What happens when everyone can essentially become their own, live television station on a moment’s notice? We’re finding out, as Facebook Live begins to show…
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People don’t do very well with passwords. No matter how many times security experts warn us about using — and re-using — easily guessed passwords,…
OPLIN 4cast #525: Would you wear that?
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For the last several years, the wearables market hasn’t been particularly varied; most tended to be either fitness devices or smartwatches. However, research firm Forrester…
A fresh, new year means a crop of fresh, new tech predictions. While flying cars aren’t going to happen in 2017, Uber is already looking…
OPLIN 4cast #522: Trustworthiness cues
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Trustworthiness is becoming an important issue on the web, with some of the biggest players taking new steps to mitigate the frequency of untrustworthy information…
You’ve likely already noticed that many websites, including the Dynamic Website Kits that OPLIN manages, now have URLs that often begin with “https://” rather than…
Last week, Eset Research posted a report about malware they had discovered which gathered information about infected computers and reported it back to the attack…
The tech giants are at it again, in a brand-new arena. This time, the competition isn’t websites, tablets or phones; it’s personal assistants. With the success…
We’re all generally aware that websites – and perhaps library websites especially – should be accessible to people with impaired vision. One aspect of that…