tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53793186456220251612024-03-13T03:27:53.470-07:0023thingsthatmattersteve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-57288652149625039822009-04-15T19:07:00.000-07:002009-04-15T19:11:46.303-07:00Thing 23 Wednesday 4 /15/09Well....I did it!! Completed the survey....ribbon snapping across the chest... Ha! It feels good to learn of and experience new things. (no pun intended)steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-84969559631681576252009-04-14T12:27:00.000-07:002009-04-14T12:33:51.864-07:00Thing 22 Tuesday 4/14/09It has been an interesting and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">informative</span> trip. I have done and seen things on this project that I never dreamed, and mostly never imagined, were possible.<br />I do pledge to keep going and delve deeper into the cyber world. To ignore these tools and this technology, is to live with blinders on. Thanks for the opportunity Neflin!steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-55374265743227489122009-04-14T09:45:00.000-07:002009-04-14T12:27:33.864-07:00Thing 21 Tuesday 4/14/09The research and assignment calculators are so cool, I can't believe it. Where was this 30 years ago! To be able to just punch in your deadlines and subject, and get a complete breakdown of time allowances, is incredible.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-86270078635272055322009-04-14T09:42:00.000-07:002009-04-14T09:45:02.734-07:00Thing 20 Tuesday 4/14/09I have perused a lot of these links and am really interested in the different views and approaches. I didn't realize how much there was to view on this "thing" but the deadline is here! I will keep going on this...there's a lot to learn on #20.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-32804013012117872432009-04-08T17:37:00.000-07:002009-04-08T17:41:49.694-07:00Thing 19 Wednesday 4/8/09I looked at the ning and webjunction. I really like ning. It seems to me to be the answer to wiki. It eliminates all that I didn't like about wiki. Very nice. I can really see how this could be useful for library staff to bring each other up to date on last minute details for meetings etc.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-84561685246200799872009-04-08T17:05:00.000-07:002009-04-08T17:21:17.471-07:00Thing 18 Wednesday 4/8/09http://www.facebook.com/home.php<br /><br />Here's my link to facebook. I think I'll need to hire a secretary to answer all the messages. I'm just not that social. I am now a fan of the library through their facebook page and will get updates etc.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-51174308032348780742009-04-08T16:49:00.000-07:002009-04-08T16:57:28.514-07:00Thing 17 Wednesday 4/8/09<a href="http://podcast.com/show/55136/">Steves jazz podcast</a><br /><br />Well...5 days ago I didn't know what a podcast was. Now I can grab one and post it, and am currently involved with the making of one at our library. I like it!steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-90234044636656663372009-04-06T19:51:00.000-07:002009-04-06T20:36:42.413-07:00Thing 16 Monday 4/6/09<object width="425" height="344">I've messed around with youtube for a while. Here is an incredible performance by Bireli Lagrene on solo acoustic guitar. You have to watch it all. He begins to leave the planet about 1/2 way in.<br /></object><h1><br /></h1><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WI5P9REpiPM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WI5P9REpiPM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-92037105752002040942009-04-06T19:36:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:25:26.540-07:00Thing 15 Monday 4/6/09I created an account on rollyo. I inserted three bookseller sites: amazon, bookfinder and abebooks. I thought that the searches would incorporate all three in a mix. I t seems that it's alphabetically based, so it takes 14 pages to get past amazon. I don't know how to set it up for specific search criteria so that it will give a more broad and immediate representation of all 3 sites.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-86957277486350645652009-03-22T17:57:00.000-07:002009-03-23T09:13:00.723-07:00Thing 14 Sunday 3/22/09I created an igoogle account, with various feeds of interest to me. Everything at a glance. No bouncing all over the place to view favorites. Big time saver to be sure.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-66238769014301854972009-03-22T17:50:00.000-07:002009-03-23T09:10:58.548-07:00Thing13 Sunday 3/22/09This was easy. It also will come in handy (as will all of the things) as I embark on creating a website. This is all very timely for me. Good stuff.