#11 All about LibraryThing

LibraryThing is definitely my favourite learning activity. It is a great way for bookworms to share their passion for reading. It is very user friendly, attractive and allows you to do many things like the create or join a book group. I am also intrigued by the ways it can be incorporated into a library website or OPAC. You can check out my LibraryThing catalog at http://www.librarything.com/catalog/autumn-moon

#10 Play around with Image Generators

I created this inspirational poster using the image generator FD Toys at http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

#9 Finding Feeds

I prefer to use Google search to find a site that interests me first and then try to add it to my Bloglines account. Finding feeds by search tool is too haphazard for me. Technorati is the hardest to use with too many search choices and not always reliable. I searched the word 'moon', chose the 'highest authority' option and got a 'Moon exploration on hold due to alien presence' blog post. I like Topix.net best. I found a great news site 'Global politician' and added it to my account. Google Blog search is the easiest. I found an interesting, library-related blog 'Comics worth reading' and added to my account at http://www.bloglines.com/blog/lautumnmoon@yahoo.com

#8 Make life "really simple" with RSS & a newsreader

I really like RSS and newsreaders. I find it easy to use this technology. It is fairly straightforward. I would use it at work to research more efficiently, keeping an eye on relevant blogs and websites. I would also like to have updates of all my favourite news websites. Libraries can use this technology to create specific blogs that cater to their patrons' interests. For example, reviews of recently released books.

However, it was very hard to make my bloglines account public. The instructions were not helpful. The public can access my blogroll at http://www.bloglines.com/public/lautumnmoon@yahoo.com

# 7 Blog about technology

I read about an interesting, new technology recently in a newspaper article. Nanotechnology Victoria, a venture between Monash University, Swinburne University of Technology and RMIT University, is developing drug-dispensing jewellery. Necklaces, rings and earrings are designed to inject drugs over a long period of time. Where the jewellery touches the skin, a device administers the drug through thousands of tiny needles. However, it is painless! This would be a great thing for people who regularly use drugs like diabetics. Bright, plastic jewellery can be made for children and silver or gold for adults. This technology still needs to go through clinical trials. It may not be commercially available until at least another five years. It costs $450,000 to develop. The technology is called MicroArray Patch delivery system (MAP).

# 6 More Flickr Fun

This is a jigsaw made of picture from my flickr account using FD TOYS' TRADING CARD MAKER - 'BIG HUGE LABS'. I found this site exciting and relatively easy to navigate through.

#5 Discover Flickr

Picture of full moon as found on my flickr account