tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25905133461228833112024-03-14T03:47:52.887-07:00THE INTERNET CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFEA series of Daily Assignments designed to teach the newbie all the wonderful things the Internet has to offer.R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-31524297824832929862007-10-17T23:29:00.000-07:002007-10-17T23:34:00.444-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE--</span>Personnel problems have prevented me from getting out my emails and will probably continue for awhile. I look forward to things getting back to normal sometime in the near future.--RAR.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-11970616398128502362007-10-16T05:01:00.000-07:002007-10-16T05:03:12.711-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #181<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Languages Again<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Yeh yeh I’ve done this <a href="http://rameyerguam.blogspot.com/search?q=languages">before</a> and not that long ago but I just got some new sites.<span style=""> </span>First, Mashable had one of their famous listings </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://mashable.com/2007/10/13/70-online-language-communities/">70+ Online Language Communities and Resources</a> and then I found this interesting little site called <a href="http://tashian.com/multibabel/">Lost in Translation</a>.<span style=""> </span>All this seems a little redundant since we’ll probably have Star Trek like language translators in 5 years or sooner but go ahead and <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-5061994816086670072007-10-14T20:15:00.000-07:002007-10-14T20:16:10.728-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #180<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Web Stats<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now I’m not sure what a whole bunch of statistics about one’s website are really good for but one day I showed my reference class how I knew they were really only doing the assignments during our class times and not out of class, which got a lot of laughs.<span style=""> </span>Anyway, there are a bunch of sites and programs dealing with website stats.<span style=""> </span>Here’s a good article on 10 of them including Google Analytics.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/10_web_analytics_tools_free_innovative.php">http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/10_web_analytics_tools_free_innovative.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now add to this <a href="http://alexa.com/">Alexa</a> and then one I have on my blog which is called <a href="http://www.statcounter.com/">StatCounter</a> and you have an even dozen.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-45274393635832162922007-10-11T23:18:00.000-07:002007-10-11T23:19:09.288-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #179<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Intrade<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I heard about this site from Chris Mathews when he was on the Martha Stewart Show.<span style=""> </span>It’s a Web2.0 site that lets you bet on just about anything but it does it as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum">zero sum</a> market (minus a tiny commission).<span style=""> </span>What’s interesting is that as a free market, the price of the “bet” represents the real time feeling or intuition by the market as to the possibilities of that bet.<span style=""> </span>Confused?<span style=""> </span>Sorry!<span style=""> </span>Ok, go to <a href="http://intrade.com/">Intrade</a>.<span style=""> </span>On the left click on POLITICS-2008 US ELECTION.<span style=""> </span>Slide down until you see 2008 Presidential Election Winner.<span style=""> </span>When I was here, Hillary’s contracts were going for about 44 or $4.40.<span style=""> </span>If you buy one and she wins you get $10.<span style=""> </span>If she doesn’t become president you get zero and lose your $4.40.<span style=""> </span>If more people think she’s going to win, the price will go up.<span style=""> </span>You can sell anytime.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now some things I’m still foggy on like how things get started but it is an interesting site.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-62446047033839724652007-10-11T05:02:00.001-07:002007-10-11T05:02:44.242-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #178<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Jimmy Ruska<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sometimes you just stumble on to something and you think “Boy where have you been hiding?”<span style=""> </span>Today I found <a href="http://www.jimmyr.com/">Jimmy Ruska’s</a> various websites.<span style=""> </span>He seems to have all my interests and none of my laziness.<span style=""> </span>Especially check out his <a href="http://www.jimmyr.com/free_education.php">Massive Free Education</a> List and his <a href="http://www.jimmyr.com/blog/">video blog</a>.<span style=""> </span>Also notice the search tool at the top of his main page.<span style=""> </span>He’s got a bunch of those <a href="http://rameyerguam.blogspot.com/search?q=133">Google hacking tricks</a> built right in.<span style=""> </span>I’m sure there’s a bunch more things I just haven’t found yet.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-60689859398822284902007-10-10T04:26:00.001-07:002007-10-10T04:26:57.757-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #177<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wetpaint Wikis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Common Craft has a new video out on their <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/">website</a>.