Davis Wright Acquires IP Boutique
Davis Wright Tremaine is snapping up three-lawyer patent and trademark boutique Parsons Hsue & de Runtz. The addition of James Hsue and K. Alison de Runtz as partners, and Gerald Parsons as of counsel, brings 480-lawyer Davis Wright's San Francisco lawyer count to 40 and adds copyright and trademark prosecution skill to its local six-member IP practice, the firm said. Consolidation in IP will continue, according to a legal recruiter, due partly to the relative expense of IP litigation for a small firm.
Internet and old media confab seeks peace not war (Reuters)
Reuters - Cooperation, not mutual destruction, is a major theme at this year's summer gathering of the media and technology elite in Sun Valley.
Teacher-Astronaut to Talk Space With Students
SPACE.com - HOUSTON -- As NASA ponders over a possible spacewalk repair for a gouge on the belly of the shuttle Endeavour, teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan will host her first orbital session with students on Earth Tuesday after a busy construction day aboard the International Space Station (ISS). (Read on Source)
How the Elderly Stay Positive
There's no news like bad news. The tabloids are full of accidents, gory murders, and mayhem, and people eat it up. But there may be a silver lining, at least for seniors. A new study finds that the human brain reacts less strongly to emotionally negative stimuli as we age, in effect making us more responsive to all things positive and less ... (Read on Source)
Ephedra Defendant Raises New Challenge To Testimony Under Havner
NEW YORK - An ephedra defendant on Aug. 6 moved to preclude the general causation testimony of a multidistrict litigation plaintiff's experts, arguing that the opinions are insufficient to meet the scientific burden of proof under Texas law, as established by a recent asbestos decision (Russell Wilburn v. N.V.E., Inc. No. 1:06-cv-13046; In Re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation, 04 MD 1598, S.D. N.Y.). Full story on lexis.com
U.S. GDP revised down but still robust
U.S. gross domestic product rose at a revised but still-robust 3.8 percent annual rate April through June, the U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday.
Bloggers should be allowed to join the journalist party
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Bloggers should be allowed to join the journalist party-- Congress has passed a new bill allowing journalists to gain full shielding, but bloggers were left out. Technology journalist, Don Reisinger, believes this is disgusting and explains why bloggers deserve every right he has received.
In Japan, signs are smelled as well as seen--Digital signage emits scents to attract customers.
Microsoft: Buy from us because we are Really Big --Didn't Microsoft used to sell software? Why is it resorting to FUD and other nonsense now to push products?
Zonbu's subscription PC--The biggest issue with having multiple PCs in the home isn't really the cost of the additional PCs; boxes are pretty cheap these days. Rather, it's keeping them all updated, backed-up, and virus-free.
Made it to the center of the corn maze
After about an hour of trekking, I made it to the bridge at the center of the maze, all the while keeping to the map. Except when I didn't.
TranslateIt! 9.2 adds new dictionaries
The developers of TranslateIt! have released a new update, v9.2. The software is a multilingual dictionary that operates by hovering over any word in a Cocoa application; more complex translations can be handled by copying from the clipboard, dragging-and-dropping, or running them manually. English, German and Russian morphology support is presen...
Microsoft Ponders Next Move in Yahoo Chess Match
With Microsoft no closer to acquiring its longtime rival than it was three months ago, the Redmond brain trust feels the pressure to act. What it will do, however, remains unclear.
Steve Jurvetson: The constant search for disruption
The managing director of venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, says he isn't concerned by the economic downturn as long as the diversity of innovation keeps up.
Garmin Mobile Offers BlackBerry Users Lifetime Navigation
Garmin Mobile has a sweet deal for BlackBerry users that will allow them a lifetime of Gamin satellite navigation on their specific BlackBerry device for the lifetime of that device. The one-time fee for the lifetime service is $99.99. That is a good pr...
Yahoo, Google Talks Reportedly Still On (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The two Internet companies began discussing an advertising partnership after Microsoft made its unsolicited offer for Yahoo.
Rackspace Hosting Completes Construction Phase of European 'Green' Data Centre Project
Waste and wood chips power the web through new Rackspace Data Centre
Lakers 87, Celtics 81 (F)
Kobe Bryant was close to MVP form on Tuesday, scoring 36 points on an assortment of spins, drives and jumpers and reserve Sasha Vujacic added 20 points as the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 in Game 3.
Minimum Comment Length
Don't you find it annoying when someone comments with just a smiley? Or a "thanks"? On quite a few forums you have to leave a comment with a minimum of 15 characters to be able to comment, but WordPress doesn't allow you to set such a threshold. With this plugin, it does. (Read on Source)
'Sugar Coating' Used to Waterproof Paper
Aug. 13, 2008 -- Totally recyclable waterproof paper and cardboard containers can be made using a new coating developed from sugarcane, say researchers. (Read on Source)
Intel to build Yahoo widgets into new TV chips (Reuters)
Reuters - After years of false starts aimed at bringing the Web to TV sets, Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday it is working with Intel Corp to create Web computer channels that run alongside TV shows.
Nigerian official: greedy marks as guilty as 419 scammers
Have you, or anyone you know, ever fallen for a Nigerian 419 scam? If so, you deserve to be jailed just as much as the scammers, according to Nigerian high commissioner Sunday Olu Agbi. Just stop being so greedy so Nigeria can restore its reputation.
Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Guidelines Developed For Physicians
Updated rules add new anti-arthritic drugs and proven combinations to the arsenal for treating rheumatoid arthritis. The RA guidelines, issued by the American College of Rheumatology, are the first update since 2002. They focus on several classes of anti-arthritic drugs, including disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and genetically engineered biologics.
IE7 with Live Search Maps
Adding Live Search Maps As An Internet Explorer Search Provider , Virtual Earth -(Sept 21) Describes how to add Live Search Maps to IE7. "image If you have Internet Explorer 7, you may be aware of the ability to add... (Read on Source)
Web Hosting Solutions Firm, SoftLayer, Unveils Digital Media Transcoding Service
Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) - September 29, 2008 - On-demand hosting services and virtual data center provider for the small to medium enterprise (SME), SoftLayer, is offering a new digital media file transcoding service.
Designed to enable customers to convert audio or video assets, the solution develops data into formats optimized for the wide range of content delivery methods currently in use.
Fom high definition to web to mobile, the new solution effectively helps extend content use and reach. The service is free to use for all customers, and fully automated and accessible through SoftLayer's proprietary customer portal.
Nathan Day, Chief Technology Officer at SoftLayer noted, ''All of our customers are dealing with delivering rich media content, whether they are publishing the content for download or just incorporating it into their end-user's online experience. This new service not only broadens their content's compatibility, it makes their content easier to deliver. And along with our other solutions, such as CDNLayer, we're offering an end-to-end set of content distribution resources to all our customers.''
SoftLayer's transcoding service features a simple drag and drop interface for uploading original media files. The files are uploaded over SoftLayer's private network - with unlimited bandwidth - to a transcoding server farm where they are then reformatted to a myriad of other formats and bit rates. Customers can configure and adjust their new files, controlling for:
- Various bandwidth sizes
- Video resolution (including standard definition and high definition)
- Inconsistent color definition
- Distribution on mobile and web formats
- Various screen sizes and aspect ratios
- MPEG-2 and MPEG-4
- MP3, AIFF, MPEG audio, and AAC
- Windows Media 9, Flash Video, and QuickTime
- iSCSI volumes for automatically replicating data to multiple SoftLayer data centers
- EVault enhancements to allow backup data to multiple SoftLayer data centers
- Snapshots for iSCSI volumes to track and store changes over time
Earlier this month, SoftLayer extended its StorageLayer service with features providing geographic replication utilizing iSCSI storage and EVault online disk backup.
As with all SoftLayer solutions, StorageLayer and these new features are fully automated and can be provisioned at-will through SoftLayer's proprietary customer portal and API.
StorageLayer is SoftLayer's redundant centralized storage array. It integrates multiple storage technologies into a unified solution to give companies of all sizes unprecedented gains in efficiency, accessibility, and reliability for data storage and backup. Today's additions include:
StorageLayer customers can utilize EVault to automate simultaneous backups of a single dedicated server to multiple sites. EVault lets administrators schedule backups on an hourly, daily, weekly, or custom schedule, and target full systems, specific directories, or even individual files. With iSCSI snapshot capabilities, StorageLayer customers can schedule point-in-time snapshots of their data volumes to provide another local backup solution. The snapshots can be accessed at any time to recover lost data or to be compared with current data. This feature complements the offsite replication capabilities available on iSCSI volumes within StorageLayer.
Headquartered in Plano, Texas, SoftLayer provides next-generation web hosting and on-demand datacenter services on a global basis from facilities located in Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA and Washington DC. Utilizing proprietary management tools coupled with the industry's first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability.
To learn more about SoftLayer, please visit: www.softlayer.com.
WSI Achieves Excellence in Web Marketing Association's (WMA) WebAward Competition
... (WMA). Since 1997, the Annual WMA Awards recognize outstanding achievements in the field of Web design and development. WSI submitted a total of 10 entries this year and was rewarded ...
Obama Hauls in Record $750 Million for Campaign
Barack Obama?s record fund-raising sets an imposing bar for any potential Republican challenger in 2012. (Read on Source)
Holiday E-Commerce Spending Accelerates in Most Recent Week as this Year’s Compressed Shopping
RESTON, VA, December 10, 2008 – comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported its tracking of holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 37 days of the November – December 2008 holiday season. For the holiday season through December 7, $15.63 billion has been spent online, essentially the same ... (Read on Source)
Sapient's Global Trading and Risk Management Practice Explains the Fed Letter's Impact on OTC Deriva
... an increasingly complex marketplace. Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise. Sapient Consulting provides business and IT strategy, process ...
Supreme Court To Hear Drug Preemption Arguments At Feb. 25 Session
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in its first ever drug preemption case on Feb. 25, the court announced last month (Warner-Lambert Co., et al. v. Kimberly Kent, et al., No. 06-1498, U.S. Sup.) Full story on lexis.com
Fucked Company/Adbrite Founder Philip Kaplan To Launch Kaplan Index
People are urging Philip Kaplan to restart his FuckedCompany site that gathered so much attention earlier this decade. Clone sites are popping up to fill the void during this down market, and people sort of see the world of dead and dying startups as Kaplan’s territory. (Read on Source)
Bugs & Fixes: ICal and Entourage Duplicates
Suppose you use Microsoft Office's Entourage to maintain your list of contacts and calendar appointments? Further suppose you...
Too Much Data Vs. Actionable Insight
?There’s no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you’ll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?? - Flight Attendant Elaine in Airplane Does looking at an instrumentation panel like this (picture on the left) create feelings of… (Read on Source)
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