<br /><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.librarything.com/jswidget.php?reporton=geeman30&show=random&header=1&num=5&covers=small&text=all&tag=alltags&css=1&style=1&charset=&version=1"><br /></script>steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-75880272931126129602009-03-19T19:15:00.000-07:002009-03-19T21:27:43.985-07:00Thing 12 Thursday 3/19/09I don't think I care for the wiki. It seems to have a lot of potential to be a platform for rude behavior. Of course it depends on the personalities that are having the exchange but, to be able to change what a person has presented for discussion through deletion or altering the text doesn't strike me as the best way to share ideas or enjoy meaningful debate.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-14936875001058686002009-03-19T19:00:00.000-07:002009-03-20T08:27:14.705-07:00Thing 11 Thursday 3/19/09Well this was easy...but I'm not sure what good it is to me. I can see on a library site that teens could have the lure of new information about their favorite artists and such.<br />For an individual, having an auto-source for everything that they want on a daily basis is pretty handy. It reminds me of RSS only more broad in scope.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-24743445168217273702009-03-19T18:34:00.000-07:002009-03-28T09:07:52.718-07:00Thing 10 Thursday 3/19/09The term delicious isn't new to me. We have it on our library website. What I didn't get was what a great tool it is. To take have your favorites waiting on you wherever you are and whatever PC you might be on is a great idea.<br />For the patron to be able to have our favorites at their beck & call would be a convenient feature.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-27159931232480779292009-03-12T12:29:00.000-07:002009-03-26T11:43:29.294-07:00Thing 9 Thursday 3/12/09I have had trouble with this one. I tried to get it to display right on the blog but, to no avail. I lost the code. I'll have to do this one again.<br /><br />Ok...back again. I gave in to using the existing template and got it on the page. COOL!<br /><br /><div style="visibility:visible"><embed src="http://flash.picturetrail.com/pflicks/3/spflick.swf" quality="high" FlashVars="ql=2&src1=http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2003/12229424/flicks/1/6873949" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#000000" width="460" height="350" name="filmstrip" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" style="height:350px;width:460px" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><p style="whitespace:no-wrap;margin-top:10px;height:24px"><a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/misc/counter.fcgi?link=%2FphotoFlick%2Fsamples%2Fpflicks.shtml&cID=924"><img align="left" src="http://pics.picturetrail.com/res/pflicks/pt.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/misc/counter.fcgi?link=%2FphotoFlick%2Fsamples%2Fpflicks.shtml&cID=925"><img align="left" style="margin-left:5px" src="http://pics.picturetrail.com/static/images/pt2.gif" border="0"></a></p></div>steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-20977962816594059992009-03-09T19:27:00.000-07:002009-03-19T21:25:37.864-07:00Thing 8 Monday 3/9/09I have an IM account on google. I used it once or twice. It always seemed like"Why didn't you just call?" I will go into it further and see how it feels again.<br />In a library setting, where there are so many things going on, it just seems like one more thing to have to monitor. In an "Ask a librarian" setting it makes perfect sense, but past that even after reading all of the pro IM stuff, it doesn't seem practical in an every day, all day long scenario.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-59530739604556491642009-03-04T13:41:00.000-08:002009-03-19T21:25:11.570-07:00Thing 7 Wednesday 3/4/09<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SD9yb_c-twQ/Sa71z1g_V8I/AAAAAAAAABg/CXI53bU2ZBo/s1600-h/sampc8cfdfc23979ec96.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309451281603975106" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SD9yb_c-twQ/Sa71z1g_V8I/AAAAAAAAABg/CXI53bU2ZBo/s320/sampc8cfdfc23979ec96.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This was both easy and fun. I can see this being a big time saver as far as putting together graphics for programming and events etc. </div>steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-36471950564642106422009-02-22T18:03:00.000-08:002009-02-23T13:36:35.916-08:00Thing 6 Sunday 2/22/09I was able to create a phrase in flickr using the fun images, but I have no idea how to migrate it into the blog. Any suggestions?<br /><br /><a id="fs_1" title="'" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93382027@N00/3263864564"><img title="T" alt="T" src="http://static.flickr.com/3430/3263864564_52072c692c_t.