#23 Endings

It was great to have the experience of learning new computer technology and learn how advanced technology has progressed. The generators and Youtube are my favorites. It's easy to see how people can spend hours "playing" on the computer. However, people have to know what they are doing because one little item that is out of order can botch the whole set-up and it would be hard to find what needs to be changed or corrected. Somehow, I think this is the beginning, not the end. If the library offers another program like this, I would be interested in participating and seeing how far I get.

#22 NetLibrary

Once the account was made, it was easy to access NetLibrary. Being used to being able to readily create accounts for Gmail, Yahoo, Blogger, etc., I was at first taken aback when I couldn't create a Netlibrary account at home. Then I noticed the note on the website that said contact your library. The "create a new account" box readily came up when searched from a library computer. For easier use, it's too bad that people can't create new accounts at home. The dictionary in the e-book pages is a great help. The e-books were easy to search. For the digital books, it was very easy to check-out one.

#21 Podcasts

I looked at Podcast.net and Podcastalley.com. The RSS feed came from Podcast.net because it was readily available. There probably are RSS feeds somewhere in Podcastalley.com, but I didn't see them. The tags that Podcast.net uses categorizes the material so it is easily avaliable. Both have categories/genres that organize materials. Again, if you have the time it is a good way to keep up with the latest in music.

#20 YouTube

I found YouTube fun. It's easy to search under subject. All the topics I searched came up. The categories section was useful in arranging information too. In keeping with the theme of this blog, I picked a Doublemint commercial to add. I added it under the add a page and used the HTML section. However, to really use YouTube, high speed Internet should be used. A short video can take a half hour to watch and it is garbled while playing. I didn't watch the Doublemint video for that reason. YouTube could be handy for someone who wants to be shown how to do something, like build a deck, dance the tango, play the harmonica, etc.

No. 19 Web 2.0 awards list

I looked at Ning.com under the category, "mashups." It is a social networking site. People can create their own social network for free (in seconds.) Some sites have 3,000 members. Other sites have one member, the creator. The categories are endless. Some sites are Z Bollywood, NFL Player Perspective, Artbook Coalition, and Firefighter Nation. It can be searched by subject. I tried "cows" and "Jane Austen" which lead to some interesting sites. Almost hard to see a difference between a blog and this. It might be useful for people doing research. Again, time is needed to search each site when doing a subject search. Sometimes what appears under the subject is not exactly what a searcher may have had in mind.

No. 18 Zohohoho again

The second time is the charm. I posted the Shakespeare quote from Zoho to my blog using the "publish" button. I finally figured out what "user name of your blog" meant. On to nineteen.

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From Shakespeare's Macbeth

 

Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed.

Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined.  Tis time, tis time. ...

 

Double double, toil and trouble;

Fire burn and caldron bubble. ...

 

Since this is the second time I'm working with Zoho to get a Zoho entry on my blog without cutting and pasting, I thought the quote fun and timely.