Notes from the Electronic Cottage 4/24/14

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

It’s no secret to anyone these days that corporations, government, and even more unsavory types are trying to grab any information about us that they can as we navigate the web. While we can’t become entirely invisible, there are tools available that will make it more difficult to grab info about us as we go about our digital business. Here are a few.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 4/17/14

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

So what do you think about Google Glass which, among other things, allows wearers of this eyeglass mounted tech to take photos and videos of anything the wearer looks at by simply blinking an eye? Is this a new great leap in technology, or are the wearers just “Glassholes” who are stripping away what little privacy the rest of us have left? Listen up and see what you think.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/20/14

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Have you seen the Academy Award winning movie “Her?” Pretty cool, eh? Sure it’s a love story first but underneath the surface, there is a question that we more and more have to think about as technology advances quickly, and our ethics and laws don’t keep pace. “Her” offers us an opportunity to think about the relationship between the technology we create, and ourselves.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/6/14

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The Academy Awards are over and movies steeped in special effects and animation were big winners. Where were all those visual effects created? Increasingly, the answer is “not here.” The web has made it possible for call centers or tech support centers to be anywhere in the world. Now it is making it possible to outsource artistic and professional jobs as well. Are we thinking about what this could mean for economy and our daily lives? We’d better.

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