Computer stuff - update, and other things

Here I am, typing away on my new keyboard, which didn't cost me one red cent and, no, I didn't have to upgrade my operating system. I took the whole system in to the Apple Store genius bar, and chatted with the guy. He said, "let me go check something" and came back in a few minutes with a slick new small keyboard, though wired, not wireless, and said, "you can have this". (Yes, "have", as in, "no charge".) I asked him if he thought it made sense to upgrade to Snow Leopard, he checked a few things on my computer and said, basically, "Nah, don't spend the money." I'm just getting used to the smaller size of this keyboard, so blame any typos on that. It's very cute!'


I spent the day at a seminar on immigration law as it applies to criminal cases. Due to a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, criminal defense lawyers must now advise their non-citizen clients on the immigration consequences of a plea. This threw the criminal defense bar into a tizzy, because immigration law is extremely complicated! The program was very well thought out, provided lots of resources and was very helpful and informative. One of the better seminars I've been to. There was a reception afterward at Preston Bradley Hall in the Cultural Center - I guess they wanted to impress the out-of-towners (and, judging by the out-of-towners I chatted with, succeeded).