I put these symptoms into the symptom checker: stiff neck, tingling arms and feet. It listed several possible causes for the stiff neck and indicated that I should see a doctor if it included tingling, numbness, or pain in the arms, hands, or feet. Here are some of the suggested conditions: cervical spondylosis, herniated disk, spinal stenosis, or osteoarthritis.
I tried the pill identifier. The medication I chose is a generic and although there were generics for this one shown, I thought I couldn't find a match, but once I went home and looked again I realized that I had seen a match. The website was easy to use.
I used Medline Plus Go Local to look for resources for Heart Disease in the local area.
List of resources within 10 miles of 77388 for Heart Disease:
http://tinyurl.com/6ea6vb
I made a family medical history tree. This could be useful for our family since 6 of 7 children in my family (my siblings and I) were born with the same heart defect: atrial septal defect (a hole in the wall between the upper chambers of the heart). One sibling died at 16 days old and three of us had surgery to close the hole when we were children. One sister had a procedure done last year in her fifties when the condition was also discovered in her. It wasn't found when she was a child and she had no symptoms until menopause started. My younger brother's hole was so small that it closed on its own and he didn't need surgery. We made the Minneapolis papers back in the 60's when my parents were going through all of this.
I can see where a record of genetic and other conditions could be a useful thing for families, although there was no family history of this condition that we were aware of and my obstetrician said that my chances of having a baby with this heart condition were no greater than anyone else's in the general population. It was just the combination of my parent's genes.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
iHCPL #41 part 2 - going green
I have already started doing many of the things listed in the City of Houston website. We now use many fluorescent lights, we set out thermostat higher or lower for savings, and we had our A/C checked. We still need to get in the attic and check the ducts for leaks.
We do as much recycling as we can without having curbside recycling. We have voted for it twice in our subdivision, but it has not passed yet! What are these people thinking? My husband and I also pickup trash on the sidewalks and boulevards when we take our daily walks. Many cans and plastic bottles get recycled this way. I was a natural resources conservation major in college eons ago and so things like this are important to me.
It is hard not to drive with a cold engine because I only drive 3.5 miles to work and so the car hardly gets warm before I get here and it is wasteful to let it run to warm up, the suggestions say to not idle the car.
We usually drive 65 or less, use the cruise control, have no pod on the car, don't use premium gas and we keep the tires properly inflated.
We do as much recycling as we can without having curbside recycling. We have voted for it twice in our subdivision, but it has not passed yet! What are these people thinking? My husband and I also pickup trash on the sidewalks and boulevards when we take our daily walks. Many cans and plastic bottles get recycled this way. I was a natural resources conservation major in college eons ago and so things like this are important to me.
It is hard not to drive with a cold engine because I only drive 3.5 miles to work and so the car hardly gets warm before I get here and it is wasteful to let it run to warm up, the suggestions say to not idle the car.
We usually drive 65 or less, use the cruise control, have no pod on the car, don't use premium gas and we keep the tires properly inflated.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
iHCPL Wellness #41 - part one
Activity 1
I used the carbon footprint calculator to discover what our family carbon footprint is. I used two different ones, and with the second it was easier to account for the recycling we do. There is no curbside recycling, but we take our newspapers, cans, and plastic to recycle centers. We set our thermostat at 76 in the summer and 68 in the winter, and leave it alone. I only commute 3.5 miles to work and my husband is unemployed, so we are not putting a lot of miles on our cars. I drive a Ford Explorer and my husband drives a Honda Accord. We try and group our errands.
Eating Green:
When looking at the impact of your diet, you should consider the pesticides, acres, and fertilizer needed to raise feed for animals, as well as the manure created by said animals. See this eating green calculator GreenCalculator. There is an entry for Six Arguements for a Greener Diet (book), taking action, and antibiotic resistance caused by giving too many of them to animals.
Learn how to shop smart and shop green at Foodnews.org.
