#17 Favorite Blogs -PBWiki

I'm loaded in and now available for others to find. Rather frightening as my info is fairly basic and now more than just a few can blow my cover.

At the same time I can now have a good look at some of the other blogs doing this course. I'm just a perve at heart.

# 16 Wiki

This is a great resource for the ever asked question - what is a good read?
The value in having a constant source of reviews of books updated regularly by all and sundry adds interest and variety to the library website. The only drawback I can see is the possibility of "vandals" putting "graffiti" in this sight. The Library Success Best Practices Wiki seemed to be on top of this by asking for a email confirmation for any contributions to the site.

Also for those studying you can access other view points of the particular subject and add your own to help other students.

#15 Library 2.0

The future is here but not to stagnate. We must adapt and allow change as the needs of our community do. Hard copy is still very much in demand and I can see that having to accommodate all possible choices is impossible in the average library but, a greater import should be on the ease of use of technology for the layman. Allowing the elderly, the very young and the 'just not quite so computer literate' the same access as the geeks to all available information past and present. Libraries are still very much a social outing and books are great in bed but the pressure to know ALL means a need to navigate technology must be as easy as looking up an author and picking a book.

We could start with the language of techno babble - do we really need it or can we make it easier?

# 14 Technorati

This is a great idea if you are eager to check out other blogs but I'm having enough trouble doing this without actually reading other works. I checked out Learning 2.0 in Technorati and found 1,746 results for Blog Posts but I couldn't do a search of tags to compare.

Going to the Popular section I have to ask what is the attraction of Linda Hogan????

I won't be "Claiming" my blog but big congrats to the brave (or very bored) souls who do.

# 13 Del.icio.us

I've enjoyed this particular exercise as my choices for tagging involved the fun to do and fun to read and, of course, the comments made by others with the same choices only add to the hilarity of these sites. The Tags especially for Penny Arcade He-Man were almost as enlightening as the comments. Now I have a list of sites I can scoot to just for the fun of it.

#12 Rollyo

Select...Movie/TV NewsCreativeJinxSearch The Web

I have created a movie gossip,news search engine.

#11 Library Thing

With a reference to 2001 and Harry Potter already in play I've just done a simple movie poster for this exercise.
Link is located at #8 Links.

#9 News

Blogger News is a great search tool as is good old Google. I used both methods of adding in the two News Links Scientific American & Blogger News, ie cut & paste the URL and post directly into the Subscribe box and also using the RSS to add links. I think I've got this one cracked. The RG (resident genius) has opened a few doors including YouTube and Dr Ninja - tres cool.

Look for links in #8 to save doubling up.

#8 Links

I added a few links that my resident genius recommended without the benefit of the tutorial. It was fairly cumbersome until I realised I had blocked public viewing of my blogroll. Pays to read the lessons first. Some links are just for fun and some out there and some way out there.

#7 Techno Jibe

Is the Iphone all its cracked up to be?
I want one but will wait until all the kinks have been ironed out and my wages are garnished. Guess I will just have to wait until it is superseded then buy it on the cheap. Why is there such a need for techno, whiz bang phones in Australia? I'm thinking that distance travelled is a big influence.
My all knowledgeable junior says forget Iphone with its fingerprints on screen and go for Nokia e70 with its all walking, all talking abilities. But oh so ugly and style is important.
For real techno moves lets forgo the library card, credit card, rewards card, travel card, etc and just get ourselves microchiped like our pets. No more hassles if we forgot the card. Make it GPS enabled and you know where the kids are and add DNA and fingerprint/iris scans and crime becomes more difficult.

#6 Cute Kids Trading Cards

#5 Past the Post

A very talented runner runs the full fifteen metres to finish first. Yeah!

Posting pictures not so hard. In Soviet Russia pictures post you!

#4 Why is it So?

Why do things happen in 3s?
Why do bike riders ride in rows of two or more?
Why, when you lose something, do you find it when you've replaced it?
Why do people not travel on the left on footpaths?
Why do bloggers blog?
Why, Why, Why