LOST IN SPACE

Spring Cleaning #30: Take a Load Off Our Drives

2008-04-16T09:56:00.000-07:00

Well, I went to S drive and didn't have a file there, so I created one and then deleted it. I did have a file in P drive and it contained a couple of documents which were pretty old so I went ahead and deleted them. About the Z drive, that was something new to me, I had no idea it existed or how to access it, but thanks to a co-worker who showed me how to access it and saw that there was nothing in there that belonged to me, so I did what the exercise called for and filed something and then deleted it. I realize that I hardly have the need to save anything because I immediately try to resolve instead of storing for a later day.

Spring Cleaning #29: Email

2008-04-16T07:35:00.000-07:00

I'm proud to say that I have been doing what is suggested on the article "Clean Out Your Computer Day Tips & Ideas". Since I only work part-time I usually check my email twice a day and either respond immediately,if required,and delete it since there's a record of the sent email. Otherwise, I delete all of them after reading or if it's something that requires a reminder I usually set a reminder on the calendar on my personal email account. Before logging out I purge the trash folder.

Spring Cleaning #28: Don’t Clutter Up Expensive Cyberspace

2008-04-08T11:43:00.000-07:00

I read about GTD and I like the workflow process. I found it to be the most practical one. When I check my email I immediately delete the message I read, unless it requires a response I follow through with it, but if there is no time to respond I put it in a different folder, that way the only thing in my inbox is the new stuff. What I use as a reminder is the calendar on my personal hotmail account, but I rather use the old fashion way which is the planner I carry in my purse. I find it's easier to just open it and see what's on that day, because I just don't have enough time to get to the computer at home.

SOUND #24

2008-04-02T08:41:00.000-07:00

I looked into the Microsoft Zune because I am a little familiar with it because that's what my children have. To download stuff you have to create an account (tag), buy a Zune pass or Microsoft points (which can be used with all Microsoft Live sites). After that, you can download music, videos and pictures. You can also sign up for Zune Social, where you can share music with friends or the online community, post your favorite tunes and a lot more! It's amazing how much you can do with an MP3player. I also, checked my favorite radio stations, like 96.5 and 106.9 they are available online.

WEEK 10 #23 THE END

2007-11-19T16:51:00.000-08:00

At the beginning of this project I was unsure whether I wanted to participate, the reason being is that I am not computer savvy at all and was not sure if I would have time to work on the weekly exercises. Now I'm glad I did because everything I learned was useful and interesting. My favorite programs were Flickr and Zoho, I will be using those at home in the future. This project opened my eyes to a whole new world on the net, it was fun to see that the net is much more than just shopping and emails and it was specially nice to find that you can use all those sites for free! Hcpl is very up to date with Web 2.0 tools, like email messaging and the digital media catalog, downloading ebooks, movies and music, which is great for people that cannot physically go to the library. Overall, I enjoyed working on my blog it has been a very positive experience for me. Thanks!

WEEK 9 #22 DOWNLOADABLE MEDIA

2007-11-17T14:11:00.000-08:00

I looked into Wowio,Librivox and Hcpl's digital site and found Hcpl's site more to my liking. I was very impresed to see we even have Spanish audio/video materials. I found a book called "Jerusalen-El Caballo de Troya 1" and a movie which I had seen about 30 years ago when I was a child still living in Mexico called "Cada oveja con su pareja". Hcpl's digital media site is very extensive and caters to even the most demanding, but what really amazed me, is to see it had foreign language materials. Great job!

WEEK 9 #21 PODCASTS

2007-11-13T15:38:00.000-08:00

Aaaggghhh!!!I went to PodcastAlley and did a search on book reviews and public libraries it gave me 200 choices each. There are so many it was hard to decide on one that could actually talk about several of my interests but I did find one which is the one I posted.

WEEK 9 #20 YOU TUBE

2007-11-13T14:42:00.000-08:00

I have to say I'm a huge fan of you tube and I just have to share this funny video. I tried to paste the video from you tube to my blog but was unsuccessful, so I just posted the link to it instead. I hope you all like it as much as I did....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql4Ch0vP5mc

WEEK 8 # 19 WEB-BASED APPS

2007-11-05T16:25:00.001-08:00

I created an account with ZOHO writer and found it easy to use. I think it's great how you can do so many things from there instead of having to go to different places to do your jobs. I created this post from ZOHO Writer it's totally cool!!

