10 Online generators

I am not having any luck with the photo album, will try again...http://gallery.webfetti.com/webfetti/photo/category/19/main.jhtml
A WORD OF WARNING: Webfetti is a terrible resource it will bog your computer down with a huge amount of spyware. I thought my brand new computer was fried. Needless to say, no more webfetti adventures for me. The fun ended on a sour note.

8 and 9 RSS and News feeders

I found my way to bloglines and registered for a few RSS feeds. The library related feeds I discovered were librarian.net, Library stuff and Shifted Librarian. I will make a commitment to follow some of these blogs on my spare time.... (non-existent right now.) After searching and scouting around on google, I also found these sites
http://www.dmoz.org/Reference/Libraries/ , a great portal to reference related sites for librarians and this directory of library related blogs http://librariansindex.blogspot.com/.

#6 and #7

I could easily spend most of the day exploring the various software one can download to enhance photographs and create cool applications with, but other duties are calling. However, as I tried to geotag my recent upload I was informed that the software no longer tag flickr photos. Instead, I decided to create a postcard but received an oops answer along the lines of "our system is not working properly today." This leads me to point 7 on the 23 things for libraries in which we should discuss a technology issue of our choice.

In yesterday's The New York Times (Sept. 12) I stumbled upon an interesting article entitled "In Digital Age, Federal Files Blip Into Oblivion." It discusses the fact that the federal government is loosing lots of data on a daily basis because nobody knows exactly how to save and manage electronic files, emails and documents produced on laptops and pcs. Unless we want to look back on this era as the "dark ages" of electronic information the federal government and everybody else must try to establish electronic records management plans. This will no doubt be a challenge, but necessary if we want preserve information for future generations. I'm looking forward to learning more about digital preservation as I go through this program.

#5 discovering flickr

Reading the instructions about flickr actually prompted me to try it out for real! I created a flickr account and added a few pictures I had on my computer. If you are interested in viewing a few photos from my home in Sweden please check this link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30465584@N05/

#4 Registering the blog on 43 things

When registering for 43 things, I stated that it is one of my future goals in life to learn how to grow all our vegetables and have a garden which could supply us with most of our vegetables throughout the winter. This will obviously have to wait until I have this degree. Professionally, my goals include becoming more familiar with digital libraries and long term preservation of digital collections. I am also interested in learning more about technology in general. I have never listen to a podcast or used flickr!

#3 Set up your own blog and add a post

Mission accomplished!

#2 life long learning habits, to be precise 7.5 new habits

The online presentation discusses the following good habits (which I hope I could followed more often...)

1. Begin (a project) with the end in sight and mind
2. Accept responsibility for your own learning
3. View problems as challenges
4. Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner
5. Create your own learning toolbox
6. Use technology to your advantage
7. Teach/mentor others
7 ½. Play ( Have some fun! It's necessary)

#1 Learn about 23 things

Blogging and learning more about how to post and discuss in this format is entirely new to me.