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untitled If you're talking about the short list of the most well-known appellate judges in the federal court system today, Judges Alex Kozinski and Richard Posner are likely on that list, potentially near the top. We've discussed both plenty of times in the past, sometimes agreeing strongly with rulings from both -- and sometimes finding their rulings maddeningly troublesome. However, lately we've been especially troubled by Kozinski's ruling in the Cindy Lee Garcia case, in which he appeared to make up his own rules about what copyright law says, and how an actress in someone else's film can magically claim a copyright over her performance. A new ruling by Posner in a case that is... well... positively bananas, provides a nice quick lesson in just how wrong Kozinski was. The case of Catherine Conrad, the "Banana Lady" involves Conrad suing a bunch of credit unions over a variety of wacky theories after she performed at some event they held.

Technology, News and Reviews Slashdot Stories (10) Bladewatch.com -Bladewatch.com - » Empowering the end user community, tracking enterprise technology How to Use a Jump Drive Like a Super Geek So you fancy yourself the technical advisor out of your clique? Are you the person your friends and family call when anything technical is hurting their head? Maybe you just love free applications! If either or all three of these statements are true then The Tech Toolkit 2.0 is for you! I am talking everything here. Once you download the zip file from here you then extract those files to your memory stick. After launching Ketarin you will get a screen that looks like this: You can right click on any of the items and delete it. You add a new web application by hitting Add new application. Once your list is set up the way you want, click the Update Now button. I hit Check for updates and download. I opened up my memory stick and saw a launcher application. When you expand all the categories there are a HELLAVA lot of applications here is the full list: Everything but the kitchen sink! What do you have on your memory stick?

Official google.org Blog Value-Added Reseller (VAR) and Technology Channel Partners News - Channel Insider The Ultimate Dropbox Toolkit & Guide Dropbox, the app we all (at least many of us) know and love, has a plethora of advanced uses to make life so much easier in managing data between multiple computers and online. We’ve posted several roundups of tips and tricks for Dropbox and now we present our ultimate toolkit and guide. We’ve pulled all our tips and tricks together and added quite a few more. Additionally, share your Dropbox tips and tricks and we’ll update the list to share the fun with everyone. Dropbox? Not familiar with Dropbox? Is Dropbox a web app? Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers. Dropbox Tour The secondary component of Dropbox is the web app. So what else can you do with Dropbox? Tips & Tricks Dropbox seems to have an ever growing list of fun things you can do with the app, so instead of scrolling through one massive list to find something that interests you, use the list below to skip straight to the section you’d like to read. Basic Tips List Advanced Tips List Basic Tips Mac

Laughing Squid StorageReview.com - Storage Reviews 6 Tips on How to Print Faster Smaller personal inkjet printers have come a long way since first appearing. Whereas the first printers may have had a capacity of 4-5 pages per minute (ppm), even the smaller, more inexpensive printers can have a capacity speed of 25-30 ppm. The capacity doesn’t mean you will regularly obtain such a quick printing speed; your printing speed should be close to the printer’s rated speed. If your printer is still printing at 4-5 ppm, there is a good chance a problem exists, either in memory, configuration or hardware. 1. You may be surprised how well a document is printed in draft mode, or a smaller DPI. Try different settings and find the DPI setting you are happy with by running a test page or 2. 2. Usually a larger document, including PDF files and documents with a great deal of photo quality graphics, can use up all of the memory of the printer, making it take forever to process. In an Office document, Select File > Print > Page Range > Pages. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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