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a id="fs_2" title="H" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49968232@N00/2549830435"><img alt="H" src="http://static.flickr.com/3063/2549830435_8498702233_t.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a id="fs_3" title="'" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49968232@N00/2252438816"><img title="Pewter Ransom Font i" alt="Pewter Ransom Font i" src="http://static.flickr.com/2329/2252438816_64ff444189_t.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a id="fs_4" title="N15" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63943575@N00/2723948545"><img alt="N15" src="http://static.flickr.com/3182/2723948545_db466f3981_t.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a id="fs_5" title="'" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92745470@N00/2752692101"><img title="G" alt="G" src="http://static.flickr.com/3067/2752692101_6e7a7fb827_t.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a id="fs_7" title="'" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49968232@N00/2674046774"><img title="6" alt="6" src="http://static.flickr.com/3160/2674046774_f8e9f569bd_t.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ok...Thanks to the help from Kris Rosenberg, I have it!!!!!steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-6395945378484558822009-02-22T17:30:00.000-08:002009-02-23T14:43:15.844-08:00Thing 5 Sunday 2/22/09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SD9yb_c-twQ/SaH-GsYncxI/AAAAAAAAABY/hIMuIVR5L3E/s1600-h/04_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305801226966233874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SD9yb_c-twQ/SaH-GsYncxI/AAAAAAAAABY/hIMuIVR5L3E/s320/04_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well....This is a fun one. After stumbling around in the dark for a while I finally figured out how to create a link to my photos on flickr.<br />Here's the link!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35655516@N07/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/35655516@N07/</a><br /><br />This one certainly has possibilities for library websites. Pictures from past events, previews for pending ones. I'm sure that more uses will become evident as I get deeper into all this.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-57676741112179199782009-02-04T12:46:00.000-08:002009-02-04T13:50:59.100-08:00Thing 4 Wednesday 2/4/2009Ok....Now I'm getting excited.<br />What an absolutely cool and useful thing to have a tool like this that allows for depositing library information quite literally in the laps of our patrons.<br />And it couldn't possibly be easier.<br />Once again...ignorance has been bliss.<br />All I can say is that my library website navigation classes will never ever be the same!!steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-66527871712010229262009-02-03T11:27:00.000-08:002009-02-03T12:00:43.296-08:00Thing 3 Tuesday 2/3/09There's a line on one of the links I followed that spoke not only of the sheer size of the blogosphere, but referred to remembering how cool it was the first time you got onto the Internet. Exploring the blog search engines was very much like the first time I typed "George Armstrong Custer" into the Google search bar. Unbelievable. Vast.<br />I did prefer the google blog search to technorati. It's possible that it is just a visually familiar format and therefore more comfortable. I will continue to explore technorati since it seems to be the top dog.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-89987730169234629182009-01-21T11:53:00.000-08:002009-01-21T14:09:16.988-08:00Thing 2 Wednesday 1/21/09This was an enlightening step.<br />I feel like a buggy whip manufacturer looking Henry Ford in the eye. Even from my current point of view, (the beginning) the possibilities seem truly endless. To not only post information, but to have an interactive exchange with patrons...getting a sense of their needs and making the appropriate choices, is a beautiful thing.steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379318645622025161.post-52593269840483372952009-01-15T15:18:00.000-08:002009-01-24T08:54:03.703-08:00Thing 1 1/15/2009Well....I made it. In spite of complete ignorance regarding blogs etc, I now have one. The process is fairly simple (especially with the help of auggie dogg) and looks to be an interesting cyber adventure though it does seem that ones knowledge of acronym's is taken for granted. I generally don't have much to say, so this is at odds with that comfy old shoe.<br /><br />I do however, rue the day when the heft of a book in hand, a cup of coffee, and a rainy afternoon are no longer the norm. Things change....steve shanholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322966141578744435noreply@blogger.com2