tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331338312009-10-13T01:41:07.246-04:00Pause, reflect, laugh.Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.orgBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-68513620042820191082007-07-31T16:38:00.000-04:002007-07-31T16:43:10.238-04:00

I found my artist within playing with Mr. Picassohead. Here's my Self-Portrait - sure to be the next big sensation in the art world. This is a definitely a fun site to waste time, especially for those of us who are creatively-challenged.

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-23045897437073452462007-07-14T12:44:00.000-04:002007-07-14T12:52:51.840-04:00

Yes I'm impressed too and love Omnidrive. It is a great tool and a way to avoid transporting the flashdrive or other device to and from work or home. I uploaded a file and edited with Zohowriter. Also I uploaded a picture to edit, but unfortunately SnipShot was not working at the time. Will come back later and try again. Lots of potential for this tool!

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-70401841616069594312007-07-14T12:42:00.000-04:002007-07-14T12:43:58.705-04:00

No time last week....will have come back and play with Plaxo at a later date.

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-68613127702668174742007-07-03T10:03:00.000-04:002007-07-03T10:07:40.041-04:00

Thank goodness for Wikipedia which gave me a good explanation of LOLCats -- sorry, I had no clue as to the meaning of this term/concept. So I did learn something....and yes some of the pictures are funny and cute, but what about us dog lovers?

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-280053130428975432007-07-03T09:52:00.000-04:002007-07-03T09:57:40.236-04:00

Scrapblog looks interesting but I will have to try it another time or at another place. This staff PC at my branch location doesn't have the Adobe Flash Player 9 update, nor can I install it since I don't have administrator privileges. So more to come later……

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-53552402863515230712007-06-27T15:48:00.000-04:002007-06-27T16:08:04.703-04:00

Tried OnCoverPage.com and created my own National Geographic magazine cover. Lots of fun play. This would be a good tool to use in technology classes.

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-3994416773309369912007-06-26T11:10:00.000-04:002007-06-26T11:16:15.749-04:00

Tried Photobucket. Liked the various format options but found the browsing and searching options slow. Created an album of my favorite book covers. Not as impressive as Flickr, or maybe I'm just used to Flickr.

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-53069775761217085102007-06-09T21:55:00.000-04:002007-06-09T22:01:51.097-04:00

Tried out YourMinis. Fun to play with but I'm not sure yet how I would use this especially since I don't have Vista yet. In theory, seems very similar to IGoogle wih the ability to pick and choose what tools I want on a page and can rearrange those just by drop and drag. Nevertheless, thanks for the explaining the terminology.

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-46505489128320729642007-06-07T16:48:00.000-04:002007-06-07T16:51:56.186-04:00

LetterPop is a very useful and fun tool. It was very simple to create a short one page newsletter with my own text and pictures. Check out my travel newsletter about my recent trip to Costa Rica.

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-61563337186651703382007-06-02T16:56:00.000-04:002007-06-03T16:47:38.290-04:00

Tried out Zamzar (at 5pm EST) and waiting for that email with my converted file.It sure was easy....if only life were that easy.I did like the treefrog photo on the Zamzar page, but the ad for winning a TV that appeared after submitting my file was bit flashy. Of course flashy is okay since this a free tool.This would be helpful to those library patrons who come into the library with saved

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-76551468136308853502007-06-02T16:32:00.000-04:002007-06-02T16:38:14.672-04:00

Time for Learning 2.1. Hoping to find some time to play and try all the new things.Thanks Helen for finding us more toys for exploring and playing. More to come......However I had a problem setting up the automatic email subscription from the Learning 2.1 page. Kept getting an error message via Outlook and the confirmation email never arrived. Any suggestions from anyone out there?

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1165175154921250222006-12-03T14:37:00.000-05:002007-06-03T16:25:48.191-04:00

Thanks Helene and Lori for the 24th Thing workshop. It was interesting and informative, and I left with many fun tools to play with. So for my 24th Thing I'm playing with a website called Qipit. Qipit is another sharing tool which allows you to use your camera phone or digital camera to scan, copy, email and fax written documents. It is free and simple. Just take a photo of any written

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1159911593135313922006-10-03T17:35:00.000-04:002006-10-03T17:45:40.183-04:00

Wow, I finished my 23 Things, feeling very Learn-ed and 2.0-ish now. This has been a fun and educational journey. I must admit that I surprised myself.....since I was very hesitant at the beginning. Since I've never been a fan of reading blogs, I was hesitant to start my own blog. Creating the blog and writing the first post were my biggest challenges. But I soon learned, along with everyone else

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1159840017585082342006-10-02T21:40:00.000-04:002006-10-02T21:51:33.046-04:00

