tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471545099069225602024-03-13T11:42:04.927-07:00Dee's BlogDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-71081072134932776812007-08-07T08:43:00.000-07:002007-08-07T11:17:24.514-07:00Summarizing my Learning 2.0 Thoughts<span><span><span style="color:#ffcccc;">I'm yearning for more!</span> </span></span> <span style="color:#ff6666;"><span><span>Give me more to learn!</span></span></span><span> </span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span><span>I had a fabulously fun time learning all this new technology.</span></span></span><span> </span> <span style="color:#ffccff;"><span><span>I'm leaving this experience with much more Web confidence and am wide open to exploring any new technology that falls in my computer path. </span></span><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;"><span><span>I'm taking with me some technologies that I'll continue to use: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LibraryThing</span>, Opera Web Browser, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Flickr</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bloglines</span>...</span></span></span><span><span> </span></span><span style="color:#99ffff;"><span><span>Well, I'm not going to list them all out here because it's a majority of them!</span></span></span><span> </span><span style="color:#33ff33;"><span><span><span>Looking back at the exercises, I feel that I didn't give <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MySpace</span> a fair shot, so will take it upon myself to trudge through the accounts until I find something meaningful.</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"><span><span><span>All in all, a very cherished experience!</span></span></span></span><span><span> </span></span><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><span><span>T<span>hanks, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Rasmuson</span>, for making me more technologically advanced.</span></span></span></span><span> </span><span><span><span><span style="color:#ccffff;">It's just what I needed.</span></span></span><br /></span><br /><span><span><span><span style="color:#ffffff;">Bye bye!</span></span></span></span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-14046891257374905262007-08-06T11:38:00.000-07:002007-08-06T12:18:22.102-07:00Try a New Web Browser<span style="color:#33ff33;">I've been hearing about </span><a href="http://www.opera.com/"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Opera</span></a><span style="color:#33ff33;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"> </span>and </span><a href="http://www.google.com/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Firefox</span></a><span style="color:#33ff33;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"> </span>for so long now, it's a relief to finally use these web browsers and be in the know. Too easy importing my IE bookmarks into both.<br /><br />My favorite feature in Opera is Speed Dial, allowing me to open multiple websites as tabs within the browser. Makes for quick and easy access with one click away.</span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-14016390981766775482007-08-01T13:42:00.000-07:002007-08-02T09:23:19.263-07:00Grokker Search Engine<a href="http://www.grokker.com/"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Grokker</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> </span><span style="color:#ffcc33;">is such a friendly search engine. Grokker offers to save my searches in a working list, and it also allows me to bookmark and to email and to post my findings to my del.icio.us account. It's super easy to save or share information found through this search engine. Love this!<br /><br />I performed a "Ted Stevens investigation" search and came up with these quirky results in my outline:<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Cause me some Trouble -- A quote from Stevens on his worry that a corruption investigation could "cause me some trouble" in running for reelecion. Well, yeah, let's hope so. Anyway, thought this was a funny and invaluable way to index some of the articles written about this fiasco.<br /></span></li><li><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Story -- Yeah, I know! This doesn't refine or improve my investigating too much.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#ffcc33;">But I did find other outline terms very helpful which allowed me to quickly access articles containing information I wanted to read. And I found the map view hard on the eyes. It was trickier to scan through this view quickly to find exactly what I wanted, so prefer the outline view.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffcc33;">All in all, am impressed with Grokker, but I find I'm quite devoted to Google. At least I know Grokker exists and will probably use it from time to time.</span></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-5017745899622080272007-07-30T13:04:00.000-07:002007-07-30T13:13:01.481-07:00MySpace<span style="color:#ffcccc;">I dutifully met the minimum requirements for this exercise because I just don't want to invest any time in figuring out this social networking tool. So, did everyone meet Tom, the president of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MySpace</span>? Did you see how many women and men were hitting on him! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Eeewww</span>! And I resisted the urge to check out the swingers involved in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">MySpace</span> community. Maybe if there was a group for old married <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><a href="http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_291a.html">Goody Two Shoes</a></span> like myself I would be more inclined to perk up my profile in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MySpace</span>, as it is, I'll stick with my safe blog which I'm loving!