Personal Blog

So since I basically turned my personal blog into a work blog....I have no choice but to create a personal blog. :P I'll use this one for work related stuff!

Sydney

Sydney's Thoughts

First off, I think this project committed me to blogging longer than anything else has! I will continue my blog now. I had pretty much done everything on the list of 23 and many of the things I use on a regular basis. I had fun doing the projects and looking at my co-workers blogs and progress. I can't wait until the next project because I think it will make me go a little more outside my comfort zone. All in all it was worthwile and enjoyable!

Sydney

Overdrive, netlibrary and Gutenberg

Okay,

So it is not secret I'm not a fan of overdrive. They are not mac friendly. I know that they say it is an Apple problem. I don't buy that one bit. ;-) I was on a confernce call with Overdrive a few years ago and they admited to me the problem was they are co-owned by Microsoft. I think all three are very useful. I believe they got used more in my old system. I think the tech level was higher as were the commutes so folks were looking for entertainment. I have been a big supporter of gutenberg since the early days. I think I first looked at it toward the end of the 90's. I wish they were all three more user friendly. I have some difficulties with each of them and can only imagine that we loose a lot of patrons with the cumbersom directions.

Sydney

Podcasts

I love Podcasts. I must admit that most of my podcasts come directly from Itunes. I have some favorites. Now that I have my I phone I can listen to them on the go! :) There are several great wine podcasts that make my lunch hour that much more interesting. Since I can't drink wine at lunch I might as well learn how to become more of a snoob!

Sydney

P.S. I really like podcastalley

I am a You Tube addict

I have been for over a year. Then my silly husband had to make it worse by purchacing an Apple TV which makes it so I can watch it on the large TV easily. Then I had to get an IPhone, which comes with a You Tube button. :P Here is my new favorite clip. Corey just sent it to me from Israel.

Chopstix

Web 2.0 Awards

So James pointed out early on that he doubted I had as much trouble with Play as I indicated in my blog. He may be correct since the award winner I picked is http://www.onesentence.org/

Onesentence is a site where people tell their true stories in one sentence. My favorite of the day is...

I recently had some Beefaroni that was completely devoid of beef.

Online Productivity Tools

I have been using Google's tools for quite some time. Corey and I will often share lists, calenders etc. Two people can actually be on one of the shared tools editing at the same time. We have had to-do lists, budget things etc. Right now I'm trying to figure out what the best way to cordinate my work and private calenders are and keep thinking maybe I should go the online route. Not sure yet.

Sydney