THING #8

I created a Blogline http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs and added the following RSS feeds: CNN; Washington Post Book Reviews; Google Weblogs; Weather Channel; Bloglines. I also added CNN to my "Dashboard." It's an interesting way to keep up to date and I'll have to start using it frequently.

THING #7

Last week there was an accident on the main street on my commute home and the police diverted all the traffic into a local neighborhood. It was pouring and I couldn't see any street signs, but thought I would just follow the line of cars out to another main street. Twenty-five minutes later I was still wandering around the neighborhood, still following a line of cars. Finally, I pulled over and called my husband for help in finding my location and guiding me out of the neighborhood. I don't have a GPS, as my car is more than a decade old--so can you guess what technology I'm interested in? Yes, I bought a portable GPS! It's fun to use, as you can see exactly where your car is on a map. You can also preprogram directions and save it for future use and switch it to pedestrian mode if you're walking. Technology is wonderful!

Thing #6

Flickr is amazing. There are several mashups that are interesting and I would like to explore further. These are: http://bighugelabs.com/ a mashup that lets you make posters, calendars, etc from your flickr photos and
http://www.slideflickr.com/ which allows you to make slide shows from flickr photos. I have been unable to upload my flickr photos, probably because of the limits set to family and friends. I will continue to experiment as both of these mashups are intriguing.

THING #4
Kate Tavakolian linked my blog on Nov. 5, 2009.

THINGS #1 & 2

Forgot to add to my blog that I did Things # 1 & 2 on Nov. 2, 2009, before I set up my blog. I was unable to open the "Learning Contract" from 7 1/2 Habits.

Cute Cat

THING#5

Learned how to use Flickr! I will try to use it to upload all our

vacation photos to bore my family.

Honky Cat
Originally uploaded by flipkeat

Thursday, November 5 2009

THING #3
I finally created a blog! Fairly easy to follow the directions--but I did have a little help.