Week 7 #17 Technology

I did try to add a comment to another blog but was not successful and that pretty much sums up my experiences with technology. I usually have to do it 3 ways wrong before I figure out the right way. Meanwhile I have alienated myself and it is no longer a fun experience. I do realize it may eventually help me and so I plug on.

Week 7 # 16 Wiki wiki oh nooo

I added my favorite movie to ihcpl Sandbox wiki. I did have an hour of frustration trying to figure out how to do that simple act. The wiki tour did not work. The only thing I could see how to do was add a page but nothing about adding or editing to other pages. I did try to post a comment on another blog but was unable to sucessfully type in my login or password and it was not the one I use to get into this blog. So it was a frustrating experience. I tried to add a login account but was not sure whether I did this? I did get out of it and come back and it had saved an edit page for me where I left off.

I had hopes of using this for librarians to comment on Reference books or Continuations but now I'm not sure. I couldn't even find a way to check my spelling?

Week 6: #15 Library 2.0 and Web 2.0

I found all this very interesting since my job is becoming more and more affected by these new ways of looking at libraries and information. I loved the "icebergs". I am constantly stopping and asking librarians- why do you need this source if you don't use it? Usually the response is "just in case". The idea of libraries getting out of the way so the public can get straight to the information is great and I assume that's what all this tagging is all about. I did print out the Librarian 2.0 Manifesto because I'm old fashioned and like to see things in print not just on a computer screen.

Week 6 # 14- Techorati

I searched Technorati for Learning 2.0 and found some of the Wandering Eyre stuff. Then I tried ihcpl and found Grace's blog. I particularly like the speculation concerning the origin of spoons and forks. So with all that intellect behind me it is on to the next assignment. I did play with sports and technology and was overwhelmed.

Week 6 #13 Tagging

I listened to the 8 minute video on Del.cio.us. and also went through a tutorial. I tried to install it on my tool bar was unable to because it has to be done by the Adminstrator. So I'm not sure I can get the full fun of delicious. I looked at the ihcpl account and added sites in the past. I'm not sure I see the value but maybe if I used this at home it would be helpful. I rarely bookmark sites anymore and just use google to find things fast.

Week 5 #12 "The Library Elf " will remind you

Register your library card (or cards) with Library Elf and track your items and requests.
I registered my Harris County card.

Post on your blog what you think about this service
This would be helpful to someone who is trying to keep up with lots of library accounts. I do have two library cards but rarely use one of them. My HCPL account sends me emails but I went ahead and added it to elf just to see what it looked like.

Week 5 #11 Library Thing

1. Take a look around LibraryThing and create an account.
Done
2. Add at least 5 books to your library.
Done
3. Blog about your findings and be sure to link to your LibraryThing catalog.
I looked at this in the past. Did not have time this morning to do anything more than adding an account and adding 5 books. For readers this would be valuable.
http://www.librarything.com/profile/Cornerstonepost

Random books from my library
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum Novels) by Janet Evanovich
A Common Life (The Mitford Years #6) by Jan Karon
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America by David Allen Sibley
A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester
Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley) by Elizabeth George
powered by LibraryThing

#10 Continued: Generator- Avatar from Meez

#10 Continued : Generator- Avatar from Yahoo

Week 5 Discovery #10- Play around with generators

1. Play around with some image generators and find one that you like.
I liked the cartoons but never could figure out how to get it on the blog. I did copy and past the URL but it did not load the cartoon. I played witht the stamps and other stuff for the photos.

2. Post the result of your discovery process in your blog. Note: Be sure to include a link to the image generator itself, so other participants can discover it too. see above.
I created a couple of avatars- see above.

Discover #9 Finding feeds

1. Explore a few of the search tools located above that can help you locate newsfeeds.
2. Create a blog post about the experience.

I used the same search in all the newsfeeds. Looking up Tour de France in "Bloglines" was easy and I added one to my account. "Feedster" was sort of weird and ended up with viagra hits when I searched Tour de France. "Tipster" was nice and I liked the graph showing timeline of most news. "Syntic8" was not clear and it would take me more time than I have to figure out what on earth it was. "Technorati" may have possibilites but again it brought up sex related sites, I did see tags that might lead me to better feeds.

Discover #8- RSS feeds

1.Follow the discovery resources above to learn more about RSS and newsreaders. I watched Rhoda's news video and the CNN explanation of RSS plus Helene Blowers tutorial.

2.Create a free online Bloglines account for yourself and to at least ten newsfeeds through your reader. See the tutorial from the discovery resources, steps 1-3 for instructions.
I already have a blogline account but added a couple of new feeds.

3.Subscribe to some of the iHCPL participant blog feeds or HCPL Flickr photo feeds.
I subscribed to the hcpl delicious feed. I could not figure out how to subscribe to HCPL flickr photo feeds. I already subscribe to ihclp feed.

4.Create a post in your blog about this exercise.
This is the post in my blog.

Week 3. #7- Photo editing tools

Week 3. #7 Photo editing tools

I used Pixer.us. After reducing size, I cropped it and added some contrast.

This was from Baldwin Boetcher's "All Decked Out" photos.