23. The End

I enjoyed playing with the 23 Things, although I did not learn anything earth shattering. Many of them I was already familiar with, and the ones that I was not were generally not too hard to figure out. I did appreciate the opportunity to play around hone my skills. That being said, I really haven’t [...]

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22. What I Learned

Sure, I’ll keep this blog going. I may not say anything interesting, but I can find enough material to post a few times a week. Even if it is just ego stroking or silly quizzes. My big goal is to take the time to figure out how to import a different–and more interesting–template, as the [...]

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21. Other Networks

I gave Ning a whirl a while ago, and really didn’t like it. On cautious reflection and exploration today, it doesn’t seem so bad. The article had lots of good ideas, but more importantly, clear ways of implementing them. I think that’s my beef with so many of these tools: libraries use them without research, [...]

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20. Social Networks

I’m on Facebook; if you know me IRL, drop a line and I’ll add you. I have some of the silly apps installed, but I don’t really do all that much with my page. Since you do have to register with your real name, it has allowed me to get back in touch with some [...]

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19. Podcasts

I subscribe to this podcast. I’m bad about listening to my downloads right away, but that’s the beauty of it–I can set up iTunes in the way that works best for me; in my case, I keep all the songs, and delete them manually. If I were less deficient, I would subscribe to more, but [...]

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18. YouTube

As is evidenced by the fact that I’ve embedded videos already in this blog, I am quite conversant with YouTube. So here’s some more videos I like: Mr Bean at the LibraryWho doesn’t love Mr Bean? Death Star Canteen–LEGO versionAnd along those same lines, who doesn’t love Eddie Izzard, especially when reinterpreted in LEGO? (I [...]

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17. ELM

I made a webpage in EBSCO Academic Search Premier. But I’m not sure what the point of this is…? I can see the point of creating my own account (–> I can save searches and results), but I just don’t get this. Did I make a REAL webpage, or is it something else? *confused* I [...]

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16. Student Tools

I will ignore the sophomoric humor of my title, and reflect on the actual assignment. (Hee.) Ahem. In one of my graduate classes, we were encouraged to use the Assignment Calculator. Then, as now, I can see the point of this, but it’s not useful to me. I do not think and work in a [...]

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15. Gaming

I’ve been playing computer games for approaching 25 years (and now I feel old), but I just don’t enjoy MMOPRGs. I like to play at my own pace with no other involvement. I’ve poked a bit at Second Life, but it doesn’t appeal; I like the puzzels that are in Pirate Puzzels, but I don’t [...]

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14. LibraryThing

This is the Thing I have been looking forward to the most. Oh LibraryThing, how I <3 you! I love this application so much, I have a lifetime membership, and have cataloged all of the books I own–by ISBN, no less. I have tagged each and every book, and I have faithfully rated them as [...]

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