Hey Y'all,
This is the 23rd thing...Blog about the whole experience. I have found lots of cool things, and fun things, and some not-so-grand things while doing our Learn and Play. I have learned a lot more about the net, and how to manage things on the net, some of which I will never do again, and some which will be used over and over. Maybe even my Blog! Anyway, this has been well worth my while, though some of it did drive me half way nuts! I "met" some interesting people, both from CML and from outside CML while doing the blogging. My little goal of making a viable blog has been met, and I now know that I am not too old to learn technology. I do wish to thank all who put us up to this, and kept us motivated, and helped us to get things right. It WAS fun.
JB.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Moldi
Hey Y'all,
I have gone to MOLDI and I now have a book on my shelf, but cannot actually download it, as I have nothing to download it to. I think this site would be much better for people who like books on tape/cd. I do not. However, I may try again, if I ever get something to download on. I love the idea of them, for some. It was very simple to do, too.
JB.
I have gone to MOLDI and I now have a book on my shelf, but cannot actually download it, as I have nothing to download it to. I think this site would be much better for people who like books on tape/cd. I do not. However, I may try again, if I ever get something to download on. I love the idea of them, for some. It was very simple to do, too.
JB.
Monday, October 27, 2008
?????????
Hey y'all,
I have gotten to the point where I am actually asking "O.K. Where is the next task?"
I am all caught up, and nothing to do! Well, I can just ramble on here, I guess. I have much to do this evening and tomorrow, too. I am trying to finish my grandsons'
Halloween costume. He is to be a pirate. I am almost to the point where it is all the finishing touches. (read that as the hand stitching...yuck.) Alex is to be a pirate, his friend (female) is to be his pirate wench, and her little sister is a mermaid. The radio flyer is being turned into a pirate ship. Not by me, thank goodness. By his Dad. Well, Until we have another task, bu-bye.
JB.
I have gotten to the point where I am actually asking "O.K. Where is the next task?"
I am all caught up, and nothing to do! Well, I can just ramble on here, I guess. I have much to do this evening and tomorrow, too. I am trying to finish my grandsons'
Halloween costume. He is to be a pirate. I am almost to the point where it is all the finishing touches. (read that as the hand stitching...yuck.) Alex is to be a pirate, his friend (female) is to be his pirate wench, and her little sister is a mermaid. The radio flyer is being turned into a pirate ship. Not by me, thank goodness. By his Dad. Well, Until we have another task, bu-bye.
JB.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Old Times
Just found something on YouTube that I remember from many years ago. My father had this on a record, and we all laughed along with it every fall. Never let it be said that I don't like football.
jb.
jb.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Podcasts
Hey, y'all,
I went through a lot of podcasts in the last few days, and didn't find much of interest. However, I did find the podcasts of Babblebooks. That was nice, if you like to listen to books read to you. I don't happen to enjoy it much, but I know of several people who do. I will pass on the idea to them. Most of the podcasts seem to be either advertising or one persons warped sense of (pick one) humor, politics, religion, music, or life in general. If I want to know something on a certain subject, I would rather read a book by an actual expert on said subject. I suppose the library could do weekly podcasts to inform the patrons what events are coming up in that week, or to inform the staff of the same type of thing. Truth to tell, I don't know what the difference is between podcasts and YouTube (other than video), except that YouTube seems to be of better quality stuff, on the whole. //www.babblebooks.com/shopping/shoppodcasts.asp
I went through a lot of podcasts in the last few days, and didn't find much of interest. However, I did find the podcasts of Babblebooks. That was nice, if you like to listen to books read to you. I don't happen to enjoy it much, but I know of several people who do. I will pass on the idea to them. Most of the podcasts seem to be either advertising or one persons warped sense of (pick one) humor, politics, religion, music, or life in general. If I want to know something on a certain subject, I would rather read a book by an actual expert on said subject. I suppose the library could do weekly podcasts to inform the patrons what events are coming up in that week, or to inform the staff of the same type of thing. Truth to tell, I don't know what the difference is between podcasts and YouTube (other than video), except that YouTube seems to be of better quality stuff, on the whole. //www.babblebooks.com/shopping/shoppodcasts.asp
Monday, October 20, 2008
tubin 2
Yep, I did find some Frank Hutchison. Of course, it wasn't a video of him, as he was recording in 1925 or so! But his Stackalee is on YouTube! And this one, about the mine wars in WV in 1920. I am impressed! He was a coal miner in WV, who played the slide guitar and sang real "hill music." So...YouTube does have everything! I wonder what it will take to fool YouTube?
