased a phone thought to be a prototype for their 4G iPhone.  Turns out that in doing so, they may have violated federal and/or state laws. After all the [...]

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Is a Standing Desk Worth the Investment?

by Josh Camson March 25, 2010 Geekery

The WorkFit C-Mod, Dual desk by Ergotron is a terrific addition to any office or home office. This is one of those new, adjustable desks. It allows you to move it from a sitting to a standing position, which is pretty cool. It looks nice once put together and gives you the option to stand [...]

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How to Digitalize Your Textbooks

by Adam Vella February 16, 2010 Geekery

Since the iPad, Kindle, and Nook haven’t given you the ability to read/study for lawschool electronically, I present to you a way in which you can.

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Kindling for the Legal E-Book Fire

by Jon Bartelson October 17, 2009 Geekery

The wake of my gloomy report on the status of legal e-books seems surprisingly upbeat this week: it seems that West has released nearly 30 of its titles for electronic download on the Amazon Kindle. A press release issued last week gives the nod to “law students, law school faculty and legal professionals who are increasingly using new [...]

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United States v. Microsoft, A Decade Later

by Laura Bergus September 28, 2009 Geekery

Last week in antitrust class we covered United States v. Microsoft. Our analysis centered on “Microsoft III” and the Sherman Act Section 2 violations issues. (Section 2 of the Sherman Act makes monopolization a felony.) There has been an awful lot said about US v. Microsoft, 10 years later (like the Berkman Center’s conference on [...]

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IBM Seeks Patent on “Autoblogging” Remote Control for Your TV

by Laura Bergus September 1, 2009 Geekery

Apparently, IBM thinks we’d be better off having yet another remote on our collective coffee tables: this one that is web-enabled and automatically tells the world what you are watching on TV.

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Data Breach Notification Laws

by Jon Bartelson August 24, 2009 Geekery

State legislatures have become more vigilant over the past year in passing (and tightening) data breach notification laws. Universally, these laws at a minimum require entities to disclose when data containing sensitive personally identifiable information (SPII) has been breached or released inappropriately. SPII usually includes a handful of data that when combined significantly increases the [...]

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Make your Studying More Tech Friendly (Part I in a Series)

by Adam Vella August 14, 2009 Advice

Part one in a series exploring new uses of technology to aide in your legal studies.

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This is Your Brain on the Paper Chase

by Christopher Wright July 6, 2009 Geekery

This story made the internet rounds a week or two ago but I thought that it would be a nice topic for good old Legal Geekery.  Recent research into the brain may provide scientists with a pill to give people photographic memories. Basically, a group of Swedish scientists have discovered a protein in the brain [...]

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