And Brody fired his rifle in the 1975 movie Jaws and... That's my head after a full 8 hours of playing catch-up with the rest of the 'class'.
All together, I found this to be useful. I think that libraries can take advantage of everything in here, from youtube to podcasts and from wikis to downloadable books.
I know that I'll be taking advantage of the podcasts.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Overdrive
OverDrive and sites like it will take over libraries and physical books will go away.
Of this I am sure. Ipods, mp3 players, media players, and your cell phone will be able to bring you these books that are recent without the hassle of physically going to the library, checking out a book, and sitting down somewhere to read it.
Nope, download and listen. Less steps and less trouble. (Unless your Internet connection stinks, then you're back in realityland with the physical library).
I like the concept; I just wish that there were more to choose of or regionwide sharing of audio books.
Of this I am sure. Ipods, mp3 players, media players, and your cell phone will be able to bring you these books that are recent without the hassle of physically going to the library, checking out a book, and sitting down somewhere to read it.
Nope, download and listen. Less steps and less trouble. (Unless your Internet connection stinks, then you're back in realityland with the physical library).
I like the concept; I just wish that there were more to choose of or regionwide sharing of audio books.
Podcast Podcast.... Where Art Thou?
I jumped back to Digg.com, and found they had a podcast section. (Remember, Digg is user-based, so more then likely be up-to-date).
After clicking that, I found a ungodly amount of podcasts, arranged in an order for me to pick from what genre I wanted. I'm a tech person, so I started to watch the DL.TV podcasts, thebroken podcasts, and the TWITS podcasts.
Of course, for my gaming habits, I usually check out the 1up.com podcasts, PCGamer podcasts, or the EGMLive Weekly Podcasts.
After clicking that, I found a ungodly amount of podcasts, arranged in an order for me to pick from what genre I wanted. I'm a tech person, so I started to watch the DL.TV podcasts, thebroken podcasts, and the TWITS podcasts.
Of course, for my gaming habits, I usually check out the 1up.com podcasts, PCGamer podcasts, or the EGMLive Weekly Podcasts.
Youtube
Youtube is, by far, better then TV now.
Why? I can find clips of almost anything under the sun for free. Plus, I can post them and show them to other people, which is nice.
For example, I've been playing a game for the last 3 months called Guitar Hero 2, the footage below is from Guitar Hero 1, but you get the idea of the game (minus the bad acting and cheesy costumes)
Anyway, I've recently been stuck on a song called Misirlou from Dick Dale. Below is Dale playing it live:
In order to 'beat the song', I need to play the song which is here. If I don't fail the song within the first 10 seconds of the song, I usually fail around the 1:07 time of the video. Here's the insane video of someone who beat it (note: this is a rhythm based game; you 'strum' the guitar to play a note; there is some VERY FAST STRUMMING IN THIS)
Hand hurt? It will. Guitar Hero 3 is coming out 10/29. Yes, 18 days from now. I think I feel a cold coming on *cough* *cough*
Think what you saw above was bad? Check out Dick's sang "Nitro", it will be in GH3. And I will injure myself. This I can foresee:
And just in case you want to see some really insane playing, check out this released footage of a song called "Through The Fire and Flames", this will be a real fun time. I plan on breaking something after failing this song ~1,000,000,000,000,000 times.
Yay.
Why? I can find clips of almost anything under the sun for free. Plus, I can post them and show them to other people, which is nice.
For example, I've been playing a game for the last 3 months called Guitar Hero 2, the footage below is from Guitar Hero 1, but you get the idea of the game (minus the bad acting and cheesy costumes)
Anyway, I've recently been stuck on a song called Misirlou from Dick Dale. Below is Dale playing it live:
In order to 'beat the song', I need to play the song which is here. If I don't fail the song within the first 10 seconds of the song, I usually fail around the 1:07 time of the video. Here's the insane video of someone who beat it (note: this is a rhythm based game; you 'strum' the guitar to play a note; there is some VERY FAST STRUMMING IN THIS)
Hand hurt? It will. Guitar Hero 3 is coming out 10/29. Yes, 18 days from now. I think I feel a cold coming on *cough* *cough*
Think what you saw above was bad? Check out Dick's sang "Nitro", it will be in GH3. And I will injure myself. This I can foresee:
And just in case you want to see some really insane playing, check out this released footage of a song called "Through The Fire and Flames", this will be a real fun time. I plan on breaking something after failing this song ~1,000,000,000,000,000 times.
