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So I really enjoyed 2.0. Can't wait to see what we're going to learn this time around. Good Times!

I love my MP3 Player so Much, I'm Gonna Marry It! (week 10)

That wasn't a joke.



Ok, yeah it was. What I'm really going to do with my MP3 player:

Step 1: Download some music to it.
Step 2: Listen to the music.
Step 3: Repeat steps 1 &2.

I will also sporadically snap my fingers, hum off key and even burst into song. I will then realize how silly I look and I'll shut up.

I just downloaded an audiobook to my work computer. Pretty straightforward but I just realized I can only listen to it at work. Where I'm usually working. That kinda sucks.

Holy Crap! Are you psychic, MP3 Player Guy? (week 9)

Okay, the week nine lesson--SENT FROM THE HEAVENS!!! I've been trying to revamp my music collection, trying to get some new stuff in there, etc. It's just so hard, though, to find music that you might like. You can't just go around buying cd's willy nilly because those things are expensive. So when I tried liveplasma and musicmap--well, that's just some good stuff!

Now, about the DRM debate, I have a hard time being objective. I can understand the record companies trying to make the most money possible, but it seems the steps they've taken to prevent ripping is too little too late. I have to agree with Steve Jobs: if they were seriously interested in stemming the flow of free music, they should be focusing as much energy on protecting their cds. Plus, I'm broke and free always wins at the end of the day (usually).

This Blog: not so funny. Feel Free to Ignore (except for you, MP3 Player Guy). (week 8)

Well, I guess I do like online learning. It's nice to be able to do this at my pace, where I want to, etc. Sometimes, though, it's nice to have someone to guide you when you're trying to learn something and reading something online just isn't enough. However, I haven't had that problem with this course yet.

I haven't had to really help anybody. Yes, I've answered a question here and there, but nothing taxing. Example:

Person asking question: "Hey, it's raining outside. Do you think if I turn on my computer to work on Learn 2.0, lightning can strike the library travel through the wiring and electrocute me?"

Me: Yeah, I like ponies too.

Honestly, though, everybody that I know is doing this hasn't had any problems with anything (I think. They've never told me at least).

As far as sharing is concerned: I'm for it. You know why? It's one of those few virtues that were put into rhyme which means it has to be important (sharing is caring). Seriously, sharing is cool because it means you can wait for your friends to buy things that you really like and then borrow it from them. No, seriously seriously, sharing is cool at work because we can all help each other by sharing info and stuff. In turn, our patrons get better service from us. Good Times!

P.S. I'm sure you've probably heard this from 1 or 237 people, but I created my Flickr account, uploaded the pics, made them public and tagged them 101Central, but they don't come up when I do a tag search. Everybody else in my department is having this problem, except for those who already had Flickr accounts already.

'Ello Guv'ner! (week 7)

Okay, I enjoyed Blufr and the Puzzle Player. However, whoever is in charge of Puzzle Player is definitely not from Florida since on the first page it says:

Brrrrrrr…the temperature is dropping outside as we dig out our woolly scarves and ugg boots to beat the chill.Why not welcome the return of Winter this week by finding a cosy spot inside to play your favourite YouPlay game!

I'm pretty sure that the only sheep product that might interest Floridians at this time would be lambchops, definitely not wool (you imagines wearing wool anywhere in Central Florida? Ugghh!). And ugg boots? Once I saw "favorite" spelled, "favourite," I realized that this person is from "across the pond" where, I gather, there's three days out of the year when the sun decides to show itself. Oh well.

I probably shouldn't share this but it took me, like, 3 minutes to realize that Blufr is pronounced "bluffer" and not "bluefer." In my defense, though, as soon as I saw it on this week's lesson, I immediately wanted to say bluefer because it sounds funnier that way. You know what, I don't care. I'm gonna keep saying bluefer.

More crossfire, sir? (week 6)

So, for the most part I found that the sites listed in this week's lesson were very cool. Although, when I played around with What Should I Read Next?, it was recommending some pretty odd crap. I typed in Jeeves and the Tie that Binds by P.G. Wodehouse (the guy is HILARIOUS! I don't care what anybody says), and it gave me a list that included some french album, and a novel having to do with young bright eyed Americans being sent to fight in the Korean War.

Call me dumb, but I fail to make the connection. Exploding mortar and flying body parts to the accompaniment of lovely french melodies has nothing to do with a genius valet constantly extricating his bumbling employer from ludricous (and HILARIOUS) situations in 1920 England.

Let's see, what's my favorite library technology? Well, I really enjoy when we have those snowman and now Super Squirt contests where you can design your own snow creature or superhero from the Froot of the Loom Justice League (is there an orange in the Froot of the Loom logo? I can only recall the apple and grape). Seriously, though, I think that the Homework Help that we offer is very cool, and so is Netlibrary. Both are good examples of how the library can offer information to it's patrons' without them ever having to step into our buildings.

MySpace? What is MySpace? (week 4)

"This book is so awesome!"

I can't get the library's profile song out of my head! I tried getting rid of it by jamming a pencil in my ear, but all it got me was a trip to the ER for my busted, bleeding ear drum and still no respite (alas!).

We have to work on the library's "About Me" section, though. You don't have to answer any burning questions, just a few trivial things--what's the library's favorite color, is it easy going or not, does the library like traveling--those kinds of questions. Also, it wouldn't hurt to have a little background info like, is the library single? What schools did the library attend? Where has the library worked? I mean, the library has to give its friends something to work with.

And speaking of friends, I hope the library is giving its friend Maryl some serious love, because that poor girl is the only one really commenting on the library's page. She definitely deserves to be number one on the library's top 8, not 2. 1!

I think my favorite OCLS YouTube video has to be the Artfest 07 one. You see, there's this duo in the beginning banging on a pot and some weird drum thing (a drumette. A drumtop. I don't know) and at one point, the lady judo chops the pot. And then the guy gets a little drumtop solo and for a second he starts bobbing his head really fast, and he kind of looked like a bogglehead during an earthquake. Anyway, it made me laugh at least.

I've got to say: these web 2.0 apps are cool. I'm frequently amazed on how well they work. You've got millions of "hands" in this web pot but, somehow, for the most part, the information being shared/modified/tweaked/manipulated/edited/erased/rewritten still works. Cool Stuff.