FUN FUN FUN

Sorry, I don't see myself as a cartoon character now, nor do I ever want to see myself as a cartoon character. Oh, well.

I didn't exactly get Rollyo. Why not just use Google? Why do I want to search things I already know about. Anyway...

LIBRARY THING ROCKS!!! When I first looked at it, I thought "why am I making a list of books?". It's not explained terribly well on the homepage. Just "add books", "look for groups", "swap, borrow...", etc. THEN my colleague explained to me that this was a way to catalog your own library. My husband has what is probably one of the best art libraries in the state . One of our worst fears is that the house will burn down and the library will be irreplaceable. Also, when we die/move/whatever, the books are sort of an overwhelming mess. Robin often buys duplicate books because he doesn't even know what he has. But it could all be catalogued! A friend of ours, who lost her art library in a house fire, suggested we "take photos of the shelves", and I've actually considered this. But now the contents can live in cyberspace! He can access and add to it constantly. My art books, also. Will this turn him from a Luddite into a tech-lover? Maybe.

Really Simple Syndication

OK, it was actually pretty simple. I found some VERY cool sites, thanks to Bloglines: Drawn! was one, and Design Sponge was another. I thought the library feeds were really really boring, with maybe one possible exception...

I accidently subscribed to some nasty "Inbox Crawler with Crawler Smileys" and found out how to delete programs from my computer. Sort of a basic thing...

BLOGLINES!?!?! Why aren't you using Google Reader? I think I got a virus from that last inadvertent subscription. I tend to click on almost anything and then can't get myself out. Or I close out of everything.

I'm going with Google...

I LOVE/HATE TECHNOLOGY

OK, I tried to post (three times) and couldn't get past the "Select Profile". Apparently, everyone knows what this is but me. I can't believe how frustrating this all is, but when it works, when someone helps you, shows you how, it's amazing. I'm really enjoying the other blogs on technology, especially Guybrarian. He's very into all things Japanese, which is quite an eye opener for me. My husband is in his sixties, and he's a total Luddite In fact, he's thinking of starting a group called Elderhostile), so it's a struggle for me to keep positive about technology. I'm just thankful that I work with younger, tech-savvy (patient!) folks at a library. I got into because of books, of course, but I'm getting more and more interested in technology, a necessity these days. I just say to myself, "Don't get discouraged!"

Italy trading cards

My creation
Originally uploaded by prov_booksthroughbars

Here is one of the two trading cards that Jason helped me with. This is really really difficult. He is very experienced and still had a hard time with it. HOWEVER, I am learning about tabs and tab browsing, and how to get to my desktop (windows + D) and a bunch of other things, so it's still a good learning experience.

Flikr

Palazzo Pubblico (1297-1326), Siena - regione Toscana, Italia
Originally uploaded by keienkop

The most beautiful city in the world, Siena, Italy. I think we'll try renting an apartment here on our next trip.

I guess I could "get into" Flikr, if I ever took photos anymore. Or I could just sit at my computer and look at photos. I guess it's useful if you need a photo, but they're not in the public domain, are they? How would you get permission? Too complicated... OK, the Studio Commons or whatever. I'm still not really interested, but hope to see my nephew's wedding photos. Maybe via Flikr, who knows...