Time 4UR Tech-Check?!
If you see yourself in any of the following when it comes to your life online, you’re way overdue and badly in need of an urgent upgrade to your Tech IQ. Hey, if your...
Category: Tech
Just Back: Wordcamp US 2016
So we are just back from a great weekend in Philadelphia attending a two-day WordPress extravaganza at its annual gathering of WP techies from across the globe. This year, WORDCAMP US 2016, brought thousands of...
IPhone User Alert
Apple just released an important new update for iPhone users. The update provides an essential software fix for a newly unearthed potential hack of the iPhone. This just announced fix restores full security and...
Poolesville ES Rocks!
Poolesville Elementary School is amazing. Earier this year when a happy little 5th grader fell seriousy ill and was left unable to attend class, Poolesville’s PTA came to the rescue. The PTA helped the...
Maryland passes new cyberbullying law!
Last week, Maryland’s legislature passed a bill prohibiting cyberbullying against minors. Known as “Grace’s Law,” in memory of the 15-year-old victim of cyberbullying who committed suicide in Maryland last year after repeated cyberbullying attacks,...
Washington state search-and-seizure controversy sends shockwaves
A Washington school district’s discipline policies came under fire recently following an Everett middle school’s questionable handling of a cyberbullying incident. Samantha Negrete, 14 of North Middle School in Everett was called into the...
Tweeting teen Kevin Curwick launches viral campaign to combat cyberbullying
It doesn’t take much for tweets to turn from friendly to bullying these days, which is the reason why 17-year-old Kevin Curwick started a viral campaign to combat cyberbulling on Twitter
Should schools encourage students and teachers to text?
While some school districts around the country are rushing to ban student-teacher texting in order to diminish the likelihood of improper relationships developing, others are testing whether the texts are actually beneficial to students.
Pat Hoover's Tech Talk
For the first time in MSBA history — to my knowledge — a statewide group of the Maryland State Bar Association held a closed, multi-office conference meeting that was privately broadcast over the Internet between two cities some distance apart. Richard’s monthly meeting was held simultaneously in both Rockville and Baltimore, Maryland, where several members of the group attended and participated fully by way of the high-speed Internet connection and equipment located at both places/conference rooms.
The Client Extra-Net: Review your case files from the cloud
Can’t wait until November to read “Tech Talk?” Well, I’ll give you a sneak peek. My latest topic: Basecamp, a online service which allows clients to view their entire case file from any computer