Wiki Two

I learned (just as in all things computer-wise) there are several ways to do what you want to do. Jeannie and I decided to add a Table of Contents to the Sylvan Way wiki. We added
and added the Table. But, later, when talking to Bob; he showed us a quicker way to do it. We arranged some things into heading 3 and added them. It is pretty amazing how easy it is to edit these pages. And....................how comfortable it is when you spend just a bit of time figuring it all out.

Wiki Part One

As usual I waded into this new concept with trepidation. And, as usual, my brain liked what it had to do. Both the Stevens County Wiki Project and the Book Lovers Wiki could be incorporated into KRL. Patrons would love adding to our Wiki. People always like an organization more if they feel they are part of it. Everyone who has ever read very many books loves to tell others their opinions of them. I liked the 5 Star Reviews and the genre list. KRL patrons could find books that others recommend. I really liked the idea of a book list (Wiki) on our website.

YouTube

As usual this was much more fun than I thought it would be. Everyone has heard horrid stories about what they show on YouTube. I visited New York City last week. I missed the Rockefeller Center tree lighting by one day. But there it was on YouTube. The video was a bit shaky and amateurish............but this is what you might get since anyone can post. I also typed in Tony Bennett and there he was...........singing away. I did find Susan and her fish story from the library. All of this is such an amazing learning experience. I am enjoying it very much.

Library Thing

I proved to myself that I need to write down the titles of the books I read. To list the last 3 books I read in Library Thing; I actually had to use Google to find the titles! I read so many things..........the title is the last thing I remember. Here is a website that I will actually use. I really like the tagging idea. These last 3 books all used the same tag (New York city history).......this proves that I need to get another genre! But I love New York City and I love its history. Life is short........eat dessert first and go to New York every year (which I do).

Flickr not Flicker

I kept typing in Flicker.com (with the letter e) and would search Norway and get lots of shopping sites and cruise lines etc. I did not mind looking at the Norwegian sweaters and thinking about buying one of them. But I knew this was not quite with 2.0 had in mind for me. After a bit of whining I discovered that Flickr has no letter e. With this discovery I found beautiful pictures of Norwegian fjords which took my breath away.

RSS.......real simple?

RSS means Real Simple Syndication. It must be simple because I had several subscriptions on my home computer, but did not know I was doing something that would be a learning experience later. I did sign up for the Word of the Day and Quotes of the Day as well as the American Library Association. There were pictures of librarians on this website......and well......the people looked like librarians (not a bad thing). They looked safe and normal. So maybe apprehensions should continue, but maybe the kids are safer? than we think. Kim.............I did find the directions: "add subscriptions to at least two of your favorite krl bloggers" a bit vague. Thank you for helping to make that clearer.

Social Bookmarking

One of my sites I used was Arkivmusic which is a site to find and buy classical music recordings. "New Yorker" magazine (October 22,2007) had quite an article about the internet helping classical music. "The anonymity of Internet browsing has made classical music more accessible to non-fanatics; first time listeners can read reviews, compare audio samples and decide on, for example, a Beethoven recording by Wilhelm Furtwangler, all without risking the humiliation of mis-pronouncing the conductor's name under the sour gaze of a record clerk". The article went on to mention sites such as Amazon, iTunes and Arkivmusic.

Rambling thoughts

I am not sure how you can write 150 words about "43 Things I Might Want To Do This Year", but I did find it very interesting to read. And to think of 43 things I might want to do this year that did not involve cleaning out closets or planting more roses! The suggestions were great for what to do at the computer. The best part was that I have actually done some of those things.......like iTunes, Netflix, digital pictures. It was amazing that we try these things without realizing that we may be doing things that others may think are difficult. We think some of these things are difficult and once your wading boots are on........it is not so difficult after all.

Great Job

I would like to thank Jeannie for all the help in setting up my blog.