Yay.
Google Docs
No more bickering about Microsoft Office or OpenOffice, Google Docs is the way to go!
I think I'll be using Google Docs from now on, simply because it's:
1) online
2) free
3) simple to use
4) can save as MS, OO, or .pdf (choices choices choices)
Matter of fact, I made (and published) this spreadsheet for my treadmill at home. (will be useful considering my lunch = high in carbs and calories, EEK!)
I think I'll be using Google Docs from now on, simply because it's:
1) online
2) free
3) simple to use
4) can save as MS, OO, or .pdf (choices choices choices)
Matter of fact, I made (and published) this spreadsheet for my treadmill at home. (will be useful considering my lunch = high in carbs and calories, EEK!)
Sandbox Wiki
Well, the directions say to go to click the "Favorite Blogs" from the Maryland Libraries SandBox Wiki and add something there to learn how to use a wiki. I was expecting to find some other peoples links there, but nothing was there. So I edited the main page and added my link there. >:)
#17 of 23.... almost there!
#17 of 23.... almost there!
The "Open" Library Project
I was searching for how wiki's help the library, when I came across this site. This news link takes you to a wiki that is designed to be an wiki catalog, of sorts.
Wrap your head around this concept; you have your local library. ~3000 books in it. Each book has it's own wiki page, with detailed information on the page (page numbers, publisher, author, ISBN, etc.), then below it has a synopsis of the plot line, then the characters, then the location of the book in the library, etc etc.
This is scary, but useful. To me, this is the replacement of online catalogs; this is a hand made wiki for patrons and staff alike to 'advertise' their books that they have in the library. This way, patrons could possibly contribute to the library by adding characters to wiki pages that are place holders, editing possible fat-finger-errors for staff, etc.
Looks cool, would it work? Don't think so; to get this project off the ground would take weeks of hours of work. Once it was built, could it be used? Dunno, the staff would have to dedicate a lot of time to keep it relevant. Would it nice to the end user? Absolutely.
Enough brainstorming and thinking, enjoy this cat picture I found from my bloglines from an earlier post.
Wrap your head around this concept; you have your local library. ~3000 books in it. Each book has it's own wiki page, with detailed information on the page (page numbers, publisher, author, ISBN, etc.), then below it has a synopsis of the plot line, then the characters, then the location of the book in the library, etc etc.
This is scary, but useful. To me, this is the replacement of online catalogs; this is a hand made wiki for patrons and staff alike to 'advertise' their books that they have in the library. This way, patrons could possibly contribute to the library by adding characters to wiki pages that are place holders, editing possible fat-finger-errors for staff, etc.
Looks cool, would it work? Don't think so; to get this project off the ground would take weeks of hours of work. Once it was built, could it be used? Dunno, the staff would have to dedicate a lot of time to keep it relevant. Would it nice to the end user? Absolutely.
Enough brainstorming and thinking, enjoy this cat picture I found from my bloglines from an earlier post.
Library 2.0
In 2002, I typed out something for a sociology college class, they asked "Even the way technology is evolving right now, where do you see the library in 8~10 years?
This is what I wrote:
The Year Is 2010 – Hold On To Your Hats
Now, 2007 is here (and almost gone), and I wonder: How will Web 2.0 interact with libraries?
Answer: Web 2.0, to me, is nothing more then an extension of interaction between you (the user) and the website you like. MySpace, Facebook, Wikis, and everything else that has exploded all over the Internet is now making the Internet more interactive then EVER before. How can libraries jump on the bandwagon?
Well, for starters, wiki's are basically online encyclopedias; use wikis to talk about the library (number of computers, its services, its history, etc.). Blogs can be used by the library as a whole, or for different committees within the library for outside communication (the fundraising club will be selling donated books to raise money, the library computers will be having a open house LAN gaming night, etc.)
That's all I can think of for right now, but if I sat and really thought about it, I'm sure there is much can Web 2.0 can do for the libraries.
