Del.icio.us

This is all so far beyond the way I handle my life. Don't people have anything to do but play on the computer?! I can understand the interest in having my bookmarks in a place where I could access them at any time, like at a conference or on vacation. But I really don't have many bookmarks. And the ones I use, I need logons and passwords for, and where would I keep those? Carrying a little pad of paper with me is so much easier.

Just a commetary on the exercise: I found the most helpful site to be the one called Us.ef.ul. The writer really gave good instructions, although he got kind of carried away in the end. But I appreciated the linear explanation of what to do and why.

I tried using LibraryThing last night, and found I was having a real philosophical battle in the process. I have been explaining to patrons for years that the library protects their reading habits. It is so ingrained in my brain that no one has any business to know what I've read.

And here is a huge program that let's everyone in the world see your list!! I found myself making up titles to put on there because I felt it was none of their business!

Not to mention that I sort of wondered about the accuracy of recommendations. I had put two mysteries and a romance on my list. And almost every "similar" list I looked at was recommending Terry Pratchett, a fantasy writer. What gives? I probably needed to put more tags and more titles on there.

Lesson learned

Today I learned that apparently one can't delete a posting.

RSS - update

Okay, I think I figured out the FNP feed. Instead of following their on-screen instructions, I copied the URL into my Bloglines list. AND I bookmarked the Bloglines site so I can go to it directly, rather than looping through these assignments. I'll catch on one day!

RSS homework

While I enjoyed the animal-related feeds offered through Bloglines, it seemed more useful to get a newsfeed that was local. So I tried the FNP. They do have a RSS link, but it seems to be programmed to go to one's "Favorites" list on a specific computer -- not to a Bloglines account. Did I miss something?

I would also have liked to get current postings on Kai Hagen's forum, on which all the local pols discuss current issues. But his forum does not seem to offer RSS feeds. Does anyone else subscribe to this, and can you clarify?

Based on the advice of my techno-buddy Jane Spear I recently purchased my first digital camera. It has taken me 3 weeks to get the nerve to try it out, but this weekend I actually connected the camera to my computer and looked at the pictures there. I tried e-mailing them, but that didn't work. I don't have grandchildren, so I had to take pictures of my new rock. I have such an exciting life!

Flickr

Well, I read through a whole bunch of pages about what Flickr can do, but it seemed way over my head. However, I did post a picture on my blog using the Blogger instructions. Why go to Flickr if we can do it here?

(p.s. the picture represents my current state of mind about this project!!!)