Category: Culture

Computer Attack in the Courthouse

I just uploaded my last liveblog post using ScribeFire, and will have to use it a bit more before I state that Windows Live Writer (WLW) is easier to use. I really liked Ecto, but without future Windows development and new features in WordPress that it does not support, why would I want to continue using that? Ecto is a really great program, but it needs a new version. BTW, I would gladly pay for it . . .

I just got a firewall notice that it just defended me against a cyber attack. That is ironic–criminal and malicious cyber attacks

while serving in my role as a prospective juror.

They are finally calling us . . .

 

Liveblogging from Jury Duty with ScribeFire

I have been experimenting liveblogging from my jury duty while using Windows Live Writer, and decided it is now time to expand my horizons with ScribeFire. I have not used this program in several months, if not longer, and it seems there are now some changes to it.

Of course, going to my blog while trying to figure out some of the cryptic and somewhat lacking features of ScribeFire, I notice my blog is not working with FireFox. Instead, it just loads some of my images from Flickr. I wonder what is wring with my new WordPress install, to cause such trouble? I know my blog is working fine with Internet Explorer, but that is something much too in-depth for me to try to troubleshoot while awaiting being called to sit on a case.

BTW, why does ScribeFire call WordPress categories Tags? Where are WP keywords? Why aren’t there easier instructions for using ScribeFire?

Not knowing what to expect, I will try to post this liveblog now, as they indicated they will soon call us for a case.

Powered by ScribeFire.

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Wifi Trouble at the NY State Supreme Court

While wifi worked well for a short time this morning, it seems to now be down. I will continue to liveblog using Windows Live Writer and upload as network access becomes available.

I am typing this in a small room they have off to the side with some cubicles and some laptops. Very glad I brought my own.

Now that I am thinking about this, I believe my liveblogging experience here during jury duty will help my upcoming liveblogging presentation at Northern Voice 2008. I was planning to just talk about liveblogging using Ecto (formerly my favorite liveblogging and offline blogging application), but Ecto has not been updated in some time and does not run very well with Windows Vista. Their website states it will be updated, but the only indication I have for this is the set of Mac-based screen shots. I will thus plan to learn a lot about Windows Live Writer as a liveblogging tool, and will probably explore FireFox’s ScribeFire more as well.

Wifi is available again, so let me post this . . .

 

Good Morning, Jurors

We handed in our jury selection paperwork and were explained as to our functions and the particulars about serving jury duty for the New York State Supreme Court. We were told how we will be expected to sit in on a number of trials until either we get selected for one or get dismissed tomorrow afternoon.

At least they allow computers and have freely available wifi. Nice to see my taxes at work. I just hope I get either dismissed or otherwise able to get to my new Business Communication class I am teaching on time tonight.

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Reporting for Jury Duty

I arrived to 111 Centre street for jury duty. After going through security and having my bag x-rayed, I arrived on the 11th floor and was greeted with a documentary film on justice. Ed Bradley narrated this film and spoke about trial by ordeal, the Code of Hammarabi, and justice during Medieval France and England.

The film is surprisingly good. There are video and movie clips, an engaging explanation of trial by ordeal (including a movie clip of being bound and thrown into the water to see if the person sinks and is therefore innocent). I learned about the important role of a jury, and how jurors are the only ones in the system who are entrusted with the ability and responsibility to determine truth and falsehood according to the laws and how people do and do not act in accordance with them.

This will be an interesting experience, and I will attempt to liveblog it as much as possible. I am using Windows Live Writer for this.

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