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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/19/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The Internet of Things is on its way, whether we like it or not. While its supporters promise great benefits in terms of convenience and new capabilities, there is also the other side to consider. With everything connected to the web, piles of personal information will be passing back and forth among “smart” objects ranging from our cars, our TVs, our clothes, and b even our bathroom scales. As we know, nothing is really safe on the web, so what will the availability of all that information mean for our personal lives as the Internet of Things grows over the coming years?

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/12/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Recently, we looked at search engine options available to us on our electronic devices. Today, let’s take a look at web browsers.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/5/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

When you hear the phrase “The End of Privacy,” does it seem like a question or a statement? In either case, the publication Science has published a special issue entitled “The End of Privacy” in which many of the scientific and technological issues surrounding today’s ubiquitous surveillance and data mining are examined. It’s at www.sciencemag.org, and it’s worth a look.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/29/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

We’ve been hearing a lot about the Internet of Things lately. But what the heck is this Internet of Things? Listen up.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/22/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The UN estimates that there are 6900 languages in the world today. Some linguists estimate that there will be only 600 left by the end of this century. Can computers help to stem that huge loss of language? Maybe. Here’s how.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/15/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Today, a few thoughts on three films that tell important stories about science and technology by focusing on three individuals – Alan Turing, Stephen Hawking, and Edward Snowden.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/8/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Interested in learning how to code, whether to get ahead at work or just to know how things we use every day work? The web offers lots of resources. Today, let’s look at some free sites that help us learn to how to code web pages and web sites.

wix.com – no coding here, just an online site for producing web pages without coding
monfruit.com – ditto
w3schools.com – one of the oldest free sites, and one of the best for beginners
codeacademy.com – good resources for lots of different languages
udacity.com – includes courses designed by many in industry, a good site for focusing on getting a job

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/1/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Net Neutrality is much in the news these days, but what does it really mean to us regular folks. Here’s a short, fun, clever explanation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0NloyxJhOk.

Meanwhile, let’s continue our look at search engines, particularly those that don’t try to collect information about users to sell to advertisers and others. Some of those include duckduckgo.com., ixQuick.com, and startpage.com.