Activity #2
I have visited two local farmer's markets. There is a small one in Spring on Stuebner-Airline where I have often bought tomatoes in the summer. Earlier this summer I visited a large farmer's market on Airline in Houston. There were many vendors there with a great variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Nothing tastes like a garden tomato. I hate to buy the ones in the supermarkets, they are hard and have no flavor.
It would be interesting to visit the Midtown Farmer's Market. "The Midtown Farmers Market takes place every Saturday morning (rain or shine) from 8am - 12 noon at Monica Pope's acclaimed restaurant, t'afia - right in the heart of Houston. As a state-certified Farmer's Market, the MFM features locally-grown produce, small-batch & handcrafted prepared foods, artisan breads, locally-roasted coffee, breakfast and a real sense of community. Vendors are both outside and inside the restaurant. "
or
Bayou City Farmer's Market at Richmond and Eastside.
The Bayou City Farmers Market includes local small-scale produce growers as well as family farms producing grass-fed meats, local honey, cage-free eggs and much more. A complete listing of our vendors is available for you to view. Products are seasonal, and the best way to find out what's available this week is to become a subscriber to the market e-newsletter. Regular weekly events include live music and cooking demonstrations using seasonal produce. We also host special events such as our annual Tomato Festival in the summer and Citrus Festival in the winter.
I used the carbon footprint calculator to discover what our family carbon footprint is. I used two different ones, and with the second it was easier to account for the recycling we do. There is no curbside recycling, but we take our newspapers, cans, and plastic to recycle centers. We set our thermostat at 76 in the summer and 68 in the winter, and leave it alone. I only commute 3.5 miles to work and my husband is unemployed, so we are not putting a lot of miles on our cars. I drive a Ford Explorer and my husband drives a Honda Accord. We try and group our errands.
Eating Green:
When looking at the impact of your diet, you should consider the pesticides, acres, and fertilizer needed to raise feed for animals, as well as the manure created by said animals. See this eating green calculator GreenCalculator. There is an entry for Six Arguements for a Greener Diet (book), taking action, and antibiotic resistance caused by giving too many of them to animals.
Learn how to shop smart and shop green at Foodnews.org.
Activity #2
I have visited two local farmer's markets. There is a small one in Spring on Stuebner-Airline where I have often bought tomatoes in the summer. Earlier this summer I visited a large farmer's market on Airline in Houston. There were many vendors there with a great variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Nothing tastes like a garden tomato. I hate to buy the ones in the supermarkets, they are hard and have no flavor.
It would be interesting to visit the Midtown Farmer's Market. "The Midtown Farmers Market takes place every Saturday morning (rain or shine) from 8am - 12 noon at Monica Pope's acclaimed restaurant, t'afia - right in the heart of Houston. As a state-certified Farmer's Market, the MFM features locally-grown produce, small-batch & handcrafted prepared foods, artisan breads, locally-roasted coffee, breakfast and a real sense of community. Vendors are both outside and inside the restaurant. "
or
Bayou City Farmer's Market at Richmond and Eastside.
The Bayou City Farmers Market includes local small-scale produce growers as well as family farms producing grass-fed meats, local honey, cage-free eggs and much more. A complete listing of our vendors is available for you to view. Products are seasonal, and the best way to find out what's available this week is to become a subscriber to the market e-newsletter. Regular weekly events include live music and cooking demonstrations using seasonal produce. We also host special events such as our annual Tomato Festival in the summer and Citrus Festival in the winter.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Wellness #40
I clicked on all of the links in this exercise about exercise. I was not surprized by my results because I have been paying attention to information about health, fitness, and exercise for several years. My BMI was a little higher than I would like, but the loss of 10 pounds would bring it into the right range.
I don't think I would have much success with an online fitness or diet program because I don't like to spend a lot of time on the computer when I am not at work. Having a walking partner would be the best. Right now my partner is my dog, Henry, and he is 12 years old and doesn't want to walk as far as we used to. I may have to start taking a second walk without him to get in the amount of walking I need.