</span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-2662238639621971482007-07-30T10:52:00.000-07:002007-07-31T08:51:20.796-07:00Google Labs/Google Base<span style="color:#33ccff;">I'm officially <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">unthrilled</span> with </span><a href="http://www.google.com/base/"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Google Base</span></a><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="color:#33cc00;">.</span> Don't see any need for it whatsoever. I'm thinking what content would I need to post for Google users to see? After some thought, came up with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nada</span>, zilch, zero. Figure if I needed to advertise our rental, I would be an old-fashioned <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">fuddy</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">duddy</span> and place an ad in the News Miner. Wouldn't this be more effective than using Google Base? The </span><a href="http://newsminer.com/"><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="color:#33cc00;">News Miner's</span> </span></a><span style="color:#33ccff;">online anyway. </span><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">And I wouldn't go through here to buy any product either. </span><a href="http://www.ebay.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Ebay</span></span></a><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="color:#33cc00;"> </span>and </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Amazon</span></a><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="color:#33cc00;"> </span>are my two top choices, along with some established companies I would search out directly. </span><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">Did some searches for my favorite yummy treats: </span><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Pudding-Fudge-Cake/Detail.aspx"><span style="color:#33cc00;">chocolate pudding</span></a><span style="color:#33ccff;"> and </span><a href="http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=630153"><span style="color:#33cc00;">rhubarb </span></a><span style="color:#33ccff;">recipes resulting in hits not so different if I searched through Google itself since limiting the search by cuisine, serving size, main <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ingredient</span> doesn't refine much.</span><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">I felt my techno-Pollyanna spirit wilting! But then </span><a href="http://labs.google.com/"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Google Labs</span></a><span style="color:#33ccff;"> pulled me out of my Learning 2.0 funk a bit.</span><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">One of their latest ideas is displaying search results by time or by geographic location. Viewed </span><a href="http://www.google.com/views?q=thomas+jefferson%20view%3Atimeline&esrch=RefinementBarTopViewTabs"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Thomas Jefferson</span></a><span style="color:#33ccff;"> and the </span><a href="http://www.google.com/views?q=civil+rights+movement%20view%3Atimeline&esrch=RefinementBarTopViewTabs"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Civil Rights Movement</span></a><span style="color:#33ccff;"> queries and found that my search results were enhanced by the timeline feature.</span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-85066859725560911362007-07-23T13:06:00.000-07:002007-07-23T14:07:47.287-07:00Google Maps/Google EarthFound a satellite shot of my house from far, far away. Zoomed in as close as I could get, and couldn't make out much except to notice that it was an older shot before the addition was built on.<br /><br />I'm a big fan of <a href="http://maps.google.com/"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Google Maps</span></a> and use it to get directions and to find distances to new destinations. Really interesting maps are featured on this website and was mostly impressed with <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?q=Google&ie=UTF8&amp;amp;oe=UTF-8&client=firefox-a&hl=en&om=1&msid=103763259662194171141.000001119b4b42bf062c2&msa=0&ll=44.527843,-95.009766&spn=43.494477,81.738281&z=4"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">America's highway: oral histories of Route 66</span></a>.<br /><br />Looked through the <a href="http://www.gmapsdirectory.com/"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Gmaps directory</span></a>, the online mapping mashups guide and found <a href="http://www.favoriterun.com/"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Favorite Run</span></a>, a great tool to use when mapping out running routes on established streets and roads, but not so handy for Equinox Marathon training since a lot of the course is on trails.<br /><br />I got airsick flying in <a href="http://earth.google.com/"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Google Earth</span></a>! Traveled to more places in 20 minutes than I will fit into my whole life while playing on this website.Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-57805823736166136102007-07-16T12:16:00.001-07:002007-07-16T13:01:49.338-07:00Podcast Search Tools<span style="color:#66ffff;">I added </span><a href="http://www.enduranceplanet.com/programs"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Endurance Planet</span></a><span style="color:#66ffff;"> to my Bloglines account. I really had no idea there was this big podcast world out there. Being the ignorant one, I thought ITunes was pretty much it.