I’m still plugging away on my 23 Things on a Stick. Thing 9 talks about online collaboration Tools such as Zoho Writer (http://writer.zoho.com/) and Google Docs (http://documents.google.com).   Both tools let you save documents online and share access so that many people can help write and edit a document. In fact you can all look … Continue reading →

Today I’m working away on the 23 Things on a Stick I mentioned a few weeks ago (https://byteoftheweek.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/23-things-on-a-stick/). Thing 8 focuses on how to share files, including slide shows. They mention SlideShare, which I have mentioned before (https://byteoftheweek.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/slideshare-presentation-tool/). SlideShare is a great tool for posting PowerPoint slides. (I love SlideShare!) I also learned about two … Continue reading →

Remember I talked about 23 Things on a Stick a few weeks ago. It’s a program through Minnesota libraries to encourage people to learn about web 2.0 applications. Well, going through my 23 Things today, I learned about a couple of online image generators, two of which I loved! Big Huge Labs (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/) will walk … Continue reading →

I had a little time today so I thought I’d dive back into the 23 Things on a Stick. Here’s how I fared: Thing 3: RSS RSS (really simple syndication) is not new to me. I have used it on several web sites to help tie in a blog with a web site. For example … Continue reading →

Here’s my second task on the 23 Things on a Stick. I’ve been learning about library 2.0 today through a video, article and blog. I enjoyed the video from the guy from SLA – although I wasn’t thrilled to use Firefox to view it. It’s been a while since I worked at a library so … Continue reading →

OK if there were ever a project, I wish I had done, it would be this – 23 Things on a Stick (http://23thingsonastick.blogspot.com). It’s a self-directed tutorial on Web 2.0 applications. (For readers outside of Minnesota – we put everything on a stick at our State Fair and I presume that’s the etymology of the … Continue reading →