The exercise-at-your-desk is not really practical when you have nine people sharing a small workspace, but I do use the stairs rather than the elevator every day. In the fall and winter when it isn't raining I can walk during my lunch hour, it is too hot in the summer.
I am doing pretty with healthy eating, but like most people my age, I could use more exercise. I have maintained my weight at its current level for over a year. Of course my goal is to lose those 10 extra pounds, isn't that everyone's??!!
I don't think I would have much success with an online fitness or diet program because I don't like to spend a lot of time on the computer when I am not at work. Having a walking partner would be the best. Right now my partner is my dog, Henry, and he is 12 years old and doesn't want to walk as far as we used to. I may have to start taking a second walk without him to get in the amount of walking I need.
The exercise-at-your-desk is not really practical when you have nine people sharing a small workspace, but I do use the stairs rather than the elevator every day. In the fall and winter when it isn't raining I can walk during my lunch hour, it is too hot in the summer.
I am doing pretty with healthy eating, but like most people my age, I could use more exercise. I have maintained my weight at its current level for over a year. Of course my goal is to lose those 10 extra pounds, isn't that everyone's??!!
Monday, August 11, 2008
iHcpl #39 Nutrition Data
Wow, I found the site (Nutrition Data) a little overwhelming. There was too much information there in too many formats. I had trouble navigating the site and finding anything useful or new. I was able to figure out my BMI which is something I really didn't want to know.
I used apple cobbler as a recipe to figure out nutritional information. It had 430 Calories, 20 grams of fat, and 6gm of saturated fat. It was low in cholesterol and had a glycerol load pf 31 which was 1/3 of the daily recommended amount (100).
I liked the Recipes.sparkpeople.com site better. I used one of the potato salad recipes from GMA as my favorite recipe. When I ran it through the nutrition calculator with a recipe that serves 12, it came back very high in all of the calories and fat!
I then ran it through with no-fat or low-fat ingredients (cream cheese, sour cream and Mayo) and turkey bacon in place of regular bacon the numbers were much better, but I'd have to taste test it before I made it for a group.
Here is the recipe: Potato Salad
8-10 large baking potatoes
3 eggs
8-10 slices of bacon
8 oz cream cheese
6 oz sour cream
1 c mayonnaise
1/4 c yellow mustard
1 large vidalia onion
1 small jar sweet Gherkin pickles, chopped
2/3 tbsp sweet Gherkin pickle juice
1 small jar pimentos, drained and chopped
1 16 oz block sharp cheddar cheese, grated
salt and pepper to taste
Nutritional Information: Normal recipe
Nutrition Facts
12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1,022.7
Total Fat 70.6 g
Saturated Fat 27.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 10.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 28.7 g
Cholesterol 382.0 mg
Sodium 1,845.7 mg
Potassium 1,642.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate 51.6 g
Dietary Fiber 4.8 g
Sugars 2.4 g
Protein 45.4 g
Vitamin A 20.8 %
Vitamin B-12 40.1 %
Vitamin B-6 49.0 %
Vitamin C 33.7 %
Vitamin D 8.5 %
Vitamin E 12.0 %
Calcium 24.7 %
Copper 20.9 %
Folate 25.0 %
Iron 27.4 %
Magnesium 23.5 %
Manganese 26.1 %
Niacin 45.7 %
Pantothenic Acid 26.7 %
Phosphorus 67.4 %
Riboflavin 46.1 %
Selenium 65.8 %
Thiamin 51.7 % Zinc 33.1 %
Nurtitonal Information: Low-fat recipe
Nutrition Facts
“Doctored” recipe
12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 401.4
Total Fat 15.6 g
Saturated Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.0 g
Cholesterol 287.7 mg
Sodium 370.7 mg
Potassium 1,228.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 46.8 g
Dietary Fiber 4.8 g
Sugars 2.6 g
Protein 19.6 g
Vitamin A 15.7 %
Vitamin B-12 14.5 %
Vitamin B-6 37.2 %
Vitamin C 33.8 %
Vitamin D 8.5 %
Vitamin E 5.1 %
Calcium 23.9 %
Copper 13.8 %
Folate 24.0 %
Iron 18.5 %
Magnesium 18.5 %
Manganese 24.5 %
Niacin 14.7 %
Pantothenic Acid 17.1 %
Phosphorus 41.1 %
Riboflavin 30.8 %
Selenium 35.6 %
Thiamin 12.6 %
Zinc 14.9 %
I used apple cobbler as a recipe to figure out nutritional information. It had 430 Calories, 20 grams of fat, and 6gm of saturated fat. It was low in cholesterol and had a glycerol load pf 31 which was 1/3 of the daily recommended amount (100).
