Week 4 - Thing 9 Exploring Merlin

I did add Merlin to my blogline and found a couple more to add through the feedlists. I was able to use Topix to find a newspaper close to my hometown that did have a RSS feed. I was thrilled and quickly added it to my bloglist. The possibilities of this activity are endless.

By the way my bloglist URL is : http://www.bloglines.com/public/brokenrunningpinky

Week 4- Thing 8 RSS Feeds and Bloglines

Well, I finally finished creating my blogline. I was a little frustrated some of my favorite sites do not have RSS feeds. I was however still able to find a few really great sites. Some are for work and some are just for play. One thing I really love about 23 Things is learning the new information and being able to share it with my friends and family. Even just while working on this particular assignment I shared the idea of a blogline with a few friends. Cool!

Week 3 - Thing 7 Technology blog

A few months ago I finally got a digital camera. I love it! :) I love taking photos and I take a lot of them! It is so nice being able to look at the image right away and deciding whether or not it looks the ways I hoped. If it doesn't I can always send it to the trash can immediately and try again to capture the image I wanted. Now I don't spend a ton of money developing rolls of film where only about half are really good pictures. My next purchase is some type of photo shop software. That is where the fun can really begin.

Week 3 - Thing 6 Flickr Mash-ups

Flickr mashups are great to play around with. Who knew there were so many ways to alter a picture with just the click of a few keys. I really enjoyed the 'Guess the Title' site. It was a lot of fun and it's amazing how fast time flies when you're having fun. I also enjoyed playing around with the 'Framer" site. It's a nice way to play around with pictures of the two recent additions to my household! I enjoyed this site so much is was hard to tear myself away from this assignment.

Week 3 - Thing 5 Figuring out Flickr

This week I am figuring out all about Flickr and having fun making additions to my blog. Flickr offers me a great way to share my photos with my family who I do not see as often as I would like. I have really enjoyed exploring the site and and seeing all the options. I posted a few of my favorite pictures on my blog. The site is easy to use and it doesn't hurt to have a friend nearby to pick their brains for answers! I will most likely continue to add photos to my Flickr account to share with my family and friends.

Week 2 - Thing 3 Pointers from lifelong learning

The 7 1/2 habits tutorial was very interesting. I think the one habit I can most likely relate to is Habit 7 1/2 - Play! I love playing and definitely am still a child at heart. I think if it isn't fun, then you should find a way to make it fun! The hardest habit listed was Habit 4 - Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner. I know that I am a very visual learner and like to see an example of how something is done before I try it. This often means I am timid to try things for the first time, in fear of doing something wrong. On the other hand, I love to learn new things and share the new information with other people.

Week 1 - Thing 1 About this program

I am finally beginning my 23 Things journey. I hope all goes well during this trip and that I learn many new things about technology. I am excited to learn about new websites and being able to share the information I learn with my sister. It should be a very rewarding exercise. So, here I go........