CYBER-DEFENSE: The Simpson defense is computerized. Lawyer...

CYBER-DEFENSE: The Simpson defense is computerized. Lawyer Robert Shapiro told Cal State Northridge computer students this week that the Dream Team has stored all trial testimony on a laptop. “Any time the judge needs to know how many times I’ve said ‘disingenuous,’ ” Shapiro said, he refers to the computer (B1).

HIDEO, HIDEO: The tune was played at the All-Star Game. Now there’s a new recording about Dodger Hideo Nomo, above. It’s to the tune of Harry Belafonte’s “The Banana Boat.” Day-o, Day-o is the chorus, rhyming with Hideo. . . . The new version, produced by Joey Carbone of Sherman Oaks, comes out Monday. It features not only a dance mix but a rock mix and karaoke mix along with the traditional calypso.

LAUGH LINES: OK, so your mother laughs at all your jokes. But are you the greatest jester on this side of the hill? . . . Find out next Tuesday, the last night of the L.A. Cabaret Comedy Club’s annual Funniest Person in the Valley contest. Call the club at (818) 501-3737 to sign up.

FOR EXAMPLE: The Valley has been the butt of innumerable jokes by people who fancy themselves the funniest. . . . Like the time weatherman Fritz Coleman said it was so hot that the farmers were all growing steamed vegetables. . . . Or the time comedian Paige Scurti quipped that Universal Studios was adding a new Valley attraction: “For half an hour, the tram stops dead and everybody gets their nails done.”