#20 You Tube September 21, 2007

Well, I was hopeful that I could have a You Tube here on the screen for you to enjoy, but after many unsuccessful attempts at having it appear...one with the Helpful Hints #7 guidelines...My Mediterranean Cod Filet video (uck!) did not appear. I will try again during the week when there are more people in the branch and I can try and have them help me.

You Tube does strike me as entertainment only. Nothing important going on.

#19 Web 2.0 awards September 21, 2007

I spent a lot more time on this than I should have.

I ignored the ones that we had all ready reviewed and went right for "Squidoo" which was fun because it suggests that "everyone is an expert on something". And they were. Not all the things that I might like but I did learn a bit about looking for handbags and I was on to the next one when I read the instructions and saw the word "squiddylidious" which had a real bad effect on me.

So, I then went to YELP for Baltimore which had nothing very good about Baltimore and Instant Bull, which really is just a lot of people yapping and not much information being shared.

#18 - September 18

Now this I was clueless about. I did not realize that you could use a word processor on line ...save it to a file...and then tell everyone else to take a look at it. Quite cool. Why do we use microsoft?


"Does this qualify as "shareware" she asked ?

Why yes, they answered...now share it!"

#17 - September 17th

I'm back from dinner and I just read Jim DeArmeys blog, which makes the Sandbox Wiki seem silly somehow. I checked the knitting and the travel entries, but was not quite ready to add anything of my own. Perhaps it is the amazing amount of blogs and choices that discouraged me. Anyone can add anything they want at any time and the rest of us need to slog through it find what we may be interested in. I like the concept, but it is overwhelming.

I will check the "Notbymyself" blog however. This is one of maybe four or five that I have had the sense to read and I find them very valuable....both to the people who know them and for others with the same concerns to realize they are "notbymyself". Brav, Jim 1

Thing 16 - September 17

After visiting a number of library wikis I declare the Book Lovers Wiki the winner. Lots of information about lots of books. I'd put it in my Del.icio.us account if I only had time to find it.

Least favorite was the Library Success wiki. I'm sure in months to come it will be filled with perfectly useful information, but right now it needs some library nightowls to make lots of entries. Be that as it may, I did link it because I can see the value once people start adding more stuff.

#15 Library 2.0 - September 12

What a great read. Makes me realize how far behind I have gotten on thinking about libraries in the future.

I particularly loved "Away From the Iceberg" which probably should be required reading for all of us as we approach floating collections.

Technorati...#14...Wednesday

Too much information too much of the time. An interesting concept to have all the recent additions available... like watching the national debt increase in Times Square. You want to stop the billboard from continuing to climb but alas you cannot.