The Barackberry

Interesting. I never thought about the fact that one of the dangers of a president having a Blackberry could be the ability to track his location. This may be one of the few times I can empathize with President-elect Obama as I know that I am addicted to my iPhone (and MtoQ and Treo before that).

Speaking of iPhones

I'm amazed at how poor the battery life is. iPhone Atlas has this on increasing battery life, particularly after the 2.2 install. I've only tried one suggestion so far, so too soon to see if it helps.

iPhone for lawyers

iPhone J.D. is a blog for lawyers using iPhones. Having just acquired an iPhone due to changes in our firm's phone policy making it possible and affordable, I've found the site useful. H/T to Ernie the Attorney.

Louisiana's Texting Law

Last session, our legislature passed a law banning the use of wireless communications devices, including, include cell phones, PDAs, and laptop computers, to "write, send, or read a text based communication" while operating a motor vehicle. WDSU reports that less than fifty tickets have been issued under the law, allegedly because drivers can claim they were simply dialing rather than texting, which is exempt from the law. That number is actually higher that I would expect, however, because the law only applies if the driver is stopped for another traffic violation. So there's even less chance of getting a ticket to begin with. I'd be happy if someone would enforce our existing traffic laws, you know, using turn signals, not running red lights, all of those things that seem to have been driver optional for years.