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Entries from March 2008

Catching Up on the Backlog of Pictures

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Just a quick post to let you know that I’ve posted a bunch of pictures to our flickr page–you can click the sidebar widget to see them.  This should catch us up to Easter.  Enjoy!

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Tags: Family · Holidays

Tagging and Del.icio.us–23 Things Step #11

March 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Step #11 of the 23 Things on a Stick program is Tagging and Del.icio.us.  The 23 Things page has a lot of information about them.
I use tagging on this blog and our flickr page.  The main advantage of tagging over folders as a navigational tool is that you can assign multiple tags to an item.  [...]

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Wikis–23 Things Step #10

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Step #10 of the 23 Things on a Stick program is wikis.  The 23 Things page on wikis has a lot of information about them, so I’m not going to explain the concept here.  I have browsed around in a lot of wikis and they are a great way for groups to collaborate on information.  [...]

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Online Collaboration Tools, 23 Things Step #9

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Step #9 of the 23 Things on a Stick program is Online Collaboration Tools. Zoho and Google Docs have each created free online word processors and other productivity tools that provide some of the functions found in commercial applications like Microsoft Office.
I was unable to edit the document in Google as I apparently don’t [...]

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Share Your Creations–23 Things #8

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Step #8 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns tools that let you easily share photos and other creations on the web.  On this webpage, I use a flickr badge to show small thumbnails of the last three photos I’ve posted.  Once it was set up, it works automatically.  You can click on [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the day than to watch a video of the Pogues.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrBLqp-s__o&hl=en]

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Tags: Holidays · Music

Web 2.0 Communication Tools, part 2–23 Things Step #7

March 15th, 2008 · No Comments

In my last post, I talked a little bit about email and how I use it.  There are other communication tools, however, on the Internet.  I use Yahoo Messenger for instant messaging (IM)–my user name is donovanmn.  I’ve tried Trillian and other IM tools that allow you to communicate with people on a variety of [...]

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Web 2.0 Communication Tools–23 Things Step #7

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

The next step in the 23 Things on a Stick program is Web 2.0 communication tools. Some of the tools they highlight, such as email, aren’t really Web 2.0ish but can be used on the web that were not originally envisioned by their creators. I’m supposed to talk about how I use some [...]

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Online Image Generators–23 Things Step #6

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Step #6 of the 23 Things on a Stick program involves online image generators. As suggested, I’ve created a trading card of our youngest, Kaylee. This another of those fun things that probably isn’t all that useful.

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Tags: 23 Things on a Stick · Kaylee

Update on Mom

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Got a little more information.  Mom is at Cameron Regional Medical Center in the ICU.  I couldn’t talk to her because there are no patient phones in the unit but I did speak to a nurse.
Mom went in last night with abdominal pain and some bleeding.  The bleeding has gotten better and she is up [...]

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Tags: Family