week 10 post 23

I actually found a lot of iHCPL activities to be educational. My favorite thing was learning Zoho. Knowing of the existence of this program will save me a lot of money with future computer purchases. Zoho has been the only resource that I recently learned about to contribute to my lifelong learning goal. It will assist me greatly in the future. Nothing I learned about was all that surprising to me. The way I see utilizing these lessons for HCPL is to better our communication between branches and possibly customers with pictures and wikis. I can't think of anything else that I would like to see in iHCPL at this time.

week 9 post 22

I had previously downloaded both written and audio books through the HCPL website. I had also used free sites. The HCPL site seems to be easier for me to use, but that could be because I am more familiar with it.

week 9 post 21

I looked around and I subscribed to the Newsweek podcast. I do see how podcasts may be benifical to dispurse information. I do not see myself listening to many podcasts anytime in the near future. I do not have the time to sit an listen to these.

week 9 post 20

I found a Mythbusters clip that I enjoy. I do like youtube for the ability to share funny and entertaining things. Youtube is also good for creating and distributing educational material. Here is the clip that I am attempting to post:

week 8 post 19

I am creating a simple word document on Zoho to appease this portion of iHCPL.

So far, Zoho looks like an application I might frequently use in the future since it will save me from spending on Microsoft Office.  I am really enjoying seeing all the options Zoho gives me for projects to do!

week 8 post 18

I have mixed feelings about social networking sites. I think they are a good way to keep in touch with people who live far away or who share similar interests. I also feel that some people may become too dependent on these sites for their daily contact with the outside world. I have a facebook account and I have had it for a while. I use it to keep in touch with all of my old friends from high school and college that I would have otherwise lost touch with.

week 7 post 17

I really like iTunes and my iPod. I have had my iPod nano for about a month. I enjoy being able to carry all my music with me wherever I go. It is so much simpler to carry than a portable CD player, CDs and spare batteries. I have also recently discovered a feature on iTunes where I can set the sound levels on different songs myself. I really enjoy my iPod.

week 7 post 16

I have added my blog to the 'favorite blog' part of the wiki. I personally do not like using wikis as a reliable source of information. I do like to use wikis as a starting point for finding information on something. The only way I can see wikis being useful in a library setting is as a voluntary means of communication between patrons.

week 6 post 15

I think "To more powerful ways to cooperate" said some nice things about the expansion of communication the technological era. I like the idea that more people will be able to access more information without restriction. I also see a valid point in "To a temporary place in time" where the Library of the future will need to help patrons navigate through the mess of the internet. I still have trouble finding my way to valid, pertinent internet sources when researching various topics.

week 6 post 14

The search results in the various aspects of Technorati are different. While exploring I did not see anything surprising or particularly interesting when I looked around the website. I generally don't poke around websites and search engines in my spare time.

week 6 post 13

I have explored the del.icio.us site and looked around at things. I can see where this could be used to assist in research, where you would not have to remember every site and you could access your favorites from anywhere. Also, you can see what other people interested in similar things are viewing. I do not think I will use this application because I do not need to be so connected all the time.

week 5 post 12

I do not need the elf application for myself. The hcpl notices I get via email are enough for me. I can see where LibraryElf would be beneficial to large families who have 8 cards among them. It would help them keep track of all the books the whole family has out.

LibraryThing Widget

I found this step to be very easy. It is interesting to be able to see the covers of some of my books.

week 5 post 11

I find LibraryThing to be a rather interesting website. I can see how many other people share similar taste in books. I can also see what other people are reading to see if I might enjoy those books as well.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/knownothing21

week 5 post 10

It has taken me a while to get this posted properly. The Meez website would not let me upload. Overall, I found this task fun. It was interesting creating an avatar and exploring all the options available to use. Meez.com was the most entertaining to me.

week 4 post 9

I like the Feedster search tool. It gives a great variety of types of articles and seems to be pretty straight forward to use. I did not have one that I particularly disliked. I just liked Feedster the most. I found some interesting feeds about politics and other news.

week 4 post 8

I just finished signing up for my bloglines account and adding feeds to the account. It seemed to be a straight forward sight that was easy to use. I think having some feeds is a good idea to keep you updated on the world around you, however, I do not think I will have time to read all of them all the time.

week 3 post 7

my editied pic
Originally uploaded by knownothing21

I inverted the colors and fipped the direction of the photo I had previously used. Pixer is a very interesting site to edit photos with.

week 3 post 6

I looked at the Colorpicker application. I like how you can choose your favorite color and look at all the photos others have taken of that color.

week 3 #5

Night in Venice
Originally uploaded by knownothing21

Here goes my first photo post.

week 2 #4

I am not very comfortable sharing or posting anything online. I typically only communicate online with people I know from other activities such as school and work.

23 Things Week 1 #2

I find organization, setting goals and laughing help me learn best. Distractions hinder my learning the most.