Fastcase, whom I had not heard of before, has a free legal research app available if you use an iOS device. The download is free, and you can do whatever research you'd like it. It would be handy for doing research on the fly, if, like me, you do not have access to Westlaw/LexisNexis.
See:
http://bit.ly/eTh5VH
Princeton University has a nice article on their Network Systems website that, in plain language, explains why an iPod does not play nicely on their network (or other networks too). I'm disappointed that Apple has not fixed this, because it really is not good behavior.
In the process, they also explain how a typical wireless network (and often a wired network) works. It's good reading, and helps to explain why one sometimes encounters wireless networks that just don't seem to work properly. Often, I'm suspicious it is because the wireless network has run out of "leases" (connections) for new users.
Besides explaining this, it is useful for anyone with a wireless network to understand the principles of how it works for troubleshooting.
See:
http://bit.ly/ejy0hw
I've played around with an iPod Touch/iPhone App which lets you know when the next D.C. Metro train is coming. It's free at:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dc-rider/id382298536?mt=8
iTunes has a free Christmas album available. See this link. The song that I like the best is Auld Lange Syne by The Lonesome Traveler Band. It's a bluegrass version, but I think it is well done. I'm not sure whether the link will expire on Tuesday, as sometimes Apple only posts free songs for one week.
Thomas' iPod displayed the "sad iPod" icon, and so (after I tried and failed to fix it) we took it to our local Apple Store on Long Island. Within about fifteen minutes, the Genius fixed his iPod, and it didn't cost us a penny. Apparently, the hard disk had frozen, and he forced it loose by applying extra current to force it to rotate faster. Although this does not redeem Apple from their previous fiasco (or, after Dorothy's experience, make me any more likely to purchase a Macintosh computer again), it's still nice that they were able to fix it. That's more than I would be able to say for Dell, which doesn't have Genius Bars.
