I took a look at stumbleupon.com. It looks okay. I did a search for felting and found a lot of sites that sell felted objects. I searched further for felting advice and found a couple of sites that had interesting information that I can use. I did find a free pattern for a felted bowl, so that was successful.
I'll keep this site in mind in the future if I need to browse around and find interesting websites.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thing #16: Add an entry to the Learn & Play wiki sandbox
I did it! With the help of a co-worker, I added my blog to the list of staff blogs, added my favorite restaurant (China Dynasty), and then also corrected a mistake I made!
It is simpler than it sounded from the instructions.
I like wikis, and I hope to learn much more about them in the future.
It is simpler than it sounded from the instructions.
I like wikis, and I hope to learn much more about them in the future.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Thing #23: Summarize your thoughts about the program
I'm very glad I participated in this program! It has been useful, interesting, enlightening. I am happy to know more about some of the exciting and new tools that are available for using all the web's many resoures.
At times, it also has been frustrating and overwhelming. Since I work only on Sundays, I had to do a lot in a small amount of time. I would have liked to have had more time to explore the "things" to get a better idea of how they work and how to use them. Sometimes the tools had me scratching my head to wonder why they are so popular (e.g., twitter). Sometimes I felt overwhelmed by all the links that were provided to explain the things, because I didn't have the time to look at these, and I just needed to plow ahead and look at the things themselves.
But I am happy to be doing Thing #23. I didn't know if I'd make it or not!
Thanks for providing this program.
At times, it also has been frustrating and overwhelming. Since I work only on Sundays, I had to do a lot in a small amount of time. I would have liked to have had more time to explore the "things" to get a better idea of how they work and how to use them. Sometimes the tools had me scratching my head to wonder why they are so popular (e.g., twitter). Sometimes I felt overwhelmed by all the links that were provided to explain the things, because I didn't have the time to look at these, and I just needed to plow ahead and look at the things themselves.
But I am happy to be doing Thing #23. I didn't know if I'd make it or not!
Thanks for providing this program.
Thing #22: Look at MOLDI
I appreciated the motivation to take another look at MOLDI. I looked at it when it was first launched, so checking it out again was helpful.
I saw a couple of my favorite authors with some of their books on audio. One is Ann Ross, who writes the Miss Julia series. I don't listen to audiobooks, but this series is one that I could try. I love the colorful language and the southern setting and the comical situations. I've often felt I could reread the books, so listening to the audiobooks may be fun.
I see that you can now download if you've got an Ipod, so I'm sure that is a feature that many are happy about.
I saw a couple of my favorite authors with some of their books on audio. One is Ann Ross, who writes the Miss Julia series. I don't listen to audiobooks, but this series is one that I could try. I love the colorful language and the southern setting and the comical situations. I've often felt I could reread the books, so listening to the audiobooks may be fun.
I see that you can now download if you've got an Ipod, so I'm sure that is a feature that many are happy about.
Thing #21: Tools for locating podcasts
I looked around at podcastalley.com and podfeed.net. I checked several topics of interest to me, and was really NOT surprised at how many podcasts were found.
I don't have the time to listen to any of them, however. Just like a lot of things on the web, it takes time and effort to separate the quality from the quantity. So, I must admit that I haven't added any RSS feeds for podcasts to my bloglines account.
It is helpful to know that these directories exist. That's about all I can commit to at this time!
I can see that the library could use these. The first idea that comes to mind is for book discussion groups. It would be nice to finish a book, and then find that the library has a podcast of a discussion about that very book.
I don't have the time to listen to any of them, however. Just like a lot of things on the web, it takes time and effort to separate the quality from the quantity. So, I must admit that I haven't added any RSS feeds for podcasts to my bloglines account.
It is helpful to know that these directories exist. That's about all I can commit to at this time!
I can see that the library could use these. The first idea that comes to mind is for book discussion groups. It would be nice to finish a book, and then find that the library has a podcast of a discussion about that very book.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thing #20: Discover YouTube
I love YouTube. I have used it to search for long lost videos and songs, and of course those funny videos that take off in popularity on the web and through email. I have also viewed videos that are embedded in websites such as Entertainment Weekly that discuss the content of the videos.
I heard an enjoyable Christmas song last year that I'd never heard before--a pleasant surprise given the 24-hour playing of Christmas songs on some stations starting before Thanksgiving. Of course, even still I don't hear it very often. I don't understand how you can have two (or more) radio stations playing 24-hour Christmas music for two months, and it seems like you hear the same 30 or so songs over and over! Anyway, I checked on YouTube with the song title that I thought it might have, and ta-da, there it was!
P.S. It is Boney M singing "Mary's Boy Child." (had a problem trying to cut and paste the link)
I heard an enjoyable Christmas song last year that I'd never heard before--a pleasant surprise given the 24-hour playing of Christmas songs on some stations starting before Thanksgiving. Of course, even still I don't hear it very often. I don't understand how you can have two (or more) radio stations playing 24-hour Christmas music for two months, and it seems like you hear the same 30 or so songs over and over! Anyway, I checked on YouTube with the song title that I thought it might have, and ta-da, there it was!
P.S. It is Boney M singing "Mary's Boy Child." (had a problem trying to cut and paste the link)
Thing # 18: Explore a site from the Web 2.0 Awards
I explored the cooking video site www.imcooked.com. It features videos that people everywhere have uploaded, and allows users to rate and comment on the videos. I enjoyed browsing through the different categories, such as vegetables and vegetarian, soups, casseroles, etc. You can see the most viewed, recently added, most popular, top rated, etc.
It seems to be a good way to browse and find new recipes, and it certainly is helpful to see the cooking demonstrations. It also appears to have lots of different style videos--lots to look at!
It seems to be a good way to browse and find new recipes, and it certainly is helpful to see the cooking demonstrations. It also appears to have lots of different style videos--lots to look at!
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