Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/27/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Today¹s program is all about audio books. You can find lots of books and links at www.archive.org and at librivox.org, and we discuss these sites today. Here are a few others worth a look.

Audiobooks.org
www.audiobooks.org/
Audio books for free
www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp
Free books on mp3
www.free-books.org/index.php
Literal Systems
literalsystems.org/abooks/index.php
Free Classic Audio Books
www.freeclassicaudiobooks.com

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/20/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

As you go about your daily business, do you find the merchants you deal with asking nonchalantly for your phone number or if you’d kindly sign on the electronic line in stead of a paper one? You don’t have to provide more information about yourself than the law requires, and it’s probably a good idea not to in this data mining digital age.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/13/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

On this program, we’ve often looked at technologies which have the potential to impinge on the liberty and privacy of individuals. To see what a world might look like in which a combination of technologies, all of which are available today, are deployed by the state – in the name of combating terrorism, of course – check out “The Last Enemy,” a program set in the London of the very near future. It depicts what it might be like to live in such a world in a way no science report ever could.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/30/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Robots have long been the stuff of science fiction but they are fast becoming parts of our everyday life. While we may be preparing for the presence of robots in a technological sense, we seem less prepared to deal with the moral and legal questions that autonomous robots will bring to our society and legal system. Here’s why…

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/23/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Interested in college level learning but don’t have the time or the financial wherewithal to sign up for a course at a college or university?  The web might have just what you need – college level course materials, textbooks and journal articles, and even software to take notes and do assignments – and all of it is free.   Here are some places to begin or advance your education at your own pace in your own home.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 9/25/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

With the recently published policy for information searches at the U.S. Border, including searches of laptops and other electronic devices, many folks are wondering if there is anything that they can do to keep their
personal information personal when they go abroad. Let’s look at a few options, including encryption software such as TrueCrypt  (www.truecrypt.org).

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