Donate to WERU Today!Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Six Strikes? Is that part of a new sport? Nope, it’s part of life on the Internet starting very soon. Listen up.
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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/11/12
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Passwords: we all have them but who else knows them? If the answer if no one, it could make big problems for our heirs once we head for the next world.
And in this world, it could soon be much more difficult to loan or sell copyrighted objects which we’ve bought and paid for if the Supreme Court upholds a lower court decision on the first sale doctrine. Here’s why…
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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/4/12
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
It’s Banned Books Week 2012, and if we think that there is no need for such a reminder in the U.S., we’d be wrong. Books can be unavailable because of efforts of some to remove books from libraries or classrooms, or, in the electronic age, because publishers refuse to sell e-books to libraries. Practically speaking, the result is the same, especially for those with limited economic resources.
Here’s a link to a letter from the president fo the American Library Association about the refusal of major publishers to sell e-books to libraries: www.ala.org/news/pr?id=11508
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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 9/27/12
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
As wireless communication becomes more and more a part of everyone’s life, it seems like it couldn’t hurt to have a short reminder of how the electromagnetic spectrum is organized. Here’s a short look at the radio and television portions of the spectrum – just because.
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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 9/20/12
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
The coming election looks like it will be pretty close. That means every vote could make a difference – but only if votes are counted accurately. But in the era of Electronic Voting Machines, there are a lot of questions about whether that will happen.
Link to the voting report mentioned in the program: law.newark.rutgers.edu/files/CountingVotes2012.pdf
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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 9/12/12
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Want to know what our electronic world will be like tomorrow? Take a look at what is going on in research labs today, and that is what we’ll do on this edition of the Electronic Cottage. You may be in for some surprises.
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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 9/6/12
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Passwords are part of daily online life. So is passwords getting hacked. Here are some ways to make it more difficult for hackers to get at your passwords.
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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 8/29/12
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Do you use the web? Do you use passwords to access banking or credit card accounts, or buy stuff from Amazon, or have a Facebook or Twitter account? Do you spend a lot of time trying to devise a secure password? If the answer to the first two questions is yes, whatever the answer to the third question, best listen up. We’re dealing with a whole new world of password insecurity these days, and if one of yours happens to get cracked, your digital life could take a big dive.
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