Web 2.0 Tools

I have explored several of the Web 2.0 tools. If you are interested in connecting with other people interested in fittness and training, you can find others who will offer support for you and there is a multitude of information about diets (including recipes) and exercise. If you want to check it out, just go to Peertrainer. If you are into games you might want to check out Arcaplay. You can go here to play the games, or you can imbed them in your blog. If you are looking for widgets, check out yourminis. I have imbeded one of the wigets in the side bar. Check out the Yahoo Word of the Day! They have an unlimited supply of widgets for just about anything. So many different tools to play with and so little time!

About Web Based Applications

Google Docs & Spreadsheets is a site where you can check out and play with some web based applications. You can create documents and spreadsheets online without using a desktop application. It seems to me these can be really convenient to use if you need to create or access documents and/or spreadsheets when you are away for your home or office computer. Even though they are convenient, I do not think they are as user friendly as the desktop applications, nor do they offer as many options. I am using Google Documents to create this post, so if you are reading it, you know that my plan was successful. I also checked out the Zoho Show online presentation tools. The main thing I didn't like about either application was that when you were given the option of entering a URL for a photo, you are not able to copy and paste the URL. You must type it in. I was able to upload a presentation from my computer to Zoho without any difficulty.

Garden Pictures

I have added a couple of links to some pictures of my garden. These are from 2004-2005. I don't think I took the time to take any picutres in 2006. These pictures are loaded on WebShots . This is a site I like for storing photos and sharing them. They are similar to Flikr, but I found on Flikr that after you establish 3 groupings of pictures, they want you to pay a fee to be able to organize your pictures they way you want. If you would like to see more of my albums, you can use this link to go to them: http://community.webshots.com/user/opal96?vhost=community.

OULibrariesLearn Sandbox

Ok, I went to play in the sandbox like we were supposed to . So I followed the directions and entered my blog into the favorite blogs page. Then I decided to try and enter a picture on the Library Pictures page since I had some, so when I did that, the other two that were on there disappeared! Sorry, I didn't mean to do it! So I think I figured out what I did wrong and I put the pictures back, only the original comments are missing.

Wiki Wiki

After exploring some of the Wikis I can see where these can be very useful. On the SJCPL Wiki which is a subject guide, I particularly liked how they added links to information about local organizations and/or places that had something to do with the subject you were looking at. On the Booklovers Wiki I enjoyed reading some of the book reviews. The Library Success Wiki is especially nice . It allows librarians all over the world to input info about newly developed programs and innovative things with new technology. There are also online tutorials. I can see where Wikis can be extremely helpful in a library setting.

Away from icebergs and into a new world

It is my opinion that our library has taken a big step away from the icebergs and opened a great new door into cyberspace with library 2.0 and web 2.0. The use of this tool is going to help us keep an edge on the new technologies created to help us master the web. I for one would probably never ventured into a lot of this if this opportunity had not been offered to us.

Technorati

Technorati could be a useful tool for those who do a lot of searching, but personally I don't. I did check out their site though in cluding the "most popular" page which was interesting. The "oulibraries" tag brought up a lot of photos, blog posts and such by people in the library. This was interesting also.