JB.
JB.
TUBING!
Hey, Y'all,
I have found YouTube to be a great place for finding things you didn't think even existed! I found several videos of Karen Dalton singing. This is a blues singer from the early sixties Greenwich Village era. She is almost unheard of, and yet there she is on YouTube. Pretty good for someone who has been dead for quite some time.
I cannot wait to find some other "Oldies and Goodies" on YouTube. Maybe find some Frank Hutchison! Who knows what is possible.
JB.
I have found YouTube to be a great place for finding things you didn't think even existed! I found several videos of Karen Dalton singing. This is a blues singer from the early sixties Greenwich Village era. She is almost unheard of, and yet there she is on YouTube. Pretty good for someone who has been dead for quite some time.
I cannot wait to find some other "Oldies and Goodies" on YouTube. Maybe find some Frank Hutchison! Who knows what is possible.
JB.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
FUN-FUN! #19
Hey y'all,
This time I really found something FUN! I found the link to Make, and spent some time just looking around in there. It was a blast! I am not clever enough to actually contribute to this site, but I sure can look and marvel...How people even think up some of this is amazing to me. Some of the Halloween stuff is down-right sick...but fun. Guess that makes me sick, too!
JB
This time I really found something FUN! I found the link to Make, and spent some time just looking around in there. It was a blast! I am not clever enough to actually contribute to this site, but I sure can look and marvel...How people even think up some of this is amazing to me. Some of the Halloween stuff is down-right sick...but fun. Guess that makes me sick, too!
JB
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Backpack (#18)
Hey, y'all,
I looked at backpack, and I really liked to way it is set up, and loved the calendar! With a different color for each person in the office or family. I think that it could be good for a family with several kids who all do the activity thing...ballet, soccer, riding, etc. It could work for a small office, too. I also liked the writeboard. Good to get a message to everyone. I don't think that the library could use it per se, but different groups within the system might want to look into this. A whole bulletin board on line.
JB
I looked at backpack, and I really liked to way it is set up, and loved the calendar! With a different color for each person in the office or family. I think that it could be good for a family with several kids who all do the activity thing...ballet, soccer, riding, etc. It could work for a small office, too. I also liked the writeboard. Good to get a message to everyone. I don't think that the library could use it per se, but different groups within the system might want to look into this. A whole bulletin board on line.
JB
Monday, October 6, 2008
Online productivity
Hey Y'all,
I went into Google docs and created a little document. I like the idea of being able to have several people at different branches pulling a document together and editing it, etc. It can be hard to get a committee together often enough to do that, I think. One of the ways (besides the one just mentioned) I can see using this is with the spreadsheets. Do the money report on the website, then have Jean Bowling as the person to see it. No more printing it off, sending it to her, etc. Great way to do the money. Still haven't figured out about the other paperwork that goes with the money report, though. One step at a time. It would also work with the stats, too. We "edit" it every day, and at the end of the month, whomever does stats just pulls it up.
This whole thing seems a good idea, except for my constant worry about security. How secure is this? Can ONLY the people registered as readers see it? How sure can we be about that? Well, this is one of the things that I always worry about. I don't usually buy things online, either. Just don't trust the great "Out-there."
JB
I went into Google docs and created a little document. I like the idea of being able to have several people at different branches pulling a document together and editing it, etc. It can be hard to get a committee together often enough to do that, I think. One of the ways (besides the one just mentioned) I can see using this is with the spreadsheets. Do the money report on the website, then have Jean Bowling as the person to see it. No more printing it off, sending it to her, etc. Great way to do the money. Still haven't figured out about the other paperwork that goes with the money report, though. One step at a time. It would also work with the stats, too. We "edit" it every day, and at the end of the month, whomever does stats just pulls it up.
This whole thing seems a good idea, except for my constant worry about security. How secure is this? Can ONLY the people registered as readers see it? How sure can we be about that? Well, this is one of the things that I always worry about. I don't usually buy things online, either. Just don't trust the great "Out-there."
JB
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