http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwbB6B0cQs4

Found some funny Shakespeare videos so managed to add one. This could be useful for our writers talks and for marketing the library.

Podcasts

After many fruitless attempts to master these podcasts, with a little help from my friend, I have managed to add a few podcasts to my Google Reader. We had to go about it via Google Reader though, it didn;t seem to work via the resources suggested. Searched for recipe podcasts (vodcasts?) but found many of them didn't work but then Bingo! I found a very good site called "Show me the curry" and it has some really terrific things on it.

Podcasts

Still struggling with podcasts as I can't seem to work it out. I'll have another go later. I do think we will be able to use them though as we can video the Lunchtime Writer's Talks and add them to our Library home page. Just hope our system can cope.

Rollyo

Well finally, after a few attempts, managed to add the Rollyo searchbox to my blog but a bit of an effort and had to get some help. I am obvioulsy not intuitive enough for this sort of thing as I could get so far with each element but then came to grinding halt. Sonya was very helpful. I do think it could be a very useful little tool that could save time once set up. Added it to my desktop and to my favourites and will now set about creating some serious rolls that I can use for work, having created some recreational ones for pleasure.

Wikis

Just had a look at Wikis and can see that they could be really useful for us. Patrons can give is comments and suggestions and share things of interest. The possiblities are probably endless. Couldn't find anything about how to set one up though, maybe I missed something. It was nice to read the origin of the word Wiki as some of these apparently meaningless terms for things don't make it easy to remember what they are. Even though the explanation doesn't really explain what it is, it does help me to have something to grasp.

Delicious

Delicious turned out to be a bit of a non-event for us as we can't add the buttons as our firewalls block adding software or extra programmes. I even tried on our stand-alone internet computer, that is outside the network, but no luck there either. I have created an account and when I feel strong enough at home to look at a computer I might have a go but I am not holding my breath for that event. Time to move on to the next 'thing'.

Really getting into this now

Have set up my iGoogle page and aded some extras, RSS feeds, currency converter, world clocks etc. I am also organising an event using Facebook as the guests are nearly all young and keep up with their sites so it is an easy way to update them with the details. I just 'Facebook' them!!

They are quite amused. I am hoping to work out how to send them a map, a restaurant review and a menu when I get to that point, might be a bit ambitious for me though.

Noticed that The 2009 ALIA Library Technician's Conference website is up and running today and it particularly includes a link to Facebook to encourage communication with Lib Techs met a previous conferences. Very clever I thought. I already have a WA Tech and a NT Tech on mine so might be able to add some more.