Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

For example, our Bookshare online library for the blind, uses several different social enterprises to do data entry and proofreading work on textbooks. Our partners proofread the text, fixing mistakes and adding accessibility, and ship us the files back to add to our Bookshare library. We scan the books in the U.S.,

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Towards Data Science

JANUARY 26, 2023

Methods for efficient consumption of large files Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash Working with very large files can pose challenges to application developers related to efficient resource management and runtime performance. These challenges are exacerbated when the large files reside in a remote storage location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2019

Advantages of using premium web hosting: Disk write protection: authorized users are only allowed to make changes to the web server which keeps your WordPress files safe and secure. Uploads protection: WordPress files that allow your nonprofit’s team to upload files to the Media Library get an extra level of security to keep hackers out.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Windows 11 22H2, the past year's last major release of the operating system (distributed on September 20, 2022), will soon become even more proficient in managing different kinds of archive files and formats. Read Entire Article

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. My biggest argument was the “library with holes” problem. I decided to follow through and attend.

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Towards Data Science

JANUARY 17, 2024

Parquet vs ORC vs Avro vs Delta Lake Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Unsplash The big data world is full of various storage systems, heavily influenced by different file formats. It’s crucial to know which file format fits which scenario. It’s crucial to know which file format fits which scenario. So let’s get started!

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The Verge

MAY 12, 2020

But before that happens, you’ve got the chance to transfer over your music library, recommendations, purchased songs, and personal uploads to YouTube Music with just a few taps. On the main home screen, you should see a banner that says “Transfer your Play Music library.” Open YouTube Music. Just ignore that for now. Image: Google.

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TechSpot

JUNE 12, 2022

Intezer's Joakim Kennedy and the Blackberry Research and Intelligence Team discovered that the threat presents as a shared object library (SO) rather than a typical executable file that users must run to infect a host. Once infected, the SO is loaded into currently running processes on the target machine.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Earlier today, MacRumors reported that it is possible to run any iOS app you have purchased on an M1-based Mac , provided you can get access to the right file. Instagram is relatively small on the screen, but it also runs fine, you can post, and it seems to hook into the right photo library and camera permissions.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2013

I preferred starting from scratch and using Easel.ly's library of shapes, images, and fonts to create my infographic. With the chart tool, you can import data from Microsoft Office Excel files or spreadsheets in CSV format. The vhemes can be tweaked and changed with Easel.ly's simple web-based editor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Now, Adams says that he and his brother, Jake — a former software engineer at Branch Metrics with whom he co-founded the company — have begun selling many of their customers on Grain’s vision of shared libraries of information, too. “We’re creating a video meeting system of record for content,” says Adams.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Bookshare As followers of this blog know, Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities. This plan includes using such techniques as: Watermarking – Marking an ebook as being from our Bookshare library. What is it and why is it important?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Enable Media Replace – easily replace an image or file without having to delete, rename, and re-upload to the Media Library. Sucuri – scans and monitors user activity, login attempts, file changes; you can also harden WordPress and reset passwords; pair it with their firewall platform for full protection from attacks. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

J.Crew is trying to make a comeback after it filed for bankruptcy in May 2020. Last fall, J.Crew hosted a dinner party at the New York Public Library to celebrate the relaunch of the catalog; the year before, it celebrated its 40th anniversary with a concert featuring The Strokes at New York Fashion Week.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next. Looking ahead, our goals are to increase collaboration with partners in Arabic-speaking countries so as to reach a larger base of users who would benefit from Bookshare and to grow our library of Arabic titles.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Earlier this year, Nintendo filed lawsuits against two people accused of operating major hubs for hacked systems and games. One of the pair, James "Archbox" Williams, was allegedly the operator of several Pirate Shops offering huge libraries of pirated Nintendo games. He was also one of the moderators of the. Read Entire Article

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Digital readers: refer to your Kindle library , your read shelf on Goodreads , listen history on Audible, timeline on Libby , or any doc or spreadsheet you maintain with your favorites. It accepts files of up to 50,000 words, up to 200mb, so its especially useful if you run into file size caps on other platforms.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 13, 2021

