Thing 9

I have spent the evening searching for interesting blogs or newsfeeds. I checked out Jill's list, whew that's a long one! I was looking for a daily crossword puzzle to add to my feeds. I Googled "crossword puzzles RSS" and only a few came up. I found one I liked and subscribed to it. I will probably never have time to do them, but I do enjoy them.

I also tried Topix, Technorati and Syndic8. I found Technorati to be the most user-friendly. The others were too complicated to navigate.

Thing 8

I am lucky enough to have my own technological advisor close at hand. She coached me through setting up a Bloglines account about a year ago. I can go crazy adding feeds to it. I have added several of your blogs as well as an Asbury Park Press Ocean County news feed and the Unshelved comic feed.
I'm having fun!
Kathi

Thing 7

The first meeting of the OCL Going Green committee was held this week. I was so pleased to hear that the team wanted to set up a blog to communicate with each other. Since I have already done several blogs, I volunteered to set ours up. This is a great example of the positive impact of OCL's Tech Challenge.
Kathi

Thing 6

I took a couple of pictures in my branch. They are pictures of two of my favorite features that make our branch so cheerful and unique. I've been using a digital camera for several years, so this was easy for me to do.
I've uploaded these to my flickr site. There you will see some of my other favorite things.
If you have seen my business website, littlemillrocks.com , you have seen many pictures of the rocks and glassware my husband and I have engraved.

Thing 5

Isn't he beautiful? I would love to see one of these in person. My husband has seen a Saw-whet owl and a Great Horned owl, but I've never seen one. When I was a teenager I used to collect owl figurines. I really enjoy being able to see pictures taken by other people on Flickr.
Here's another great shot of a Snowy Owl. This one looks like he's laughing.

Thing 4

Thing 4 is done too. I'm enjoying reading other library staff blogs and will leave comments as I am able. I'm having fun!
Kathi

Thing 2 and Thing 3

I am a true lifelong learner- still attending college toward my BA, will probably go on for my MAS. I grasp every learning oppportunity I can and I love to teach too.

So, for me the easiest of the 7 1/2 habits is teaching and mentoring others, especially in technology.
The hardest then becomes play, because I don't have time left to play when I'm always doing homework.

I am really looking forward to working on this challenge. It will force me to take the time out to play with new technology.