</span><br /><span style="color:#66ffff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#66ffff;">How about we add podcasts to </span><a href="http://www.uaf.edu/library/"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Rasmuson's homepage</span></a><span style="color:#66ffff;">? For Book Festival</span><span style="color:#66ffff;"> next year we can podcast a really enthusiastic advertisement about the festival events and record some authors reading short excerpts from their books. What other events are coming up? Let's podcast them. Why not? </span><br /><span style="color:#66ffff;"></span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-58153052917798187782007-07-12T11:10:00.000-07:002007-07-16T23:48:01.979-07:00Web 2.0 Awards ListSee my new clock over there to the right? I'm all about the widgets. Maybe not so useful but at least I'm getting experience embedding and exploring the different tools. Noticed LibraryThing came in 3rd place for the Books category! For shame! Also, noticed several more tools listed on the "short list" are ones we're working on for Learning 2.0. Recognizing a lot of them makes me feel like a Web 2.0 aficionado.Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-12152261973631878002007-07-10T09:04:00.001-07:002007-07-16T13:03:02.995-07:00Online Productivity Tools<p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ffffff;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ffffff;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #666666;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;" >I'll be using </span><a title="" href="http://www.zoho.com/" target="_blank"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #666666;font-size:78%;color:#0000ff;" >Zoho</span></a><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #666666;color:#ffffff;" ><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"> </span>from now on. I have so many word documents on our old PC in the garage and stored on discs stashed in our home office. Whoa to me if I need to find a particular document and fast. <img alt="wink" src="http://writer.zoho.com/wo/images/smiley-wink.gif" border="0" /><img alt="sealed" src="http://writer.zoho.com/wo/images/smiley-sealed.gif" border="0" />Plus, I like these Emoticon faces.<img alt="innocent" src="http://writer.zoho.com/wo/images/smiley-innocent.gif" border="0" /><img alt="smile" src="http://writer.zoho.com/wo/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" /> And the ability to post to my blog and insert Web links and images.</span></span></span></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-64155900288664781692007-06-28T14:43:00.000-07:002007-06-29T09:58:05.668-07:00Wikis & libraries<span style="color:#33ff33;">I like wikis that don't look like wikis, such as the</span> <a href="http://booklovers.pbwiki.com/Princeton%20Public%20Library">BookLoversWiki</a> <span style="color:#33ff33;">and the</span> <a href="http://bullrunlibrary.pbwiki.com/">Bull Run Library Wiki</a>, <span style="color:#33ff33;">otherwise they're not too much fun to look at.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">We should use our <a href="http://library.uaf.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page">wiki </a>more! Instead of sending a gazillion emails regarding a Goldmine glitch, let's post it to our wiki. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;"><a href="http://goldmine.uaf.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/49/">Goldmine</a> would be so much more interesting and user-friendly, spunkier if we added some wiki functionality to it, like book reviews and synopses. I'm sure we would attract higher patron use and circulation would take off.</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;"></span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-20016005194009132762007-06-25T15:43:00.000-07:002007-06-26T19:57:16.439-07:00Web 2.0, Library 2.0<span style="color:#cc9933;">"Web 2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an "architecture of participation," and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences."--</span><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/about/">Tim O'Reilly </a><br /><br />Wow! I would be foolish to not see the value of participating in Learning 2.0. Besides it being an incredibly fun learning experience, the "fun" I'm having is contributing to and enhancing the applications as I'm using them. Collective user intelligence is built into the design of these applications so when I participate by adding my books to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LibraryThing</span> or tagging a website in my del.ico.us account, my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">input is now available and hopefully, helpful</span> to another user. The social computing aspect of these tools is phenomenal for both play and work.<br /><br />In the <a href="http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/3.htm">no. 2 2006 issue of Next space: the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">OCLC</span> newsletter</a>, Michael Stephens writes this about librarians embracing Web 2.0 tools, a trait he believes is important to have:<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc9933;">"This librarian recognizes how services might be enhanced by the Read/Write web and how new services might be born in a climate of collaboration. This librarian uses Instant Messaging to meet users in their space online, builds <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Weblogs</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">wikis</span> as resources to further the mission of the library, and mashes up content via <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">API</span> (Application Program Interface) to build useful Web sites. A Google map mash up of local libraries created by Chicago librarians is one such instance of building tools via new resources. Other librarians creating <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MySpace</span> profiles and participating in other thriving communities build connections online where their users live."</span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-33667079480775324992007-06-21T13:40:00.001-07:002007-06-25T13:02:51.295-07:00Technorati<a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://deediddle.blogspot.com"><img alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" /></a><br /><br />I found 451 blogs and 26,266 blog posts on Learning 2.0! There's 26,561 posts tagged with Learning 2.0, plus, this one I'm about to add to Technorati! <span style="color:#ff0000;">Learning 2.0 is HUGE.