Connecticut is one step closer to creating a statewide WIFI zone. Last week, according to a press release from State Rep Chirs Perone-D Norwalk, Governor Rell signed the bill that enables a “Broadband Coordinating Council.” The purpose of the Council is to monitor and then report to the General Assembly on any matters of technology that they are aware of that require immediate attention. According to the press release, state municipalities will receive broadband internet access, which in theory would allow a way to expand WIFI services to any part a town or city.

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In the aftermath of “bong hits 4 Jesus” otherwise known as the supreme court case that set an interesting precedent about the rights of a student’s free speech. The Supremes ruled that school administrators could censure speech even if it was not physically on school property. And thus we get, from the Courant:

A Lewis S. Mills High School student who was barred from running for class office after she called administrators a derogatory term on an Internet blog is accusing top school officials of violating her free speech rights.

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One of the great secrets to effective management of people is the ability to recognize that if you want to increase productivity you have to have a system to measure productivity. That has led to the bastardization of the axiom, lately to mean, measuring every minute of the day of an employee. Especially those that are connected to the, gasp internet via one of those new fangled devices called computers. Which leads to today’s Courant article, headlined: “Amazon? eBay? State Says It Better Be Work-Related: Employee Internet Restrictions Difficult To Enforce; Private Sector Struggles As Well.”

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