<span style=""> </span>I tried to go to their webpage but it seemed everybody else was trying to watch the new video too.<span style=""> </span>Watch it at Youtube.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=F7BAU2XX5Ws">http://youtube.com/watch?v=F7BAU2XX5Ws</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-71458183702066777742007-10-09T03:33:00.001-07:002007-10-09T03:33:34.028-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">As part of a grade in a class toward a library certification, I had students compose Web2.0 assignments.<span style=""> </span>This assignment was done by Julie Lord <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #176<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Video Game Emulators<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial;">I'm sure you remember the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as the SNES. It was quite popular in the 90's after the Nintendo Entertainment System (Also known as NES) became out-of-date.<br /><br />You can download the "System" itself onto your computer. This System is called an "Emulator". There are different types of Emulators for the<br />SNES, but I've found that the program ZSNES works best. You can download this emulator at <a href="http://www.zsnes.com/" target="_blank">http://www.zsnes.com</a> . When you are at the ZSNES<br />website, you will notice on the left, a box with the title ZSNES Blip. Within the box, you will see the "Latest Version", which should be 1.51.<br /><script> <!-- D(["mb","Now download the appropriate operating system you are using, from\u003cbr /\>Windows, to Linux, or even DOS. When the file is done downloading, it\'ll\u003cbr /\>be in a Zip file, located wherever you saved the destination to.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>Now you can simply Unzip the file titled "zsnesw151.zip". Unzip the file\u003cbr /\>to whatever folder you\'d like to place it into. I made my own subfolder\u003cbr /\>within my "My Documents" folder. If you run the program right now\u003cbr /\>(zsnesw.exe), you won\'t be able to play any games just yet, however, you\u003cbr /\>can customize the window size to fit your screen by setting its\u003cbr /\>resolution in the "Config" tab, then choose "Video". A list of\u003cbr /\>resolutions will pop up and you have to choose the appropriate one. Now,\u003cbr /\>to configue buttons for the emulator, you can locate it at "Config" tab,\u003cbr /\>again, and click on "Input". From here, you can see what the buttons are\u003cbr /\>to press, or even reassign them to new buttons.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>Now, to download games for the ZSNES program, you can go to\u003cbr /\>\u003ca onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" href\u003d\"http://www.coolrom.com\" target\u003d_blank\>http://www.coolrom.com\u003c/a\> . "ROM\'s" are what the "Games" are called for all\u003cbr /\>Emulators. There are many types of emulators. You can find emulators for\u003cbr /\>SNES, NES, Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Playstation, Gameboy, and\u003cbr /\>many, MANY more. For my project, however, I\'m showing you the SNES\u003cbr /\>emulator and it\'s games (ROMs). Now, at the \u003ca onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" href\u003d\"http://www.coolrom.com\" target\u003d_blank\>http://www.coolrom.com\u003c/a\>\u003cbr /\>website, to find ROM\'s for the ZSNES, click on the "ROM Files" tab on\u003cbr /\>top. It\'ll take you to a list of Emulators. The emulator we\'re looking\u003cbr /\>for is "Super Nintendo", so find it in the list provided, and click the\u003cbr /\>link.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>From here, it\'ll take you to a whole list, categorized Alphabetically.\u003cbr /\>If you\'ve played the SNES before, you can look for your favorite game\u003cbr /\>",1] ); //--> </script> Now download the appropriate operating system you are using, from Windows, to Linux, or even DOS. When the file is done downloading, it'll<br />be in a Zip file, located wherever you saved the destination to.<br /><br />Now you can simply Unzip the file titled "zsnesw151.zip". Unzip the file to whatever folder you'd like to place it into. I made my own subfolder<br />within my "My Documents" folder. If you run the program right now (zsnesw.exe), you won't be able to play any games just yet, however, you<br />can customize the window size to fit your screen by setting its resolution in the "Config" tab, then choose "Video". A list of<br />resolutions will pop up and you have to choose the appropriate one. Now, to configue buttons for the emulator, you can locate it at "Config" tab,<br />again, and click on "Input". From here, you can see what the buttons are to press, or even reassign them to new buttons.<br /><br />Now, to download games for the ZSNES program, you can go to <a href="http://www.coolrom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.coolrom.com</a> . "ROM's" are what the "Games" are called for all<br />Emulators. There are many types of emulators. You can find emulators for SNES, NES, Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Playstation, Gameboy, and<br />many, MANY more. For my project, however, I'm showing you the SNES emulator and it's games (ROMs). Now, at the <a href="http://www.coolrom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.coolrom.com</a><br />website, to find ROM's for the ZSNES, click on the "ROM Files" tab on top. It'll take you to a list of Emulators. The emulator we're looking<br />for is "Super Nintendo", so find it in the list provided, and click the link.