AIMP is a powerful and complete media player that supports local files, NAS and podcasts. It also includes a lot of tools to manage your audio library, including an audio converter and a tag editor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. Dropbox is a cloud storage service (sometimes referred to as an online backup service) that is frequently used for file sharing and collaboration. See also the Noun Project. Dropbox :: dropbox.com. Slack :: slack.com.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

model does not allow file upload and limits messages to 4096 tokens (roughly 4096 words) inclusive of both input and output. Using the free version, you cannot analyze your entire dataset at once, but must split the file into separate messages, each a maximum of 2000 words long. The Easy Steps Pull up ad library view.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

An open-source emulator called Ruffle will enable old Flash files through a desktop app or web browser. And Flash mega-portal Kongregate partnered with a museum to preserve its library of projects. Fortunately, we’ve seen numerous efforts to keep Flash media alive. But Adobe is about to finally say goodbye for good.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Last week, the National Federation of the Blind and 22 organizations serving people with disabilities filed detailed objections to a petition from a group of makers of e-reader devices led by Amazon to be exempted from accessibility requirements under the relatively new Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2021

It was introduced as an open-source library by Airbnb engineers six years ago and quickly became popular with app developers because Lottie files can be used across platforms without additional coding and edited after shipping. An illustration from animation startup LottieFiles.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. As a result, we quickly became the largest online library for people with print disabilities. said Stevie. Thanks Stevie!

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The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Nintendo is well aware of the group, having filed two lawsuits against the organization back in May, with the primary intention of shutting down third-party retailers that resell Team Xecuter’s products online. Team Xecuter also makes hacking tools for the Nintendo 3DS and the NES Classic, among other devices. companies,” Brian C.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

That is enough to store millions of photos, thousands of hours of video or your entire gaming library in one place. Whether you are a content creator, a PC gamer hoarding Steam sales, or someone who refuses to delete old files (because what if you need them later?), We are talking about 20 terabytes of space. Thanks to USB 3.0

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The Verge

MARCH 21, 2022

In addition, various content and malicious code can be embedded in freely distributed libraries used for software development. Since open-source libraries are fundamental to software development, a general loss of trust in their integrity could have knock-on effects for users in Russia and elsewhere.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

If youve used one to build up a library over the years, that one is most likely to be in tune with your musical tastes. Other notable music streaming services Jeff Dunn for Engadget Deezer Deezer has an attractive app, CD-quality streaming, a competitive library, a (limited) free tier and the option to upload local MP3 files.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

We're really proud of the rapid growth of our Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities. If the specific textbook is in the NIMAC, but not yet in the Bookshare library, an authorized user of the NIMAC must request for that textbook be assigned to Bookshare to be converted into a student-ready file.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. The Bookshare breakthrough put our users in charge of the collection with a crowd-sourced library built by—and for—the people it serves. copyright law. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The machine uses OCR (optical character recognition) technology to convert the text to a digital exact image file and to a second file format that we use for direct editing. Once we sort out who is proofreading what, Carrie transfers the books to the main server where the files are kept forevermore.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S., I was an expert witness in the case, and we’ve filed an amicus brief in the appeal. What’s next?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. Dropbox is a cloud storage service that is frequently used for file sharing and collaboration. Small PDF enables users to convert numerous files types into PDFs as well as edit and merge PDFs. Slack :: slack.com.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. Bookshare titles range from vocational to research to teacher-recommended reading.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 27, 2025

The concept is straightforward: instead of requiring game developers to integrate an entirely new version of FSR, AMD could replace the backend FSR library file. This would allow any game already supporting FSR 3.1 to seamlessly benefit from FSR4's enhanced upscaling quality with minimal effort from developers. Read Entire Article

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Data archeology: recover data from ancient files in odd formats. Familiarity with python, R, and JavaScript libraries for charting, mapping, and vis is helpful. Please use open file formats (PDF is fine). Maintain and develop our data deduplication (entity resolution) framework written in python and Java.

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