#10 Generators

Hey here's a library smiley that I generated - maybe I can make a whole cartoon that moves if I figure out what I'm doing. After having a difficult time with #9 this is refreshing! I played with many generators. Here's a link to Smiley:

http://www.ezsmiley.com/create.php

#9 Feeding Frenzy

I was able to perform many searches on subjects but have had no luck adding a feed. I was able to add feeds on Blogline but was a little lost when using the other methods. But in the spirit of progress I will now move on to # 10 and come back to this one when I get the chance...

#8 - Learn About RSS

I was able to go right in and set this up - nice & easy. The news reader let me scan and pick - I learned about staph infections in school athletics and about an accident this morning on the Southern State. We're on a weather watch coming from the south. I've just used this in my work or personal life by being up-to-date-to-the-minute. There are feeds from all sorts of agencies and institutions that monitor everything - a big help for my role.

#7 Technology Fun

Since I was a kid, I've always enjoyed recording music. Not only what I like to listen to, but what I write and play. Now technology is so advanced that I can record and manipulate full blown out works digitally and add them to digital video. It's unbelievable to think I used to have to splice tape... I have also exposed my kids to music, video and recording and they are having fun with this stuff - they're not even in their teens yet. Sky's the limit for them it seems...
As far as work is concerned, I use technology most of the day - my PC, digital camera and blackberry.

#6 - Flickr and 3rd Parties

There's not enough time in the day to have fun with all the toys and applications. I searched flickr pictures with "queens library" tags and found 54 to date. I know this about tags - you can give your photos a "tag" which helps you find photos that have something in common- my photo, although tagged, was not coming up in the thumbnail view.

I also played with movie posters, maps, trading cards, photo filers and then I had to stop... I'm off to #7 but will tackle that another day.

Bent Pole

Bent Pole
Originally uploaded by flicknsee

My challenge has been met:
I created a free account in Flickr and used a digital camera to capture a few pictures of something around our community libraries. I uploaded these to my Flickr account and tagged at least one of the images “Queens Library” and marked it public. Then I created a post in my blog about my photo. I used Flickr's blog tool to blog and import the picture of a bent telephone pole outside one of our community libraries. This is what I see as I go about my business at each of our locations...

Flickr Exercise

I've now used Flickr and imported two photos. I tried to post a picture of what I see in Library land to this blog and it is not working. I get the blank square and link but not the photo next to the text... It's Friday, 5:26pm and I need to go home... I will return Monday to try again.