Scrawl Or Click
Y'know, I thought the e-sign law would be a bigger deal too. [News.com, via llrx] I think it's a standards/useability issue. If the ability to comply with the law were built into standard email packages, we'd see more action here. As it is third party software is pretty much mandatory (e.g. CIC and Silanis), and no one wants to risk having an unenforceable or invalid document because they picked the wrong e-signature tool.

Hubba Hubba
Sony's Vaio PCV-MXS10 edges out Apple's iMac in a feature by feature comparison, says Steve Morgenstern for Popular Science. Apple got highest marks for loading a music player with portable tunes and making DVDs; Sony's PictureGear, pre-installed Photoshop Elements and four flavors of movie editing software put it on top in those categories. My take is that at $3,400, the Sony should ship with more than stripped-down versions of Photoshop and Premiere. And that Apple's iTools add the Web to the hub quite nicely. (Sony's Imagestation may be striving for something similar (?) but is not online at the moment.)

Tracking SLAPPs
Here's something I haven't noticed before on the California Courts site: a county-by-county log of cases in which a defendant is arguing the suit violates the anti-SLAPP law (CCP Section 425.16, barring Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation).

Microsoft/Mac OS Patches
Running IE and Office on a Mac? Then chances are you need to patch some security holes (more here and here). The downloads live here: IE (Apple's site); Office (Microsoft's site). [The Screen Savers] I am too new to the Mac to grumble knowledgeably about this sort of thing not happening before Microsoft made products for the platform; this stuff's routine for an ol' Windows user.

Speaking Of Mel
With the help of Elaine and Ken Layne, my dad's resistance to blogging is crumbling. This is all to the good, I promise.