This is what I wrote:
The Year Is 2010 – Hold On To Your Hats
q Patrons will register for library cards online. Therefore, all registration forms will be obsolete.
q Check-in and checkout will be replaced with book scanners. (Think of the self-checkout lines in Safeway or Giant)
o Near this scanner, a small machine will be placed to accept cash, change or credit cards to pay off late fees. The machine will be connected into SIRSI customer database and will add/subtract debts from the patron’s totals.
q A book-scanning sensor will be placed at the entrance of every drop-box for the patron to scan the book he/she is bringing back at anytime 24/7, allowing the patron to easily check-in books to save library staff time.
q Computer management software will regulate patron time of use when needed.
o For computer use, each patron will connect to a firewall at the MVA; all patrons 18 or older will be given the option to log on for unfiltered or filtered access. Those patrons that are under 18 or are not registered with the MVA will automatically be logged in with filtered access.
o Printing will be automated as well; each computer will be equipped with the same type of self-payment box as the self-checkout scanner above.
q New books will arrive as published by pre-determined selection criteria
o Top sellers, historical books, new releases, etc.
q Book delivery will be extended from statewide to regional or national, expanding the range of availability and selection of books for patrons.
q Librarians, working from home or anywhere, will guide patrons searching for information online or in Library databases. (Like Ask Us Now in your pajamas!)
q Staff will be needed to empty the drop box and return books to shelves. There will be an IT Tech and a custodian for each building to handle maintenance.
Now, 2007 is here (and almost gone), and I wonder: How will Web 2.0 interact with libraries?
Answer: Web 2.0, to me, is nothing more then an extension of interaction between you (the user) and the website you like. MySpace, Facebook, Wikis, and everything else that has exploded all over the Internet is now making the Internet more interactive then EVER before. How can libraries jump on the bandwagon?
Well, for starters, wiki's are basically online encyclopedias; use wikis to talk about the library (number of computers, its services, its history, etc.). Blogs can be used by the library as a whole, or for different committees within the library for outside communication (the fundraising club will be selling donated books to raise money, the library computers will be having a open house LAN gaming night, etc.)
That's all I can think of for right now, but if I sat and really thought about it, I'm sure there is much can Web 2.0 can do for the libraries.
Technorati
Technorati, how can I describe it....
It's basically one of two things 1) a blog searching tool. To me, it's google for blogs. Type in what I want, and find someone's blog based on tags others have made for the site. 2) a real-time blog notifier; this would be good if it didn't update every second. After looking over the main site page for about 30 seconds, I saw 7 blog posts about Britney Spears' new album cover. If it were 5 years ago, I'd be interested; now? not so much.
I wouldn't use technorati simply because Google can hit a keyword in a blog the same way Technorati can, Technorati seems to be limited to blogs only, which is fine if you're limiting yourself to blog searching.
It's basically one of two things 1) a blog searching tool. To me, it's google for blogs. Type in what I want, and find someone's blog based on tags others have made for the site. 2) a real-time blog notifier; this would be good if it didn't update every second. After looking over the main site page for about 30 seconds, I saw 7 blog posts about Britney Spears' new album cover. If it were 5 years ago, I'd be interested; now? not so much.
I wouldn't use technorati simply because Google can hit a keyword in a blog the same way Technorati can, Technorati seems to be limited to blogs only, which is fine if you're limiting yourself to blog searching.
Tag... You're It!
Back from lunch, time for more work!
Tagging to me is quite useful on sites where everyone has access to create news articles; kinda like most blogs I read. It does allow me to sift through the junk I don't need or want to read and lets me go (usually) right to what I want.
I found this site off of del.icio.us; it's a tutorial site that shows (guess) tutorials on different graphic and animation programs like Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver and other sites to how to build websites with advanced coding. Cool looking stuff.
Moving on....
This blog entry can be tagged with: Photoshop, lunch, del.icio.us, Dreamweaver, Flash
Tagging to me is quite useful on sites where everyone has access to create news articles; kinda like most blogs I read. It does allow me to sift through the junk I don't need or want to read and lets me go (usually) right to what I want.
I found this site off of del.icio.us; it's a tutorial site that shows (guess) tutorials on different graphic and animation programs like Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver and other sites to how to build websites with advanced coding. Cool looking stuff.
