Copyright, Copywrong

How does one mediate the battle between copyright and technology? WE are fast spiralling towards a post-print world. The rules of the print age were clear. Owners owned rights to their copies. Some were given the right to make copies. Some had to seek permission to use them. Others had to pay for them. [...]

January 10th, 2020|Categories: Techy Talky|

The World Needs Education

Not nationalism, racism, bigotry or hypocrisy. THIS may very well be the age of ignorance. From Europe and the United States through the Middle East to Asia, ignorant politicians are leading people apart. Not only in their language these ignoramuses promote “othering”, but also in their brutal actions. Gulags, the corrective labour camps of [...]

January 7th, 2020|Categories: Techy Talky|

Microsoft App Makes It Possible To Make Calls From Your PC Without Touching Your Phone

The new Your Phone application allows you to view photos on your smartphone and to send text messages from your PC. The latest update of Microsoft's Your Phone application allows you to make calls directly from your PC, without using a smartphone. For the moment, the new functionality only works with Android [...]

December 18th, 2019|Categories: Techy Talky|

Those free, innocent-looking USB charging ports could rob you blind

Those same ports you're relieved to find when your electronic device is low on power have become a cause for worry It's called "juice jacking", which may sound as innocuous as a toddler ripping the sippy cup out of a playmate's hands, but this is very much a grownup problem, unless your [...]

December 17th, 2019|Categories: Techy Talky|
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