<br /><br />From here, it'll take you to a whole list, categorized Alphabetically. If you've played the SNES before, you can look for your favorite game<br /><script> <!-- D(["mb","you remember, and simply click on it. If you are not familiar with the\u003cbr /\>Super Nintendo, then I would suggest clicking on the "F" tab and then to\u003cbr /\>scroll down and look for "Final Fantasy III". When you find the link,\u003cbr /\>click on it. It will take you to a new page, where you will have to wait\u003cbr /\>for about 15 seconds for the site to get the ROM ready for download.\u003cbr /\>When the 15 seconds have passed, there should appear a button that says\u003cbr /\>"Download Your File". Click on the button and save the file to wherever\u003cbr /\>you\'d like it to go. Again, this file also comes as a ZIP file, just as\u003cbr /\>the Emulator did.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>When the file is downloaded and complete, find it on your computer\u003cbr /\>wherever you saved it to. Unzip the Final Fantasy III.zip file and place\u003cbr /\>the "Final Fantasy III.smc" file into your ZSNES folder. When this is\u003cbr /\>done, you can turn on the ZSNES program. Go to the "Game" tab and click\u003cbr /\>on "Load". It\'ll open a new window within the emulator, where you can\u003cbr /\>search for the Final Fantasy III.smc; However, the ZSNES should be able\u003cbr /\>to detect any ROM\'s you\'ve downloaded and placed into the ZSNES folder.\u003cbr /\>Find the ROM you would like to play, click on it and highlight it. On\u003cbr /\>the lower right side should be a "Load" button. Click it and enjoy the\u003cbr /\>game.\u003cbr /\> <\u003ca onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" href\u003d\"http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w2/pr02/emoticons/smile_teeth.gif\" target\u003d_blank\>http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail\u003cwbr /\>/w2/pr02/emoticons/smile_teeth\u003cwbr /\>.gif\u003c/a\>>\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>You are right , "The Internet Can Change Your Life." You have taught us\u003cbr /\>alot and now I feel more confident to use the internet more often and be\u003cbr /\>able to pass it on. Once again, thank you.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>Julie Lord\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>______________________________\u003cwbr /\>__\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live\u003cbr /\>Spaces. It\'s easy! Try it!\u003cbr /\><\u003ca onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" href\u003d\"http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action\u003dcreate&wx_url\u003d/friends.aspx&mkt\u003den-us\" target\u003d_blank\>http://spaces.live.com/spacesa\u003cwbr /\>pi.aspx?wx_action\u003dcreate&wx\u003cwbr /\>_url\u003d/friends.\u003cbr /\>aspx&mkt\u003den-us\u003c/a\>>\u003cbr /\>\u003c/div\>",0] ); //--> </script> you remember, and simply click on it. If you are not familiar with the Super Nintendo, then I would suggest clicking on the "F" tab and then to<br />scroll down and look for "Final Fantasy III". When you find the link, click on it. It will take you to a new page, where you will have to wait<br />for about 15 seconds for the site to get the ROM ready for download. When the 15 seconds have passed, there should appear a button that says<br />"Download Your File". Click on the button and save the file to wherever you'd like it to go. Again, this file also comes as a ZIP file, just as<br />the Emulator did.<br /><br />When the file is downloaded and complete, find it on your computer wherever you saved it to. Unzip the Final Fantasy III.zip file and place<br />the "Final Fantasy III.smc" file into your ZSNES folder. When this is done, you can turn on the ZSNES program. Go to the "Game" tab and click<br />on "Load". It'll open a new window within the emulator, where you can search for the Final Fantasy III.smc; However, the ZSNES should be able<br />to detect any ROM's you've downloaded and placed into the ZSNES folder. Find the ROM you would like to play, click on it and highlight it. On<br />the lower right side should be a "Load" button. Click it and enjoy the game.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-15976064389578359912007-10-04T23:05:00.000-07:002007-10-04T23:06:20.991-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #175<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Next Generation Disks-Already<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So most of you know that we have a format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD for this generation but check out what’s on the horizon.<span style=""> </span>Disks that hold 1 Terabyte of stuff.<span style=""> </span>That a lot of stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/08/27/tera-discs-to-blow-away-blu-ray-and-hd-dvd/">http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/08/27/tera-discs-to-blow-away-blu-ray-and-hd-dvd/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And after yesterday’s email Jim Rhodes sent me a note:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Hey RA! Cool font site! I thought I'd share one that I LOVE,<br /><a href="http://www.acidfonts.com/" target="_blank">www.acidfonts.com</a> they have a HUGE collection of Free Fonts!<br />jim<b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-15502806164558628322007-10-04T03:22:00.000-07:002007-10-04T03:24:15.526-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">As part of a grade in a class toward a library certification, I had students compose Web2.0 assignments.