Notes from the Electronic Cottage 8/23/12

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

We’ve heard lots about what use of the Internet may be doing to our social lives, our political lives, our family lives, and out physical health as we sit in front of digital devices of one sort or another. But what about its effect on our brains? A recent book claims there is one, and that is food for thought as this edition from the Electronic Cottage archives that deserves another listen indicates.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 7/5/12

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Got a digital camera? Join the club. Don’t know how to use all its features? Join the club. Here’s at least a start toward mastering your camera on this edition from the Electronic Cottage archives you may have missed.

For a fun way to see how using different settings can affect your pictures, take a peek at
camerasim.com/camera-simulator

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 6/28/12

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
It’s summer in Maine and so for those who are visiting, here’s a chance to hear an episode of the Electronic Cottage you probably haven’t heard before from the Electronic Cottage archives. For those already here, it’s a chance to re-hear or maybe hear one you missed first time around. This one is about the rapid development of facial recognition technology.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 6/21/12

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
It’s been a big week in the world of information technology what with big new product announcements from Apple and Microsoft, and a 10 million dollar mea culpa from Facebook. But there have been some other announcements, too, and those are pretty concerning for those of us who live partly in cyberspace and go about important parts of our lives there. Listen up.