Cindy's blog

23 Things

2008-11-25T16:17:00.001-08:00

I'm finally finished! I have done a lot of checking and looking at new media. Some of the things I really like such as Delicious and Youtube. Others I don't really thing I'll use like Twitter or Flicker. It was a good experience and one I can discuss with others. Thanks for the opportunity to expand my horizons.

Podcast tools

2008-11-25T16:14:00.001-08:00

I checked out several of the sites. I don't have an MP-3 player but my daughter has an IPod. It seems like the system is basically like a tv broadcast. If I'm watching things on the internet, I prefer Hulu or YouTube. Podcasts are okay but not what I like.

Power Tools

2008-11-25T16:04:00.000-08:00

I read the Power Tools blog at our webpage and checked out several of the sites. Several I had already checked out, such as Delicious and Library Thing. But I also checked Book Burro, which seemed similar to Biblio.com and Digg, which is a news page. I plan to use Delicious so that in itself is a step forward.

Web 2.0

2008-11-25T15:55:00.000-08:00

I checked several of the spots. Recently, I checked into Delicious and I plan to make use of it for my genealogy work-it makes my special websites portable for research away from my home computer. Also, I checked Biblio.com. It is similar to Alibris, which I have used quite a bit to order books. The prices there were very good and I noticed that a portion of the profits goes towards literacy education. I don't know how often libraries order items that are out of print-its not in my job requirement, but if they do, this would be a great site.

Del-icio-us

2008-11-24T12:10:00.000-08:00

This is an intreging idea. Since I do genealogy work and I have a lot of good sites bookmarked on my computer at home, I'm going to set up the Delicious bookmarking so I can have the info with me when I'm working on the Family History at other places. That would help tremendously since I don't remember the sites all that well.
Great idea!

Maria

2008-11-19T13:28:00.000-08:00

I signed up today to receive a regular blog report to read at this site regarding a woman I attend church with who has been having health problems and is in the hospital. It was set up by some of her friends and allows us access to her condition. This is a good thing-very helpful.

google docs

2008-11-19T13:22:00.000-08:00

I attempted to use Google docs to help my husband with a job application he is dealing with. The form is in .pdf and should download to Google docs-but doesn't. Actually, I've tried it at home with my earlier version of Adobe and I've tried it at the library. I'm not doing something right, apparently.

The 2.0's

2008-11-13T11:36:00.001-08:00

I've been reading about library 2.0 and Internet 2.0. I think it basically is making it fluid, adaptable able to meet the needs that arise of those who use it. It involves not thinking of either system as concrete and solid but changeable. This is understandable because everything is evolving so quickly. I think there needs to be some controls set to avoid anarchy, which I'm sure some people would enjoy. Also, there has to be some way to verify what is true, such as in using Wikipedia. Someone needs to be in charge of the store, it can't live on its own. (Mixed metaphor alert)

Want to see how badly I can make art?

2008-11-11T15:56:00.000-08:00

All those years of art class...well, obviously this is harder than it appears. I have new admiration for anyone who does this sort of computer art well-very tricky to get a feel for doing small work with this (see above). Sad, sad, sad... I guess I'll keep my day job!

You Tube

2008-11-06T11:42:00.001-08:00

This I am familiar with. I have watched various vidoes on YouTube that were music videos of some of my favorite performers and television programs. My oldest daughter had me watch several episodes of "The Daily Show" until it started showing up on Hulu, which I like as well. You Tube is a great repository of old videos and performances and a great way to access these things, especially for performers now gone who you'd like to remember.

Moldi

2008-11-06T11:37:00.000-08:00

I went to the site and checked it out. It is apparently a way to download books temporarily so that you can read them online or on portable computer equipment, i.e. e-Books and other handheld devices. This could be useful for someone who likes to read online. I like real books to hold in my hand that aren't dependent on electricity or battery back-up but I'd check it out. Actually, I saw one at a class I took about a year ago downtown and got to hold it and read it. The print was very small, but possible it can be enlarged?

MP3

2008-11-05T12:52:00.000-08:00

This is not a new technology, or not as new as those talked about on this exercise. However, my husband got one for his birthday. He's been depending on cd's and this is a step forward for him. Our daughter who has an ipod helped him program his device and also showed him how to operate it, twice already. She's very patient with us technology-challenged people. I'm curious about it, but I haven't tried it yet. It is a good concept, however, I like to have my media in hand, i.e., CD's, cassettes, albums.

Twitter

2008-11-05T12:51:00.001-08:00

I signed up for Twitter. I let my kids know about it, which, of course, they already do, and none of them were interested in it. It's an okay thing, but too time consuming for me.

Wiki

2008-10-30T11:32:00.000-07:00

I am familiar with Wikipedia, having been introduced to it by my oldest daughter. It does supply a lot of information, but it must be taken carefully since it is given without tremendous verification, at times. It's not gospel.
I did check out the Book Lovers Wiki and enjoyed the book reviews. I like book reviews and read them every Sunday in the Dispatch and find them useful for locating new books to read. I think this could be very useful to a library, patrons contributing their views on books to share with others.

Zip Drive

2008-10-28T16:10:00.000-07:00

I am an enthusiastic user of my zip drive. I keep my family history information on it to use when I am researching. My daughters showed me how to use it(typical) and I have glommed onto it happily. I'm even recommending it to people I work with at the Family History Center.

twitter

2008-10-28T16:06:00.000-07:00

I signed up for Twitter today. I have put in several addresses and I am waiting to see if anyone replies. so much stuff, so little time...

Cindy

Ian Thomas

2008-10-23T11:04:00.001-07:00

By the way, here is a video of my favorite singer, Ian Thomas. It is hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UYOib_M_wk&feature=related

Learn and Play #14

2008-10-23T10:42:00.001-07:00

So I'm doing these out of order to catch up. I just finished #14, on Library 2.0. I have to remark that I think there are library personnel who do have 'technolust' and that the system shouldn't always have to accomodate primarily for those more technically experienced. They are the future, but the present is here, now and needs to be taken care of, as well. Technology is changing so fast and things are becoming obsolete in a frightening short period of time. Are we communicating more and not better?

James Griffin

2008-10-23T10:36:00.000-07:00

This is my attempt to put a embed into this blog. This is a performance of James Griffin, who was in the group Bread, performing with Terry Sylvester and John Ford Coley. This was one of his last recorded performances before his death. I really liked him when I was a teenager so I'm including this in my post:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drnjds0QF2M

Hope it works!

Cindy

Sunset at the Lorain lighthouse

2008-08-28T11:34:00.001-07:00

Sunset at the Lorain lighthouse
Originally uploaded by ronnie44052

I think this is a very lovely picture. I haven't been there but I like the view.

The first blog

2008-08-19T16:22:00.000-07:00

This is totally new for me. My kids have blogs but I have avoided using or acquiring one. It just isn't me, putting my thoughts online.
I'm taking this class to learn the new technologies. I'll probably have to have help from my kids, but that's what they're there for! Good luck to me!