Visited NetLibrary and created an account (must admit that I created an account a long time ago when PLCMC first offered this service, but I never used it and thus forgot my account info -- hopefully that will not happen this time!). Did some searching for some of my favorite classics. This might be a good tool for catching up on those must reads. Also, I searched a few of the genres that I

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1159837488614297482006-10-02T20:50:00.000-04:002006-10-02T21:04:48.623-04:00

I did a search on Podcast.net and Podcast Alley for "public library" and came across many listings for Sausalito Public Library and Lansing Public Library. I was able to listen to a few regarding programs presented at the libraries, upcoming library services, and book chats. I think this would be a great idea for public libraries to share their programs with the world....just create a podcast

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1159751027211027312006-10-01T20:56:00.000-04:002006-10-01T21:10:16.850-04:00

Had fun checking out YouTube. Looked at many videos just for fun, and a few that I care not to see again...can see how this site would be an entertaining way to spend time. Watch and listen to my favorite video below to get you in the Halloween spirit. Just keep the lights on! I also created an account so I could log my favorites, email them to others, and make comments. I tried to add my

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1159744628429749582006-10-01T19:12:00.000-04:002006-10-01T19:24:38.473-04:00

I chose Reader2 under the Books list. It is rather interesting....a way to keep an online list of books that I want to read. It works with an Amazon search option and keeps a list of book info and covers, including other people's comments. And it is easy to export to my newsreader or blog -- well, so says the description. I'm still having some trouble with that.But, check out my list of books

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1159315535533567972006-09-26T19:58:00.000-04:002006-09-26T20:07:06.406-04:00

I created an account and published my first document in Zohowriter. I really like the idea of an online word processor. This would be great for storing work documents such as reading lists, program ideas, etc., that I use often and from a variety of PC workstations. And no lugging around a flashdrive or those ancient floppy disks. However, I was unable to post my document directly to my blog

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1158609748195161772006-09-18T15:53:00.000-04:002006-09-18T16:05:32.956-04:00

I just visited the PLCMC Learning 2.0 Wiki and added my blog and a few thoughts. And I decided to be brave and create my own using PBWiki. It was very easy; however, I was unable to upload an image as well as edit some things in a particular way. Will have to play with it more. I'm not so sure I like all the ads but that is the price for something free. And why is the Google ad in Spanish?

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1158529655302612682006-09-17T17:37:00.000-04:002006-09-17T17:47:35.310-04:00

Oh, so that is what a Wiki is. I've been hearing the term for awhile but never quite understood the concept. I've even used Wikipedia many times without knowing that it is essentially a Wiki as well. Cool!After viewing some of the suggested examples, I understand how useful Wikis could be in libraryland - great tools for book clubs, programming, establishing communication between the community

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1158342845625323672006-09-15T13:50:00.000-04:002006-09-15T13:55:26.146-04:00

I agree with opinions expressed in these articles that Library 2.0 is a new mindset and lifestyle centered in today’s digital community. Learning should be viewed as a shared network in which the Library plays a pivotal role. The change is already here and there is no turning back: “The Web moves from simply being sites and search engines to a shared network space that drives work, research,

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1158077385450521332006-09-12T12:02:00.000-04:002006-09-12T12:16:04.703-04:00

Technorati -- sounds like a heavy metal band from the 80's.I checked out the site and it is pretty cool--a good way to find blogs of interest. I found some interesting blogs for Survivor and other TV shows -- oopps, guess I let that slip out. Yes, I'm hooked on reality TV and can't wait til Survivor starts in a few days. Will have to create a watchlist on Technorati for all my favorite shows.I

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1158010246121936492006-09-11T17:25:00.000-04:002006-09-11T17:30:46.130-04:00

Okay, so I'm starting to convert....the more I read about tagging, social bookmarks, etc., the more I can see the usefulness. Seems like a better ranking system for finding useful information on the web since it is based on somewhat on user satisfaction and use. Anyway, I'm starting to understand the concepts better. The Social Bookmarking article mentioned on the Learning 2.0 Blog is very

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1157939294369394092006-09-10T21:41:00.000-04:002006-09-10T21:48:14.376-04:00

Played around with the site Del.icio.us. Maybe I just missed something but I don't really get it in regards to social tagging. Might be useful for academic or research librarians, but not so much now for the typical public library reference desk since most of what we do is computer assistance more with the hardware and software not searching or research.I find it more useful to use this site as

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33133831.post-1157935935299086312006-09-10T20:34:00.000-04:002006-09-10T21:11:30.830-04:00

Created my own rollyo of several favorite travel web sites. Check out my search box on this blog located under my library list on the right sidebar.

Kim W.kwhittington@plcmc.org1