Here I come back after a short holiday.
Wikis are an amazing idea with so many potential applications both at work and in our personal lives. It is a great way to share ideas (especially the ones we are passionate about) and information.
I had a look at all the websites. I could not find the wiki for the Mint Museum, North Carolina. I did not have any technical problems going into the page by clicking the link on your web page, but I could not find it from the home page. It must be there, but is not easy to find.
The Book Lovers Wiki at the Princeton Public Library was a fine example of Libraries using wikis. I liked their simple design and the fact it was so easy to navigate. As I have a friend moving from Germany to Princeton within a month, I will definitely reccomend the library to her. The world is becoming smaller and smaller thanks to the technology. There is a possibility that the "six degreees of separation" idea will need to be revised soon.
The Wookieepedia wiki is a real gem. A group of like minded people can achieve much more than any one person.
Happy wikiing! (Does this word officially exist?)
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
RSS feeds
I found this weeks topic interesting. It was plain sailing, with the recommended websites' RSS feeds, until I created an account with Google reader and tried to copy a URL into the box. I was copying the website of a particular high school, but it was coming out as a page out of Wikipedia. This was confusing. I then created an account with Bloglines and when I tried to copy the same URL a message popped up saying to check whether the site actually has RSS feeds, and sure enough it didn't. For a beginner, this message solves a problem of a predictable mistake.
Another feature I quite enjoyed was the "Bloglines quick picks". Dictionary.com Word of the day and A Phrase a Week are alredy my favourites.
For those interested in something completely different from Web 2.0, please read on...
Nothing Big Required, You Are Enough
Most of us have the feeling that we are here to accomplish something big in our lives, and if we haven’t done something that fits the bill we may feel as if we are waiting. We may feel incomplete, or empty, as if our lives don’t yet make sense to us, because they don’t line up with our idea of major accomplishment.
There is no need to hold ourselves to an old idea in the back of our minds that we need to make headlines or single-handedly save the world in order to validate our existence.
Staying in tune with our own values and living our lives in tune with our own vision is all we need in order to fulfill our time here. Our lives are a process of becoming so that we cannot help but cocreate; being who we are, responding to each moment as it comes, we can trust that this is enough.
Another feature I quite enjoyed was the "Bloglines quick picks". Dictionary.com Word of the day and A Phrase a Week are alredy my favourites.
For those interested in something completely different from Web 2.0, please read on...
Nothing Big Required, You Are Enough
Most of us have the feeling that we are here to accomplish something big in our lives, and if we haven’t done something that fits the bill we may feel as if we are waiting. We may feel incomplete, or empty, as if our lives don’t yet make sense to us, because they don’t line up with our idea of major accomplishment.
There is no need to hold ourselves to an old idea in the back of our minds that we need to make headlines or single-handedly save the world in order to validate our existence.
Staying in tune with our own values and living our lives in tune with our own vision is all we need in order to fulfill our time here. Our lives are a process of becoming so that we cannot help but cocreate; being who we are, responding to each moment as it comes, we can trust that this is enough.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Uploading an image using Blogger's photo upload tool
It worked. It is on the right hand side, the way I wanted and now typing the text, I wonder whether it will wrap around the image or appear below it.
Triple Moon and Mars
This is a beautiful image of the Moon I found on Flickr. Please follow the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8526154@N03/2068615062/. It was photographed by Renee Wirick. I've read the comments and found another beautiful image, of the moon and pampas grass taken by 5348 Franco. Please see link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12708811@N07/2067818451/.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Flickr fun
Some of my younger cousins, nieces and nephews send all their photos using Flickr or similar. I have stubbornly sent them via email. Time to join the rest of them...
After creating a flickr account and writing down yet another password, I've chosen a few photos to upload. The first time I somehow managed to upload just one photo. I expected the question "Add another photo" or similar, but it did not happen. Creating tags and description was easy. I then created a set and gave it a name and went about finding how to add more photos to an existing set. I tried frequently asked questions but did not find the answer. It did however point me to the Upload page. It was so plainly obvious where it was, if you just looked. I then uploaded several more photos, deleted one and tried the Organize button. I played with it for a while but cannot remember exactly what I did. By double clicking a photo I enlarged it to show it to a colleague and it opened up a whole new set of things one can do with the photos - and there it was - the Add to set button. I added all the photos to the same set, one by one. While doing this, I noticed that some photos have green buttons and one of them a red button underneath. The red one was private. By clicking the Change link next to it I could change it to Public. Viewed the photos as a slideshow as well.
As for the thought of the day, it is about embracing grief.
Although it may seem that doing so will push us into a deeper state of sadness, truly giving ourselves permission to be with whatever arises actually creates space for us to begin the healing process. This is because the act of grieving is a natural process, allowing us to sort through the range of emotions that are present in our everyday existence. Even though it may sometimes seem easier to involve ourselves in activities that take our minds off of our sadness, this will only make the route to healing more difficult. Unless we listen to where we are in the moment, the emotions we experience will only grow in intensity, and our feelings will manifest themselves in more powerful and less comfortable ways. Once we consciously acknowledge that these emotions are present, however, we are more able to soothe the sorrow of the moment.
When we allow ourselves to accept and deal with our loss fully, we will then be able to continue our life’s journey with a much more positive and accepting outlook. This will make it easier for us to see that our grief is ephemeral and, just like our moments of happiness, it will also come to pass.
After creating a flickr account and writing down yet another password, I've chosen a few photos to upload. The first time I somehow managed to upload just one photo. I expected the question "Add another photo" or similar, but it did not happen. Creating tags and description was easy. I then created a set and gave it a name and went about finding how to add more photos to an existing set. I tried frequently asked questions but did not find the answer. It did however point me to the Upload page. It was so plainly obvious where it was, if you just looked. I then uploaded several more photos, deleted one and tried the Organize button. I played with it for a while but cannot remember exactly what I did. By double clicking a photo I enlarged it to show it to a colleague and it opened up a whole new set of things one can do with the photos - and there it was - the Add to set button. I added all the photos to the same set, one by one. While doing this, I noticed that some photos have green buttons and one of them a red button underneath. The red one was private. By clicking the Change link next to it I could change it to Public. Viewed the photos as a slideshow as well.
As for the thought of the day, it is about embracing grief.
Although it may seem that doing so will push us into a deeper state of sadness, truly giving ourselves permission to be with whatever arises actually creates space for us to begin the healing process. This is because the act of grieving is a natural process, allowing us to sort through the range of emotions that are present in our everyday existence. Even though it may sometimes seem easier to involve ourselves in activities that take our minds off of our sadness, this will only make the route to healing more difficult. Unless we listen to where we are in the moment, the emotions we experience will only grow in intensity, and our feelings will manifest themselves in more powerful and less comfortable ways. Once we consciously acknowledge that these emotions are present, however, we are more able to soothe the sorrow of the moment.
When we allow ourselves to accept and deal with our loss fully, we will then be able to continue our life’s journey with a much more positive and accepting outlook. This will make it easier for us to see that our grief is ephemeral and, just like our moments of happiness, it will also come to pass.
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