Week 9, Thing 23, Summary

This was an informative and well thought-out program. I already knew most of the information beforehand, but this was a good refresher and I did learn several things.

It is extremely important for librarians to have a good knowledge of technology, as it is used in so many ways, and they need to be able to help patrons. As the library system starts moving more and more online, librarians need to be able to keep up with the new services.

Week 9, Thing 22, Audiobooks

Netlibrary is pretty nice, but unfortunately, it seems to have mostly older items, so I prefer to get stuff from Maryland Digital eLibrary. My only problem is that the audiobooks aren't compatible with Ipods, but that isn't that much of a problem. The movies are nice, since they have a lot of old videos that aren't available anywhere else.
Fortunately, most of the items from here are compatible with PDAs, so I can still view them.

Even though audiobooks and ebooks are nice when traveling, I still prefer a physical book.

Week 9, Thing 21, Podcasts

I have been using podcasts for a while, and I really enjoy them. I use Itunes, and simply subscribe to a podcast and download it to my Ipod. I currently have many podcasts, ranging from music podcasts to calculus lectures. Podcasts are a wonderful way to learn, discover new things, and pass the time.

Week 9, Thing 20, Youtube

My post is about a Youtube video that I found. This movie is a comedy, but it also illustrates how computers can be used to edit and enhance videos.

Youtube is one of the most popular video sharing sites, and is a great place to find commercials, humorous clips, previews, and much much more.

Week 8, Thing 19, Web 2.0 Tools

I choose an online desktop to write about, DesktopTwo. DesktopTwo is a free online desktop that offers a 1 GB "hard drive", mail, blog, IM, mp3 player, and many other programs. DesktopTwo is completely online, and so can be accessed anywhere. I only have a couple of complaints: it's a little hard to upload files, and I don't think that you can install programs.
Aside from these small complaints, DesktopTwo is an excellent program.

Week 8, Thing 18, Zoho Writer

Zoho Writer and other online productivity applications are a great way to type documents.

They have many advantages:
-free
-edit documents from anywhere, on any computer
-same file types
-no worries about compatibility
-collaboration is very easy
-you can edit your documents offline
-tabbed documents


I have used these productivity tools before, and I am actaully using Zoho to keep my records for the 23 Things.

These applications make it easy to continue working on research papers, other writing assignments, and keeping a calender up to date.

Week 7, Thing 17, Sandbox

My post this time is about the Library Sandbox. I added my blog to the Favorite Blogs Page, which was extremely easy.

The Sandbox is a good place to discover other peoples blogs, have fun, and meet some new people.