RSS Feeds

Well I added a few more RSS feeds and probably understand a little more about them. Internet Explorer 7 does include them so I had better update IE on all staff PCs ASAP.

I will find out how to get the RSS feeds working from our Library Catalogue too as I know it capable of providing them. It probably needs some parameters set. Nice to have a LMS (Libero) that is ahead of the rest.

mashups -Retrievr

Retrievr appealed to my creative side. It lets you draw a shape and it matches photos to it. I suspect it relies on the colour and contrast a bit. Give it a try, it is suprising what you find, an one thing leads to another....

I think this is a nifty tool because you don't always want to search photos in a logical, word search method. It allows you to browse without words. Cool.

Adding a picture to Flickr

Well I have added a picture to Flickr and it was even easier than I expected.

Will have to bring in some better photos from home though. Still haven't found that elusive photo where I look like I should. Maybe I just need to photoshop one a bit. Then again, if you photoshop a photo too much it can end up looking really weird....and I probably need to photoshop a LOT...


Aarh we are all our own worst critic.

First Blog

Well, after reading many blogs, I am finally making my own. I have resisted so far, as many of the bloggers blogs I have visited seemed a bit obsessive about their blogs - logging in from cafes when they are on holidays etc.

I also feel that I don't really have anything I need to 'get off my chest' so maybe I will have to take another approach. I also don't want to create a blog that is not kept up to date, and feel that keeping a blog 'alive' requires consistent input which would require a significant time committment.

That being said, I am thinking of a couple of options for blogging. I manage the mobile libray website, so maybe there is an opportunity to start a blog on telecommunications for mobiles which is constantly changing. It would allow a more informal input for anecdotal comments from new technology users and remove the need for me to be involved in their contributions (unlike the website).

Then again, I could just do a blog on quilting or gardening which are two of my hobbies. See, I am only a nerdgirl by day - by night I avoid computers except for the essentials. Who needs to work with computers all day and then go home and play on them. NOT ME... I get enough challenges in my work day that I do not need to find more on a computer after hours. Computer games are not relaxing, in fact they tend to put people in a bad mood - too much frustration.