See my edited photos below this post. I registered with Picnik because I saw that it used Flickr and my photos were already on Flickr. Using photos already on Flickr worked very well for me and I ended up editing the same photo twice.
Both yesterday and today's exercises could be very useful if I continue to blog and want to add pictures to the blog.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Week 3 Post #6
Wow, is there a lot of stuff out there that I know nothing about, and probably never will! I enjoyed looking at the Flickr mashups and could have spent way too much time on this assignment, just clicking to see what things do. I doubt that I will use any of this for my job (or personal use), except to be aware that it is there.
The Colr Pickr was very pretty. You select a color from the color wheel and the Colr Pickr loads a selection of 12 photos from Flickr that best match your selected color.
The Triggermap was fun to look at. I personally don't spend that much time on my computer after work. I may use the trip planner though. I have started a "my trip" to Alpharetta, GA since we are going there for Thanksgiving. Thought I'd give it a try.
Tagnautica sounds like an interesting application. You navigate through Flickr images by browsing related tags. Each related tag is supplied with a background image from Flickr and a number indicating the number of Flickr photos with that tag. You can zoom in on each tag by mousing over its node, and clicking on a tag draws a new ring with that tag at the center. You can keep drilling down, finding new images and new relationships between tags.
The Colr Pickr was very pretty. You select a color from the color wheel and the Colr Pickr loads a selection of 12 photos from Flickr that best match your selected color.
The Triggermap was fun to look at. I personally don't spend that much time on my computer after work. I may use the trip planner though. I have started a "my trip" to Alpharetta, GA since we are going there for Thanksgiving. Thought I'd give it a try.
Tagnautica sounds like an interesting application. You navigate through Flickr images by browsing related tags. Each related tag is supplied with a background image from Flickr and a number indicating the number of Flickr photos with that tag. You can zoom in on each tag by mousing over its node, and clicking on a tag draws a new ring with that tag at the center. You can keep drilling down, finding new images and new relationships between tags.
Ponte Vecchio - Florence - Week 3 - #5 Linked
This is the wonderful old bridge over the Arno River in Florence, Italy. There are still many gold and silver merchants on the bridge.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Week 3 Post 5
I have created a Flickr account and uploaded two pictures from my trip to Italy several years ago. Using the blogger "edit page elements," I posted one of the pictures on my blog. I don't know if this is the proper way to add pictures to the blog, but it was easy and worked for me.
Since I already had a Yahoo account this didn't take me very long (and I previously had a gmail account.)
More tomorrow
Since I already had a Yahoo account this didn't take me very long (and I previously had a gmail account.)
More tomorrow
Monday, September 17, 2007
Week 2 Blogging and Safety
Hi
Since I created my blog last week, ahead of schedule, today I registered it and read the information on Internet safety. I am always a little leery of putting any personal information online and usually opt out of registering if given the chance.
A couple major points from today's reading are:
1. Don't expect privacy or safety online
2. Don't share personal or financial information
3. Get permission to share anyone elses' photos (a parent's if the photos are of a child)
4. Think before you post - once posted it is there forever
Remember that what you post, text or pictures, is there forever and can come back to bite you. Don't use your blog to complain about co-workers, your library system, network services, or administration. Never refer to anyone your work with by name.
Find out your internet service provider's privacy policies and practices and exercise your options for how you personal information may be used.
Don't reply to e-mails that are suggestive, obscene, threatening, or telling you that you have won a prize. Be on the look out for scams that come from Nigeria.
Remember that the person you are chatting with or sharing blog comments with may not be who they say they are.
For a web of privacy protection for data and communications to come about, we will need cooperation among the business community and the nonprofit community. We need to use a combination of tools: legal, policy, technical, and self-regulatory.
Talk to you again for Week #3
Val
Since I created my blog last week, ahead of schedule, today I registered it and read the information on Internet safety. I am always a little leery of putting any personal information online and usually opt out of registering if given the chance.
A couple major points from today's reading are:
1. Don't expect privacy or safety online
2. Don't share personal or financial information
3. Get permission to share anyone elses' photos (a parent's if the photos are of a child)
4. Think before you post - once posted it is there forever
Remember that what you post, text or pictures, is there forever and can come back to bite you. Don't use your blog to complain about co-workers, your library system, network services, or administration. Never refer to anyone your work with by name.
Find out your internet service provider's privacy policies and practices and exercise your options for how you personal information may be used.
Don't reply to e-mails that are suggestive, obscene, threatening, or telling you that you have won a prize. Be on the look out for scams that come from Nigeria.
Remember that the person you are chatting with or sharing blog comments with may not be who they say they are.
For a web of privacy protection for data and communications to come about, we will need cooperation among the business community and the nonprofit community. We need to use a combination of tools: legal, policy, technical, and self-regulatory.
Talk to you again for Week #3
Val
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
iHCPL
I have set up this second blog to make use of the training in the 23 things. I already have a blog for my Evening Book Club - Valsbooks http://valsbooks.blogspot.com/
Check out the ValsBooks blog for discussions and information about the Evening Book Club at the library - the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Check out the ValsBooks blog for discussions and information about the Evening Book Club at the library - the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
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