Friday Fun - Computers for Ladies

Before Web 2.0

Comic Strip

Having major problems loading this properly, Pixton gives you lots of information on how to load it into a Wordpress blog but not into blogger.  I had to copy the images into paint, and save as a jpg I'm sure there's an easier way! I had it showing at the side, but it looked odd and had loads of free space below it so I've deleted it now!  It was good fun to do, but I couldn't think of an interesting dialogue............. Comic Strip in full

RSS Feeds

You have to be a bit wary when something is described as really simple, but in this case the description is apt.  I added a few RSS feeds to my blog, one to BBC News and one to Cinematical to get uptodate movie news.
We actually use RSS feeds on the library website as a quick link to the newest items posted on the library blog.  Also for the opening hours.  Initially I was thinking we could use them on the information screen, but   as users could not click on the links to see more information, it would be pointless.

Sin Nombre

I recorded Sin Nombre a few weeks back on BBC4, but only just got around to watching it.  It's sort of a mix between City of God & SlumDog Millionaire.  It's not a new story, street gangs, human traffic, poverty, but it's nicely acted, and paced and the cinematography is stunning in parts. Well worth a look.

Don't judge a book...........

I feel I was somewhat hasty in my dismissal of Delicious, though  I stand by my initial impression, that it is one of the most un-user friendly interfaces (visually and functionally), that I’ve experienced in a LONG time!! 

I quite like the network feature and can now see bookmarks of SPD23things and a few other SPD bloggers.  Now when I open my bookmarks, I can see who else has bookmarked them.  I can also read through the entire list of things that other bloggers have bookmarked, kinda cool actually.  

From a work perspective I think a Delicious account could be a useful resource in the library, as people stumbleupon (genius website name, love it!) useful/relevant sites, they could bookmark them, and we could all see them. 

Since starting 23Things I’ve started to feel really weirded out by my lack of Privacy. Given my internet activity, it’s  ridiculous that I should feel this way.  I Twitter(but don’t tweet),  I facebook, (as privately as is possible), and yet on Monday when I was logging into Delicious, I felt disturbed and extremely uncomfortable with the fact that suddenly my hotmail, google , yahoo, blogger and delicious accounts, were all now quite clearly electronically linked.  I felt completely exposed, like someone could follow me around, a crazed virtual stalker. 

It’s not that I’m doing anything illegal, saying anything offensive, par taking in any dodgy activity, and yet I feel conspicuously vulnerable.   So dunno why I’m suddenly having a mini meltdown, I may get over it and fast!!

Delicious............

Delicious, such an enticing name, for such a disappointing product.
I understand it's intended use is for book marking/cataloguing webpages etc, What I cannot  fathom is who in the real World would use this?

The way I see it anyone who has a Laptop/iPhone/Smartphone or iPad would have no need for it.   You would already have everything bookmarked on your own device. 

People who don't own any of the above probably already use one of a host of  free online mail accounts, be it, facebook, gmail, flickr etc  for information they may need from their PC when not at home.  I suspect I've missed the point and await an explanation, from someone alot smarter than me!

On the plus side, while looking for something to bookmark I ffffound a cool site with interesting images:

April 01

Too late for Aprils Fools gag, here's a silly youtube clip instead!