DONE!!!

YEAH!
23 Things later I know a whole lot more than I did a few weeks ago.
RSS feeds? Flickr? Who knew?
And actually, it was fun exploring the net too (despite some complaints). ;-)

Will I use some of what I learned? Sure!
Would I participate in another learning program? Absolutely!

And it got all of us involved in the same thing - a fun experience in itself.

These are Sabine's thoughts - over and out.......

Downloadable Audiobooks - Think 22

I LOVE Project Gutenberg!
They have books in lots of different languages that you can read right on the computer - anytime, anywhere. Fantastic!!

Podcasts - Thing 21

Podcasts for book reviews??
Hip idea for a hip new generation!

You Tube 20

Everybody wants their 15 minutes of fame and you can find them all on YouTube!
I can probably find something better to do with my time, but I am sure it can be entertaining for some.

Web 2.0 Thing 19

This was time well spent cruising the different award winners.

Google maps we have used in my house for a long time, unfortunately the maps are not detailed enough to find the house I grew up in Austria (but my mother-in laws van can be seen parked outside her house!)
Picasa we are using as well at home, it's our free photo program and works just fine
Cocktailbuilders was fun, it brought back memories from one of my former lives as a bartender. ;-)
Kayak is a GREAT website for travel, it will compare all the other major sites as well with one click of the mouse - fantasticc!!

I will come back to it and look at other winners, so far this is one of my favorite exercises.

Thing 18 - Online Productivity

I can defenitly see use for Zoho and Goggle Docs - watch out Microsoft!

I made this word document in Zoho, uploaded it to Google Docs (which I like even better, it is SO easy to use).
This is something I can use in my daily work, finally something I really like - YEAH!!!!

SandBox wiki - Thing 17

This is an hour of my life I'll never get back!
I had a hard time adding my blog, it still can't be accessed. Neither can my 'Favorite Austrian Foods' page I created (complete with link and recipe!).

Playing in the Sandbox? I think I rather go and play in traffic....

Sandbox

Wikis Thing 16

I finally know what wikis are!
I have used Wikipedia in the past for a quick reference, and I really liked the book lovers wiki. It was very easy to use and the covers of all the books reviewed are a nice touch (it gives it a book store feel).
The fact that many wikis look alike breeds familiarity, it makes them maybe a bit more user friendly.
A community wiki on the library site for one-stop-shopping is a great idea, it would put the library more in the center of community activities.
One drawback I see is that wikis are somewhat prone to being subjective, but we all know you can't believe everything you read on the internet. ;-)

Library 2.0 - Thing 15

Modern, global, innovative, accessible, barrier-free, mind boggling....
a bit (or a lot) overwhelming ....

Call me old fashioned but I LOVE human interaction and the 'feel' of a library!

And I love books!

Technorati - Thing 14

I don't think I will use Technorati in my work, at home or if I have time to spare.
But at least I know what it is. ;-)

Delicious Thing 13??
Not so much for me!


PS: A couple of weeks later Jo is trying to open my eyes more to the possibilities of Del.icio.us, I just might like it better after I play with it some more. ;-)

Will I use Rollyo Thing 12???

Maybe.......

http://rollyo.com/sabine/start_your_engines

LibraryThing 11

Check out what I have picked so far on LibraryThing:



This was soooo easy!

Online Image Generators - Thing 10

I have also created an 'Avatar'
for my e-mail account and will
play more with online image
generators in the next
few days. ;-)

If it only were that easy!!

RSS feeds & MERLIN - Thing 8 & 9

Okay, so I created a bloglines newsreader account, but I am not sure if I will use it that much. So far I haven't found a site that really interested me enough, I just don't surf the net too often.
Maybe if I play some more it will spark my interest......
Subscribing to MERLIN was easy enough, but I have found that I am not all that interesting in reading other people's blogs. (Okay, other than my coworkers, those are fun to read). ;-)

PS: It is now 2 weeks later and I have had time ot cruise more websites to look for RSS feeds.
Turns out I like it much more than originally thought - this might be the one thing I will use (and flickr, I love flickr).

Technology??

Technology interested I am only in small amounts. Unless of course you count the convenience of them. I could NOT imagine my life without e-mail, cell phones, washer & dryer, microwave.... well you get the point. I don't need an I-pod or MP 3 player - or one of these hideous big screen TV's that dominate a whole room.

Right now I am having a REALLY good time on Flickr, that's as much technology as I like for this week.

Check this out!! - Thing 5 & 6

I had A LOT of fun with Flickr!!!!
(And yes, that's me as a little one).

Starting my blog

Wow! I created my first blog! Not a very creative one, but I will work on it in the days to come. ;-)