Wednesday, August 29, 2007

#23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning ...

Phew! I made it. Not that I have delved deeply into the labyrinth but I have completed all 23 things.
I found the lack of clear instructions very frustrating. As with all computer things, people who know, think that everyone else knows too. Well, they don't. I have been pulled, kicking and screaming, through this quagmire. Yes, I have learned a lot and yes, I have benefited from the experience but it doesn't come naturally to me and I need all the help I can get. The demo session today has really helped me. Thank you. If I could have had this help at the start, I might have progressed through it with better grace.
I will return to it and spend more time on some Things, for example, Flickr where the map of the world shows where the photos were taken. I'll explore imagechef.com (thanks Gill). I'll check out wikis and also have another try at LibraryThing.

#22 Audiobooks (or "The end is in sight ")

This looks as though it would be a useful service.
Perhaps we should have more earphones availbale for purchase in the library as more and more sites have sound too.

#21 Podcasts, Smodcasts!

This is something I do know a little about.
I have listened to various podcasts, mailnly on radio sites.
Who can live in the same house as a son and not know about iTunes?

20 YouTube

Tried to have a look at this but the site is blocked by Bayside Council.
I can't look at it at home because my son is always on the computer - on YouTube!!

19 Web 2.0 Awards

I have had a prowl around this one and found some useful stuff. I think i could make use of a blinklist!!!
I also found and searched realtravel.com and reader2.com
reader2.com handy for Reader Promotion.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

#18 Web-based Apps: They're not just for desktops

This thing is beyond me. or maybe it just comes at the end of a 2 hour session and I can't understand any more.

17 Sandbox Wiki

I was going to add a favourite but am put off my having to enter yet another password.

16 Wikis

This is a subject I know a little about and could possibly use for Reader Development. I will explore it further.

15 Web 2.0

This thing talks about a change in mind-set. I can relate to that!

#14 Getting not-so-technical with Technorati

I presume the word 'blogosphere' has entered the new dictionaries?

13 Tagging......

Whatever would my Grandmother have thought about Del.icio.us Social networking ???

12 Rollyo

Had a look at Rollyo. Think I still prfer to use Favourites or Google.
OR
Have I missed the point?

Posting a photo



This is where I will be next week. Lucky me!

6 RSS feeds

I had noticed the feed icon on websites and wondered what it was - now I know!

7 Technology

Checked out all this new technology. Makes me feel even more like a dinosaur!

6. Flickr mashups and 3rd party sites.

Checked out Trading cards and mashups.

5. Flickr

Had a look at Flickr and saw photos of Japan.
Having a look at Flickr in the training room at Brighton Library, thanks to Gill and Simmone.