http://archives.weru.org Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:10:30 +0000 en hourly 1 Copyright © WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives 2011 archives@weru.org (WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives) archives@weru.org (WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives) 1440 http://weru.org/sites/all/themes/marinelli/weru/img/WERU-podcast-small-20110628.png http://archives.weru.org 144 144 Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, ME 99.9 Bangor (weru.org) WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-2912 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-2912#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:30:00 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8619 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-2912/feed 0 0:08:03 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Producer/Host: Jim Campbell archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-2212 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-2212#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:30:08 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8583 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-2212/feed 0 0:07:57 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell A pot porri today: some science web site; the new policies of Twitter and Google; full body scanners at Maine airports and Senator Collins bill about scanner safety. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell A pot porri today: some science web site; the new policies of Twitter and Google; full body scanners at Maine airports and Senator Collins bill about scanner safety. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12612 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12612#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:30:18 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8574 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12612/feed 0 0:07:50 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Now that the SOPA and PROTECT-IP bills seem on temporary hold, it’s a good time to take a look at some webs sites that use today’s technologies to make our world more understandable. Here are several: www.forv[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Now that the SOPA and PROTECT-IP bills seem on temporary hold, it’s a good time to take a look at some webs sites that use today’s technologies to make our world more understandable. Here are several: www.forvo.com – learn to pronounce words in over 280 lanuguages www.loc.gov/jukebox – the Library of Congress’s National Jukebox site http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/the-oec-facts-about-the-language – a look at the most commonly used words in the English language. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-11912 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-11912#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:30:23 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8560 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-11912/feed 0 0:07:57 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell It seems that discussion over the PROTECT-IP act in the Senate and SOPA in the house is heating up. The mainstream press is now all over this story and important Internet services like Wikipedia, Google, WordPress, Reddit[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell It seems that discussion over the PROTECT-IP act in the Senate and SOPA in the house is heating up. The mainstream press is now all over this story and important Internet services like Wikipedia, Google, WordPress, Reddit and others staged a day of protest over these proposed acts on January 18, 2012. Let’s catch up on where things stand at present and on some of the larger issues that aren’t getting a lot of attention in the regular press. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-11212 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-11212#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:30:30 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8537 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-11212/feed 0 0:07:31 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Homeland security doesn’t often issue alerts about home wireless routers – but they have now. Here’s why. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Homeland security doesn’t often issue alerts about home wireless routers – but they have now. Here’s why. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-122911 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-122911#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:30:32 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8447 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-122911/feed 0 0:07:15 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Today we wind up our look at IBM’s “5 in 5″ list of technologies that will change the tech landscape within five years. The last two predictions are big ones, and a bit hard to swallow but if accurate, w[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Today we wind up our look at IBM’s “5 in 5″ list of technologies that will change the tech landscape within five years. The last two predictions are big ones, and a bit hard to swallow but if accurate, will be pretty big in our world. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-122211 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-122211#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:30:31 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8437 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-122211/feed 0 0:07:29 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Happy Holidays to all! It’s that time of year when “best of” and “predictions for” lists start appearing. We take a peek at a couple of predictions that, if they come to pass, could make very[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Happy Holidays to all! It’s that time of year when “best of” and “predictions for” lists start appearing. We take a peek at a couple of predictions that, if they come to pass, could make very big differences in our lives. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-121411 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-121411#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:30:33 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8400 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-121411/feed 0 0:08:51 In this edition, we update a couple of topics we’ve looked at recently – the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an alternative to SOPA which troubles many in this country and aboard; and a reminder that our privacy laws are reducing[...] In this edition, we update a couple of topics we’ve looked at recently – the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an alternative to SOPA which troubles many in this country and aboard; and a reminder that our privacy laws are reducing the competitiveness of U.S. companies trying to do business in countries worried about ubiquitous U.S. surveillance of personal information. