uTube

Well, I've watched kids looking at stuff and certainly heard the term but this is the first time I have looked at the uTube site. What a hoot parts can be. The library dominoes were great--wonder how much time it took to set up. I also found "No Cookies in the Library", an old Sesame blip which could be fun to add for kids looking at the library website. However, I'm not ready to try adding the url here--guess I'm tired of fussing with the methods. Like anything on the web, deciding what topic you are interested in and then what search terms to use is just as important to sucess on uTube as in any other type of search.

About Podcasts

I can see how my husband might use podcasts in-order-to listen to some of his favorite radio programs when it is more convenient. I did find one feed that I will use. However, getting it into my bloglines account was a trip and now that I see Explorer has a feeds folder, why do I need bloglines as well? Maybe for the convenience of it telling me how recent stuff is? Since I have not used the Explorer feeds before, I may not recognize the convenience of bloglines.

I can see how a podcast might be useful on the library website if it is tracking a particular author, i.e. Harry Potter stuff would have been good during all the furor while the series was being written. And if a patron has concerns now, being able to refer them to this type of discussion might be helpful but unless it is a blog, how long do the podcasts remain available?

Except for special situations, it seems like a lot of fuss and bother to research, mark and consistently check some of this stuff. I guess I'm not interested in spending all of my life on a computer.

Post experiment

Well, I see that my HTML paste worked in my last post. Now I know that it does not show in the preview screen as it does in the post. Hurray for it working. Looks kind of neat too.

LIbrary Thing experiment

I have just looked at Library Thing, created a small library and want to post it here. Not sure how to go about it though. Do I just copy and paste the HTML? Guess I'll try it.




The copied HTML data from Library Thing has been pasted into the space above.
Somehow, I don't think that is where it should go. Guess I need to learn more.

Several of the titles I listed from Library Thing are by an author (Cameron Dokey)I have not yet read. I just learned that her husband was a high school friend of mine. (He died last July). Naturally, my curiosity has been peaked since I had not been in touch with Jim since high school (actually, we were boyfriend and girlfriend in the 6th grade). So, I am looking forward to reading her work since much of it is a favorite genre of mine.