</span><br /><br />Shon's getting involved with the Learning 2.0 craze, too, and was thrilled when I found <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/">Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things</a>, an award winning blog (blogs win awards?!) and the 2nd most popular blog listed with Technorati. This blog satisfies his techie cravings with all the latest and greatest info. authored by the editor of his favorite magazine, <a href="http://makezine.com/">Make</a>.Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-52718568618565617082007-06-14T14:55:00.000-07:002007-06-19T13:18:07.532-07:00del.icio.us<span style="color:#ffcc00;">This is a great tool--accessing my bookmarks wherever I'm at with any computer having an internet connection. Subscribed to the Obama, marathon and bean soup tags and found some worthwhile websites to add to my favorites.<br /></span><br /><script src="http://del.icio.us/feeds/js/networkbadge/dee_loves_shon?icon" type="text/javascript"></script>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-9131239436624911022007-06-14T10:50:00.001-07:002007-06-14T11:13:52.862-07:00LibraryThing<span style="color:#ccccff;">I'll continue to use LibraryThing. It's really easy to use and I love the LibrarySuggester, a generated list of books recommended to me based on the books I included in my catalog.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=DeeDiddle"><img src="http://www.librarything.com/pics/librarything2.gif" /></a>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-85171640627084008572007-06-13T08:47:00.000-07:002007-06-14T10:18:17.940-07:00RollyoI created my own searchroll, Alaska Marathon Girl, but unsure if I'll use it much. This is a compilation of my favorite running websites, but each one provides distinctive info. from the others. I use the <a href="http://www.runningclubnorth.org/">Running Club North </a>website to check out local running results and race information. I use <a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/">Peak Performance</a> to find cutting edge information on training and nutrition; <a href="http://www.sportalaska.com/">Sport Alaska </a>for Equinox stats. So, while it's nice to have them grouped together for my running resources, there's no real possibility of the information I'm seeking to be found in more than one of these websites. So, why not just go to this website directly??? Don't know how useful this will be for this purpose, anyway, but can see the importance of it for other applications and topics.<br /><br /><div style='margin: 10px; text-align: center; width: 160px;'><form action='http://www.rollyo.com/search.html' ><fieldset style='margin: 0; padding: 4px 0 0 0; height: 60px; border: none; background: url(http://rollyo.com/remote/togo-bg-c2.png) no-repeat top left;'><div style="position: absolute; float:left; z-index:99; width: 46px; height: 50px;"><a href="http://rollyo.com"><img style="border: none;" height="50" width="46" src="http://rollyo.com/remote/x.gif"></a></div> <input type='text' size='30' style='float: left; width: 90px; margin: 2px 0 0 48px; padding: 0; font-size: 12px;' name='q' value='Search...' onclick='this.value="";' /><br /> <select name='sid' style='float: left; width: 78px; height: 15px; margin: 12px 0 0 46px; font-size: 7pt; padding: 0;'><option value='296164' selected='selected'>Select...</option><option value='296164'>Alaska Marathon Girl</option><option value='web'>Search The Web</option></select><input type='image' src='http://rollyo.com/remote/btn-togo.png' alt='Go' style='margin: 12px 0 0 3px; float: left;' /><input type='hidden' name='togo-v' value='1' /></fieldset></form></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-26666603787126406832007-06-07T12:09:00.000-07:002007-06-23T20:39:59.264-07:00Image Generators<object width="425" height="280"><param name="movie" value="http://www.notcelebrity.co.uk/flashcontent/flashHeader.swf?thename=Vote+for+Barack+Obama%21&mute=1&skipIntro=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.notcelebrity.co.uk/flashcontent/flashHeader.swf?thename=Vote+for+Barack+Obama%21&mute=1&skipIntro=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="280"></embed></object><br /><small>I got my name in lights with <a href="http://www.notcelebrity.co.uk">notcelebrity.co.uk</a></small><br /><br />Too many generators, too little time! It was hard choosing just one. <br /><br />There were a few generators with unacceptable HTML coding and Blogger wouldn't display. Eventually, I would like to learn more about HTML.Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-52336438445531912462007-06-07T10:38:00.001-07:002007-07-01T22:26:24.009-07:00YouTube<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WGGIHqIoP2k"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WGGIHqIoP2k" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M1mycWmjxOA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M1mycWmjxOA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />I love this website, and am amazed with the volumes of videos they have on anything and everything. <br /><br />Last night, Shon and I were talking about our favorite commercial and how we missed seeing it once we stopped our cable service. We found this commerical within a few minutes on Youtube! What is NOT on Youtube?<br /><br />So as far as any features or components of the site that might be interesting if they were applied to library websites, the opportunities are limitless. Adding visual and audible dimensions to any subject enhances learning and information, and is much more interesting and fun! There's a ton of stuff out there on authors, books, technology, libraries, and countless subjects that could pertain to the library community. There's no excuse not to learn and use this technology!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-7314989778561361992007-06-06T13:18:00.000-07:002007-06-06T13:31:07.892-07:00Useful Library Blogs<span style="color:#999900;">Here's a great list of library blogs that are useful and informative. Some are just downright fun!