This is the End...Beautiful Friend, The End

Okay - name that tune!

I'm DONE!

I think that the "23 Things" Project, while it had its moments of frustration and irritation, has been overall extremely relevant and worthwhile. In our business, if you snooze, you lose - technology is here, like it or not, and new technology is being introduced seemingly daily - we've got to keep up, or become obsolete. Thank you to everyone statewide who made this project possible!

Audio Options

I am glad the various technologies exist that can provide books in other formats, although I still prefer my books on paper, bound, that I can hold in my hand. I had a very difficult, frustrating time trying to wade thru overdrive, netlibraries, etc - much too time consuming, frustrating, & ultimately fruitless. This all needs to become more streamlined.

Laura Lippman Podcast

I am so excited to discover a podcast interview with author Laura Lippman, discussing her latest book, "What the Dead Know." Fantastic!

You Tube

My fave You Tube find of the week: an interview with Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, & Lee Grant discussing the filming of the 1967 classic film, "Valley of the Dolls." Hilarious!

Ya Gotta Love Google

Once again, google comes thru for us w/ google docs - wonderful! Easy to use, and no separate account login required, if you already have a google , or gmail, acct.

Up the Sandbox

Sandbox exercise done!!!

Wikis Up the Wazoo...

I firmly believe, for better or worse, that wikis are taking over the world. I admit (sheepishly) that I do use wikipedia as a resource; however, I am constantly checking it for errors...and have been known to make corrections and post them as I see fit. In terms of library wikis, I have explored th Booklovers Wiki thru Princeton Public Library. Interesting stuff for the book aficiando.

My Other Blog

For those that care, I have another blog (that is probably far more fascinating than this one...no offense). Visit it at: www.vox.com (searchthe keyword "mcfreed"). Or, try: http://mcfreed.vox.com/

I Find This, Well, Delicious...!

Just discovered "tagging" thru del-icio-us - how cool! I do wonder what traditional library catalogers think about this - do they think we have dumb-downed their field? Or do they think, "Thankfully, the rest of the world finally GETS IT!?" Anyway, I think its pretty neat. Can't wait to install it on my pc at home, and revise all my saved bookmarks. #13 under my ever-expanding belt (of knowledge, that is)...

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6 - 6 - 6...Let's Sing a Song of 6...How Many is 6???

How many of you remember that little ditty from Sesame Street? How many of you are old like me??? How many of you knew that actress Holly Robinson Peete's father was the original Gordon on Sesame Street? But, I digress...

Anyway, after being out of the 23 Things thing for a few weeks (thx to a vacation to Vegas, and another to OC), I have now completed Week 5, and am preparing to start on Week 6. That means, I have completed #1-15! Yea, me!

I Created an Avatar!!!

Bloglines

Whew...got that new Bloglines account under my belt! After some trouble (due to our Webmail's spam filter), finally got it up and running. And, I have to admit, it is pretty cool!

Tryin' to Get On Board...

I am slowly devloping a sense of why blogging has taken over the world. I do see some of its practical applications, although I am still a bit ambivalent about it. But, I will keep at it! :-)

My Trading Card

Its Hard to Be a Virgin...Tehnologically Speaking)

Well, this is my first blogging experience EVER. I hope ya'll will be gentle; after all, you never forget your first time. :-)