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Who Has Two Thumbs, Is Pretty Cool and Has the New Facebook Timeline?
This girl. Yep, I took the plunge and decided to give the new Facebook Timeline a whirl. As much as I complain about the changes to Facebook and as much as I hate waking up to find that ol’ Zuckerberg has tweaked the settings, I admit to being perversely curious about the new Timeline format. To get the new Facebook, I followed the directions provided here by TechCrunch. I have to say, just from my initial look~see, I like it. A lot. I like being able to look over my history and see where I was, who I was with and what I was doing at any given time. I…
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Welcoming Another Tech Kid to the Family: iPad 2
The hubs never ceases to amaze me. Today I was sitting on the sofa, working on my notebook, when the hubs walked in and said “Stand up”. Now, anyone who knows me, knows I immediately went in to “You don’t tell me what to do” mode. I stood up anyway, but kept up a running commentary, until he leaned over kissed me and said “Thank you for being you.” Then he presented me with a shiny new iPad 2. Suh~weet. I need to be amenable to moving a little more often. And, um, perhaps a little less chatty. I spent most of yesterday and last night get acquainted with the…
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Are You a Better Mom Because You Have a Smartphone?
I think so. Dori, my Droid, is like an electronic appendage. It’s on my desk when I’m at work. It’s on my hip when I’m cooking dinner. I sleep with it by my bed. This from a girl who initially resisted the cell phone out of fear of black helicopters, government tracking and way too much access for everyone. Yeah, I know, I’m a little paranoid but that just adds to my charm. But ever since my husband talked me in to getting my first cell about 12 years ago I’ve been hopelessly addicted. I’m one of those people who uses my family members’ upgrades so that I can get…
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What Do You Think of the New Facebook Fan Page Profile?
Remember a few weeks ago when Facebook rolled out the new profile pages for its users and everyone was upset about some of the features, namely the row of pictures plastered across the top of the page? Well, guess what? Now Facebook has rolled out pretty much the same new profile page for fan pages as well. Here are some of the changes I noticed to the new profile: 1. The most recent photos posted to the wall or that have been tagged by the page owner form a “banner” across the top of the page. Photos posted by fans don’t appear in the stream. A nice way to highlight…
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How I Became a Librarian
The other day I read a post on Bobbi’s blog, Librarian By Day, about a potential MLIS student who was looking for advice on whether or not she should go to library school and it got me to thinking about why I became a librarian and whether or not I’d recommend this as a career choice for, say, one of my kids. I didn’t grow up wanting to be a librarian but I knew whatever I did, it would have something to do with helping people. (I actually wanted to be a journalist. Or a spy. Either way, I thought I’d be covering coups in third world countries or something.…
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“I Voted” Badge on Foursquare
Currently, I’m teaching American National Government at Misericordia University, and this has been just as much a learning experience for me as it has been for my students. When the class first started, I told my students that along with meeting the University’s goals, I have several outcomes for the course too. I want them to: Vote Know the issues Evaluate their sources of information Understand the values that they bring with them to the polls In each of my classes (I’ve taught two so far), I explain not only the foundations of the government and the political process but I also explain the origins of the Articles of Confederation…
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1 October is Follow a Library Day on Twitter
Tips for Library Patrons Don’t just follow your library, talk to them If a librarian does something well, tweet about it Offer suggestions for material Tweet about activities that you and your family enjoy Following your library shows that you support your library. Talk to your librarians on Twitter, engage other library patrons, use Twitter to set up book group meetings or to share movie suggestions. Treat Twitter as an extension of your library’s services, because that is exactly what it is ~ reference help in 140 characters or less. Tips for Libraries Follow your patrons back Respond to their concerns Update your status often Promote your events These may…
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Have a Smart Phone? Use the Barcode Scanner App to Take Living Outside the Stacks with You on the Go!
Do you have a smart phone? Have you noticed that little barcode reader app in the App Store? Well, I did and, honestly, I had no idea what I’d use it for but I downloaded it anyway. Hey, I figured it’s free so give it a try and if I hate it ~ no harm, no foul. I heart it! It’s probably one of my most played with apps. I use it when I’m shopping and I can’t find the price on something, scan it with the barcode reader and voilá there’s the price. Or if I run across a book and I want to find out information about it,…
