I’m probably getting a reputation among library digital content vendors as the guy who keeps complaining how difficult their apps are to use in the…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #658: Android Auto refresh, but a surcharge for Apple Carplay
Where does an ethical, “white hat” hacker get started? To learn and hone the skills you need to successfully fight the bad guys, how far…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #657: No Jail Time for Hero Hacker’s Black Hat Past
I subscribe to a lot of different websites and blogs, as a way to look for trends in tech and in the news cycle. There…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #656: Privacy? Is there even such a thing any more?
Even though I work in IT, I’m not a fan of all technologies. When shopping, I will begrudgingly make use of self-checkouts (as long as…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #655: Shopping tech advances, and (some) anticipation increases
I am really good at email. I have 230 message filters combined in my work and personal accounts. Between those filters and a ruthless policy…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #654: “Superhuman” email probably isn’t
My teenage son has been playing Minecraft for years. At first, the appeal was in the building, but he soon moved on and found PvP…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #653: Keeping up with the gaming world is hard
OPLIN 4Cast #652: Do we have to start taking cryptocurrency seriously now?
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We first discussed digital currencies 8 years ago, way back in 4Cast #231. We talked about the blockchain technology that makes it possible, the financial…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #652: Do we have to start taking cryptocurrency seriously now?
When I saw my first backup camera in a friend’s car, years ago, I was stunned. I assumed she was wealthy (she wasn’t) and thought…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #651: Cars are speeding into the future, but can we keep up?
“Ditch the GPS. It’s ruining your brain,” writes M. R. O’Connor in a recent Washington Post editorial. O’Connor is the author of Wayfinding: The Science…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #650: Your GPS is bad for you, but it’s not going away
Can you imagine the world without YouTube? Certainly, if I asked my teenage son to try that exercise, he’d look at me like I belong…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #649: As YouTube grows, so do its problems