Rollyo ~ Week 5, Thing 12

One of the rollyo's that I found was set up to search only World of Warcraft sites. I couldn't wait to try this one out. I did a search for the Warlock Felsteed mount. My character is only level 24, but I can hardly wait get my Felsteed. For those that don't play WoW, it looks like a Nightmare. Everyone wants a Nightmare, right?

The search returned relevant results immediately. It's nice to not have to wade through various pages that are full of filler. This would be an excellent tool to use on the library's website. We could make a list of sites that are helpful for... Genealogy, maybe... And then patrons could search sites, chosen by us, that do not require you to pay to conduct your searches. We could then do the same for gaming sites, legal sites... There are many possibilities!

I'm thinking of creating one for name generators. I always need creative names for pets, WoW characters, or even characters for stories that I'm writing. It's hard to believe how many sites are out there with baby names on them, but I'm always looking for something different with lots of meaning. Having one search engine that would search only the best sites would be fantastic!

It's a Library Thing ~ Week 5, Thing 11

I've actually used Library Thing before. A co-worker told me about it. My current list was around 30 when I logged back in. I added a few more titles, so I'm just over 40 now. It's a nice way to keep track of all the books that you've read. I tried to keep a list in a notebook over the past few years and have since started neglecting it. Maybe this is my queue to get back on track. I like that it offers you book reviews and suggestions. Both are always a plus. The message boards are fun to read, too.

The Making of a Meez ~ Week Five, Thing 10

This morning I made my own Meez at http://www.meez.com/. This is probably the most fun I've had in the 23 Things Program. Unfortunately, many of the items I wanted required money. I refuse to pay real money for shoes made of pixels. Couldn't they give a girl at least one pair of nice black boots for free? Black boots are essential! I made myself into a vampire, full moon, fangs, and all! I wanted the bat wings, too, but again... You had to pay for them. I also had some minor problem with the window not showing all of the items and acting strangely if I have been trying on lots of things (backgrounds, etc.). They were all minor problems, though, and I highly recommend everyone trying this out. I love it!! I even added it to my myspace. ;)

Useful Blogs and Feeds ~ Week 4, Thing 9

I found a few feeds/blogs that I think it would be good to track. It's a good starting point for me. There's no need in adding every page I ever visit at one time. This is supposed to be about learning and not overload! ;)

I added:
Information Wants To Be Free (0) (0)
Leslie's 23 Things (3) (0)
LibraryBytes (10) (0)
PLA Blog (11) (0)
Pop Goes the Library (10) (0)
technogeekery for librarians (10) (0)
TOBLOG (5) (0)

The nice copy and paste technique lets you see that I haven't read these pages through Bloglines yet. That's next. But, I assure you that I've checked them all out individually while deciding what to add.

Bloglines ~ Week 4, Thing 8

RSS Feeds are something that I've been interested in for a while, but haven't really taken the time to check out. It was a welcomed tool for me to pick up. I'm interested to see how much I use it, and whether or not I find it as addictive as others have warned me it can be. Either way, my account is created and I'm adding feeds to it already.

del.icio.us ~ Week 3, Thing 7

del.icio.us is my new toy. Over the course of the week I find myself at many different computers. There's my central staff PC on my desk, then the one at the Children's Desk, occasionally the one at the Information Desk, the 2 staff computers at Hurlock, my personal computer at home, and then various computers while I'm helping someone. There are some websites that are really great to share, but my brain just refuses to hold them all. So now I have del.icio.us! It holds my collection of links and is my portable favorites list. If I need the latest artwork for the summer reading program, but I'm at Hurlock and it's saved on my computer at Cetral, the link I saved in del.icio.us will connect me to my saved link. I love it!

If anyone wants to try it, it's del.icio.us.com.

Lifelong Learning ~ Week One, Thing 2

After watching the presentation on Lifelong Learning, it's pretty clear to me that the habit I will have the most trouble with is viewing problems as challenges. It's hard for me when I'm juggling many things at once to view a problem as anything other than a problem. If I'm working by myself and someone needs copies, someone else has a reference question, and yet someone else wants to check out there books, then my hands are full. If the computers shut down, or SAM is momentarily not cooperating at this point and 9 people are suddenly upset because they've lost their internet access, I see it as a problem and not a challenge. I understand that much of that is my reaction to their upset and I know that if I keep a smile on my face and stay pleasant, everyone else is easier to work with. Now I just need to take that last step and view it as a challenge. It will be good for my stress levels!