Pondering the Year Ahead in Technology (Law.com)

January 4, 2010

Neyah Kane Bennett, co-founder of Connecticut’s Raymond & Bennett, a business and technology law firm, brings his predictions for legal technology in 2010. Among them are the iPhone’s ascendancy over the BlackBerry in the legal market and the virtual law firm going mainstream.

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Companies Seek Desktop Alternatives (BusinessWeek)

January 4, 2010

IT departments attempt to cut costs by experimenting with thin clients, netbooks, virtual desktops, and other substitutes for traditional computing

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Smartphones: Office shackles or tool for work-life balance? (Computerworld)

January 4, 2010

CIO – Any and all executives or managers looking to get more productivity from their information workers — and, really, what company isn’t shamelessly espousing a “more with less” philosophy these days? — might want to pay attention to the following strategy: Set your workers free from the office.

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Canadians among 5,000 members kicked off dating site for holiday weight gain (MalaysiaNews.net)

January 4, 2010

Some 5,000 people have been booted off a social networking site for gaining weight over the holidays, with 533 Canadians among the so-called “festive fatties” shown the virtual door. Though the mass …

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Extreme weather warning as Met Office forecasts 16 INCHES of snow across southern England tonight (Daily Mail: World News)

January 4, 2010

Arctic weather brought the North to a virtual standstill under eight inches of snow yesterday and 16 inches was forecast for parts of the South overnight.

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Do Smartphones Promote Work-Life Imbalance for iWorkers? (PC World)

January 4, 2010

Research report shows that tech-savvy information workers want to be connected to (yet untethered from) the office even more–often at the expense of their personal lives.

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Smartphones: Office Shackles or Tool for Work-Life Balance (Computerworld)

January 4, 2010

CIO – Any and all executives or managers looking to get more productivity from their information workers–and, really, what company isn’t shamelessly espousing a “more with less” philosophy these days?–might want to pay attention to the following strategy: Set your workers free from the office.

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Will Technology Change How Doctors Treat You in 2010? (PC World)

January 4, 2010

With the federal government aggressively pushing for electronic health records (EHR), 2010 could be the year technology finally allows doctors to to monitor their patients’ health wirelessly in real time.

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Box Office More Boffo Than DVDs in ‘09 (E-Commerce Times)

January 4, 2010

2009 may have been a year of recession, but don’t tell that to the blue-skinned aliens of “Avatar,” the hormonal teen wizards in the new “Harry Potter” film or the needy talking dogs of “Up.” Their adventures in special 3-D theater screenings helped push U.S. box office receipts past home DVD sales for the first time in seven years, according to a new study.

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It’s Time You Found Yourself A Virtual Assistant (OfficialWire)

January 4, 2010

The hardest part of running your own business is not providing your product or service. It is the little stuffs, like making your own travel reservations, sending your own faxes, going to the post office, or even formatting your documents.

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