Notes From The Electronic Cottage

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 4/11/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Today, a few items that may have slipped under the radar of late including a April Fool’s joke gone awry.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 4/4/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

In an Arizona courtroom, the FBI is defending its use of technology without a warrant that fools your cellphone into thinking it is talking to a cell phone tower, which lets the FBI find out where a person is, and even who he or she is. It’s a sticky issue – here’s why.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/28/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Got a cell or smart phone? Just about everyone does these days. And lots of people want to know where you are, ranging from police to merchants. New research indicates that it’s possible to tell not only where you but who you are based on where you go with your phone in your pocket or purse. Hmmm.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/21/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Today, an update on new developments about two important issues we’ve looked at in the past: the First Sale Doctrine in copyright, and the “six strikes” system ISPs are implementing to reduce illegal downloading of music and movies

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/14/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

What’s the biggest security problem on the Internet? Hackers, malware, sloppy software programming? The answer may surprise you.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/7/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Ever wonder how mp3 and other compressed music files get so small? Ever feel that they don’t sound as good as the original files they were compressed from? If so, ever wonder why that might be? Some new research may offer a hint, and that hint could lead to better sounding compressed files. Here’s why.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/28/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Today, let’s peek into some research labs to see a few things being worked on now that could have a real effect on our day-to-day lives next month or next year, both in cyberspace and in physical space.