Modern smartphones contain quite a few sensors that apps can use to gather data about you. The tri-axial accelerometer, for example, can be used by…
OPLIN 4cast #349: Telltale MACs
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Modern smartphones contain quite a few sensors that apps can use to gather data about you. The tri-axial accelerometer, for example, can be used by…
After reading the title of this post, you might jump to the conclusion that someone has finally created technology to effectively control rush-hour traffic. Sorry,…
The continuing explosive growth in the amount of data being transmitted to and from mobile devices is causing headaches for wireless carriers. One option for…
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If you’ve stayed at a hotel recently – say for the Ohio Library Council Convention – you may have experienced wireless Internet service that was…well,…
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Up until now, many public libraries have not been too concerned with the security of their public wireless networks. Libraries, after all, are open to…
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Picture this: You go into a library and point your smartphone in the general direction of the shelves. Through “augmented reality” technology, labels appear on…
1. Server virtualization allows you to use a single set of hardware to drive multiple virtual servers. These virtual servers appear to the outside world…