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UFOs (ubiquitous-findable-objects) are coming.
The term ‘ambient findability’ describes a world at the crossroads of ubiquitous computing and the internet, in which we can find anyone or anything from anywhere at any time. It’s not necessarily a goal, and we’ll never achieve perfect findability, but we’re surely headed in the right direction.
A clear sign of progress […]
Structured settlements, unlike the lump sum payment of typical personal injury settlements, are paid to the plaintiff (you) over the course of time. Often the period of time is equivalent to the duration of the plaintiff’s life, with the payments taking the form of a lifetime annuity.
There are two types of settlement funding, pre-settlement funding, and post-settlement funding. Pre-settlement funding is when a person who has been injured and filed a personal injury lawsuit receives advance funds to help fund the suit or their living expenses, in anticipation of the settlement of their lawsuit.
Mesothelioma cancer law is really personal injury law applied to people who have contracted mesothelioma cancer as a result of exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma is an otherwise very rare form of cancer which invades the mesothelial cells in the membranes in the chest and abdominal cavity.
Asbestos removal laws regulate the removal of asbestos because asbestos has turned out to be such a terribly toxic substance. Thousands of people have come down with horrifying, painful cancers as a result of asbestos exposure.
Maritime law and admiralty law govern what happens on the seas (offshore), including accidents leading to personal injury cases, such as a boat accident injury. The terms ‘admiralty law’ and ‘maritime law’ are usually used interchangeably.
Class action lawsuits are a way for the court, and everybody involved, to streamline the process when many people have legal claims arising from the same event.
For example, a medication may injure many people, such as Vioxx, which has recently been in the news for causing heart problems.
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about those new ads with the pictures that are at the bottom of the page on the Internet Patrol Web site.
These ads are suggestions made by me personally, using the new Chitika “eMiniMall” program.
The word “splog” is starting to crop up a lot. What are splogs? Splog is short for “spam blog”, and is used to describe what is essentially a garbage website, put up for the sole purpose of either displaying ads such as Google’s Adsense ads, or for the purpose of creating search engine […]
Synergenix’s popular online multiplayer games, “Lock n Load Combat Arena” and “Rally Pro Contest” are being made available for play, in multiplayer mode, on cell phones, Synergenix has announced.
The games are free to download, and joining a game costs only 88 cents.
While the first release is in the UK, look for similar offerings in the […]
The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, is a truly amazing place. Even if you are not a geek like me, or indeed not a geek at all, it’s a wonderful walk through the evolution of computing, and provides unique and unexpected views into history.
AllTopix (AllTopix.com) is an online teen forum which has taken it upon itself to take the place of Yahoo! Chat, now that Yahoo! Chat is no longer available to those under 18 years of age.
Yahoo! announced last week that it was closing all of its chat rooms to anyone under the age of 18, […]
“What is the precursor to the Internet?” I am often asked. In part that depends on what you mean by “precursor,” because several systems could claim that distinction. Online bulletin board systems, for instance. Or even packet radio, if your definition is a system which allowed people in disparate locations to communicate […]
Internet marketing may have a chance to untarnish its reputation. First King of Spam Scott Richter stepped down from his throne, and now Queen of Spam Laura Betterly has turned in her tiara.
Or so she says.
I’ve had a lot of questions asking about the British Lottery International email scam which so many folks are receiving. It seems that with the Katrina scams starting to wane, the British Lottery International scam is picking up steam again. The questions always run along the lines of this one:
The ability of non-techie individuals to recognize and spot fraud and dangers on the Internet is still largely underdeveloped.
Few people are aware of the dangers, risks, and types of hooks that malicious software, online devices, misleading e-mails, and apparently normal Web pages utilize to get access to their computers or to confidential, private information […]
Iconix has announced a new system designed to protect users against phishing. By having approved senders identified with a graphic icon in your inbox, you can be assured that the email is really from, say, PayPal or eBay, and not a phishing attempt, says Iconix.
A new variant of the Bagle virus, Bagle.cd or Bagle.da, depending upon with whom you are speaking, has hit the Internet, hiding itself in attachment files called “price_new.zip”, “price2.zip” or “09_price.zip”. This Trojan-launched virus is particularly nasty, in that it both turns off nearly every security program out there, and it also blocks […]
Mepe.A is a new instant messaging worm with a twist: it is targeting primarily the Latino community. Mepe.A sends an instant message which says “te mandaron un recado conmigo, ya te has de imaginar quien y si no sabes me dijo que no te dijera quien, me dijo que te lo escribio […]