If you’ve been waiting with bated breath for the successor to the H.264 video codec, wait no more! On the other hand, if you think…
Month: January 2013
OPLIN 4Cast #318: Leaping ahead
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Over the past eight months or so, a new company in San Francisco called Leap Motion has been gathering attention in the computer world, culminating…
OPLIN 4Cast #317: Deadly information
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Aaron Swartz’ suicide last week was connected in unfortunate ways to the library world. He was being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for…
OPLIN 4Cast #316: Texting is old school
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Many libraries use SMS (Short Message Service), usually known as “text messaging,” instead of email or a phone call to notify patrons when their books…
OPLIN 4Cast #315: Eye of the reader
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Christmas 2012 saw very heavy sales of tablet computers, which some say is bad news for e-readers. Why buy a device that is designed for nothing…