THING 23

WooHoo!!!! I am finished. Didn't think I was going to make it, but thanks to help from my co-workers, I did. I orginally signed up to do this just to have a chance to win the Wii. Well, I couldn't wait any longer so I purchased the Wii about a month ago. And no Fred, if I win the Wii, I am not selling it on Ebay. Of course, I wouldn't mind winning one of the other prizes.

Before starting the 23 things, I knew there were alot of things that I wasn't aware was out there, but I am surprised by how much. This adventure has definitely opened my eyes. I definitely plan on using most of this in the future whether it be at home or at work (probably more at home). Won't be using Rollyo, ha!ha!ha!

I would definitely encourage people to take the time to fully explore all of these different sites, and I would definitely participate if it was offered again, but can you please have pogo.com as one of the assignments. LOL!!!!


Thank you Ellen and Jim for putting this together. It was a great experience, and you guys help me stay motivated even though it took me to the last day to get it finish. Anyway, Thank You!!!!!!

Week 9 Thing 22

Well I guess we are all familiar with the downloadable books. Since we got rid of NetLibrary, I explored Overdrive. I was surprised by how many titles they offer. Again once I get my I-pod, I MAY download some, but probably not. I am more of a book person than an audio. I don't even listen to books on CD. I lose focus too much. I am the type of person that has to have some type of background noise, and I would just phase it out as white noise, and the next thing you know, I missed 4 chapters. With a book, I am forced to focus. Of course on of these days, I may be forced to do this.

Week 9 Thing 21

Now that I know where to find the podcasts, I will be sure to download some once I get an I-pod which I put a bug in Santa's ear, so hopefully it wont be too long. Of course, I am sure that I will use it more for music. Of course I know that I can always sit in front of my computer and listen to it, its always nice to have it be portable.

Week 9 Thing 20

After having Fred yell at me for being on YouTube, and getting assistance from a co-worker, which I am encouraged to do, here is my video.

Week 8, Thing 19

Gee I feel like a student craming for a test trying to get all these things completed so that I can be eligible for the prizes. Anyway, like one I my friends said in her blog, I was pleased to see sites that I was familiar with, but I only know those sites because of the 23 things. I was a little disappointed that pogo.com didn't receive an award in the games department, but this site gave me more game sites to explore at home. I had heard about craigslist.com from a co-worker, but now I actually had a chance to explore it. I will definitely do more with these sites from home.

Week 8 Thing 18

OMIGOD!!! These sites are awesome. Why couldn't we have done the 23 things last year? I only reason I bought a new computer was so that I could have Word and Excel. Had I know about these sites, I could've saved some money. Ok, let's get real, I still would have bought the new computer, but these sites are neat and convenient. I will use this when I am using someone else's computer and forgot my zip drive.

Sandbox Wiki

Ok, I added an entry, but I have no idea if I did it correctly. Something tells me that I didn't, but at least I tried. That counts for something, right?

Okay, I just went back and figured out what I did wrong so now I can say that I correctly added an entry.....its not much of an entry, but I added one.

Week7, Thing 16

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_mcgraw
Need I say more? Okay, I guess I have to. I like how there are different tags and links. You could be searching for everything. My daughter has to do a report on dolphins, and I think I just found the site to use. Thanks!!!!! :)

Week 6, Thing 15

I think that Away from the "Icebergs" was especially relevant. We need to be responsive to the changing expectations of the customers we serve. Whether its changing where something is shelved to help a customer locate it easily or if its us keeping up with the times and going more digital for online access for the customers which may be more convenient for some. If we don't change, we could possibly be left behind. Now we just need to get that bandwith upgraded so that we can keep up.

Week 6 Thing 14

Ok, I could get into trouble with this website. I was looking at the parenting blogs, and there was one about writing Thank You notes. OMIGOD!!!! I am not going to voice my opinion, but do you send Thank You Notes for everything, or even better, do you have you 6 or 7 year sit down and write thank you notes for their gifts. I have NEVER written a thank you note for a Christmas gift unless I didn't personally receive it from the sender. That's just a common courtesy just to let the send know you received it. Anyway, I could go on and on, and one day when I have more time, I will definitely go back to this site, and I might even post a few blogs or comments.

Week 6, Thing 13

Well, its a good thing that I bought the Wii, because I very seriously doubt if I am going to be able to complete all 23 Things by the end of today. Anyway, Del.icio.us is very interesting. I started exploring it last week, and today while I was looking at an article on baltimoresun.com, I noticed that there was a button for del.icio.us with the option to tag the article. Pretty cool. I made me remember to do this blog.