I liked the Recipes.sparkpeople.com site better. I used one of the potato salad recipes from GMA as my favorite recipe. When I ran it through the nutrition calculator with a recipe that serves 12, it came back very high in all of the calories and fat!
I then ran it through with no-fat or low-fat ingredients (cream cheese, sour cream and Mayo) and turkey bacon in place of regular bacon the numbers were much better, but I'd have to taste test it before I made it for a group.
Here is the recipe: Potato Salad
8-10 large baking potatoes
3 eggs
8-10 slices of bacon
8 oz cream cheese
6 oz sour cream
1 c mayonnaise
1/4 c yellow mustard
1 large vidalia onion
1 small jar sweet Gherkin pickles, chopped
2/3 tbsp sweet Gherkin pickle juice
1 small jar pimentos, drained and chopped
1 16 oz block sharp cheddar cheese, grated
salt and pepper to taste
Nutritional Information: Normal recipe
Nutrition Facts
12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1,022.7
Total Fat 70.6 g
Saturated Fat 27.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 10.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 28.7 g
Cholesterol 382.0 mg
Sodium 1,845.7 mg
Potassium 1,642.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate 51.6 g
Dietary Fiber 4.8 g
Sugars 2.4 g
Protein 45.4 g
Vitamin A 20.8 %
Vitamin B-12 40.1 %
Vitamin B-6 49.0 %
Vitamin C 33.7 %
Vitamin D 8.5 %
Vitamin E 12.0 %
Calcium 24.7 %
Copper 20.9 %
Folate 25.0 %
Iron 27.4 %
Magnesium 23.5 %
Manganese 26.1 %
Niacin 45.7 %
Pantothenic Acid 26.7 %
Phosphorus 67.4 %
Riboflavin 46.1 %
Selenium 65.8 %
Thiamin 51.7 % Zinc 33.1 %
Nurtitonal Information: Low-fat recipe
Nutrition Facts
“Doctored” recipe
12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 401.4
Total Fat 15.6 g
Saturated Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.0 g
Cholesterol 287.7 mg
Sodium 370.7 mg
Potassium 1,228.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 46.8 g
Dietary Fiber 4.8 g
Sugars 2.6 g
Protein 19.6 g
Vitamin A 15.7 %
Vitamin B-12 14.5 %
Vitamin B-6 37.2 %
Vitamin C 33.8 %
Vitamin D 8.5 %
Vitamin E 5.1 %
Calcium 23.9 %
Copper 13.8 %
Folate 24.0 %
Iron 18.5 %
Magnesium 18.5 %
Manganese 24.5 %
Niacin 14.7 %
Pantothenic Acid 17.1 %
Phosphorus 41.1 %
Riboflavin 30.8 %
Selenium 35.6 %
Thiamin 12.6 %
Zinc 14.9 %
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Post #30 - Spring Cleaning - Take Load of our Drives
I looked at the S: drive. I only put the Adult newsletter there in the "Publicity to be printed" file and delete it the next month. I have been doing this to avoid having the wrong newsletter printed, but it also keeps the clutter down.
