Saturday, June 13, 2009

And in the End...

I discovered a new world on the internet. A world filled with blogs, wikis, nings and tweets. I connected, linked and mashed. I feel like I climbed a mountain and now I get to enjoy the view. I hope everyone who started this journey finishes too.

My journey is complete.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Lights, Camera, Screencast!

This is a very useful tool and I see a very bright future for usage in libraries.
Please view my Screencast-O-matic Production.
(Acknowledgment: I wish to thank HCL for allowing me to use their website for this video. I hope they consider it a complement.)

My Mosiac



I enjoyed trying all the different photo tools. Oh, the ideas this gives me for projects with kids.

Monday, June 8, 2009

A New Hobby

I fell in love today. I love scrapbooking online. Scrapbooking and stamping have been hobbies for me since the kids were born but with the invention of the digital camera I was always downloading and printing pictures. NOW I can download and scrapbook. My biggest problem right now is that our home computer does not seem to like the scrap blog website. I have to use the public computers at the library. Hopefully, we can correct this issue.






Thursday, June 4, 2009

I want my MTV

I like my MTV on a stick. I know I could become addicted to watching old sitcoms and cartoons on the computer. I prefer HULU to Joost. I've used HULU before so I am more familiar with it. I wonder if free TV is too good to be true. How long before I have to pay or get stuck watching ads before I view the show. I'm sure this is affecting TV stations. Just like email has affected the postal system. The main difference will be that TV stations will adapt and change inorder to remain competitive.

Monday, June 1, 2009

clouds

Cloud computing is the future. I have some concerns about data privacy and security, especially medical records, but I'm sure future upgrades will take care of this issue. I know website go out of business quickly and when they do access to your information ends without notice. I think this is an issue that will ultimately become regulated. A 14-30 day notice will have to be given to users by any web based service before that service can close down an account.

Personally, I use alot of cloud computing. I have plans to purchase a little cloud computer for use.
I'm sure in the future my kids will talk about the "old days" when you had to have a hard drive.