Month: April 2020

Like most of you, I’m on one video-conferencing platform or another several times a day, and more often than not, it’s Zoom. I kind of…

You don’t need me to tell you that technology has been mission critical as we all self-isolate during the pandemic. I’ve little doubt that most…

The CDC director says very aggressive contact tracing will be required to scale back the current measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Even as…

Thanks to the pandemic, and the fact that it is now free, video conferencing app Zoom is pretty much everywhere. Even my mother-in-law, who is in her 80s, has learned how to use it from her phone for church meetups (and this is someone who can’t even search Google). If you have somehow managed not to use this platform yet, it’s probably just a matter of time.

In response to the pandemic’s shuttering of schools and libraries, the Open Library has become more open, turning the collection into the National Emergency Library. It’s a great boon for readers and learners, but is it legal?