<span style=""> </span>This assignment was done by Carmen Santos <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #174<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">STOCK PHOTOS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you need that special photo for a certificate, or something to add to your inspirational power point, or a graphic description of your lesson plans? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Go to<u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml">http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A GOOD FONT SITE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 5.75pt 5.75pt 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Are you tired of the same fonts that Windows provides? Try out this site:<u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.dafont.com/">http://www.dafont.com/</a></span></u> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 5.75pt 5.75pt 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Gothic seems to be what students like as they use it all over their binders. Go to new, choose the font that you prefer, click on download button to the right of the screen.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-20637872918311381062007-10-03T04:07:00.000-07:002007-10-03T04:08:23.003-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #173<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tubes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://youtube.com/">Youtube</a> was the first and obviously the most with the $1.6 billion price tag but have you heard about some other tubes?<span style=""> </span><a href="http://teachertube.com/">TeacherTube</a> is just what it sounds like-a place to put your class/educational videos.<span style=""> </span><a href="http://godtube.com/">GodTube</a> is for your Christian videos. <a href="http://buscatube.com/">BuscaTube</a> is for your Spanish videos.<span style=""> </span><a href="http://tubedesi.com/">TubeDesi</a> is Indian videos.<span style=""> </span><a href="http://jewtube.com/">JewTube</a>, a great name, is Jewish videos. <a href="http://www.footballtube.org/">FootballTube</a>, <a href="http://thedailytube.com/">The Daily Tube</a>, <a href="http://www.toxictube.com/">ToxicTube</a>, <a href="http://www.80stube.net/">80’sTube</a>, and the list goes on.<span style=""> </span>And I won’t even mention the Tubes your mother doesn’t want you to visit.<span style=""> </span>Seriously, I’m not going to mention them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-26778812548156036442007-10-02T04:28:00.000-07:002007-10-02T04:30:48.072-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">As part of a grade in a class toward a library certification, I had students compose Web2.0 assignments.<span style=""> </span>This assignment was done by Joe Diego.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #172<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Colleges</span></span></u></h1> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Go to </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.collegeview.com/" target="_blank"><span style="">http://www.collegeview.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> .</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do a search for <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Hawaii</st1:place></st1:state> and law and get information about the University </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Go to </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankingsBest.asp" target="_blank"><span style="">http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankingsBest.asp </span></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Click on the name of any of the best colleges or universities anywhere in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-3018338910646752342007-10-01T03:42:00.001-07:002007-10-01T03:42:55.701-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #171<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Google Docs and PRWeb<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in Plain English<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Common Craft is back with two new videos in their IN PLAIN ENGLISH series.<span style=""> </span>Their RSS, WIKIS, and SOCIAL BOOKMARKING IN PLAIN ENGLISH were all quick, cute and excellent.<span style=""> </span>Now along come Google DOCS and PRWEB.<span style=""> </span>Find links to all their products <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-1111761395348423412007-09-28T04:07:00.000-07:002007-09-28T04:08:46.655-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #170<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Serena Miller is the Learning guide for September over at Learning2.1.<span style=""> </span>Here’s her latest.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thing 40: Retroland<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Reminisce about the good old days.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have a new favorite site and it's Retroland.com. Retroland is a social networking site where members can reconnect with the things they loved "back in the days" and interact with people who share the same fond memories. One of the features I like the most on Retroland is it's Retropedia. From the 1990s all the way back to the 1900s you can see a time line of things like music, fashion and school memories that defined (and embarrassed) the decades. If you see something that you remember fondly you can simply add it to your favorites and also add a memory post. When you add a memory post you can upload a picture to go with what you are talking about and what you remember about the subject. If someone likes your memory post they can give you a gold star (just like in grade school) and your posts ratings will increase. Check out the memories users had of the Slinky. You can also get to know other members by clicking on Retrotalk and posting on their forums which are all pretty active. My favorite would have to be the food forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Discovery Exercise<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style=""> </span>1. Create an account on Retroland.