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12811 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12811#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:30:40 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8375 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12811/feed 0 0:09:23 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Humans love to make predictions – about the weather, about the stock market, and, in the digital age of data collection and data mining, about who is likely to “get into trouble” and who is not. Good ide[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Humans love to make predictions – about the weather, about the stock market, and, in the digital age of data collection and data mining, about who is likely to “get into trouble” and who is not. Good idea? Maybe – but maybe not. Here’s why… archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12111 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12111#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:30:30 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8346 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12111/feed 0 0:07:47 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Think the Internet will always be the global information source that allows anyone anywhere to access whatever information he or she wants? Think again -especially if Congress passes two bills it is considering at the mom[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Think the Internet will always be the global information source that allows anyone anywhere to access whatever information he or she wants? Think again -especially if Congress passes two bills it is considering at the moment. Here’s why… archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-112411 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-112411#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:30:33 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8324 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-112411/feed 0 0:07:52 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell With the noble intent of reducing the unauthorized sale and distribution of U.S. owners of intellectual property, two bills now in Congress could change the Internet as we know it (while bringing tortured acronyms to a ne[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell With the noble intent of reducing the unauthorized sale and distribution of U.S. owners of intellectual property, two bills now in Congress could change the Internet as we know it (while bringing tortured acronyms to a new nadir). Here’s why. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-111711 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-111711#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:30:58 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8290 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-111711/feed 0 0:07:48 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell So what is the most important component in your sound system? No, it’s not the speakers, it’s the “hearers” – your ears. In this program from the archives, we listen to a report on how our ea[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell So what is the most important component in your sound system? No, it’s not the speakers, it’s the “hearers” – your ears. In this program from the archives, we listen to a report on how our ears listen. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-111011 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-111011#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:30:04 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8267 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-111011/feed 0 0:09:02 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Here’s a favorite from the past on power laws – and the power of people who contribute financially to keep WERU, community radio, going strong. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Here’s a favorite from the past on power laws – and the power of people who contribute financially to keep WERU, community radio, going strong. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-11311 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-11311#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:30:06 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8228 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-11311/feed 0 0:06:56 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Steve Jobs passing occasioned a number of speculations about the names of technology companies, and about the credit, or lack of credit, due to those who make the success of folks like Steve Jobs possible. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Steve Jobs passing occasioned a number of speculations about the names of technology companies, and about the credit, or lack of credit, due to those who make the success of folks like Steve Jobs possible. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-102011 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-102011#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:30:25 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8158 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-102011/feed 0 0:06:57 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Technology can be wonderful – but not always. Today, we take a look at some not so wonderful uses of current technologies. Forewarned is forearmed. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Technology can be wonderful – but not always. Today, we take a look at some not so wonderful uses of current technologies. Forewarned is forearmed. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-10611 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-10611#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:30:42 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8156 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-10611/feed 0 0:07:11 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell It’s no secret that a lot of us spend a lot of time using the Internet. Does all that use affect the way we think, or even the structure of our brain? Could be – listen up. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell It’s no secret that a lot of us spend a lot of time using the Internet. Does all that use affect the way we think, or even the structure of our brain? Could be – listen up. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-92911 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-92911#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:30:05 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8098 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-92911/feed 0 0:08:19 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Things move fast in the world of tech, so it’s a good idea to note now and then how things have changed since we last discussed them here. Today, we get updates on citizen science helping to find a cure for AIDS; th[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Things move fast in the world of tech, so it’s a good idea to note now and then how things have changed since we last discussed them here. Today, we get updates on citizen science helping to find a cure for AIDS; the GM OnStar System that will be tracking your car and you whether you like it or not; and a new type of camera that will allow you to shot first, and focus later. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-92211 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-92211#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:30:29 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8154 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-92211/feed 0 0:07:38 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Digital cameras are everywhere these days and they have a lot of capabilities, including some that most owners of the cameras don’t even know about. Let’s take a look at a few that could help us get better pho[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Digital cameras are everywhere these days and they have a lot of capabilities, including some that most owners of the cameras don’t even know about. Let’s take a look at a few that could help us get better photos by using a bit more of the power that our cameras have. