Number 24

In depth look at Linux from the beginning. Who knew it was named after some dude in Europe.
I haven't seen anything this riveting since "Future Shock" when I was in the seventh grade (that was in 1974....... I don't get out much).
All joking aside, there were some decent insights into the reasons behind the Open Source revolution.

Number 23

That's right! Number 23, I've completed my 23 things.
I have found this to be a great way to tie everything together. It seems that many of us dabble in pictures, bookmarking favorite websites and finding all kinds of neat places to go and new things to do on the web. 23 things brings it all together and propels us to learn more about everything we've heard about.
I enjoyed discussing with other people how they did the different exercises. Reading the blogs was especially enjoyable because it gave a glimpse into the personalities of people we work with but don't relly know.
I would participate in anything that expands our knowledge of technology. I've heard too many say "I'm just too old for learning something new". Puhleeese, we learn until the day we die, if you don't want to learn about computers or technology that's fine. Personally, I think you're missing a lot.
23 Things has been a lot of fun. Will I use eveything I did on 23 things? Probably not, but I'll use more than I would have thought. See ya around

Number 22

If you know me, you know that reading is not a high priority of mine. Listening, however, is. I've like using NetLibrary. I especially like the accessibility of the Complete Works of Shakespeare. It's very cool to listen to a book or play while I'm doing other stuff on the computer.
The process is really easy. If you want to listen to it on your computer, you can use your WindowsMediaPlayer or RealAudio, or you can copy the file to a WMA format MP3 player and listen to it anywhere. Cool stuff!

http://www.hclibrary.org/training/eresources.php

Number 21

Podcasts and podcasting - I've been listening to podcasts almost since their inception and I've been producing podcasts for about three years.
To me, podcasts are another way to enhance the web experience. There are podcasts and video podcasts of just about anything you could want. All of the major news networks offer podcasts of their leading stories. Washington Post radio offers archived podcasts of the Tony Kornheiser Show.
HCLibrary has podcasts and video podcasts as well. The 2006 A+ Celebration uses a highlight podcast that is about 9 minutes in length and then 12 separate podcasts for each individual speaker.
In February, we posted a 23 second time-lapse video of the transformation of the East Columbia Branch into a jazz night club for 2007 Evening in the Stacks.
Podcasts have become an essential component of multi-taskers. You should always have a podcast on while you are surfing, watching TV and talking on the phone.

http://www.hclibrary.org/partners/apluspodcast.php

Number 20

I made this video for Book Club Bonanza at the Miller Branch on Thursday, August 23. It is posted to myspace because youtube has a 10 minute limit. The script was written by Michele Happel and Ginny Leslie and I did the video and narration.

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This video is a classic! These dudes still crack me up.

Number 19

Pandora.com is, to me, one of the best websites ever. Imagine, if you will, designing your own radio station. That's what pandora is, a web based radio that plays only music you want to hear.

It works like this, you pick an artist and it will randomly choose a song by that artist and play it. Then every song you hear after that will be in the same style, era and genre of the song you first heard. You can set up "radio" stations like Eric Clapton, Todd Rundgren or anyone you like or any song you like. It benefits the artist because it plays song you don't ordinarily hear by artists you don't ordinarily hear. Very cool!

Number 18

There are so many productivity tools that are free and easy to use. I use Open Source software whenever possible. Zoho(see pic) is a really cool online word processor and document generator that will let you publish directly to your blog.

I also do a lot of video/audio editing in my studio at home and it gets rather expensive to update software every two years. One of the OpenSource video editors I use is Zwei-Stein (see pic). I'ts super easy to use and has more features than the basic imovie and MS Movie Maker software.

Before you go and buy something to work with check out what's available out in the www. There are reviews, pro and cons and general info about everything. So, make sure you do your research before ou download. But, definitely give it a shot.

