Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Thing 7 - iPod Nano

The technology post thing...
The thing I find cool at the moment is my new iPod Nano. It's red and (RED), so is supporting a good cause. I got it for Christmas and can use it with the iPod interface in the glove compartment in my new MINI Cooper that I bought last fall.

As for blog comments, I've been commenting on many people's blogs for the past week or so. I hope that people are reading them and I hope some people start commenting on my posts too - it's very exciting to get feedback.

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Thing 6 - Flickr mashups

The flickr mashup thing...
These sites are cool. The "color pickr" one is fun to play around with. I also like the montager mosaic-maker, but it seems like it's kind of slow to load and there's not a lot to do with the mosaic once you have it. Anyway, here's a trading card I made of one of my cats when she was just a tiny baby:
I was able to save it to my flash drive and my flickr account. I added it to my blog from my flash drive. All of this is much easier than I expected it to be.

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Thing 5 - Explore Flickr

The flickr thing...

This is a photo of our new puppy that I uploaded to Flickr and then added to my blog with Flickr's blogging tool. It was super easy! I think Flickr is really cool - it makes it so easy to share your vacation photos without loading up someone's inbox. I also love seeing everyone else's shots; I could spend an afternoon surfing the "last 7 days" photos.

Mugsy and Mr. Squeaky Bird



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Friday, January 5, 2007

Thing 4 - Register your blog

The register your blog thing...
Not much to say about this one. My blog is here, it's registered. Bring on the flash drive! Oh yeah...19 more things to go.

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Thing 3 - Set up your own blog

The set up the blog thing...
Well - here it is. It was pretty easy to set up the blog - the most challenging part was deciding which template to use. It also took me awhile to think up a username and a name for my blog. I don't mind if people know who I am, but thought it might be more interesting to be anonymous. However, if anyone knows my cats' names they probably know whose blog this is.

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Thing 2 - 7.5 habits

Thing 1, Thing 2...
I like the idea of getting us thinking about lifelong learning - what a great way to start the 23 things. I would say that the habit I find most difficult is to view problems as challenges. I can be sort of a "throw in the towel" kind of person, so that is an area I will need to work on when trying to comlete my 23 things. The other habits are things I'm pretty comfortable doing. I'm glad that my job gives me the opportunity to continue learning, and I am also continuously learning in my personal life since I read a lot and am also trying to learn to play the piano. These days I am housetraining a puppy, which has definitely provided me with another learning opportunity.

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