I deleted several things from the P: drive. I deleted YA newsletters from 2003 and 2004, as well as adult newsletters from 2006 and half of 2007.
I went on to clean up my personal folder on the Z: drive. I moved several documents and a couple pictures to my flash drive, including a slide show from TS Allison. I then deleted them from the Z: drive. The TS Allison file was the oldest file I deleted, from 2001.
I deleted several things from the P: drive. I deleted YA newsletters from 2003 and 2004, as well as adult newsletters from 2006 and half of 2007.
I went on to clean up my personal folder on the Z: drive. I moved several documents and a couple pictures to my flash drive, including a slide show from TS Allison. I then deleted them from the Z: drive. The TS Allison file was the oldest file I deleted, from 2001.
Post #29 - Spring Cleaning - e-mail
I have 2 personal e-mail accounts - one with Yahoo and one with Gmail. So I don't use HCPL account for personal e-mail. Although I do recieve personal e-mail in my HCPL account on occasion. I have gotten used to deleting sent mail, trash mail, and mail in various folders on a regular basis. I have had my e-mail sorted in folders since we started with this new e-mail. I do tend to leave things in the inbox too long and will remember to take appropriate action more quickly in the future.
My address book is cleaned out as necessary. I have addresses in it for members of my book club who I write to once a month about the book for that month. Even those who no longer attend want to receive the e-mails. I ask them periodically if they want to be removed and usually get no response.
Since I like to keep my Inbox pretty clear, I will continue to use folders and the delete key for that purpose.
My address book is cleaned out as necessary. I have addresses in it for members of my book club who I write to once a month about the book for that month. Even those who no longer attend want to receive the e-mails. I ask them periodically if they want to be removed and usually get no response.
Since I like to keep my Inbox pretty clear, I will continue to use folders and the delete key for that purpose.
Post #28 Spring Cleaning - Expensive Cyberspace
GTD - getting things done was interesting, but is way more complex than I need to get myself organized. Basically using t0-do lists and the delete key are all that I need. I keep my e-mail fairly up-to-date by deleting old messages and using folders for those I decide to hold on to for a short time.
I have used the Google calendar in the past, but I found I don't look at it. I am better just using notes to me on scratch paper and the monthly schedule that Annette copies for us, along with my monthly calendar on the counter at home.
I did sign up for Ta-da list and have set up two "books to read" lists. These lists will keep getting longer all the time and will never be complete!
I have used the Google calendar in the past, but I found I don't look at it. I am better just using notes to me on scratch paper and the monthly schedule that Annette copies for us, along with my monthly calendar on the counter at home.
I did sign up for Ta-da list and have set up two "books to read" lists. These lists will keep getting longer all the time and will never be complete!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Post #26 Making Music Together
MySpace grew from a site to connect bands to listeners and fans with other fans to a huge social networking site. The social aspects are now its biggest draw. There are newer sites now that emphasize the music. Mog is a site created specifically to link people together based on the music they like. I listened to "The Felice Brothers" which was a new band for me and I read the review by Kronski.
Imeen is an online community where millions of fans and artists discover new music, videos, and photos, and share their taste with friends. I listened to some of the samples listed under new music.
Project Playlist is used to share music with your friends.
Phling! is the mobile music community service that connects you to all the music, podcasts, and pictures stored on your PC, to your friends, and to everyone in the phling! community. All from your mobile phone.
You can use your mobile phone to listen to your music anywhere, anytime without having to first synchronize with your PC. With phling! you can also let up to six phling! friends listen to your music, and they can let you listen to their music. You can read and submit song reviews, find out who is listening to what, browse user profiles, and stay in touch by posting messages to your friends' bulletin boards and your own.
Qloud allows you to add a "my music" component to your Facebook or Friendster accounts.