Moving on....
This blog entry can be tagged with: Photoshop, lunch, del.icio.us, Dreamweaver, Flash
Rollyo..ho..ho...
I'm going to lunch now, I promise I'm walking out the door now...
As an IT person, I use search engines about as much as a normal human blinks. I've gotten to the point to where if something important doesn't come to me within half a second, I'm already typing into Google.
A little off topic, but relevant to search engines: Remember when you'd be sitting down with friends watching a TV show and/or a movie and one of you says "Hey, he/she was on that other show...what was it?" From that single question, everyone would put on their thinking caps and ACTUALLY THINK to figure out with clues from the absent-minded person, where they might have seen this actor/actress before. Nowadays, this is gone out the window. Wait, who's that? What show is this? 24? IMDB.com!!! The president's aide from Season 6 of '24' was the guy from Ghostbusters 2! Thank you IMDB for not having to let me think!
Back to Rollyo...
I have my Rollyo set up for myself; it's a lot of sites that I visit when I'm not mindlessly watching blur/green/red bars go across the screen. It can be found here.
As an IT person, I use search engines about as much as a normal human blinks. I've gotten to the point to where if something important doesn't come to me within half a second, I'm already typing into Google.
A little off topic, but relevant to search engines: Remember when you'd be sitting down with friends watching a TV show and/or a movie and one of you says "Hey, he/she was on that other show...what was it?" From that single question, everyone would put on their thinking caps and ACTUALLY THINK to figure out with clues from the absent-minded person, where they might have seen this actor/actress before. Nowadays, this is gone out the window. Wait, who's that? What show is this? 24? IMDB.com!!! The president's aide from Season 6 of '24' was the guy from Ghostbusters 2! Thank you IMDB for not having to let me think!
Back to Rollyo...
I have my Rollyo set up for myself; it's a lot of sites that I visit when I'm not mindlessly watching blur/green/red bars go across the screen. It can be found here.
Library-Related Blogs
Ok I lied, I figured I could fit in another thing before I go to lunch.
I don't have much for this, only that my friend Mr. G Oogle was able to help me find a plethora of library-based blogs. Click here to see them.
I don't have much for this, only that my friend Mr. G Oogle was able to help me find a plethora of library-based blogs. Click here to see them.
LibraryThings
I enjoy reading off-the-wall stuff; anything that creates 'shock and awe' for the reader, usually books by comics both thinking and absolutely vulgar. Something about comedy, both dark and knee-slapping, to me is almost a necessary need in life.
Here are the eye blazers I would look at for a good chuckle (click the book to go the librarything page for it):
As for more 'on the road' type stuff, I do read the occasional fiction and non-fiction stuff too (click the link, go to site, same drill):
Ok, I'm tired of cutting, copying, pasting, clicking, and thinking. It's lunch time.
Here are the eye blazers I would look at for a good chuckle (click the book to go the librarything page for it):
As for more 'on the road' type stuff, I do read the occasional fiction and non-fiction stuff too (click the link, go to site, same drill):
Ok, I'm tired of cutting, copying, pasting, clicking, and thinking. It's lunch time.
Bloglines
Ok, check this off the list of things to do. It's 11:20..I'm making good time. :) The quick link to my bloglines can be found in the links section on the top right hand corner.
I built the bloglines for myself to model after any good IT department person. First off, is the news. I don't need 50 different news organizations tell me how to cook an omelette or try to adopt a dog while Hurricane Sam is tearing apart someones home in the Caribbean. So, CNN end of story.
Next up, we have the RSS feeds for tech new sites, so that I can keep up on what's going on in the speed-of-light tech world. The most interesting feed here is digg.com's feed. Users log in and 'vote' for what news article should be over/under as far as importance goes.
Finally, the sanity checker of the bloglines; the humor end of it. Everything from thinking person's comics to adorable kittah (kitten and cat) pictures. Blogs are wonderful, correct?
In ending, lemme twist your perception of blogs with this picture. Enjoy.
I built the bloglines for myself to model after any good IT department person. First off, is the news. I don't need 50 different news organizations tell me how to cook an omelette or try to adopt a dog while Hurricane Sam is tearing apart someones home in the Caribbean. So, CNN end of story.
