Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/23/14

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

It’s yearly prediction season for all manner of things, and technology has plenty of predictors making predictions. Some of the most interesting predictions come from IBM. Their annual Five in Five list has been quite successful in looking at technologies that will change how we live our lives. If this year’s crop are correct, we’ll be living in a different world before long. See what you think.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/16/14

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Think that when you go on the Web, you will be able to access anything that is there? Maybe, maybe not, depending on where you are when you try. Filtering of Web content is big business today for governments, Internet Service Providers, and even libraries. But what is filtered out and why is often very unclear to us users.