There are many music sights that allow musicians to play together. Here is an excerpt from an article about this phenomenon: "With broadband, social networking apps and web-based audio tools increasingly available and affordable to most people with computers, the world of music is on the verge of big change. That perfect-storm combination of these tools will do for music creation what technology has already done for music consumption: remove barriers of time, space and scarcity." WIRED - Eliot Van Buskirk.
JamStudio helps you create songs by choosing from different set up options which can then be e-mailed to someone for editing. I played with this for awhile and discovered how complex it is to put a song together when you are not musically inclined!! I think my son the musician would love it. I'm sure he knows about it already.
This has been a real education for me about music sharing capabilities online - original music and music created by friends and unknown bands.
Imeen is an online community where millions of fans and artists discover new music, videos, and photos, and share their taste with friends. I listened to some of the samples listed under new music.
Project Playlist is used to share music with your friends.
Phling! is the mobile music community service that connects you to all the music, podcasts, and pictures stored on your PC, to your friends, and to everyone in the phling! community. All from your mobile phone.
You can use your mobile phone to listen to your music anywhere, anytime without having to first synchronize with your PC. With phling! you can also let up to six phling! friends listen to your music, and they can let you listen to their music. You can read and submit song reviews, find out who is listening to what, browse user profiles, and stay in touch by posting messages to your friends' bulletin boards and your own.
Qloud allows you to add a "my music" component to your Facebook or Friendster accounts.
There are many music sights that allow musicians to play together. Here is an excerpt from an article about this phenomenon: "With broadband, social networking apps and web-based audio tools increasingly available and affordable to most people with computers, the world of music is on the verge of big change. That perfect-storm combination of these tools will do for music creation what technology has already done for music consumption: remove barriers of time, space and scarcity." WIRED - Eliot Van Buskirk.
JamStudio helps you create songs by choosing from different set up options which can then be e-mailed to someone for editing. I played with this for awhile and discovered how complex it is to put a song together when you are not musically inclined!! I think my son the musician would love it. I'm sure he knows about it already.
This has been a real education for me about music sharing capabilities online - original music and music created by friends and unknown bands.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Sound #25 Music Piracy - Burning a CD
Once I found a blank CD burning songs to it was fairly easy. I brought in a CD-R from home but it had a file on it and would not let me burn anything to it. I looked in the box of "left-behind" CDs in the Adult Services workroom and found one from last July that was blank. I was able to burn songs from a CD titled "Concert by the Sea" by Erroll Garner to the blank CD. I ripped them and then burned them, in the language of craft. The thing I don't like is that you cannot burn additional files to a CD after burning is complete, so you'd better know what you want before you start. If you are using a CD-RW, you can erase the entire CD before using the player to burn files to the CD again.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Post #25 Music Piracy
I checked out the RIAA website (Recording Industry Association of America) and looked at the legal music sites. There were about 60 websites that offer music that is legal to download. Next I clicked on the list of rules to follow and what the law says. This website was helpful, www.campusdownloading.com (faq). It was helpful in figuring out what's legal and what isn't. Here is what is said about peer-to-peer (p2p) downloading: "We are not against P2P services. We are against people who steal and illegally distribute copyrighted music that doesn’t belong to them. The music industry has been a major beneficiary of new technology (from wax cylinders to vinyl to LPs to CDs), and the current technological developments are no exception. But let's face it, even great technology can be abused. And that's what the industry is confronting right now. We have to figure out how to take advantage of the great new delivery systems that the Internet offers, without being seriously damaged by uncontrolled piracy. P2P in particular can really be a fabulous technology - but right now it's doing far more harm than good. (So surveys show.)"
I looked at RIAA- Piracy Online and on the Street.
Represents the recod industry and not everyone agrees with the RIAA
www.Boycott-riaa.com opposed the RIAA
www.eff.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation) tells you "how-not-to-get-sued-for-file-sharing."
Enforcement: The Wikipedia article on this topic has a disclaimer that the site's "neutrality is disputed."
