The Wacky World of Wikis

A wiki is a quick to build, easy to edit site that is constantly evolving. I think there can be a place for this type of technology in our every day life. I can see certain applications of this technology instead of using email. Example - Planning a family reunion. Instead of having to email back in forth with suggestions and changes, just bring that wiki up and go for it.
I did not know until today that HCPL has a wiki. Looks very interesting. Maybe each branch could develop a wiki to share information.
I spent alot of time on this Thing, even went as far as setting up my own wiki. Guess I'll see what kind of fun I can have with it.

Library 2.0 - The Library of the Future

Libraries are no longer perceived as the place to go and read a book, sit and do your homework, work on a project with reference books piled all around. The library's role has changed over the years and will continue to change. Library 2.0 is just the beginning. Thanks to the Internet, information is available immediately. New technology allows us to interact with websites, make comments, add information, and so on. The library of the future will still be enclosed in a building of some kind. Librarians will still help us retreive information. The difference will be how this information is stored and dispersed to us. The technology of today will continue to advance and the learning process is going to become more and more exciting.

Technorati

I claimed my blog, set up my account and got confused. I really think this tagging stuff is not for me. I do not have the need or the desire to use the web in this manner.

Del.ilcio.us

I set up My Del.icio.us and played around with it, but I do not see myself using this. I look at this as just another way of gathering my favorite sites together, and I much prefer Rollyo. The tutorial was disabled before I started working on this thing, so maybe I'm missing the benefits of Del.ilcio.us. I will check back for the working tutorial and watch when available, but for now I am quite happy with Rollyo and very glad I learned about it.

Rollyo - Cool!

This site is really neat. I can see me using this alot. Already I'm on my way to getting all my reference sites for gardening together. I see this as a real time saver. Checkout my Gardening Info.

My Fun With Avatar

I really enjoyed creating my Lady in the Garden. This is a great site to just sit and relax with. Let your imagination go and see what interesting characters you come up with. Go to Avatar and have some fun.

Library Thing

Library Thing is a great tool. Not only did I have a great time cataloging some of my favorite authors, but I also came across some titles I had not read. I found it quite interesting to read some of the reviews others had written. It was amazing, many of them were just about what I would have written. Another feature I found interesting, were the number of people that had my books in their library. For anyone without access to a library (hard to imagine, but I'm sure they are out there)this is a great way to find books, as well as cataloging.
I know that I will use this new resource in the future.

Garden Chit Chat

Good Morning! I titled my blog Daisies and Daffodils because I enjoy gardening. This morning in the garden is wonderful. The temperature and humidity are down, the sky is blue and there is a light breeze. The birds are singing their morning songs and flitting back and forth to the feeder. The birdbath is busy with morning drinking and splashing. The squirrels are enjoying their breakfast of sunflower seeds and the bunnies are enjoying the lower leaves on my plants. The plants and shrubs are all standing tall and happy, thanks to yesterday's rain. All in all, God's glory at its best. Have a wonderful day, I know I will.

Bloglines and RSS Feeds

First my comments concerning Bloglines: Less than a fun experience initially. I was able to sign up for my account and choose my feeds. At this point I was pleased with myself. Unfortunately this feeling did not last long. Trying to make my account public and linking my blogline feeds to my blog became a very long unsuccessful ordeal. Part of my problem has been my uncertainty working with all of this new technology. The problem I was having had to be me, it could not possibly be the website. Wrong. After much assistance from Jan Shive and Maurice, we realized that Bloglines was not recognizing my account. As soon as I subscribed again and opened a new account, everything worked. I was able to link my blogroll to my blog. Linda Zuckerman's (lindabeekeeper) instructions for publishing your blogroll to your blog are perfect. Worked like a charm. Now what this has taught me is that I am coming out of the technology dinosaur age, and that I just need to have more confidence in what I am doing. And probably most important, technology is not any more perfect than I am.
I am sure that RSS feeds have their place on the information highway, but personnally I prefer my regular websites for news. I do not have the time or need for all of this information. It is, however, nice to know that it is there if needed and that thanks to 2.0 I know how to get it.

Mash-ups - Very Interesting!

Of all the mash-ups I looked at, Jim Bumgardner's are the best. His stuff is so interesting and unusual. To quote him about colrpickr "Its purpose is simply to provide wonder and delight. Nothing more, nothing less. Isn't that enough" I say "It sure is". For some fun try the following: flash bestiary, coverpop.com and whitney music box. Hope you enjoy.