WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
A weekly feature on electronic technology as it affects everyday life with Jim Campbell. Broadcast on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, ME every Thursday at 7:30 AM.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Looking for some good news about personal privacy in cyberspace? Well, finally, there is some. On Data Privacy Day 2009, the Dutch metasearch engine www.ixquick.com announced that the search engine would no longer record users’ IP addresses. This is a big deal: here’s why.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
What’s are the most important pieces of equipment in your home audio system? Why, your ears, of course. Here’s why and a bit on how they work.
Pr0ducer/Host: Jim Campbell
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Well, we’ve looked at compression for text and for graphics: next on the list, sound, and sound compression is a whole different ball of wax. Here’s why…
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
JPG, GIF, PNG – what the heck are all these file formats for, and how the heck do they work? Well, they’re compression formats to help slim down the size of graphics files or photos so you can store more files on your hard drive or digital camera’s memory card, and so you can send files faster across the Internet. What do those letters stand for, and how does graphic compression work? Listen up.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
In my family, conventional wisdom was “you can’t put two pounds in a one pound bag.” Maybe true at the grocery store but not in the digital realm.
Good thing, too. Herewith a few thoughts on file compression.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Continuing our New Year’s tradition, we gently suggest a resolution that will make you happy all year long – clean up that hard drive. Here are some hints on how. Happy New Year!
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Happy holidays to one and all from those of us at the Electronic Cottage, and a quiet reminder as we unwrap new digital tools and toys that technology can be both a wonderful and a dangerous thing.