DRM - digital rights management - also a Wikipedia entry
Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. It may also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices.
EFF disagrees with the use of DRM.
Copyright and Libraries: General Rules
Music - Follow the RIAA interpretation
Movies: Follow the guidelines of the library's public performance license.
Copyrighted printed works can not be reproduced in their entirety
Have permission to use artwork for posters, handouts, and bookmarks.
When creating online content make sure to have persmission to use other peoples work and to give credit. Follow the Creative Commons guidelines.
More on burning a song to CD later.
I looked at RIAA- Piracy Online and on the Street.
Represents the recod industry and not everyone agrees with the RIAA
www.Boycott-riaa.com opposed the RIAA
www.eff.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation) tells you "how-not-to-get-sued-for-file-sharing."
Enforcement: The Wikipedia article on this topic has a disclaimer that the site's "neutrality is disputed."
DRM - digital rights management - also a Wikipedia entry
Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. It may also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices.
EFF disagrees with the use of DRM.
Copyright and Libraries: General Rules
Music - Follow the RIAA interpretation
Movies: Follow the guidelines of the library's public performance license.
Copyrighted printed works can not be reproduced in their entirety
Have permission to use artwork for posters, handouts, and bookmarks.
When creating online content make sure to have persmission to use other peoples work and to give credit. Follow the Creative Commons guidelines.
More on burning a song to CD later.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Sound #24 The Sound of Music
I went to these websites and looked around at the choices they offered: Napster, iTunes, Yahoo!, and Rhapsody, as well as Amazon.com. These are all pay sites that offer a great variety of music for a price.
I have already downloaded books to my MP3 player using the Overdrive Console from the HCPL digital books site. Today I downloaded a song from music.download.com. The song is an easy listening song titled "Quiet Path" by Ben Travis. I had to look at several songs before I found one that had a "free download" notice on it. I thought I was doing something wrong because I couldn't find a place on the page to download a song. It turns out that all of the songs I clicked on were not free. The "download to MP3" only shows up on the free songs.
While I was looking around on Music.downloads.com, I was surprised by the number of music categories that were listed. I finally found free downloads in the Easy Listening genre. I also found that there are new movie pictures on this site. I looked at the new "Mummy III" movie and was disappointed that Rachel Weis will not be in the movie. I hope they didn't kill her off.
I liked the Pandora site. It is radio online only. I created "Joe Walsh" radio. I also went to KUHF and KILT online.
I thought downloading the music from the website was much easier than doing it in Overdrive. It took all of 5 minutes. When I first started using Overdrive it took me over 90 minutes to figure out how to download a book, and that was after training at Central. A patron told me it was easier now, so I'll have to try it again. I've had Jim doing it for me. He uses his MP3 all the time, much more than I use mine.
I have already downloaded books to my MP3 player using the Overdrive Console from the HCPL digital books site. Today I downloaded a song from music.download.com. The song is an easy listening song titled "Quiet Path" by Ben Travis. I had to look at several songs before I found one that had a "free download" notice on it. I thought I was doing something wrong because I couldn't find a place on the page to download a song. It turns out that all of the songs I clicked on were not free. The "download to MP3" only shows up on the free songs.
While I was looking around on Music.downloads.com, I was surprised by the number of music categories that were listed. I finally found free downloads in the Easy Listening genre. I also found that there are new movie pictures on this site. I looked at the new "Mummy III" movie and was disappointed that Rachel Weis will not be in the movie. I hope they didn't kill her off.
I liked the Pandora site. It is radio online only. I created "Joe Walsh" radio. I also went to KUHF and KILT online.
I thought downloading the music from the website was much easier than doing it in Overdrive. It took all of 5 minutes. When I first started using Overdrive it took me over 90 minutes to figure out how to download a book, and that was after training at Central. A patron told me it was easier now, so I'll have to try it again. I've had Jim doing it for me. He uses his MP3 all the time, much more than I use mine.
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