Tech News
Internet Realtime Streaming Products
NCRA's Technology Evaluation Committee has gathered information about several products that allow reporters to stream realtime over an Internet connection. The link below will direct you to a chart that is not all-inclusive, but is intended to give basic information. This table is not a recommendation or endorsement of any product, service, or vendor, nor does it imply any such endorsement by individuals of the committee or NCRA.
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CLVS & Trial Presentation Programs Converge in Miami; Special Guests to Present
For the first time ever, the Certified Legal Video Specialist (CLVS) seminar Video in the Legal Environment will be held concurrently with the Trial Presentation Professional Certificate Program from February 26-28, 2010, at the Ritz Carlton, Coconut Grove in Miami, Fla.
The Video in the Legal Environment seminar, a long-running program of NCRA, trains attendees to record depositions with confidence, skill, and in accordance with accepted Rules of Civil Procedure. It is the first required step to earn the Certified Legal Video Specialist certification.
To further expand the training opportunities for legal videographers and others, NCRA has developed the Trial Presentation Program and certificate. As courtrooms adopt new technologies, IT professionals, courtroom personnel, and trial presenters can find a wide range of equipment available in each new situation. This program will help attendees stay on top of their trial presentation game in a quickly changing world.
The Trial Presentation faculty is pleased to announce special guest speakers and trial presentation experts Ted Brooks and Robb Helt.
For more information or to register, click here.
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Gadgets, Gizmos, and Non-CAT Software
Do you have a non-reporting gadget or gizmo that you use to solve a particular challenge? Are you fond of the latest and greatest electronic toys? Do you have questions or recommendations regarding non-CAT software? If you answered “yes” to these questions or have some expertise in, or affinity for, helping others with hardware- and software-related issues, check out the new Gadgets, Gizmos, and Non-CAT Software section on the NCRA member forum.
To enter the forum, click here.
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U.S. News & World Report Lists Court Reporter as One of the 50 Best Careers in 2010
U.S. News & World Report cites the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as projecting that jobs in the field will grow 18 percent between 2008 and 2018. It attributes this above-average growth to the "growing need for live television captioning and translating services for the hearing impaired." In addition to growth in jobs, the article notes certification as a method for advancement in the profession.
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Federal Courts, State Prison Satisfied with E-filing for Inmates
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois has instituted e-filing for use in processing prisoner petitions. The program allows prison library staff to scan the inmates' documents into a PDF format that is then e-mailed to the court for e-filing. The e-filing system mostly handles lawsuits challenging an inmate's conditions of confinement or other alleged civil rights violations, but the court has also received other types of actions via e-filing.
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Panel Recommends Plan for Courtroom Cameras
A committee appointed by the South Dakota Supreme Court has recommended that cameras and other recording devices be allowed in the state's trial courts. The Supreme Court will take the recommendations into consideration as they consider whether to change the rules dealing with cameras in trial courts.
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Guardians of Record and Beyond
Court reporting students have long realized that Communications Access Realtime Transcription (CART) opens opportunities for court reporters outside of the courtroom. The court reporter featured in this article graduated from a three-year program at the College of Court Reporting. Many students there have chosen court reporting as a second career and recognize areas such as broadcast captioning as potential arenas to use their court reporting skills.
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Five Tech Themes for 2010
What new technologies will emerge in 2010? Based on reporting and informal conversations with venture capitalists, the New York Times lists what it believes will be five tech themes for 2010.
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NCRA's Tech Tracker is a service to NCRA members, and provides a digest of recent news items relevant to the profession. The views expressed in the cited articles are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of NCRA.