Next up, we have the RSS feeds for tech new sites, so that I can keep up on what's going on in the speed-of-light tech world. The most interesting feed here is digg.com's feed. Users log in and 'vote' for what news article should be over/under as far as importance goes.
Finally, the sanity checker of the bloglines; the humor end of it. Everything from thinking person's comics to adorable kittah (kitten and cat) pictures. Blogs are wonderful, correct?
In ending, lemme twist your perception of blogs with this picture. Enjoy.
Nintendo for Adults.. Kind Of
Here is a link to an interesting story that I found that follows Jerry Pope, a 77-year old stroke survivor. Jerry uses a Nintendo Wii to rehab from his stroke. In the article, Pope said that he'd been playing tennis for 60 years, and started playing the "Tennis" game from the game "Wii Sports".
Isn't it great how video games are helpful? There's even churches that are using the popular Xbox 360 sci-fi shooter / end of trilogy / PR-shoved-down-your-throat Halo 3 at.... church.
I'll let you leave the creative puns to the Comments area.
Wait... What?
This looks about right for me. Anyone who works with me knows that I have severe cases of 'tunnel vision' and unfortunately, I turn into a pit-bull and focus on the train waiting to hit me head on.Developing learning strategies: To achieve the desired result, the individual must perform certain learning activities. A learning strategy is an organized collection or series of tasks that should enable the trainee to achieve the learning objective. In determining and structuring learning events, the preceptor or supervisor should consider the following guidelines:
- Problem- or issue-oriented: Learning will be more effective if the focus is on problems or issues that exercise analytical abilities rather than simple observation.
I think I'll have to work on this problem o' mine from here on out.
Oops.
I think I forgot about this. Time to get to work. My supervisor at LaPlata just told me that this is due. Not to mention, I did some out of order. Crud.
Yay, cramming ~20 things into one day! Happiness overload time.
Note to self, it's not 5pm yet.
Yay, cramming ~20 things into one day! Happiness overload time.
Note to self, it's not 5pm yet.
Friday, August 3, 2007
Flickr: The Photo Gallery Of The Internet
As I was surfing around Flickr today and attempting to catch up to speed with the rest of the 23 things learning class, I found these interesting computer-related pictures:
Transparent Monitor - This person took a picture of the stuff behind his monitor and centered as his wallpaper on his laptop. Very cool looking, as long as the laptop NEVER EVER MOVES. Searched for laptop in the search field, and the tag 'laptop' was found with this picture.
One Of These Buttons Will Get Me Out Of Here - This was a photo that was Photoshopped I believe. It looks like the artist took a picture of his laptop, then took a picture of himself in the press the button action, then edited them together and added lighting to the picture. Well done. Searched for the same thing as above, picture was tagged with 'laptop' as well.
Schlock - I understand this person's view. If a hard drive dies in a notebook, can anyone repair it? If not, this is what happens to it. :) Searched for the same thing as above, picture was tagged with 'laptop' as well.
My girlfriend recently adopted a puppy from the local Calvert animal welfare league. Considering it doesn't pee on my camera, I'll try and upload pictures of it to my Flickr account and edit this for display of said canine.
Transparent Monitor - This person took a picture of the stuff behind his monitor and centered as his wallpaper on his laptop. Very cool looking, as long as the laptop NEVER EVER MOVES. Searched for laptop in the search field, and the tag 'laptop' was found with this picture.
One Of These Buttons Will Get Me Out Of Here - This was a photo that was Photoshopped I believe. It looks like the artist took a picture of his laptop, then took a picture of himself in the press the button action, then edited them together and added lighting to the picture. Well done. Searched for the same thing as above, picture was tagged with 'laptop' as well.
Schlock - I understand this person's view. If a hard drive dies in a notebook, can anyone repair it? If not, this is what happens to it. :) Searched for the same thing as above, picture was tagged with 'laptop' as well.
My girlfriend recently adopted a puppy from the local Calvert animal welfare league. Considering it doesn't pee on my camera, I'll try and upload pictures of it to my Flickr account and edit this for display of said canine.
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Welcome to my blog. I'm Joey, one of the I.T. guys for both Charles and Calvert County. I look forward to typing rantings and ravings about my job here over time.
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