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-91511 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-91511#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:30:34 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8096 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-91511/feed 0 0:07:07 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Smart meters are still in the news here in Maine, so here is an update on where things stand, and a letter a listener shared proposing a solution that saves the electric utility money and also preserves the listener[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Smart meters are still in the news here in Maine, so here is an update on where things stand, and a letter a listener shared proposing a solution that saves the electric utility money and also preserves the listener’s personal privacy. Seems worth considering – give a listen. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-9811 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-9811#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:30:05 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8094 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-9811/feed 0 0:07:14 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Digital cameras are wonders of technology. Our photos can tell and lot about how we see the world, and a lot about us that we may not be aware of, including where we were and maybe even where we are right now. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Digital cameras are wonders of technology. Our photos can tell and lot about how we see the world, and a lot about us that we may not be aware of, including where we were and maybe even where we are right now. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-9111 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-9111#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:30:03 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8092 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-9111/feed 0 0:09:25 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Science is moving fast, we all know that. But is it moving so fast that we could be changing what we have been as human beings, and would we want to? Let’s get philosophical for a few minutes. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Science is moving fast, we all know that. But is it moving so fast that we could be changing what we have been as human beings, and would we want to? Let’s get philosophical for a few minutes. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-81811 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-81811#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:30:02 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7981 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-81811/feed 0 0:09:25 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Here’s another show from the archives, this one on the topic of that familiar term – mp3. But just what does mp3 mean, and how do mp3 files manage to squeeze music down to less that 5% of the file’s ori[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Here’s another show from the archives, this one on the topic of that familiar term – mp3. But just what does mp3 mean, and how do mp3 files manage to squeeze music down to less that 5% of the file’s original size? Here’s how… archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-81111 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-81111#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:30:50 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7979 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-81111/feed 0 0:07:29 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Been in the cloud lately? No, the not clouds but the Cloud, the metaphorical place where folks don’t have to use their own computers to access computer programs or store their data. Chance are, you probably have. Th[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Been in the cloud lately? No, the not clouds but the Cloud, the metaphorical place where folks don’t have to use their own computers to access computer programs or store their data. Chance are, you probably have. The Cloud has lots of great features which companies like Google and Amazon trumpet. It also has some not so great features, which they don’t but which we mention here. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-72811 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-72811#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:30:19 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7933 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-72811/feed 0 0:07:59 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell If you’ve gone through security in one of 78 major US airports recently, you may have had the experience of going through a “full body scanner.” Some folks are not too excited about being seen essentiall[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell If you’ve gone through security in one of 78 major US airports recently, you may have had the experience of going through a “full body scanner.” Some folks are not too excited about being seen essentially naked by a stranger; others are concerned about the effect of radiation the scanners use on their health. The Electronic Privacy Information Center sued to halt the use of the scanners but the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has now spoken and says they are fine to use. Even so, the TSA is making some changes in how they operate. Here’s how and here’s why and here, once again, is the still unanswered 2000 year old question: “Who will guard the guards?” archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-72111 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-72111#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:30:30 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7931 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-72111/feed 0 0:07:58 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Facebook, the Apple Store, Amazon’s Kindle and ebook store – all are great conveniences for many people. But looked at from another point of view, they are essentially walled gardens that keep their customers [...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Facebook, the Apple Store, Amazon’s Kindle and ebook store – all are great conveniences for many people. But looked at from another point of view, they are essentially walled gardens that keep their customers inside, hemmed in by technological walls. And they are changing the nature of the web. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Let’s think about that question for a few minutes. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-71411 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-71411#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:30:14 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7929 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-71411/feed 0 0:08:41 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Smile – you’re on Candid Camera! No, not the TV show, the every day security show that is going on all over the country and all over the world. Going to lower Manhattan? There are a thousand security cameras t[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Smile – you’re on Candid Camera! No, not the TV show, the every day security show that is going on all over the country and all over the world. Going to lower Manhattan? There are a thousand security cameras there per square mile - and they are being tied together so police can access the images from any of them. Visiting London? You’re image will probably be recorded 300 times in a day. Well, you might say, these cameras help police solve crimes. Maybe, but they can be used for lots of other things as well. Here are some of them in this show from the Electronic Cottage archives. