A Search for Boca Raton Attorneys?

September 15, 2011 — Mrs. Mecomber
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Gosh, you can find just about EVERYTHING on the Internet now. Even Boca Raton attorneys!! How often do you go looking for that everyday, huh?

Actually, I’m so “hooked” on the web now that I go straight to the computer when I am looking for everything. One of my jobs is searching for information on the Internet, and writing articles about things. The caveat to online companies, such as law firms, is that anyone can build a website and pretend to be something they are not. Finding an attorney to represent you, for example, is a highly sensitive and personal quest. How on earth do you know you’ve found the right one? Well, I’m glad you asked!

1. Check the website for contact information. Any firm worth their weight in salt will post the names of their attorneys, telephone numbers, and physical address. Some may post an email address, but some may decline because of the problem with email spam these days.

2. Look for accreditation. If an attorney is on the Florida Bar or some other bar, they will broadcast it. Check credentials. Get references.

3. Do a background search. Type in the law firm’s name and see what comes up. Of course, realize that there will always be disgruntled clients wherever you go. Weigh any criticism and shining reviews.

4. Find a firm that covers a variety of litigation types. Specialists cost more money, but you can more adequately build a relationship with a firm that covers a wider spectrum of cases, in case you need something covered in the future.

5. Get testimonies of past or present clients. Many times, the firm will post testimonies of satisfied customers on the website. If you can, obtain a list of references of clients that you can call. Ask the customers of they were happy with the service they received.

Beware of the fly-by-night businesses. I have seen a number of them online. Its too bad that all they have to do is set up a slick website to dupe people… but do your legwork!

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Businesses NEED Investment Opportunities

September 15, 2011 — Mrs. Mecomber
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I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of the blather from Washington that the government can “create jobs.” How on earth did this myth ever get started? Everyone assumes that the federal government can wave their magic wand, pull out billions of printed money and magically “create” private sector jobs. It is FALSE.

The only “jobs” government can create are MORE GOVERNMENT jobs. And that’s part of what’s wrong with the economy! Government jobs are supported by taxpayer money, money that is not coming in because the government is wrecking the economy by spending more money to create more tax-funded government jobs! It’s just… insane.

What the government should do is scale back their burdensome regulations and taxes. Businesses need Investment Opportunities to support the economy, and they aren’t getting much opportunity because we’re to busy scrambling to pay all the taxes! Starting a new business or expanding an existing one takes guts. You just never know what the future holds. Your product or service may be magnificent, but in a shaky economy, consumers just aren’t going to buy. And in a shaky economy, banks don’t like to lend, either. CNN has some good business information on these topics and the state of our economy and current business climate. Unfortunately, the business climate is none too friendly for small businesses right now. I think that the small business owner will probably need to look elsewhere than tightwad major banks and government. Some money lenders actually consider small business loans as an investment, as well as a token of hope and faith in American enterprise. The more I look around, the more I realize that the days of government largesse is over. I’m not too sad about it, but the void must be filled by Americans who are willing to reach to and support one another.

What do you think? Do you think our economy will bounce back, or is this all a change for the worse?

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Remember When?

September 5, 2011 — Mrs. Mecomber

Oh spare me those stories of how we used to WALK 20 miles to school when we were kids– and UPHILL BOTH TIMES, even! ;) lol

Here’s a cute video I found of some little kids pondering the enigmatic memorabilia of…. two decades ago! Very cute!

Yes, those were the days….

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Malware in New Gadgets!

July 20, 2011 — Mrs. Mecomber
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I saw this very informative video by Kim Komando, warning that new gadgets manufactured in other countries may contain malware that steals your banking information or spies on your activity.

I am totally flabbergasted. In a more honorable era, this kind of subtle sabotage would constitute declaration of war or AT LEAST close any open relations and trade with the offending country. Is the United States so lethargic that we don’t even care about this? It’s bad enough that our manufacturing is now shipped overseas– this is unbelievable!

What’s worse is that OUR OWN GOVERNMENT refuses to inform us of the offending countries and the names of the manufacturing companies, gadgets, and parts. This traps consumers, who have no idea what is safe to buy or not. And it prevents us from making our own little wave of resistance– I would most certainly ban a company or products made in a certain country of it contained malware, wouldn’t you? I think the government realizes this, and they realize the possible economic repercussions it could have on all their cushy little contracts and perks with other companies. So we are kept in the dark.

Can anyone say “fascism”?

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Why Limit It to GPS??

June 17, 2011 — Mrs. Mecomber
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This is good news and bad news, I suppose. According to ComputerWorld, two federal lawmakers have presented a bill that proposes limits on how companies can access and use our “geo location” data as it’s gathered from our cell phones, GPS devices, tablets and other mobile devices.

GREAT NEWS! We are in desperate need of a privacy policy. I cannot believe the things that companies can do with our data. Unconscionable!

However— why is this bill so terribly specific? Why limit our data privacy to mere mobile devices? Why is not our credit card data protected, our consumer profiles protected? Why doesn’t the government just outright declare that NO company can sell our data or monitor our activity without our consent?

So while this bill is good news (IF it even passes), there’s still a lot more I’m expecting.

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Dell Server Computers Shipped With Virus

July 24, 2010 — Mrs. Mecomber

That‘s gotta hurt.

Dell has inadvertently shipped replacement motherboards for its PowerEdge servers that are infected with the Spybot worm. The malware affects servers running Windows, but not other operating systems.

The worm can be triggered if users run an update to either the Unified Server Configurator (USC) or 32-bit Diagnostics on the server.

According to a Dell employee posting to the PowerEdge server support forum, “the W32.Spybot worm was discovered in flash storage on the motherboard during Dell testing.” The worm, which is not part of the firmware, can be blocked by “all industry-standard antivirus programs on the market today,” he said.

Did you notice that word “inadvertently” in the first sentence? No one “inadvertently” installs malware onto a motherboard. It is PLACED there. I’m not saying Dell did it. But SOMEONE surely did.

Dell is being rather secretive about how the malware got there, and is being criticized for taking slow action. Weird.

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