Okay, this is my last one. Am I having fun yet? I sure am! I created this one on a web site called Famous People Image Generator. You can select a famous person or cartoon and create your own captions. I had to upload it to my computer and then upload that picture to Flickr. I'm sure that there's an easier way, but I stuck to what I already knew. Here's the link. http://www.signgenerator.org/people/famous.asp
Okay, enough playing for today. Now it's time to crack open my book which arrived today from Amazon! I plan to read it at a leisurely pace and enjoy the last book of this wonderful series.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Week 5 - #10 Online Generators
I have had fun today playing with these online generators. I found this one called Captioner on FD's Flickr Toys. It allows you to put captions on pictures and then email them or post them in your blog. You can do other things too such as make a postcard and mail it to your friends.
This is a picture of Bruce at the Light of Day Show (LOD) at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, in November 2004. The LOD show is an annual benefit for Parkinson's Disease. Bruce usually shows up every year and supports the cause. He plays with the scheduled bands, but is not technically on the bill. In this picture he was trying to be a "regular" person and watch the band that was playing onstage at that moment. However, once the crowd got wind that he was in the building, the camera phones started snapping. I didn't take this picture, but I was standing there about 12 feet away sneaking peeks of him.
This is a picture of Bruce at the Light of Day Show (LOD) at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, in November 2004. The LOD show is an annual benefit for Parkinson's Disease. Bruce usually shows up every year and supports the cause. He plays with the scheduled bands, but is not technically on the bill. In this picture he was trying to be a "regular" person and watch the band that was playing onstage at that moment. However, once the crowd got wind that he was in the building, the camera phones started snapping. I didn't take this picture, but I was standing there about 12 feet away sneaking peeks of him.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Week 5 - #10 Avatars
I remember playing with Meez at the workshop in Abingdon. Changing outfits, lips, hair, etc. seemed a bit silly to me at the time. It was too much like shopping which I don't like to do. I get kinda tired of today's stereotype that all women are obsessed with shoes, handbags, etc.
Anyhow, I tried to create a Meez on my home computer, but I couldn't because I am using an older version of Explorer. So I went to Yahoo Avatars and wondered why I had to create a Yahoo account in the uk. ??? Nevertheless, I really like the one that I created. My avatar should have bangs, but other than that, she looks enough like me.
Anyhow, I tried to create a Meez on my home computer, but I couldn't because I am using an older version of Explorer. So I went to Yahoo Avatars and wondered why I had to create a Yahoo account in the uk. ??? Nevertheless, I really like the one that I created. My avatar should have bangs, but other than that, she looks enough like me.
Week 4 #8 - RSS Feeds
I used "Using Bloglines Tutorial" to help me understand how RSS Feeds work and learn how to set up an account. In the first line the author of this tutorial states, " I follow about 80 blogs on a regular basis. I read about 10 online news sites." Holy Mackerel! How in the world can anyone keep up with all of that? WHY in the world would anyone want to?
I think Bloglines is a useful tool for someone who wishes to organize his/her blogs and favorite web sites. It's very handy as I work on my 23Things because I can put my coworkers' blogs in one tidy folder. Will I use it after my 23Things? No. I only check one web site daily and that's www.GreasyLake.org which is a Springsteen fan web site. I added Publishers Weekly, but I prefer to just browse the magazine as opposed to checking the web site for book reviews.
Here is the link to my public bloglines: http://www.bloglines.com/public/MDNewbie
I think Bloglines is a useful tool for someone who wishes to organize his/her blogs and favorite web sites. It's very handy as I work on my 23Things because I can put my coworkers' blogs in one tidy folder. Will I use it after my 23Things? No. I only check one web site daily and that's www.GreasyLake.org which is a Springsteen fan web site. I added Publishers Weekly, but I prefer to just browse the magazine as opposed to checking the web site for book reviews.
Here is the link to my public bloglines: http://www.bloglines.com/public/MDNewbie
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Week 3 - #7 Technology related blog
In the May/June 2007 (Vol. 46, no. 3, pages 30-33) issue of Public Libraries, there’s an article called “Thirty-seven Sites in Two Thousand Words or Less” that mentions many of the sites that are included in the 23 Things and/or were presented at the Tech Fair. This compiled list could be a handy reference for people who wish to have a short synopsis of each web site to tuck away and return to when they are ready to explore new technology or for those who may wish to pursue other areas once the 23 Things is finished.
Week 3 - # 5-6 Flickr etc.
I perused through Flickr and the other sites mentioned in the week 3 exercise. I did not set up an account because I've been using Photobucket for quite some time so I'm used to it. Flickr seems very useful for people wanting to add graphics to enhance their blogs or their web sites. Of all the sites that I looked at, I liked what Mappr had to offer. It would have been fun to map out the Springsteen concerts that I attended in 2002-2003. I managed to attend 15 shows and I think that it would have been a fun tool to share with my friends along the way.
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