Thing 19

I wanted to have some fun so for this exercise, I tried Fun Stuff and Cocktail Maker (because it is 5:00 somewhere!) Unfortunately, I'm not a big hard liquor drinker so I was limited to exploring recipes with beer. The Irish Pancake sounds intriquing!

Thing 18 Zoho Writer

I've used some other web based apps without knowing that was proper term. We have a Mac at home, so I'm always looking for ways to send documents to my pc friends. After searching for quite awhile for a Mac compatible pedigree generator, a friend told me about a web based apps--voila! But, by the time I learned about it, I had already spent money on a very limited program that took forever to download. I definitely want to explore Zoho Writer and Google Docs for more apps.

Thing 17

I would rather play with my dogs than play in this wiki sandbox. Maybe I'm feeling the pressure of June 6 looming plus Rust closing plus home chores (weeding, weeding, weeding!) but I didn't find this exercise to be that useful. But, at least it's finished and I can go on to Thing 18!

Thing 16--Wiki

This exercise answered lots of questions! I enjoyed looking at Prince William's wiki, especially noting that Bull Run is closed from the end of March to the middle of June for hvac repairs-what are their patrons saying about that! Ours complained years ago when Rust closed half days for our own ac problems--Prince William must have more understanding patrons.
If my kennel webmaster doesn't keep up with the changes I ask for, maybe a wiki is the way for me to go. I think I'd like to explore more on my own. This might be a good tool for my store, too, hmmmm....Some of the wikis looked rather plain, which makes me wonder if that is one of the disadvantages over a website.

Thing 15

Interesting ideas in those articles but I think creativity and creating a library 2.0 will go as far as local funding will provide. I think library across the country are very open minded when it comes to new technology and services and are eager to adapt to provide what the patron wants.

Trying again

Let's see if this helps: Technorati Profile

Technorati

I'm claiming my blog--let's see how many people find it fascinating!

Thing 13, Tagging & Del.icio.us

I first started this exercise almost 2 weeks ago, thought about what I wanted to write on my blog, then had to almost start the exercise over to remember everything! Perhaps I don't utilize the internet to its full potential, or perhaps, as the years pass, I have acquired so much knowledge in my little brain that I don't need the internet that much. I did make an account on Del.icio.us and tagged a few articles on collie health. I also looked at other tags but just don't see that it is an essential tool for me personally. Perhaps I'll regret these comments the next time I need to replace my computer and I'm making my list of bookmarks so I don't lose them!

Thing 12--Rollyo

I spent some time on this site and also looked at some of the search rolls created by library staff. I didn't create an account thus no search roll of my own as I just couldn't think of a topic or enough search engines to make the exercise worthwhile (brain dead seems to be my constant state!). I will try to keep this option tucked away in my brain to perhaps be used at another time, but I'm just not sure how useful a search roll will be for my day to day internet use. At home, I'm looking up dog shows, show results, etc so it is specific sites I need to find my information and Rollyo would not be that useful.