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://liswiki.org/wiki/2006_Best_Blogs">2006 Best Blogs for Libraries</a>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-88477121383881824102007-06-05T12:23:00.000-07:002007-06-05T12:33:09.063-07:00Technology Sites<span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Shon</span> has been talking about the</span><a href="http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/57632.html"><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">iPhone</span> </span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">for months now and was so disappointed to hear the release date is set for June 29<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>. I don't think he can hold out for 24 more days! I don't share his excitement about this product, and instead find it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">unnecessary</span> and too <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">extravagant</span>. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Yes, it is a cell phone, address book, Web browser, music player and TV rolled into one, BUT <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Shon</span> already has all of these things. And it's so expensive with a hefty price tag ranging from $499 to $599! </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-520285300200349862007-06-05T11:57:00.001-07:002007-06-05T11:59:11.750-07:00Flickr Mashups<div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/benseese/51292242/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="10-09-05_0939.jpg" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/51292242_ccb8e5951f_t.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="flickr-frame"><span style="color:#33ccff;">I used the Flickr Wallpaper Generator which is great because it proportionately fits the picture to my desktop without skewing the image and there's also a calendar included that's incredibly handy. Selected an action shot of my favorite runner, Deena Kastor, who will inspire me to get out there and train hard so I can kick-butt at the Equinox. She's my running hero!<br clear="all"></span></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-75003256754512187522007-06-05T09:32:00.001-07:002007-06-24T17:06:59.726-07:00Flickr<div class="flickr-frame"><span style="color:#33ff33;">We recently bought the home of our dreams so are postponing our next vacation until a big chunk of our mortgage is gone, but I'm already planning and daydreaming about our next trip away from the cold winter, and I think Santa Fe is the place to be! I'm really interested in the Catholic and Mexican cultures there, along with the architecture and the yummy cuisine. Plus, we get to see our good friend, Cynthia, who lives nearby. </span></div><div class="flickr-frame"><br /><br /><br /></div><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparkys_pics/71867674/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="St. Francis Church" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/20/71867674_4212e5477e_t.jpg" /></a><br clear="all"><br /><br /><br /><div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84882238@N00/278532736/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="Santa Fe, New Mexico; 10/06" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/111/278532736_72cab4a9e5_t.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84882238@N00/278570553/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="Santa Fe, New Mexico; 10/06" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/278570553_db54f1c446_t.jpg" /></a><br /><br clear="all"></div><br /><br /></span><br clear="all"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toke/51209645/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="Some Santa Fe Food" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/51209645_4a561ebea8_t.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/talita/149100293/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="My favorite Santa Fe food item." src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/149100293_eb45b54a5e_t.jpg" /></a><br /><br clear="all"></div><br /><br /><div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliepass/340392139/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="One BIG stuffed pepper" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/340392139_e36cc0d309_t.jpg" /></a><br /><br clear="all"></div><br /><br /><div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61683463@N00/9520353/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="happy meal" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/9520353_d94e842085_t.jpg" /></a><br /><br clear="all"></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747154509906922560.post-78191562555606930822007-06-04T10:21:00.000-07:002007-08-02T08:56:24.205-07:007 1/2 Lifelong Learning Habits<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffff00;">My very first blog post! YIPPEE! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffff00;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffff00;">I think the 7 1/2 habits of lifelong learners is valuable information and gave me insight to my own strengths and weaknesses, namely my weaknesses!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffff00;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="color:#ffff00;">I need to beef up my confidence and learn to enjoy the learning process along the way instead of soley focusing on the end results and being so performance-driven and goal-oriented. It's hard for me to have</span> <span style="color:#cc33cc;">f</span><span style="color:#33ccff;">u</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">n</span> </span><span style="color:#ffff00;">when I put this kind of pressure on myself! </span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffff00;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffff00;">Objective: I shall have fun learning along the way!</span></div><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899987424031294401noreply@blogger.com0