It might be getting more difficult to care about online privacy, especially now, when it may seem as if everyone is putting everything online. At times,…
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OPLIN 4cast #546: Voice searching
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Two weeks ago, Mary Meeker presented her annual, highly anticipated internet trends report, complete with a deck of 355 slides. We have posted about the…
Facial recognition technology is coming to an airport near you. While this may seem like we’re now living in the future, this technology already exists in…
Back in January, the American Library Association published a report [pdf] on the activities of school and public libraries aimed at teaching children to write…
Are you tired of changing your password every few months? Annoyed by the stringent level of complexity so many applications and websites now require of…
OPLIN 4cast #542: Ebooks vs print books
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A little more than three years ago, we posted a 4cast about speculation that ebook sales were ready to start into a decline. Current sales…
Many libraries now have makerspaces, which often include machines for 3D printing. Just as libraries have evolved to include such work spaces, 3D printing is…
OPLIN 4cast #540: About net neutrality
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So let’s talk about this net neutrality thing. What effects, if any, will new FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposed dismantling of former Chairman Tom Wheeler’s…
AI (artificial intelligence) is not just something reserved for high-level technology research any more. Now, it’s beginning to hit the consumer market. While chatbots have…
OPLIN 4cast #538: Google Books now
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One year ago yesterday, the US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by the Authors’ Guild to review a lower court decision in favor…