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style=""> </span>2. Explore the Retropedia.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style=""> </span>3. Did you see a tv show, toy, or fashion accessory that you had long forgotten about? Blog about your experience.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-42696794322349086532007-09-27T02:39:00.000-07:002007-09-27T02:40:04.479-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">As part of a grade in a class toward a library certification, I had students compose Web2.0 assignments.<span style=""> </span>This assignment was done by Rose Sizemore.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #169<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style=""> </span>Typhoon/Hurricane/Cyclone Formation Forecast<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Living on <st1:place st="on">Guam</st1:place>, one must be prepared for possible natural disasters.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It is helpful to know what Internet site is available and helpful to<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">you if you would like to monitor the progress of an impending storm--<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">while you still have power. Go to <a href="http://www.prh.noaa.gov/guam/cyclone.php" target="_blank">http://www.prh.noaa.gov/guam/cyclone.php</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">--And once you know a typhoon is out there you’d better get some instructions.<span style=""> </span>We posted an Andersen typhoon preparedness video on Youtube.—RA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=FggxuACJBv8">http://youtube.com/watch?v=FggxuACJBv8</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-48653017157206916072007-09-26T04:25:00.000-07:002007-09-26T04:26:06.890-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #168<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">For Seniors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I found this great column over the weekend from <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Wayne</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">State</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> and Jim Miller. It’s called The Savvy Senior and offers advice for us senior citizens on Web resources on a particular topic. <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://wsugifts.org/savvy_senior.jsp?WebID=GL2006-0542&D=200728">This column</a></span></u> had to do with my original question about a program called the Senior Home Exchange. And then <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://wsugifts.org/savvy_senior.jsp?WebID=GL2006-0542&D=200726">this one</a></span></u> dealt with educational opportunities for seniors. Hold on to your hat mama, life ain’t over yet!<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-79170439690740799542007-09-25T05:02:00.001-07:002007-09-25T05:02:56.406-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">As part of a grade in a class toward a library certification, I had students compose Web2.0 assignments.<span style=""> </span>This assignment was done by Joe Diego.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #167<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span>Financial Aid</span></span></u></h1> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This website provides the steps to get federal student aid.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Go to </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="">http://www.fafsa.ed.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Click on #1 to get an overview of the information you'll need to start the process.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Go to eligibility and check whether you can qualify for federal student aid. <script> <!-- D(["mb","\u003c/font\>\u003c/span\>\n\u003c/p\>\n\u003cp style\u003d\"margin:0in 0in 0pt\"\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>Click on documents and print a checklist of documents needed.\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\n\u003cp style\u003d\"margin:0in 0in 0pt\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black\"\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>Go to FAFSA on the Web Worksheet and print it out.\u003c/font\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/p\>\n\u003cp style\u003d\"margin:0in 0in 0pt\"\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black\"\>Apply for a Personal Identification Number\u003c/span\>.\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\n\u003cp style\u003d\"margin:0in 0in 0pt\"\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>Go to deadlines to submit items on time.\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin:0in 0in 0pt\"\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\> Play!!