#23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning ...

The first thing I would like to say is that from the first moment I began work in the library there has been amazing and continuous technological change. We have all embraced these changes and could not imagine working without them.
This program has once again opened my eyes to a huge amount of material, programs and free stuff on the Web.
I think the most useful thing I learned was about RSS feeds. I will use these all the time. I had never heard of them before but the next week at a training course they were mentioned so I felt very smug and knowledgable.
I now have a delicious icon on my PC, I don't know how much I will use it but I do know all about it.
As far as life long learning I think I have always pursued this and this program was organised in such a way to encourage more learning.
Congratulations to the organisers, reading all thos blogs you have my admiration.

#22 Audiobooks (or "The end is in sight ")

This is very interesting because we were thinking that downloadable books would be ideal for Outreach clients. As time goes on the people receiving this service will be much more computer savvy that the majority are now. I also think they will be more demanding as they are used to instant access to information at the moment. The list of free items seems extensive. The joining fee to access other tiems seems reasonable but I couldn't find any details of other costs involved.

#21 Podcasts, Smodcasts!

I had trouble getting anything to play using Yahoo Podcasts and Podcast.net but was able to get some sound from Podcastalley.com. I didn't like the way the searching was organised. Must be the librarian in me. It was very difficult to find anything as a search for book reviews seemed to bring up all sorts of responses. I set up an RSS feed to my Bloglines account for the Science Show from the ABC.

#20 You too can YouTube

OK I can't help myself. James Hird again. At least this is one "thing" that I know about and have used before. Its interesting that the political parties are using Youtube this election to reach a lot of people who might not notice their other political advertising. Lots of rubbish as well, but as time goes on all those little moments will be caught on Youtube. In the library scene something like this could be used instead of a written blog maybe, would need a bit of careful watching though. Maybe would go well in "The Librarians".

#19 Discovering Web 2.0 tools

I selected RealTravel. I looked at the other two prize winning sites fo travel but personally felt that this was the best as it provided a lot more useful information that just booking flights. It says it is powered by advice from real travellers and they seem to be using it. There are blogs and forums on all kinds of subjects. The topics are listed as Discover, Learn, Plan, Save and Share.

They have a free trip planner and also travel deals available. I found it easy to move around and it even mentioned Australia. I clicked on the link to Australia under mosted popular blogs and there were lots of photos and blogs from travellers giving valuable information. I don't think it is applicable to libraries apart from Library staff planning their holidays.

#18 Web-based Apps: They're not just for desktops

Once again another thing I have never heard of. I thought you needed the applications loaded on the PC. Lets see how this goes. Does it mean Mr Gates won't be getting all of our money. That would be nice to see. I also looked at some of the templates which seemed good. I tries to publish from Zoho but it came up with a message saying trouble with Blog posting, I will try again. It seemed to have everything you wouls need for writing.

#17 Playing around with PBWiki

I was pleased to be able to add my vote for favourite animal to dogs, and I just had to mention my new grand dog. This was very straight forward and the mystery of a wiki is now solved for me.