Several nights ago, my 13-year-old son was invited over to a neighbor’s house to play video games. When he got home, he was bubbling over…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #591: Esports roundup, in which my son discovers Fortnite
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If you’re like almost two billion other people on this planet, you’ve been a user of Facebook. And, chances are fairly good, your profile was…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #587: The aftermath of the Facebook fallout
Who can forget Pokémon Go? It wasn’t the first AR (augmented reality) app when it premiered in 2016, but it was certainly the app that…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #585: Pokémon Go was just the beginning
OPLIN 4Cast #583: Still the same old VR, but now with more uses
Posted in 4cast, and Virtual reality
Last month, I presented a webinar concerning some developments in emerging technology. One of the topics I didn’t really cover was virtual reality (although I…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #583: Still the same old VR, but now with more uses
In libraries, we’ve been aware of the term “digital divide” for quite some time. Traditionally, it has meant the difference between technology “haves” and “have-nots.…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #581: The digital divide moves to the forefront
If you work in a public library, especially after school lets out, you might have noticed a trend with kids: playing video games is still…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #579: The rise of Twitch brings more competitors…and questions
OPLIN 4Cast #577: They’re all over the news: are they in your home?
Posted in 4cast, and Smart assistants
My son has been after me to buy an Alexa or a Google Home, after he saw one in action at a friend’s house. “They’re…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #577: They’re all over the news: are they in your home?
YouTube Kids has been in my newsfeeds quite a bit recently. Unfortunately, not for a great reason. I first became aware of the massive issues…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #572: YouTube Kids probably isn’t for kids
OPLIN 4Cast #571: Bitcoin levels up…but will it make my son rich? (Probably not.)
Posted in 4cast, and cryptocurrency
This past week, my 13-year-old son came home and asked me a question. “Mom, what’s a BitCoin?” I immediately became “Sherlock Holmes Mom.” “Where did…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #571: Bitcoin levels up…but will it make my son rich? (Probably not.)
It’s not your imagination: DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks are ramping up. Researchers at the Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis, based at the San Diego…
Read MoreOPLIN 4cast #567: Think DDoS attacks are getting worse? You’re right.