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Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, December 19, 2019

“I’m not a Reference Librarian, but I Play One on the Web” Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, October 24, 2019 A quotation from the author Neil Gaiman that is popular among reference librarians is that “Google can bring you back,…

Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, September 26, 2019 September is, of course, far too early to be thinking about things like the Holiday Season. On the other hand, you might be considering some sort of tech purchase for…

Answers for tech questions you think everyone knows already Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, August 22, 2019 We all have those questions that we’re afraid to ask because “everybody else already knows the answers.” Maxwell’s August Tech Program is your…

Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, July 25, 2019 In the early days of the Web, surfing the Web more-or-less meant spending time going from page to page to find information. It was kind of like paging through an encyclopedia following…

E-books, e-audio, e-video, e-… Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, June 27, 2019 Maxwell patrons have access to the electronic collections of OverDrive and Hoopla. These collections include books, audio books, graphic novels (and graphic nonfiction), magazines, music, and videos and…

Safe Password Practices Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, May 23, 2019 Contrary to the Hollywood depiction, most computer hacks don’t come about because some super- genius finds a way to crack a database of encrypted passwords. Cracking strong encryption is…