Monday, July 28, 2008

Week 5

So Wikis - well I don't really trust them as any yahoo can create an account & post info.
They're good for quickly looking up info though.

I like how a group can posst stuff such as times of metings, links to other subjects, reviews of books etc... A library could easily create one & keep it updated, while encouraging patrons to post about their xperiences etc.....

A major drawback is the site may be blocked by work pcs.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Week 4

Well, had a look around Flikr (when I wasn't being blocked by the council) and found a few cool images. I especially like this one - it's of Viggo Mortensensen as Aragorn - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23942175@N06/2305808396/

I don't have a working digital camera to take photos with, just a mobile that you can upload pictues from, but is a hassle to do.

Tags are like subject headings, if you close an eye and squint hard! There's a list of the most popular available on the Flikr site.

Not sure why some pages were blocked while others from the same searccch loaded straight away.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Week 3

So, pictures - yes!

cat pictures

Ths from a site I check daily as new pictures arwe continually being posted.
www.icanhascheezburger.com

The site gives a linkto add to your blog by copying and pasting, but it didn't work for me so I typed it out. Hope it works!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Week 2 - continued

So I was given a bit of help to create my blogroll

http://www.bloglines.com/public/zzebra138

This is a good way to get info matching your keywords sent to you, cutting out things you're not interested in and reducing the time spent surfing aimlessly and getting sidetracked.
I feel I'd have to spend quite a bit more time playing around with RSS feeds before I truly could grasp them. When I have more time to spare, I'll look into setting one up to send me interesting tidbits - I don't have enough time to devote to playing now, so trying to avoid internet sites!

Monday, July 7, 2008

Week 2

The tutorial wouldn't load for me so will do some work and try again later.