North Texas 23: Thing 14 – delicious
Delicious (http://delicious.com/) is one site that I will certainly use. It used Captcha, which took two tries, but otherwise, it was easy to sign up. I often want to access my websites from other...
View ArticleNorth Texas 23: Thing 15 – Digg
Digg is an interesting site. I browsed in several categories – World and Business, Science, and Lifestyle. I found the items similar to the news items that are on my browser page when I first open...
View ArticleNorth Texas 23: Thing 16 – LibraryThing
LibraryThing is terrific! I opened an account last year, but had not done much with it. It’s added several new features since I first signed up. I like the concept that LibraryThing exists for...
View ArticleNorth Texas 23: Thing 17 – LibWorm
My first search on LibWorm was for the term DAISy - digital accessible information system. I received few hits on the subject but did discover an interesting blog – TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home...
View ArticleNorth Texas 23: Thing 18 – Wikis
I have been acquainted with Wikipedia for quite some time, and find it very useful. I searched for DAISy and was sent to a links page, and at the bottom, under “Other Meanings) I saw DAISY digital...
View ArticleNorth Texas 23: Thing 19 – Google Docs
I like Google Docs. I had used it previously, and it was easy enough to learn. Actually setting up each of the different types of documents was easy enough as well. At first, I wasn’t paying close...
View ArticleNorth Texas 23: Thing 20 – YouTube
YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/) is neat! I’ve been neglecting it. I used the library-related search terms and found some interesting videos. Some were descriptive – basically public relations...
View ArticleNorth Texas 23: Thing 21 – Podcasts
I enjoy podcasts and frequently download them from some of my favorite sites. I’ve been a subscriber to Audible (http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/homepage/home.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes ) for a couple of...
View ArticleNorth Texas 23: Thing 22 – Developing Your Own List of 23 Things
I’m involved with librarianship at this time as an independent librarian/consultant. I don’t really need to use most of the applications we’ve studied, either in my personal or professional life....
View ArticleNorth Texas 23: Thing 23 – Reflection
Since I don’t have a severe visual impairment (I wear eyeglasses) or severe hearing impairment, I didn’t experience any extensive difficulties with the sites. However, I was annoyed because so many of...
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