Week 9 Thing 23: Wow, I can't believe I did it!

So, I made it through the program. I probably didn't delve in as much, but it is a lot of information to let sink in. And I figure I will go back and revisit some of the "things" to get more information, most specifically, the wiki pages that contained a lot of information on formatting that is more user-friendly than HTML. I really appreciated all the information that was provided so that I don't feel completely out of the loop. I now understand RSS feeds, and how great they are at serving up information rather than trying to find it blindly on the web. It also provides a lot of great ideas for things to do with digital pictures that I have of my kids. I'm hoping that the web sites are kept in a central repository so that I can refer back to them. I know that there will be many new additions to the web, in terms of technology, applications and capabilities, but I figure with the foundation that I have now, I am not so out of touch. Thank you 23 Things!

Week 9 Thing 22: EBooks

So this was neat. There were not that many titles that I would be interested in downloading right now, because I prefer to bring a book along with me, and I have little time to sit in front of a computer listening to the books. I think the best application would be for downloading them to a portable device for listening on the go, in the car, etc. But for those who have visual impairments, this is great. However, they'd probably need help to navigate the system and download the books.

Week 9 Thing 21: Podcasting Directories

Well, this was neat. I'm glad that the better ones give you a choice of their recommended favorites, as well as give you categories. I am amazed at how many podcasts there are out there. I feel like this is the new forum for the Wayne's and Garth's out there. Unfortunately, many of them are not that entertaining, with voices that just drone on. I wish there was a way to siphon out those, but as podcasting becomes even more popular, I'm sure there will be more to sift through. That just means that the really good ones will have to market themselves through word of mouth, and elevating their rankings on the podcast directories. A marketing niche that I'm sure the big ad agencies are going to be rushing to fill to keep their hand in the ever-fragmented market which is being controlled more and more by people themselves. That's my thoughts for Thing 21.

Week 9 Thing 20: You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyg2PXF8g6I#
When Saturday Night Live was funny.

Week 8: Thing 19: Web 2.0 Awards List

Not that I am a lush or anything, but cocktail builder is a really neat site. You just enter in some ingredients that you have on hand, and it will tell you what you can make or what other ingredients you need to make something. And they rate all the drinks so you know which ones are well-liked. Next time, I have a party, I am going to seriously have to consult this site. Thank you bartenders who listed your drinks....

Week 8 Thing 18: Open Software

Well, as you can see from my previous post, I used the open software on the web and posted the document to my blog. So, I guess I figured that out.

stephs musings

Steph's Musings Move to Open Source

So, here are I am typing up my thoughts on this open source application. It's pretty cool. I wonder what Microsoft is making of all this openly available software. What is amazing to me is the amount of competition out there that Microsoft has. I would never have believed that all this open source software was available. Now, I will say there are definitely some things that Microsoft does really well, and it isn't as user-friendly to use open source software. However, for basic word processing, this stuff works great. It's got the same universal icons so that you can figure out the functionality. I'm one of the converted. Move over Microsoft, there is some stiff competition out there.

Week 7, Thing 17: Learning 2.0 Sandbox

So after much tooling around, I figured out how to post my blog. I also created a page listing some of my favorite books in the sandbox. At this stage, there are not that many HCL blogs posted on the site. Many of the other libraries have over 30 blogs posted. At HCL, we need to get with the program. Granted we didn't officially start the 23 things until yesterday, but still. If I can figure out how to do it. And let me tell you it took a couple of tries, anyone can do it. So, that's my post for thing 17.