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Jim Karpen

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7 days ago

Your Friendly Internet Helped Organize an Insurrection

When I wrote my first Source column about the internet for the December 1994 issue,…

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Jim Karpen January 12, 2021
Computer Frontiers, Features
2 weeks ago

Artificial Intelligence Gets Real

Does my photo look a bit different this month? This is the new me, thanks…

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Jim Karpen January 8, 2021
Computer Frontiers, Features
2 months ago

My Kitchen Table Cockpit: Confessions of an Internet Addict

You need only glance at my kitchen table to see how bad it is: there…

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Jim Karpen December 1, 2020
Computer Frontiers, Features
November 5, 2020

My New Toys: Trail Cameras, Drones, and Video Editing

I really should be writing about some crucial issues in the digital world, such as…

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Jim Karpen November 5, 2020
Computer Frontiers, Features
September 30, 2020

Trump Bans TikTok (But Judge Blocks Order)

TikTok is dangerous: the short videos can be addicting. And for President Trump, it’s dangerous…

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Jim Karpen September 30, 2020
Computer Frontiers, Features
September 3, 2020

How to Address Local Food Insecurity Online

I’m not rich: I drive a 14-year-old car and live in a 37-year-old trailer. But…

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Jim Karpen September 3, 2020
Computer Frontiers, Features
July 31, 2020

The Dark Side of the Internet

It’s August, a fitting time to talk about the internet’s dark side. Spring begins with…

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Jim Karpen July 31, 2020
Computer Frontiers, Features
July 3, 2020

Championing Factual News: A Vote for the “Lamestream Media”

The government sent me money that I didn’t urgently need, affording me the opportunity for…

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Jim Karpen July 3, 2020
Computer Frontiers, Features
June 2, 2020

Coronavirus News Sources: Keeping Up With Daily Developments

Hey, maybe it’ll all be over by the time you read this column in June.…

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Jim Karpen June 2, 2020
Computer Frontiers, Features
May 1, 2020

Zoom … and More: The Internet in the Time of Coronavirus

Tracking infections in real-time, free streaming entertainment, widespread videoconferencing, tips on how to stay healthy—the…

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Jim Karpen May 1, 2020
Computer Frontiers
April 8, 2020

Amazon’s Bogus Products: Navigating the Fakes, Frauds, and Trash

As I write this in early March, Amazon has recently banned over 1 million bogus…

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Jim Karpen April 8, 2020
Computer Frontiers, Features
March 3, 2020

Debunking Fake News: Fact-Checking Websites Get to the Nonpartisan Truth

As I write this, President Trump has recently given a press conference in Davos, during…

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Jim Karpen March 3, 2020
Computer Frontiers
February 1, 2020

TikTok . . . and Other Great Free Video Offerings

The fat old dog stands at the top of a long wooden staircase. The voice…

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Jim Karpen February 1, 2020
Features
January 3, 2020

Cutting the Cord: New Streaming TV Services from Disney & Apple TV

With apologies to my friends in the cable and satellite TV industries, I’m here again…

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Jim Karpen January 3, 2020
Computer Frontiers
December 11, 2019

Earbuds for Your Dear Buds: Great Holiday Gifts

I won’t be getting Bluetooth wireless earbuds—because I already have many of the functions built…

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Jim Karpen December 11, 2019
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