Week Four

I've enjoyed this exercise although I did find it very challenging to start with. I've never heard of RSS or Internet feeds, but listened to a colleague who was a few steps ahead who said 'don't get caught up in the technical terms'.

The 'Boing Boing' link went well...so exciting that I managed this on my own. However I thought the second example, a website about Japanese Popular Culture, was a bit shocking and my reaction to it caused a laugh with the staff members close by. Decided I wouldn't link to that, instead chose a few others that looked interesting. I can see how choosing the websites I like and having them linked to bloglines could be helpful and a timesaver.

Week Three

This is an image I found on Blogger Images using the keyword 'dew'.

Enjoyed looking around Flickr. When I started this exercise it was becoming more complicated than the previous weeks, to the point where I wondered if I should keep going. Thought I'd have to set up a Yahoo account, another name, another password! However once I realised that wasn't necessary, and after a quick chat with a very computer literate work buddy, I was back on track.

Checked out the tabs, looked at 'NZ', great for tourism promotion. Can't imagine I'll ever want to look through the photos of somebody that I don't know. Also could see the sense in keeping my own digital photos in a safe place. Was lost when I got to mashups and portals, reminded me of a movie I once saw called 'Being John Malkovich'. Flickr Color Pickr also fabulous. It could be helpful for when I am looking for ideas and close up images of objects to use in my paintings.

About technology - I bought a digital camera in May. My teenage daughter has claimed it as her own and has had to help me download the very few images I have taken. It's something I would like to be efficient at in the near future.