Friday, September 21, 2007

Res IX

I found the feed for the MERLIN site and now I too am a subscriber. As for all those search tools, they were all pretty easy to use, except for maybe Syndic8, which was just a little too complicated. Finding useful feeds from those sites, however, is another matter entirely. There is just so much information to go through and half of it doesn't seem at all pertinent. I think I will just stick with the feeds I have now, and only add those that others suggest or that I run across while on my normal internet outings.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Res VIII

Hmm ... RSS feeds. This is something I have been hearing my co-worker talk about, but hadn't had a lot of experience with myself. Now that I've tried it, however, I see that RSS feeds are awesome. As someone who has to keep up to date on all the latest and greatest YA books, this tool will really come in handy. I have already signed up for a couple of book related feeds, now it's just a matter of remembering to check my Bloglines account every once in a while.

Res VII

I'm not sure what to say about technology, I'm not fond of it, in fact don't even have internet access at home!! But I do have to say that I really like some of the technology I have been exploring lately. The fact that I can go to Flickr or MySpace and see what my friends and family are doing, even if they do live all the way across the country, is a great thing. Who knows, maybe someday I too might be persuaded to join some of these sites ... and then I might even have the desire to access the internet from home.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Res VI

I really had fun playing with all the different Flickr mashups. I especially liked the mosaic maker and the spell with Flickr. Unfortunately I don't really see how I can incorporate many of these programs into my day to day life. These programs are, however, I great way to kill some time on-line ;)

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Res V


I must say it is a very bizarre feeling to find a photo of myself on Flickr - a site I had never even heard of before this exercise. But look there I am, and wow does that picture bring back some good memories. Hmmm ... I wonder how many other random pictures of me a can find on this site?

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

7 1/2 Habits of Life Long Learners

Like everyone else, the hardest habit for me is the view problems as challenges. For the most part I do view every problem as a challenge, but it is not an instantaneous thing. I always have a moment or two of panic whenever I am first hit with any sort of problem. Yet after every moment of panic comes the moment when I realize, "Of course I can do that, I just need to figure out how!" I guess my goal is to lessen the time between panic and realization to the point that I don't panic at all. As for the easiest habit, what else could it be but play. You learn so many wonderful things when you just have fun and play. In fact, I recently learned that I am unbeatable at Shoots and Ladders ;)