breezyblue2

2007-01-03T20:20:00.000-08:00

# thing 23

Summary.....
What a great feeling to be at the end of 23 things!
When I first started this (unwillingly, I admit) I was overwhelmed by the seemingly never-ending list of excerises to do. I kept insisting to a certain person here (who shall remain anonymous), that my brain was not wired to internet learning. She was having none of it. So with hand firmly planted in my back, and "Yes you can ringing in my ears", I began........

I said in my 1st post that habit 4 : have confidence in yourself would be the most difficult thing for me to overcome, but as I completed each step my confidence grew. It has indeed be a journey of learning.
My favourite # thing, was Flickr and flickr mashups, endless fun. Wiki and the learning sandbox along with del.icio.us are others.
I realize that I have only skimmed the surface, and there is alot more out there waited for me....
The adventure will continue.

2007-01-03T19:20:00.000-08:00

# 22

World EBook Fair - Audio books.
I downloaded and listened to Beatrix Potters: Peter Rabbit and, Conan Doyles: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (two old favourites) from the Gutenberg Computer Voice Audio ebook Mp3 Collection. There was plenty to choose from, even a foreign language section.
I tried to get into Historical Childrens Collection, dare I say that 'My Dobbin' rings a bell with me, but alas the system is very slow today and I gave up.
Subjects such as: Tsunami: Sri Lanka Resort and World at War archives are in emovies. Didnt go in and look at that these, enough to know they are there.
This is my last #thing, and I am anxious to finish!

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/12702

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9551

2007-01-03T16:38:00.000-08:00

# 21
Bit out of my depth in this one.......
In podcasting you just need to name your topic, author, subject or any keyword and there is sure to be something available. If not, you can always add your own podcast! Great use of tags too, which we leaned about earlier on in '23 things'. Yahoo is among the largest and best organized collection on the internet and has auto RSS feeds.
You can download your chosen podcast and save to your files to even to your MP3 player.
This is a Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis episode, one of my favourite TV shows, that has a ridiculous time slot.
http://www.stargatepodcasts.com/Media/E7SG-2.mp3

2007-01-02T20:35:00.000-08:00

Week 9 thing #20
Wow! On the home straight now.......

Podcasts, Video & Downloadable audio.
YouTube serves over 1 million video views a day!! Users are able to upload their own video clips, and the 'quality' of some stuff is amazing, lots of junk, and some I didnt want to watch eg: the Saddam Hussein video clip.... but, there is good stuff to be had also. The fun is in the looking, very addictive looking I might add.

Christmas pressies for sharing.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKGQj8nr5fs

Since we are just into the new year, this one is an obvious choice...
Happy New Year YPRL bloggers!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XJ_iNW2XcMI&mode=related&search=

2007-01-02T20:02:00.000-08:00

#19

Web 2.0 awards list.
300 to 500 Web 2.0 tools so far! ...... unfortunately I didnt take advise here to stick to one.... but have been jumping all over the place.
So many tools to choose from so many places to visit. I visited retail, threadless (nude no more!) T Shirts. Esty - buy and sell handmade things, interesting to see some really daggy stuff here.. Wists - social shopping. 2,5000 have registered for Arcaplay games in the last few months....I wisely went no further. Events, books, all full of infomation, with so much to look at and read. I need to add some sites to my favourites so I can revisit another time.
Many of these could be quiet useful for research in the library, and some are just plain fun.

2007-01-02T17:52:00.000-08:00

Week 8 Thing #18
Online Applications & Tools.
I had a look around Zoho Writer & Google Docs & spreadsheets. Thought the sample sheets looked very Pro., but wouldnt have much use for these myself. I did find a template that would be of interest to my husband, so I'll be passing on that bit of info.... guess I learned something after all! The biggest advantage here is the word 'free' and the fact that they can be accessed anywhere you can use the internet, but unless you have a reliable connection this could be very frustrating.

2007-01-01T20:07:00.000-08:00

# 17
Learning 2.0 Sandbox wiki.
I have added my entries to the wiki sandbox. This was very easy and fun to do. I wanted to keep going down the list and put in my tuppence worth on each, but I stopped at favourite TV shows & favourite books. I realised I should move on....
I also added my blog to the learning sandbox Favorite-Blogs under Australian blogs.

2006-12-20T18:51:00.000-08:00

Week 7 # thing 16
Wilkis:
A Wilki allows groups of people to develop a web site..... anyone can add or edit it. This encourages meaningful topic association between pages by hyperlinks. I had a look at Wikipedia current events, only to find Shane Warne's retirement top on the list!
Looked in on the SJCPL Subject guides from Pets, cooking to current affairs and Amish crafts.
Couldnt get into Princeton Public Library Book Lovers or a couple of others unfortunately, the link doesnt work, but then the system is frustratingly very s-l-o-w going today, so maybe I'll try I look again at a later date......