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-7711 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-7711#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:30:44 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7927 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-7711/feed 0 0:09:07 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell This is another of our summer programs from the Electronic Cottage archives. Here are the information site addresses mentioned in the program: Weather info – www.nws.noaa.gov Phone numbers – www.whitepages.com[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell This is another of our summer programs from the Electronic Cottage archives. Here are the information site addresses mentioned in the program: Weather info – www.nws.noaa.gov Phone numbers – www.whitepages.com Health info – www.medlineplus.gov Dictionaries – www.alphadictionary.com Etymologies – www.etymonline.com Encyclopedia – www.encyclopedia.com Encyclopedia – www.wikipedia.org archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-62011 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-62011#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:30:48 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7719 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-62011/feed 0 0:07:44 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Seems like a good day to take a look at a few things going on in labs today that may be going on in our every day world tomorrow. Here are a couple, including a biological laser. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Seems like a good day to take a look at a few things going on in labs today that may be going on in our every day world tomorrow. Here are a couple, including a biological laser. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-6911 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-6911#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:30:04 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7683 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-6911/feed 0 0:08:28 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell It’s summer – at last – her on the coast of Maine and visitors are starting to arrive. We thought this would be a good time to dust off a few old chestnuts and replay them so folks who are visiting could[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell It’s summer – at last – her on the coast of Maine and visitors are starting to arrive. We thought this would be a good time to dust off a few old chestnuts and replay them so folks who are visiting could give them a listen and so the rest of us could listen again. Here’s one about music fidelity, vinyl, mp3s, and the human ear. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-6211 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-6211#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:30:02 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7605 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-6211/feed 0 0:07:07 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell It’s no secret that the FBI is gathering information about the phone calls and emails of Americans. What has been a secret until now is why the FBI does not want to reveal the names of the the phone and internet com[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell It’s no secret that the FBI is gathering information about the phone calls and emails of Americans. What has been a secret until now is why the FBI does not want to reveal the names of the the phone and internet companies that have been allowing widespread surveillance of Americans talking with people overseas. The reasons may surprise you, or make you laugh, or make you cry. If you’d like to hear them from the horse’s mouth, listen up. If you’d like your own copy of the FBI’s reasoning, go to www.aclu.org/national-security/aclu-v-office-director-national-intelligence-declaration-david-m-hardy. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-51911 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-51911#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 11:30:24 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7579 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-51911/feed 0 0:08:08 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell 2000 years ago the Roman poet Juvenal asked “Who will guard the guards?” It’s a question that is perhaps more relevant in today’s digital age than at any former time in our history. Here’s w[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell 2000 years ago the Roman poet Juvenal asked “Who will guard the guards?” It’s a question that is perhaps more relevant in today’s digital age than at any former time in our history. Here’s why. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-51211 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-51211#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 11:30:26 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7554 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-51211/feed 0 0:07:45 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell There has been a lot in the news lately about the revelation that some smart phones, including iPhones and phones built on Google’s Android operating system, have been collecting location data about where the phone [...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell There has been a lot in the news lately about the revelation that some smart phones, including iPhones and phones built on Google’s Android operating system, have been collecting location data about where the phone has been and storing it on the phones themselves in hidden files. What’s that all about, and why is information about where a person, or at least a person’s phone, has been of is at the moment of such great interest – and who is interested? Let’s ponder that question for a moment. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-5511 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-5511#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 11:30:06 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7548 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-5511/feed 0 0:09:09 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Technology makes things possible today that were not possible even a decade ago. The Maine Legislature is considering a bill that deals with one of those technologies – coding and storage of a person’s DNA [...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Technology makes things possible today that were not possible even a decade ago. The Maine Legislature is considering a bill that deals with one of those technologies – coding and storage of a person’s DNA – before a person is convicted of a crime. Proponents claim that it will help law enforcement. Those with reservations look at the legal maxim of “innocent until proven guilty” and at the less than reassuring record of data systems to keep stored information secure. Where is the balance? See what you think? archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-electronic-cottage-42811 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-electronic-cottage-42811#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:30:01 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7511 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-electronic-cottage-42811/feed 0 0:07:51 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell How do you prefer to listen to music – on downloaded mp3 files, on CD, on vinyl? On vinyl, you may say – are you kidding? Nope, vinyl is making a comeback, and audiophiles claim that’s because vinyl soun[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell How do you prefer to listen to music – on downloaded mp3 files, on CD, on vinyl? On vinyl, you may say – are you kidding? Nope, vinyl is making a comeback, and audiophiles claim that’s because vinyl sounds better. Does it? Listen up and see what you think. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-42111 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-42111#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:30:30 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7485 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-42111/feed 0 0:08:42 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Internet security and identity verification on the web are big topics these days, so big that they’ve given rise to a new federal initiative, the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. The idea is t[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Internet security and identity verification on the web are big topics these days, so big that they’ve given rise to a new federal initiative, the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. The idea is to help protect users personal data, and to make it possible for banks and retaiels and the government to know for sure that people are who they say they are. To see the latest draft of the proposal, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/NSTICstrategy_041511.pdf archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-41411 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-41411#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:30:00 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7461 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-41411/feed 0 0:08:10 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Want to be a citizen scientist? Thanks to the Internet, you can be, and from the comfort of your own home. Listen up, then check out these sites: Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC): http://boinc.be[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Want to be a citizen scientist? Thanks to the Internet, you can be, and from the comfort of your own home. Listen up, then check out these sites: Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC): http://boinc.berkeley.edu NASA-For Citizen Scientists: http://science.nasa.gov/citizen-scientists archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-4711 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-4711#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:30:15 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7414 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-4711/feed 0 0:08:06 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Here are the web site addresses mentioned on today’s program. MARVEL, where you can read thousands of magazines, newspapers and reference works: http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases. A look at the state of the [...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Here are the web site addresses mentioned on today’s program. MARVEL, where you can read thousands of magazines, newspapers and reference works: http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases. A look at the state of the news media in the U.S.: www.stateofthemedia.org One site’s very good analysis of the best jobs in the U.S. Be sure to check the criteria used to make the list: www.focus.com/fyi/human-resources/best-jobs The Top 20 Open Source Program Downloads: http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2010/03/20-most-popular-open-source-software-ever-2.html A great genealogy site with millions of records, free software, and tutorials: www.familysearch.org archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-33111 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-33111#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:30:19 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7397 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-33111/feed 0 0:08:30 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Central Maine Power, as some other electric utilities in the this state and country, is installing so called Smart Meters to replace the old familiar meters that are on the outside of our houses. Many are worried about th[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Central Maine Power, as some other electric utilities in the this state and country, is installing so called Smart Meters to replace the old familiar meters that are on the outside of our houses. Many are worried about the radiation these meters will emit into our homes. A valid concern but in our view the bigger problem is the privacy problems and strategic vulnerabilities on a national security level that these meters introduce. See what you think. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-32411 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-32411#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:30:56 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7375 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-32411/feed 0 0:08:09 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Every now and then we like to catch up on recent developments in areas we’ve looked at in the past on the Electronic Cottage. Today, we look at recent developments regarding the Real ID Act, those full body scanners[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Every now and then we like to catch up on recent developments in areas we’ve looked at in the past on the Electronic Cottage. Today, we look at recent developments regarding the Real ID Act, those full body scanners at airports, and a challenge to the FISA Amendments Act. Here goes… archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-31711 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-31711#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:30:29 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7314 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-31711/feed 0 0:07:00 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Spring car buying season is just around the corner. But just what are you buying when you purchase a new car? For one thing, you are getting a lot of computing power, and that makes cars a lot more reliable, more fun, and[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Spring car buying season is just around the corner. But just what are you buying when you purchase a new car? For one thing, you are getting a lot of computing power, and that makes cars a lot more reliable, more fun, and maybe, more dangerous. Here’s why. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-22411 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-22411#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:30:16 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7189 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-22411/feed 0 0:07:13 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell The illusion that the Internet is a free space outside of government control has been laid to rest by the actions of governments in the Middle East and North Africa in recent days. And maybe by the actions of our own gove[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell The illusion that the Internet is a free space outside of government control has been laid to rest by the actions of governments in the Middle East and North Africa in recent days. And maybe by the actions of our own government as well. See what you think. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-21711 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-21711#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:30:46 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7169 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-21711/feed 0 0:08:58 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell The recent shutdown of the Internet in Egypt as a way to try to quell demonstrations there has caused some observers to jump in and say that such a thing couldn’t happen here. But it could. Here’s why. