Task # 9 this week was to become familiar with LibraryThing. To be honest, I had no idea this site existed. It's pretty cool though, I'm not quite sure how I could best use it other than keeping record of books. In my personal use for my thesis research, I have used Google Books. They seem pretty similiar but, the advantage would be one Google account. I'm a total Google fan so probably won't use LibraryThing in future. The link to my LibraryThing library can be found at:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Lisa_BFD
Lisa
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Task # 8 RSS Feeds
This task was an easy one for me as I already subscribe to RSS Feeds through Google Reader! Currently I am subscribed to: NFPA Public Education (National Fire Protection Association), News from Burlington (Burlington Post), and of course, Burlington Fire Department Blog and Twitter posts! :)
I most definitely will continue to use these Feeds and Google Reader. It is extremely efficient to see the headlines of what is happening in the community; to see things of specific interest to me; and, also monitor my own internet traffic.
Lisa
I most definitely will continue to use these Feeds and Google Reader. It is extremely efficient to see the headlines of what is happening in the community; to see things of specific interest to me; and, also monitor my own internet traffic.
Lisa
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Task # 7 - Wikis
As per the assignment this week, I added peanut butter and banana sandwiches to the picnic meal.
Using PBWiki was pretty straightforward and simple to use. Although I did see that people were making comments to the page instead of updating the wiki.
At the current time I do not see how a wiki is of benefit to my needs, however, I'm sure I could be creative!
Lisa
Using PBWiki was pretty straightforward and simple to use. Although I did see that people were making comments to the page instead of updating the wiki.
At the current time I do not see how a wiki is of benefit to my needs, however, I'm sure I could be creative!
Lisa
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Photo Sharing
Halfway through the Betty Blogger Summer School with task #5 complete! This week was the opportunity to use Picasa for photo sharing. In the photo I shared with the library lady there were no tags on the picture. The picture was a cool shot taken in the evening of one of the ladder trucks and the platoon chief's car. The photo was during a community event and was displaying a banner reminding residents to have working smoking alarms.
I like Picasa, I use it to share personal photos with friends. One of the main reasons I like it is the ability to store photos online as added security in case I lose on my personal computer. The other perk I like about Picasa is the choice of having unpublished or public galleries. I definitely will continue to use this application.
Lisa
I like Picasa, I use it to share personal photos with friends. One of the main reasons I like it is the ability to store photos online as added security in case I lose on my personal computer. The other perk I like about Picasa is the choice of having unpublished or public galleries. I definitely will continue to use this application.
Lisa
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