Thing #10

Downloading eBooks is something I have never done before and I was curious to see how it works. After signing up and downloading, I think it's great! It's a great idea in checking a book or audiobook out for three weeks and then it automatically deletes itself. The only drawback on this fairly new technology, is that for us "old fashioned" people, we want to hold a book and smell the paper! (maybe that's only me) But overall it saves you a trip out of your house on a cold and snowy day. So I like it and intend on using it whenever I can.

Thing #9

Google Doc's is something I did NOT know about. Having explored this a little bit, I think it is great! You can export your papers into word or excel projects and it has all the basics that you need. It's not as advanced as Microsoft Office but it can be VERY helpful when you can't access Word or if you want to save something without using a disk. This is something I will defiantely use more often.

Thanks!

Thing #8

Wiki's are pretty cool. I was a semi regular user of wikipedia, until someone told me that it is free for everyone to add information to it. Now as much as I trust people, I don't think it can be 100% acurate on many things. For example, some people may be biased on a certain subject and proceed to write about it in a biased manor. However, I also like it because you also can get true information that you wouldn't necessarily get anywhere else. For example, people personally attached to a particular subject can give insightful knowledge on let's say a famous person. It is indeed "radical trust" and I really don't know where it will go in the years to come. It can definately be helpful for librarians as they share new and upcoming information among each other.

Thing #7

Podcasting is something I have known about for years but never really tried. (Like bookmarking) I just recently started to explore this too. Since I am a technology freak, I subscribed to Twit (This Week In Tech) and I subscribed to the "Best Damn Podcast Ever". Both of these deal with technology and found them not only informative, but entertaining and fun as well! Also,Podcasting can be a useful tool at the library but I believe since it is fairly unheard of, it would cater to more of a younger audience. I believe that some of our older patrons would benefit from podcasting by staying up to date with the latest books news or keep up with the news inside the library by maybe having a streaming feed coming directly to a computer with headphones and have it all set up for them. It's a great way to learn as well as have fun while you relax at a library.
So finally, since as I said before, being a big technology fan I have experience with podcasting on my iPod. I get my podcasts through iTunes and just recently started to get more into them.

Very good tool and I plan on using it more often!
Thanks for this one!

Thing #6

Social Bookmarking is something I NEVER do. I never really saw the need to use it since I would only visit a handful of sites. I was also weiry of bookmarking things because I didn't want to have like a million websites on my browser. So I never bothered to explore it. This gave me an opportunity to see what it's all about. I think it was a great way to organize your websites without having to clutter your browser with sites. Again, I am a big fan of organizing my things so I really enjoyed this.

Thing #5

Flickr was pretty fun. You can see my silly picture a few blogs below or you can see it on my headline.

Useful for people who have family who live far away and want to visually keep in touch through digital pictures without having to having to visit sporadically. I personally don't use it that often but I am excited to dig in a little more and explore all it has to offer.

Thing #4

Social networking is something I have been familiar with for about 2 years now. I was never heavily involved with it but would dabble here and there. I already had a myspace account so I decided to give Facebook a try. To my surprise, I like Facebook better! It is more organized than Myspace and I love the layout. It brought me in touch with old high school friends and a ton of people I haven't talked to in a long long time. Very useful for me and I think it's a great tool for everyone to use regardless of age.

Another awesome thing!

Thing #3

Continuing the steps, #3 was great also. I have been IM'ing (instant messanging) for many many years now but haven't used the google chat tool. Another quick and efficient chat tool for me to use. It is a lot more convient for me (and I'm sure many of you) because I can use it without having to download any programs! YAY! I chit chatted with fellow co-workers through google chat and had fun doing it. It was great to see my co-workers get involved with something I had been using for a long time.

Awesome!

Thing #2

Since I have been posting things somewhat OUT of order, I decided to post IN order. So, here goes...ready...set...go!

Thing #2 has been AWESOME and as a result, I use it everyday. It is a great way to organize your news instead of constantly going to each and every website. It's like getting your own personalized newspaper delivered right to you with out having to read all the stuff you don't want to read.

Great tool!

Flickr picture...

The picture below was taking in Los Angeles on a computer. It was during the time of great confusion, I think I was trying to smile. Ha! What a great job I did.

Peace out.

Gus

Gus
Originally uploaded by theskokieten

I did this though Flickr. Why am I so awesome?

Flickr Blog...

So I completed the Flickr step and I found it to be quite easy. It was very cool and fun. It can be very useful if you have a digital camera and need to uplaod tons of pics for your friends and family memebers. It's a great way to visually stay in touch with out of state friends, family, etc.

On to step 6!

Peace out.
iGus

Updates...

OK guys...I have updated the iGus blog site. I've added an Apple.com RSS feed and I have added a great question. I hope everyone respond to the poll. Til next time guys!

Peace out.
The iGus

The Gus Bus

Hello Skokie Top Ten.

For those of you who do not know me, I work in the Circulation Dept. as a Clerk. I've been here since I was about 1 foot and 8 ounces. (Actually since I was 16) I'm curious and excited to go through the 10 steps and see what this is all about.

Thanks!