Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Thing #11: Library Thing

Thanks to Library Thing, I now have a new way I can keep track of the books I've read.

Thing #10: Avatars

It was fun picking from the avatar options on several of the image generators. What choices! I finally settled on one from Meez.

Thing #9: MERLIN and News Feeds

I looked at MERLIN and our own HCL contribution, and will check it periodically. Also feel more sure about how to use news feeds.

Thing #8: RSS Feeds

The on-line videos were helpful, and made Really Simple Syndication do-able for even a non-techie like me. I picked out a few feeds I thought would be interesting, especially news sources, and loaded them into my Bloglines Account.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Thing #7: Technology

2007 is the first year we've had a digital camera. For so many reasons, I wish we'd bought one years ago. The photos seems sharper and can be edited in a variety of ways. They can be printed almost instantly at a drug store. Most impressive to me is how easy it is to upload pictures onto the computer for editing and sharing on the internet.

Librarian Trading Cards


My trading card, originally uploaded by joycevalenza.

The graphic art image of Ms. Valenza caught my attention.

Thing #6: Mashups

You can do so much with these apps, and I'll definitely use them if I continue with blogging. The librarian trading cards are a hoot.