WEEK 8 #18 SOCIAL NETWORKING

2007-10-31T09:54:00.000-07:00

What I learned of social networking is that it's another tool for people to communicate with others that share the same interests and want to know what they think. What concerns me is that most of these sites require personal info, which will make you easy target for identity theft. However, I'm rather old fashioned and like to communicate with people in person.

WEEK 7 #17 ABOUT TECHNOLOGY

2007-10-24T09:20:00.000-07:00

I think all these new gadgets are great, but I also find them overwhelming. It seems that people never catch up with the latest technology or maybe for a while you do, until something better comes out. It is also costly and a lot of people cannot afford to have ,at least, a computer at home, that's why it's a great asset to any community to have a public library that will allow people to have access to some of that technology. Overall, technology is great and progress is just a click away!

WEEK 7 #16 WIKIS

2007-10-23T08:19:00.000-07:00

Since the only wiki I was familiar with is "Wikipedia" this lesson taught me about many of the wikis out there and opened up a whole new door to explore for me. It's interesting to learn all the ways wikis can be used for, especially at the library level where it would become a great tool for our customers to read and write reviews on books or suggest good restaurants, etc. in the community.

WEEK 6 #15 LIBRARY 2.0 & WEB 2.0

2007-10-18T11:30:00.000-07:00

Technology is the way of the future and the future is here. Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 puts libraries out there, giving librarians and patrons more tools to get the information they need.

WEEK 6 #14 TECHNORATI

2007-10-17T18:38:00.000-07:00

As the saying goes..."You learn something new everyday". While doing a search in Technorati for "Learning 2.0" I came across a lot of information, but one blog in particular caught my eye about a website for learning different languages for free, which I think is great info to pass on to our patrons which are looking for free ESL lessons. I believe Technorati is a great tool for Reference Librarians.

WEEK 6 #13 Del.icio.us

2007-10-16T14:20:00.000-07:00

I found the tutorial video very interesting. I created an account with del.icio.us because I found it to be a great way to organize my bookmarks and links. It's just great learning new things and putting them to good use!

WEEK 5 #12 ELF

2007-10-10T12:14:00.000-07:00

Elf was very nice and helpful to me! I can't live without him anymore! Harris County has this service already, but it doesn't hurt to be covered twice.

WEEK 5 #11 LIBRARY THING

2007-10-10T11:46:00.000-07:00

This is my first time to visit this site, it's great. I'll make sure to recommend it to our patrons!

WEEK 5 #10 IMAGE GENERATORS

2007-10-10T09:33:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed this doing this exercise, there were so many fun choices, but I think this image was the most appropriate one.

WEEK 4 #9 FEEDS

2007-10-06T12:51:00.000-07:00

I tried all four feeds but found Feedster to be the one that would best meet my needs.

WEEK 4 #8 RSS AND NEWSREADS

2007-10-06T11:27:00.000-07:00

Setting up an account on bloglines was simple and I found some really cool bloglines that I'm sure I will enjoy. It's just so amazing how with just a click of a button you can go anywhere and learn so much! I know I haven't even reached the beginning of what is out on the web for us to use. It's fascinating!

WEEK 3 #7 PHOTO EDITING

2007-10-05T08:39:00.000-07:00

I'm really proud of the turn out of this photo, which depicts a favorite past time, soccer match on a Sunday afternoon at the Tecnologico stadium in Monterrey, Mexico.

Original photo by J.E.Orozco

WEEK 3 #6 FLICKR MASHUPS

2007-10-05T08:21:00.001-07:00

My creation
Originally uploaded by mc_navaz

I really like this program, it was very fun to do. This was the only setting I liked for this photo, the other ones didn't match very well. Next time I want to try to do the BLOG HEADER located under flickr toys. (photo by alexmusic03)

WEEK 3 #5 FLICKR

2007-10-05T07:31:00.001-07:00

Cerro de la Silla y Nubes
Originally uploaded by Blog Nuevo Leon

This is a photo of my hometown in Monterrey, Mexico.

WEEK 2 #4 ONLINE SAFETY

2007-10-02T15:37:00.000-07:00

I really don't feel comfortable sharing any personal information online. When I do, I make sure they have a secure website, especially when shopping online.

WEEK 2 #3 BLOGGING

2007-10-02T15:27:00.000-07:00

I realize that it's easier for me to learn with hands on training, but the hardest thing for me will be to find the time to complete the assignments.

Test blog

2007-10-02T15:25:00.000-07:00

Hey it works!!