\u003c/font\>\u003c/div\>\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin:0in 0in 0pt\"\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>\u003c/font\> \u003c/div\>\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin:0in 0in 0pt\"\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>Joe Diego\u003c/font\>\u003c/div\>\n",0] ); D(["ce"]); //--> </script> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Click on documents and print a checklist of documents needed.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Go to FAFSA on the Web Worksheet and print it out.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Apply for a Personal Identification Number</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Go to deadlines to submit items on time</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-84385035802620540572007-09-24T03:25:00.001-07:002007-09-24T03:25:56.708-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #166<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Rule the Web Widget and Bug Me Not<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Those of you who use my blog will notice that I have a new widget at the top of my right side column.<span style=""> </span>Through this widget you can get the latest 60 second podcast from <a href="http://www.ruletheweb.net/my_weblog/">Rule the Web</a> one of favorite sites.<span style=""> </span>#17 tells everybody about a cool little Firefox add-on and website called<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.bugmenot.com/">BugMeNot</a>.<span style=""> </span>After installing the add-on, whenever you come to a site that wants you to register to use the site, you just right-click, click “log in with Bug Me Not” and bingo your in.<span style=""> </span>No more tedious registering for each individual site.<span style=""> </span>I used it at <a href="http://learner.org/">learner.org</a> and it worked like a charm.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Oh! And if you want the little Rule the Web widget for your blog, just click on the GET THIS WIDGET.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-44330126192907633252007-09-21T04:49:00.000-07:002007-09-21T04:50:36.175-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #165<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Languages<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We’ve got both Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone language programs in our library and I’ve also shown people how to get free language lessons from, among others, videos at <a href="http://youtube.com/">YouTube</a>, podcasts at Itunes, and the videos over at <a href="http://learner.org/">learner.org</a>.<span style=""> </span>Now comes a new service called <a href="http://www.trymango.com/">Mango</a>.<span style=""> </span>I played with it for awhile and it’s pretty cool.<span style=""> </span>You get Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Greek for English speakers and English for speakers of Polish and Spanish.<span style=""> </span>It’s fun and the pronunciation is very good.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-20694586036465601232007-09-20T02:06:00.000-07:002007-09-20T02:07:28.887-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #164<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">From Whence Cometh?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The other day my son, Reed, asked me where I get all the ideas for these emails.<span style=""> </span>“Steal ‘em” I told him.<span style=""> </span>“otherwise known as research.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Seriously, there are some good sites to get information like I give you, they just don’t do it in the same wonderful way.<span style=""> </span>Obviously, I’ve mentioned the <a href="http://explorediscoverplay.blogspot.com/">Learning 2.1</a> site as a place to go.<span style=""> </span>Then there’s the <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/">Download Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.ruletheweb.net/index.html">Rule The Web</a>, <a href="http://komando.com/newsletters/">Kim Komando’s emails</a> and the podcast <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=3185&cmd=tc">Net@nite</a> and then there’s my new favorite <a href="http://mashable.com/">Mashable</a>. And that’s just the main ones.<span style=""> </span>But yes, I know, most of us are too busy (or too lazy) to visit these sites for ourselves so we’ll just have to be content with getting our little piece of technology education through this email.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-72453598892153511072007-09-19T02:26:00.001-07:002007-09-19T02:26:44.161-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;">Assignment #163<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">More Music<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Back in March I told you about rhapsody.com that WAS offering free streams at which time they started to refuse the service to anyplace outside the fifty states.<span style=""> </span>Anyway, along comes another service called </span><a href="http://www.deezer.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Deezer</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> that will give you all the free streams you want. It’s just the service to use with your Audacity recorder which, FYI, is called </span><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2005/11/06/guide-to-streamripping/"><span style="font-size:100%;">streamripping</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">.