#22 and #23 THE END!!!

Checked out Overdrive. Our library doesn't have an account so I didn't seem to be able to establish one for myself. Project Gutenberg was fun to browse. For older, obscure and out of print titles that a patron would need this is a great resource!

Well this was quite an experience for this digital immigrant! Was a bit stressed to learn new technology and be creative simultaneously. But without this project I wouldn’t have taken the initiative to check out these interesting technologies. I would participate in another similar learning program. I saw an article in PC Magazine on Web 2.0 and I knew what they were talking about.

#21

Listened to a couple of podcasts and registered on my bloglines account for "The Book Report", an online book club and "Bike Tourist" for folks who like to take bicycle vacations.

#20

Definitely enjoyed checking out You Tube. Here's a favorite corgi video of mine:

#18 and #19

Today I checked out Google docs & spreadsheets. This is a new and interesting application. It didn't seem as foreign to me as some of the other "things" we've been doing. Enjoyed exploring some of the Web 2.0 awards sites: Lulu - a way to publish your book. Yelp - excellent for planning a trip. And OneSentence - People's thoughts boiled down to one sentence!

#16 and 17

After taking a look at most of these interesting wikis - I especially found the SJCPL subject guides to be of practical value to library patrons. It would be great to put a connection between the library catalog and patron and staff reviews of the items. Before going to the 2007 Computers in Libraries conference in Arlington, VA I availed myself of their conference wiki which had some helpful advice on how to negotiate the Washington Metro. It’s also very helpful to find out in advance which restaurants or hotels to avoid in the big city!!

#13 #14 #15

Looked at Del.icio.us using the PLCMCL2 account. Stumbled on a site which will (maybe) help resize my photos - http://resizr.lord-lance.com/. Tagging would certainly be important to keep track of all this information. Technorati was duly checked out as well.

Today I found a couple of interesting library blogs, one from the Berkley Heights New Jersey Public Library:

http://bhplnjbookgroup.blogspot.com/

and here's another:

http://lblog.jalcorn.net/

#12

I've attempted to create a search roll for politics??? Need some assistance on this because I don't understand what I'm doing.

http://www.rollyo.com/explore.html?rollterm=politics+search&x=11&y=13

I walk to the library most mornings.

#11

Visited "Library Thing" and created my account. I've added a few of my recent reads and checked out comments of others who've also read them. When I get a chance I'll probably revisit this site. Here's the link to my 'catalog': http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=sthughes&shelf=list

#10

Here's my sample from an online image generator!

#8 and #9

This week I set up a Bloglines Newsreader account and subscribed to newsfeeds from a few library sites and some news sites as well. This is an interesting spin on managing web information and sounds good in theory. I've actually been on the MERLIN site before I started 23 Things, because I'm interested in new workshops etc. Online learning has been a boon to us folks out here in far Western Maryland!

#5 #6 #7

Enjoyed looking at the photos on fickr. Got my Baltimore Checkerspot pic there! As far as technology goes, like anything else... it's easy, once you know how! I've also taken my very first digital pictures and will post some. Taking digital photos is something tech related that really interests me. Had fun with flickr color pickr.

#1 and #2

Playing is probably the easiest habit for me and viewing problems as a challenge is probably the hardest habit. I agree that it's all about attitude!

#3 and #4

Well here is my first attempt at a blog. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! This sounds like it will be quite a new experience for this digital immigrant!