Week 4, Thing 8

RSS feeds? Bloglines? I think I'm embarrassed to say I've never heard of these before this Thing. So wow - this is great. What a great timesaver, and I can pick and choose the feeds I want to look at. This can save me a lot of time, and maybe I'll even keep better track of what's going on in the world. Libraries could have RSS feeds advertising programs, breaking news (like when Harry Potter #7 arrives at SJPL, plus what branch requested the most copies, etc.)
I couldn't find the "Share" tab, but went to the bottom left of the screen and clicked on Share. My public Blogline Account is www.bloglines.com/public/LifelongLibrarian. I checked the sjlearning public account and saw lots of participants' blog postings, but didn't see any of mine. Did I do something wrong?
Side note: I couldn't get the CNET RSS video to run for more than a few seconds before freezing. I tried mulitiple times and also on my home computer.

Week 3, Thing 7

Is there a device to give me more time? There is an overwhelming amount of technological innovation going on...who can keep up?
I do love those gadgets, though. Have you seen the PRS-500 Sony Reader? It holds 100s of books, has a paperback screen and text that looks like real ink on a real page. The battery will last for over 7500 page turns! It's $350, though, so I won't be buying one anytime soon. The way things go, a year from now it should cost $25!
Digital cameras - fantastic! And they keep getting better for less money. I just wish I'd had one 20 years ago when my kids were babies - I'd definitely have a lot more pictures of them!

Week 3, Thing 6

I had so much fun creating these. There are so many possibilities with Flickr Toys! I'm sending the top one to my sister - I think she'll like it!

Lots to learn - I really like Montagr. I need more time to explore all the 3rd party tools - how can anyone keep up with all of this?

Week 3, Thing 5

Wow! Flickr is amazing! I can share photos with my family without having to use slow-attachment opening email! This is definitely the way to go! My sister is a new grandma and keeps sending me pictures and more pictures (which I love, but gee, can't keep them all). I'm definitely going to show her Flickr.

So here's my beautiful niece and her very cute 4 month-old baby. I used Bloggers Images to post. So easy! Another great way to share pictures without using email!

Week 2, Thing 4

I've registered my blog and got the email back from the Virtual Services Team. Great! This is getting easier.

Week 2, Thing 3

This week I went back and played around with the templates and colors and made some changes. Hope you like my blog's new look!

Week 1 - Thing 1 and Thing 2

I got frustrated trying to get an available blog name. There must be a lot of bloggers out there with my same interests!
As for the 7 1/2 habits - the hardest for me is beginning with the end in mind, that is, having an end that I can realistically accomplish. I have my goals, but sometimes they are just not attainable in the time I've allowed, so I end up sometimes giving up rather than adjusting my expectations.
As to the easiest, well...that's easy - accept responsbility for your own learning. It's been that way my whole life, it seems. I'm one of those lifelong learner types, who is always looking for something new.