You are at a fork in the road. Time to choose between doing things the old way or trying something new.
By Erik J. Heels
First published 12/1/2008; Law Practice magazine, “nothing.but.net” column; American Bar Association

After I graduated from high school, my friend Jon and I flew across the Atlantic with our backpacks and traveled around Europe by train. I… [read full post]
Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Etc.

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I lived the life of Dilbert when I was in the Air Force. Once while… [read full post]
I heart Gmail.
By Erik J. Heels
First published 04/01/2008; Law Practice magazine, “nothing.but.net” column; American Bar Association

My wife works at the hospital where I’ve had surgery three times in the last three years. When I joked that I should get a free toaster for being such a good customer, she bought me one for Christmas. Since we’ve been together… [read full post]
Clock Tower Law Group filed historic favicon.ico trademark.

You know that little icon that appears next to the URL in your browser? The same little icon that appears in your bookmarks window, on browser tabs, and in web feeds? That little icon, the favicon, can now be registered as a trademark with the USPTO. Yahoo! registered (what I believe to be)… [read full post]
Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Etc.

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The opinions expressed in LawLawLaw do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Clock Tower Law Group, its employees… [read full post]
Small businesses need a plan for backing up and restoring their data.
By Erik J. Heels
First published 10/1/2007; Law Practice magazine, “nothing.but.net” column; American Bar Association

I have lost no data (knock on wood) since October 2002. And in that case, I purchased a 15-year-old Macintosh to restore the one file that I lost. (See Zen And The Art
Following Apple’s lead, Amazon now offers DRM-free MP3 downloads.

When I heard that Amazon launched MP3 downloads without annoying so-called Digital Rights Management (DRM) copy-protection nonsense, I was skeptical. (It’s my nature.) Not all MP3s are created equal. A 56 Kbps MP3 can sound as bad as an AM radio station in a 1966 VW Beetle car radio. And a… [read full post]
It’s quicker to drive to Blockbuster.

I have a EE degree from MIT. I have wicked fast Verizon FiOS TV/phone/Internet service. I keep a MacBook near my TV for easy web access. Yet I could not get Amazon Unbox On TiVo to work last night.
My wife and I wanted to watch a movie last night. Silly us.… [read full post]