Week 6...Thing 13

Mmmmm, mmmm, good. Alright, sorry I do not get it. Why do I want Google reader or bloglines and Delicious?

I set up a delicious account. It was neat enough. But, it was just bookmarking my favorite sights right? Kind of like I already have on my toolbar.

My tags connect me to people all over the world? I do not know if that interests me.

Am I missing something?

And, I did not love Technorati either.

I love learning all these new things, but I do not see the need to have 5 tools that perform almost the same way.

Week 5...Thing 12

I could not, could not get into the Roll or Rolling or Rollyo. I am not sure why. This may be silly, but I think the colors distracted me from the page and made it unappealing. Also, I did not quite see the point of it. I am just going to stick with google myself.

Week 5...Thing 11

My own catalog? At first I was unsure that this would be useful. But, then I decided it could be.

I am starting my own little library (or stash of books) at home. This is a great way to keep them organized. I can also see what other people thought of the book and like titles.

Other libraries are using this site on their webpage. I went to one of the webpages. It was a neat idea. You could see some books that the library has available, along with like books, and reviews of other people.

Here's a link to my library.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/jnhem

Week 5...Thing 10

Oh man, this Thing was really fun.

I turned photos into sketches and put a message on the side of a plane.

And, I added the RSS to my googlereader account.

Week 4...Thing 9

It turns out the delay with getting the MERLIN password was with the webmail account, not MERLIN.

I logged into it. I do not have much time now to work on exploring. But, I did browse through the Learning Links and I think that will be very helpful. I am attempting to gain some more information on gaming and gaming programing for teens. Hopefully this will help.

Week 4...Thing 9

I went to MERLIN. I looks like a really neat site. I am still waiting for my password to be sent to my email before I can login.

Week 4...Thing 8

RSS feeds. I have heard about these recently and honestly had no idea what they were. Now, that I have explored them a bit I think they are great. I was discussing RSS feeds with Michelle before I had a chance to look at them and she said I would love them. And I do. I have a couple websites that I like to go to everyday to read my horoscope and to catch up on news and celebrity gossip. Now, all these sites are in one place for me.

I first went to Bloglines and tried to set up a page there. Actually I did, and I did not love it. There is no specific reason why Bloglines did not capture my enthusiam, but I was not excited about it. Then, I went to Google Reader. I love this site!!! I did not have to set up a separate google account, which was nice. I added 3 feeds and they were really easy to look at and add.

I still have a lot more playing...I mean learning... to do with this Thing.