Still catching up...

Here we are at Week 10--and I am still needing to post from Week 8. I really can not believe 3 weeks have gone by since we posted our photos on Flickr. My co-workers and I posted some photos of our area that were taken during recent construction. I took a lot of photos during this time but we posted the ones we liked best. My thoughts in general about Flickr: great application--but not really my cup of tea. (Earl Grey is my cup of tea!) I have recently discovered Picasa2, which is part of the Google suite of products. (Somehow I got it on my personal computer and I am not really sure how.) Turns out that the program that came with my camera is a piece of junk (promptly removed it from my machine). Picasa2 is compatible with my camera and is now the only program I use. Picasa has a web album feature, which I figured out how to use just a couple of weeks ago. I like that feature because it gives me more CONTROL over what I post and (more importantly) who can look at it. Besides, since it is part of Google I still only have to remember one password!



Moving on...Week 9 was a lot of fun. It is interesting to read about Creative Commons, DRM, etc. and I enjoyed that information.

I still use and purchase hard copy discs. (I have never downloaded music from any service!) I admit it is a pain to A) have a bunch of discs and cases cluttering up my space and B) have to then put the music from the disc into the computer-being sure to use the correct program that is compatible with my MP3 player. Unfortunately, the program that came with my MP3 player is a piece of junk (why does this keep happening to me??) and does not allow me to import music directly in that program. So, I have to use Media Player or iTunes, then import the music into the MP3 player's program. (Yes, I am kicking myself for not just buying an iPod in the first place!) Anyway, I do like having the artwork that comes with buying an actual disc. In addition, opening the plastic wrapping and sticky seal gives me a great sense of accomplishment! Archaic, I know!

Metallica or Napster? Well, duh! :)

Liveplasma is one of the coolest things I have ever seen and I will definately use it frequently. It reminds me of Fiction Connection--which I also love. Hooray for visual learners!

I also like the widgits! As you can see I customized a countdown widget. This was way easier than I thought it would be and only took about 2 minutes!

So, here I am finally at Week 10. I am, as I write this, downloading an audio book to the PC. So far, I think it is not working so well. My media player shut off and has been "thinking" for way too long. So, I am not sure what is happening. I will get it to work eventually! I have downloaded books before, but not gotten to actually listen to them (has to do with the junky MP3 player I have.) I hope to use the MP3 player from this class to listen to audio books exclusively. I check out Playaways sometimes (and love them for all that they are) but I need more title variety (and to not have to go to a Playaway branch). I like to listen to books while I walk my dogs. Entertaining as the dogs are, they are still no match for a good book. Besides, the better the book the longer the walk, which is good for all of us!

As I bring this to a close my audiobook is still not working--I am not even sure where on the PC the file is.

Thanks for reading!