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A techie gets picky with the spam opinion

October 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Supreme Court of Virginia, Technology

We often cringe when lawyers try to describe technology that they know little about.  (See my earlier post where I try to figure out what a “wireless mesh” is.)
It’s not surprising, then, that the Supreme Court of Virginia comes in for some criticism from an Internet commentator when it takes on the issue of anonymous […]

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Abingdon launches wireless mesh network

October 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Technology

The 230-year-old town of Abingdon takes a step toward the future this week as it unveils its free wireless mesh network.  As explained by the helpful folks at How Stuff Works, a wireless mesh network links together dozens or even hundreds of wireless mesh nodes that “talk” to each other to share the network connection […]

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Norfolk Circuit Clerk seeks to go paperless

March 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Circuit Court Clerks, Norfolk, Technology

Norfolk Circuit Clerk George Schaefer is overseeing an ambitious project: He wants to make his office paperless. Right now, his staff scans every civil filing that comes in the door. They’ve scanned almost all the land records – which, in an old jurisdiction such as Norfolk, date back to the 1700s. The Virginian-Pilot reports that […]

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