Number 17

I made an entry to the Learning 2.0 sandbox wiki entitled "Favorite Places to visit in Ohio". The picture should be a hint.

http://marylandlibrariessandbox.pbwiki.com/Favorite%20Places%20to%20Visit%20in%20Ohio

Number 16

I've surfed what seems like hundreds of library wikis and for the most part they are pretty bland. Not that they are not informative. It seems the basic format is everyone throwing in their two cents. Sometimes helpful and sometimes redundant but it is what it is. There was an informative wiki for the national ALA that helped me out as first-timer and the Foley Center Library wiki at Gonzaga is cool. Listed below are two that caught my eye.

http://journal.bookfinder.com/archives/entry/000338.html

http://foleywiki.pbwiki.com/Frequently+Asked+Questions

Number 15

Web 2.0 and Library 2.0. Resistance if futile. Assimilation is coming. Anyone who thinks that libraries will remain as they always have is at the very least fooling themselves.
Evolution is occuring rapidly and many are finding it difficult to keep up. 23 Things is just the beginning of our education into assisting customers in a new age of libraries. I think many think that they need to know how to fix a printer when it goes down or repair Horizon when it's not working properly. That's what LTS does. Our responsibility is to be familiar with technology that further assists our customers. Computers will not replace us. There is no need to fear something that will increase our productivity. We don't have to know everything as it pertains to technology, we just need to know how and where to find the answers.

Isn't that what we've always done?

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6365200.html

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

Number 14

Cool place to collectively track your favorite blogs. Giving you the latest post from your list of favorite blogs.

Number 13

My Del.icio.us account has been set up for some time. What I like best is having access to my favorites when I'm not at my computer.
I keep everything I go to in Delicious. It is an excellent idea for everyone to have an account.

Number 12

Excellent site to have on a tab. The search tool I created searches several auction sites I'm registered with for items I'm interested in bidding on. For instance, if I'm looking for a 1954 Bowman Mickey Mantle card. I would just put Mantle into my Rollyo. Pretty cool.

http://www.rollyo.com/search.html?prevsid=310161&q=Mickey+Mantle&sid=310161

Number 11

I have set up my LibrayThing account. I've added some of my favorite books into the account. Wicked, The DaVinci Code, Jack and Jill by Patterson and Freakonomics. Of course, All the President's Men by Woodward and Bernstein.
It's a nifty little site with a lot of cool features. I especially like booksuggester, although the list it gives you for suggestions can be a little overwhelming.

Number 10

If you look to the right, you will see my computer image. At least that's what I looked like in 1982. It's difficult to find an image generator that's reality based.

Number 9

As stated in the previous entry, I have already set up several feeds. As libraries go, HCL and the Library of Congress are my favorites. New feeds--The New york Times, MSN and BBC.

Number 8

I have set up a Bloglines newsreader account. I also have a Newsgator account that I set up when we were teaching classes about the library's RSS feeds and I have an IE7 feedreader on one of my computers at home.
A lot of the feeds I have are sports and news based. HCLibrary(of course), BBC, ESPN, Microsoft(sorry, Brian),the Weather Channel and the NewYork Times. I find feeds useful to an extent. I think a lot of what you get is useless and cleaning out the feeds can get tedious. You take the good with the bad.

Number 7

There is almost too much to discuss when it comes to technology these days. Technology advances 7 years for every 1 year in real time. That's a lot to keep up with!

It seems that daily I find something new online that grabs my interest. I can arrange my photos on Flickr, upload videos on my my space page, keep track of my baseball cards on Beckett.com or bid on a John Lennon autograph at Heritage.com.

This week I've been playing with the new Baseball Hall of Fame website. They have updated the website with a new section for members that includes videos, pictures and tons of facts to explore. I suggest you visit if you like baseball, sports or a really well done site.

http://web.baseballhalloffame.org/index.jsp

Number 6

Check out the Cal mashup. Combined pic from the induction weekend with one from the Orioles sendoff for Cal.

Visited several 3rd party sites. Some of the coolest are from photo mags such as Digital Photography etc..

Number 5

Flicker account with random pics to view. More to come! Enjoy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68042814@N00/

Number 4

Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt, use it as a rag.

Number 3

Having fun with my blog. Please feel free to join the festivities.

Number 2

Read pointers from lifelong learners. Continuing on with project.

Number 1

I have read the blog and I am on track for 23 Things.