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Jim Karpen

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
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
Computer Frontiers, Features
November 5, 2019

Beware of “Deep Fake” Videos

I feel guilty. For years I highlighted wonderful new offerings online, such as a new…

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Jim Karpen November 5, 2019
Computer Frontiers, Features
October 8, 2019

Ask Me About My Hearing Aids—They’re the Coolest Toys Around

These hearing aids I’m wearing aren’t your grandma’s hearing aids, or your dad’s. Instead, these…

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Jim Karpen October 8, 2019
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