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell The recent shutdown of the Internet in Egypt as a way to try to quell demonstrations there has caused some observers to jump in and say that such a thing couldn’t happen here. But it could. Here’s why. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-21011 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-21011#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:30:26 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7167 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-21011/feed 0 0:07:20 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell We’ve heard a lot about the Internet lately with the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. What we haven’t heard so much about are questions about personal information security right here at home. Today we take a br[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell We’ve heard a lot about the Internet lately with the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. What we haven’t heard so much about are questions about personal information security right here at home. Today we take a brief look at both in this first installment on Internet Security. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-2311 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-2311#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:30:26 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7083 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-2311/feed 0 0:07:30 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Today, let’s catch up on some recent developments in labs and elsewhere that will be affecting our lives sooner or later ranging from storing information in bacteria to letting government agents have access to our r[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Today, let’s catch up on some recent developments in labs and elsewhere that will be affecting our lives sooner or later ranging from storing information in bacteria to letting government agents have access to our reading habits for no particular reason. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12711 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12711#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:30:01 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7066 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12711/feed 0 0:08:11 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Here’s another from the 2010 Electronic Cottage vault posing as a “Best of” selection. See what you think. Perhaps your parents told you television would rot your brain. What about the Internet – d[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Here’s another from the 2010 Electronic Cottage vault posing as a “Best of” selection. See what you think. Perhaps your parents told you television would rot your brain. What about the Internet – does it really affect our brains? Some researchers think so but whether that is a good thing or a bad one is up to each of us to decide for ourselves. Give a listen. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12010 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12010#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:30:14 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7049 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-12010/feed 0 0:08:47 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell What no Best of the Electronic cottage 2010 list form major news organizations? Well, we’ll just have to make our own then. In this episode from June 2010, we review the current accuracy of GPS devices, what’s[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell What no Best of the Electronic cottage 2010 list form major news organizations? Well, we’ll just have to make our own then. In this episode from June 2010, we review the current accuracy of GPS devices, what’s on the horizon, and what new degrees of accuracy might mean in everyday life. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-1610 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-1610#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:30:23 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7012 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-1610/feed 0 0:06:49 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Well, it’s a new year and so we are awash in technology predictions. What are in short supply however, are predictions about how all this new technology is going to affect our everyday lives and those of our childre[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Well, it’s a new year and so we are awash in technology predictions. What are in short supply however, are predictions about how all this new technology is going to affect our everyday lives and those of our children. With that in mind, here are a few predictions from the Electronic Cottage. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-123010 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-123010#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:30:04 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6995 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-123010/feed 0 0:08:02 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell New Year’s is just around the corner, a time of resolutions to do things better than in the past year. It’s also a good time to tweak up the hard drive on your computer. Here are a few hints to help you do tha[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell New Year’s is just around the corner, a time of resolutions to do things better than in the past year. It’s also a good time to tweak up the hard drive on your computer. Here are a few hints to help you do that. You’ve probably heard all these suggestions before – in fact, we’ve gone over them before here on the Electronic Cottage. But just in case you didn’t get around to it last year, here they are again. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-122310 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-122310#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:30:57 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6984 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-122310/feed 0 0:07:12 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell In the spirit of the holidays, only good tech news today. Here are the urls mentioned in the program today: www.bookshouldbefree.com www.omniglot.com And if you would like to read the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling[...] Producer/Host: Jim Campbell In the spirit of the holidays, only good tech news today. Here are the urls mentioned in the program today: www.bookshouldbefree.com www.omniglot.com And if you would like to read the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, you can find it at www.eff.org/files/warshak_opinion_121410.pdf. Happy Holidays from the Electronic Cottage! archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-121610 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-121610#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:30:45 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6972 http://archives.weru.org/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage/notes-from-the-electronic-cottage-121610/feed 0 0:08:42 Producer/Host: Jim Campbell The Wikileaks saga continues. Let’s discus a few more of the implications this sage brings up for those of us who live in the information world of today. Producer/Host: Jim Campbell The Wikileaks saga continues. Let’s discus a few more of the implications this sage brings up for those of us who live in the information world of today. archives@weru.org no no