Technology: Thing #7

Technology, especially the tools I use to do my job, have changed so much over the course of my library career. (21 years!) When I was in library school, I'd never heard of the Internet, for example.

Nowadays, my favorite tool is--Google! Surprise! ;-) I keep discovering wonderful things that Google does. For years, I have loved all of the advanced search features. But Google keeps coming up with new stuff. My coworker (http://ridiculology.blogspot.com) recently introduced me to the wonders of the Google calendar and the potentials for group work and document sharing. Wonders never cease.

I got this image from flickr, originally uploaded by clicksense.

Oh, don't forget to vote in my poll! What prize should I hope for? What prize would you like?

Demon kitty: Thing #6

I explored some of the flickr applications and was fascinated by this retrievr application. You can make your own sketch or upload a photo, and retrievr tries to find a flickr photo similar to your sketch or image. Wow, I got some really bizarre matches!

For this one, I uploaded that picture of my coworker reading the newspaper, and I got this demon-kitty among my results! See the similarity?

I noticed that, no matter what I put into retrievr, I always got back at least one image of an eye. Interesting, huh?

I sure am excited about these prizes. Wouldn't it be great to win a video recorder?

Man reading newspaper: Thing #5

I used the division camera today to take this picture of my coworker reading the newspaper.

I created a new Flickr account and added this as my first photo! I enjoyed reading all about Flickr and have plans to upload some photos from my recent vacation.

Wouldn't it be cool if I won my very own digital camera after completing all 23 things?

Habits: Thing #3

I listened to the Seven and 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners as part of Learn & Play@CML, checking off number 2 on the list of 23 things I must finish before I'm eligible to win a fabulous prize!

I think that the easiest habit by far is #7 1/2--play! Having fun is always easy.

Maybe the hardest habit is #3, view problems as challenges. I tend to view problems as...problems. Too many of them can make a task seem impossible.

Hey, I'm blogging!

How about that, my first post.