Saturday, February 2, 2008

looking into makeup

www.cosmeticdatabase.com
safecosmetic.org

lead in lipstick
avoid parabens preservatives in cosmetics

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Friday, December 21, 2007

Podcasting live!!! and Ebooks Too!!!

"To fully enjoy what podcasting is all about, you will need to download special software to "tune in" to these podcasts." All this downloading and installions podcasting softwares (e.g Ipodder, podget, Jpodder, Podbreeze etc) sucks and sounds very complicated.
I found a couple for for gardening at Podcast.net which I absolutely love!
Podcast alley has one titled "Manager Tool" which is a "a weekly podcast focused on helping you become a more effective manager and leader. Each week we'll be talking about new tools and easy techniques you can use to help achieve your management and career objectives. If you're tired of a lot of management theory and would rather learn SPECIFIC actions you can take TODAY to improve your management performance, you'll enjoy the manager tools podcast." That and others tools may be useful if apply as part of a library workshop or training.

http://www.manager-tools.com/podcasts/feed/rss2

It is great that the library offers eBooks eVideos eMusic eAudiobooks and even
Chinese Language eBooks Chinese Language E-Magazines Russian e-books
and for kids the TumbleBooks (which is widely popular with parents!

Doing all these exercise bring to my attention how out of tuned I had been to new technologies. I think thus far all of them are innovative, but whether all of them are relevant or useful is another thing. Oftentimes, it seems to me this is hot now, or that is cool now, but pretty most of them will be collecting dust on the virtual bookshelve.

It is an eye-opening, not to mention an ear-ful, experience for sure. So much to see, hear and learn.

Kudos to the people behind this program's origins and implemention and attention, and the only thing I would change is the pace and the language used. I think the participation would be greater if it is more tailored for beginners and novices...

The library should have this program again. I personally knows alot of people who regreted they didn't register for it. As for myself, I would hope to achieve even greater understanding of all those emerging trends and technologies mentioned in this program and all sites I came across...

Do you Youtube?

I'm still cursing the person that got me started on youtube and this path of obsession and addiction :)

once again, a good way to put the library forward...
here's an idea: get the library staff together (maybe all the hourly rates) and do a promo for the library :) bright idea or not? you decide! hehehe

just a great site for browsing, also a whole lot of junks to wade through...

I especially like the how-to instructional videos and old music videos that I had seen in ages!

exploring..

These free (which majority of them are) web-based tools are extremely advantageous for students (or anyone who is on a tight budget for that matter) who may not have too much to spend on buying softwares, or people wary of having to install new software just to read or sent documents.

Just a thought: I personally learned alot from QL and from doing the exercises. I wonder (I guess I can check on it later), but I wonder if Ql's website has updated its users, which included its staff, with a listings or links so as to make them aware and to encourage them to make use of them.

Of course, there are going to be problems with which web broswers is compatible with what.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

It is getting better!

Google Docs
Writeboard
ThinkFree
ZoHO Writer

a couple of more things to add to my growing list of things to check out! they are great alternatives. I don't think they will replace Microsoft Office. It is just nice to have another tool to work with.

Social Networks

Factbook.com


I'm reading up on it and have to admit it would definately be smarter to be a little paranoid about it...

Obviously all the sites would be great for the library in terms of marketing and advertising...a great way for the library to put its out and try to reach a new groups...