2006-12-14T19:28:00.000-08:00

#15
Wow... 5 perspectives, alot to read and digest......
Rather harsh to call a good basic print library collection, the just in case collection! .... but this IS becoming a costly problem for libraries, when funds could be put to better use. However not everybody is computer savvy yet, particularily the older generation. For up to the minute general infomation and study purposes yes, but one still cant go past a good book in hand for relaxtion!
Virtual reality, augmented reality, Avator collect a librarian.......technology is moving so fast its mind boggling, I mean really mind boggling! We as libraries do have to be diligent, if we are to stay abreast with all this new technology, and not revert back to the stuffy tag of old we have worked so hard to shake off. Today we need to be able to cater for everyone needs. The Library field really is an exciting place to be, need to keep "chipping away at those icebergs"......

#14

Technorati - World live Web is about people. Bit hard to comprehend that this site is currently tracking 51 million blogs! I just had to have a look at the all popular 'hugs'. I must be only person not to have seen this one. Certainly made me smile and feel all fuzzy. Looked in on Boing Boing, the most popular blog in the world which is a mixture of everything. Found this years Roy Doty wordless christmas card, even watched the Rubiks cube being done with feet... I really needed to see that... very educational haha! Also sussed out the video clip of Casino Royale on You Tube, and gernerally wandered around. I did look into some more serious stuff with Learning 2.0 in the blog posts and directory.
Spending to much time in the one place, (again)..... I'll never get to #23 at this rate!

2006-12-11T15:50:00.000-08:00

Week 6 Thing # 13
Del.icio.us......sounds good enough to eat! This site is really easy to use. I've created an account and added it to my toolbar. Now Im merrily bookmarking to it. Tis the jolly season, so I've added some great Christmas recipes! In fact I think this is to easy, I will have to be more selective or my bookmarks are going to run away with me.
This will also be useful for those people wanting to access their bookmarks at home or elsewhere.
http://del.icio.us/breezyblue2

2006-12-10T19:37:00.000-08:00

#12
I spent far to long time playing around with Rollyo. Once I got it right it was easy, and I was fascinated to see the list that came up including my own entries. I listed transplants, a subject of great interest to me.

http://www.rollyo.com/search.html?q=lung+transplant+melbourne&sid=web

2006-11-29T21:48:00.000-08:00

#11

I have created a LibraryThing account and added some favourites and recently read books to my virtual bookshelf. Bit of fun seeing your own choices up there.....
Ok, ok so I'm a Harry Potter fan!

http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=breezyblue2.com

2006-11-29T19:31:00.000-08:00

Week 5, Thing # 10

2006-11-29T14:23:00.000-08:00

Week 4, Thing 8 & 9

What a great find RSS feeds are. I have seen this on the side of web pages, but didnt know what it meant.
I used http://www.bloglines.com as the aggregator for my feeds. This is really easy to use, and allows me to link the site of choice to my own feeds. I have spent a long time playing around here, and I now have the latest news story, along with a review of the hostest bestsellers, plus the latest library funny.... all at at my fingertips!
I got a bit carried away, and set up subcriptions for far too many sites, even though I had been warned of the addictive nature of RSS. I had to be ruthless and reduce the amount to a sensible number in order to keep up.

2006-11-22T19:18:00.000-08:00

#7
New technology
hmm.........I feel I have been caught napping over the past 12 months or so technology wise, so as far as Im concerned this blogging is all new technology to me, something I am just starting to learn about. I was very reluctant to have a go, and needed to be pushed into it.......but Im having fun and in work time too, what could be better than that!!
I have also just started to use a digital camera. Its a Kodak Easyshare, not top of the range by any means, but still does the job. Having trouble getting used to the 3 sec delay when taking a picture. Try telling your cat or dog wait! By the end of the exercise I just might have mastered that also.
So to the YPRL blogger who says "technology hates me"...... this is a person who still has issues with a digital microwave!

Flickr

2006-11-20T20:03:00.000-08:00

#5
I like this cutie!

This is a beautiful sunset over Sydney from Flickr.

#6 Flickr Mashups

I'm really getting carried away now, this is FUN!
Using FD Toys to make this one. Using Magazine cover.

Using Hockneyizer. YPRL staff Xmas lunch a few years ago!

This is great fun, and I could keep going on & on........

Week 1

2006-10-18T21:41:00.000-07:00

woohoo I have made a Blog!............... under pressure!!

Well I have gone back and read 7 1/2 Habits.
Habit 4 will be hardest for me to: Have confidence in yourself as an effective learner......Im a bit of a defeatest by nature .

Habit 7 1/2 the easiest: Play, I'm up for that.......yay!!!