The Return of the Reluctant Blogger

I'm back!!! Surprise, surprise!!

Hasn't Jimmy grown and you'll notice he now has hair.

This was taken on his second birthday in May 2008.

He looks even cuter now. I would upload a more recent photo but on dial-up it takes forever.

Congratulations, Gran.

You got there in the end.

I knew you could do it.


Love ya

Jimbo

Thing 23

Well, where to start. For those who love to be staring at their computer screen and feel the need to be wired 24/7, Web 2.0 certainly has plenty of scope for virtual exploration and the sharing of ideas and expertise.

Wikis are wonderful, but I could live without UTube and Facebook and Second Life (I am too busy living my First Life).

Web 2.0 is great for virtually exploring worlds that you would never be able to access in any other way, but there is a very real possibility of spending so much time in cyberspace that you don't have any time for real relationships.

You're a long time dead!!

E-books

E-books will interest me when I am housebound and unable to access real books in the flesh. They are a great way to experience old and precious editions too.

The idea of them self-destructing when the due date is up appeals to me. No more chasing of tardy borrowers necessary and of course no more waiting in the queue for a popular item.

The future is now!! I must add an MP3 player to my Christmas wish list.

Thing 21 - Podcasts

Are you one of those who religiously records programs you don't have time to watch when they are actually being broadcast?

Do you have a kazillion episodes of whatever that you are going to watch when you get around to it? Do you feel duty-bound to actually read the mountain of garbage which hits your email inbox every day. Well you will love podcasts.

Most of them you have to pay for but some actually come free. You can listen to them while you take your morning powerwalk and you won't hear the big truck that hits you.

You'll be a well -informed but very flat hamburger pattie on the road or someone's bumper.

Save your sanity and your life. Listen to the birds or talk to your fellow walkers.

Podcasts, who needs them!!!

Youtube

Hi All

This granny has better things to do than watch Youtube or upload anything onto it.

I am using up my extremely valuable annual leave to try to finish this and no-can-wait for dial-up to load - not even the delicious Johnny Depp. Tried Conan the librarian too. Not impressed.

Would like to add these to my blog? No!!!!!

Will try to add a short video of my favourite, well the only grandson.

Much more satisfying.

Here it is. Enjoy!!

Thing 19

Checked out Wet Paint as I am interested in wikis.

It seems easy to use, but being a lurker I didn't start a new wiki I just searched for wikie I thought might be interesting. Knitting was full of US teen girls who were knitting scarves or patchwork squares. Not quite what I was hoping for. Searching for junior book clubs for some reason, probably lack of quotation marks, netted heaps of junior soccer clubs. A more general search for Book Clubs brought more interesting results. I really hit pay dirt with my search for Storytime. Lots of wikis with rhymes and book lists.

Kids might be interested in starting a wiki for a library based junior book club. It would add another dimension to the experience and they could check out other junior book club wikis (they must be out there and see what similar groups are doing.