#18 Web-based Apps

These web-based apps are a good idea, though take some getting used to.
I will use the spreadsheet for my next event with two collaborative booking takers, so we won't fall out of kilter. (Actually, just like teh library's intranet events booking forms.)

I made two brief samples: a spreadsheet and some text; shared both with my daughter, who added to them.
Here are the links:
Click here for the sample text

or click here for the bookings spreadsheet
Only thing, I noticed I couldn't upload the logo to the mini press release which was in teh original document.

Cow

Pic of a cow, just for practice, from StockXchng via Photobucket.
I logged in to StXchg, found my pic, from the free section, clicked, pressed Download, that put it into my browser, and saved it to Desktop. (Then, just for early convenience) re-sized it to 10% with MS photo editor & saved.
then i googled Photobucket, logged in. button for Upload - from computer. Uploaded it from Desktop.(and created a new album for it, alone).

then, right here, clicked AddImage. Got it from teh url of my album in Photo Bkt (minimised). download. presto. couldn't be easier.

#17 Playing around with PB wiki

I had a good look and read pages and comments.
As for adding the link to my blog, there was no Edit button. It must have been removed by someone over-collaborating by mistake.

#16 Wikis

Wikis are good for collaboration.
Although I was part of a study wiki for 20 weeks last year, it's good to see the common features of other wikis, and read the background to them.

There are three ways of sharing information that come to mind: wikis, forums and blogs.
Wikis have the article or main page separated from a discussion page. This is good.

Blogs are more time-bound. I think they'd be not so useful for eg exploring a library collection.

Not sure about forums. Perhaps heavily question-based?

#15 Library 2.0 and Web 2.0

I liked the article Away from the icebergs, reminding us to aim for a service that is collaborative rather than one-sided. The shrinkage of Reference collections follows this trend, as do lower traffic and enquiries stats.
There is a wealth of fast information and answers to be had by digital networking, but we still must be careful about the authority of such information.

#14 Technorati

Technorati is a better search engine for blogs than , say, Google, because it can search in varied ways: by keyword in a post, or a whole tagged blog (a blog dedicated to a topic).

Furthermore it searches by "authority" iethe number of other blogs that link to the one that responds to your search, and by "rank" where the authority is ranked against other blogs responding to the same keyword. So the rank is relative to the search keyword used.

I haven't yet tagged either of my blogs.

#13 Del.icio.us

This is a way of keeping track of Bookmarks when away from my pc.
And of finding other links gathered under the same tag.
It's a bit like a CATALOGUE AUTHORITY FILE!
Del.icio.us has a clean site, clear of ads.
I transfered a couple of entries from my own Bookmarks, which gave a better understanding.

#9 Finding Feeds

I used Feedster, that was broken and Topix, that was American, then Bloglines Search to find library sites that offered news feeds or blog posts. I chose NLA and ALIA. they are now integrated into my general and personal Bloglines account.

#12 Roll your own search engine with Rollyo

Hi,
I've added a small Rollyo on ... bicycles. Why not.
See the bottom right section.
Thanks to my wonderful, somnolent son for keeping me on track with prods.

#11 Librarything

Yes, done that. had a look around. Put in five books, both old and new straight off my riveting bookshelf. Also looked at the community features of who else has my books - and a few have!
Work calls.

#10 "Fun" with image generators

Here's a soap image generator from the first guy's blog and generator links.
It could be fun, once the stress is over.

#8 RSS

Yeah, RSS.
It seems like a good idea.
I've had a go, subscribed to 7 things I wouldn't likely read, but we'll see how it goes. A friend uses it to check out their favourite collectibles on Ebay.
Id like use it to bring me hits on an important keyword, like Media Monitors or Rehame do. But my mentor (aka son) says it doesn't do specifics like that.

I don't know what happened to #7.

#6 Flickr more fun

Can't say I'm having fun. Had a look at some very strange things; Mashups, (that a colleague highly recommended) Mappr and other instantly forgotten widgets. I need basic tools. The only intriguing thing was the desire for sleep! My son seemed to find it interesting, and said i should know how to navigate through chaos, being a librarian and a parent. Thanks, kid.

Tenzing Norgay on Everest 1953 (thanks Flickr #5)

Tenzing Norgay na szczycie Everestu 23 maja 1953r godz 11.30
Originally uploaded by himalman

I have "touched" Everest this month.

In a brilliant alignment of the planets, poor Ed Hillary, Everest, and Alfred Gregory (photographer on the 1953 expedition) have combined to give me the scoop of my nascent writing career, with a front page story and byline for the local paper.

Flickr up- and download

I have uploaded some of my photos to Flickr and downloaded one here.

Second post

Hey, this is working.
Today I leafleted the local town for death (palliative care) and music. Met a woman who wanted to know nothing about palliative care, as she had lost her partner three weeks ago to cancer. I apologised, wished her well and moved on. One can become off-hand about the most serious of topics, when dealing with them constantly.

Welcome

Welcome to Eclectica, where you will read about all the unrelated things the author becomes involved with.