<span style=""> </span>The down side is that their library isn’t as big as Rhapsody’s but beggers… <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b></p>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-21107128369308935662007-09-18T04:20:00.001-07:002007-09-18T04:20:31.311-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;">Assignment #162<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Picasa on the Web<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Even though I’m a big <a href="http://flickr.com/">Flickr</a> fan, I’m a bigger Google fan, so I thought I should take a good look at Google-owned <a href="https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?hl=en_GB&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.co.uk%2Flh%2Flogin%3Fcontinue%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fpicasaweb.google.co.uk%252F&service=lh2&passive=true">Picasa on the Web</a>.<span style=""> </span>Now, I already use Picasa at home to organize my photos so I figured Google would make it easy to upload my albums and I was right.<span style=""> </span>One click and a whole album was started on its way.<span style=""> </span>Once the pictures got on the web it got a bit more awkward but still fine.<span style=""> </span>Everything I could do on Flickr I could do on Picasa including the mapping.<span style=""> </span>However, the first thing you have to do is get Picasa on your computer.<span style=""> </span>Get it <a href="http://picasa.google.com/index.html">here</a>.<span style=""> </span>Then let it organize your pics and away you go.<span style=""> </span>No more sending photos to family and friends.<span style=""> </span>You’ll just send them the URL to your Picasa account for 100’s of pics.<span style=""> </span>It couldn’t be easier and you’ll wonder how you ever got along without it. <span style=""> </span>Here’s ours: <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/rameyerguam">http://picasaweb.google.com/rameyerguam</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Oh! Oh! And speaking of pictures, try this image <a href="http://www.oskope.com/">search engine</a>.<span style=""> </span>It’s pretty cool.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-44604798294640146762007-09-17T04:57:00.000-07:002007-09-17T04:58:07.292-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #161<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Uncle Jay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now, I don’t often recommend just a website and except for <a href="http://rameyerguam.blogspot.com/search?q=rawstory">assignment #4</a>, in which I tried to be even handed, I stay away from politics.<span style=""> </span>But a friend of mine recommended it. This is a great site.<span style=""> </span>Uncle Jay Explains the News<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://unclejayexplains.com/">http://unclejayexplains.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-21190752175291572512007-09-14T00:04:00.001-07:002007-09-14T00:04:48.898-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #160<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Comic Relief<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">There was an interesting posting on Learning 2.1 last week but it didn’t transfer to this email so well so I’m just going to give you the URL:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://explorediscoverplay.blogspot.com/search?q=38">http://explorediscoverplay.blogspot.com/search?q=38</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-2216452775494674752007-09-13T02:42:00.001-07:002007-09-13T02:44:34.023-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #159<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">PowerPoint<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So I mentioned the Reference class yesterday. What I didn't mention was that for an "A" students have to come up with 2 or 3 things that I can use in this email. Ed Lamb wants us to know that even if you're not in position to have a copy of Microsoft Office and PowerPoint, you can still view ppt files using Microsoft's free PowerPoint Viewer available <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en">here</a>. And if you're not that great on PowerPoint you can watch a bunch of tutorials <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR100654571033.aspx">here</a>. The tutorials are OK but nothing special. You'd think Bill could invest a couple extra bucks to give us some entertaining "How to's" on his products. <span style=""> </span>And finally, <a href="http://www.indezine.com/">here</a> is an interesting ppt blog with lots of good links. </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2590513346122883311.post-59498426729841723462007-09-12T04:06:00.000-07:002007-09-12T04:07:35.557-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: green; font-family: Verdana;"> Assignment #158<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Blog Widgets<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So they've got me teaching this Reference class for Guam School Library Certification. And, of course, I'm using this email/blog as the main class assignment, numbers 1 - 100 actually, which probably won't hurt my reputation as the <st1:place st="on">Island</st1:place>'s premier sloth. Anyway everyone's hard at work learning about blogs and doing there own blog that I thought I'd throw in this great link:<br /><a href="http://mashable.com/2007/09/06/widgets-2/" target="_blank">http://mashable.com/2007/09/06/widgets-2/</a><br />called 50 Great Widgets For Your Blog. I put the clock on my blog because people off island can never seem to figure out the time here. Al least that's what they're telling me on the phone at 3 in the morning.<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">Play!!<span style=""><br /></span></span></b>R.A. Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119189310658406155noreply@blogger.com2