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Jim Karpen

Computer Frontiers, Features
August 4, 2021

Cashierless Checkout: Amazon Takes It to a New Level

Maybe it’s because I’m a tech geek, but I love how tech is changing the…

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Jim Karpen August 4, 2021
Computer Frontiers
July 2, 2021

Facebook Follows You … While Apple Is Stepping Up Its Privacy Game

It gets annoying. I play a Scrabble-like game on my iPad that forces me to…

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Jim Karpen July 2, 2021
Computer Frontiers, Features
June 3, 2021

Don’t Click That Link!

I was recently invited to answer a question on the Quora website about whether a…

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Jim Karpen June 3, 2021
Computer Frontiers, Features
May 4, 2021

Gene-Sequencing Genius: Why This Tech Guy Loves His Vaccine

It’s been such a relief to be fully vaccinated, thanks to the Moderna vaccine. And…

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Jim Karpen May 4, 2021
Computer Frontiers, Features
April 7, 2021

They’re Watching You: How Social Media Helps Shape Your Reality

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media all want the same thing: to hold…

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Jim Karpen April 7, 2021
Computer Frontiers, Features
March 1, 2021

Free Online Tools That’ll Make Your Life Easier

Here’s the situation: I was going through some files of my late father, who was…

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Jim Karpen March 1, 2021
Computer Frontiers, Features
January 12, 2021

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
January 8, 2021

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
December 1, 2020

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
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