I love our library app. This is great. Library information at your fingertips. I can check my account, renew, pay fees. I can find any genre within our system or another library system. And the Elm4U is so sweet for electronic referencing. I told my kids about it for their school projects.
After training on this app I had the opportunity to share it with a customer. I introduced him to another form of library usage.
I think library apps are the best thing to hit libraries since the bookmark. Lets do it.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Friday, April 4, 2014
Thing 10
Photo shy
I think Instagram is my prefered app. I do like how you can edit and crop photos. I think with using Instagram I would probably let go of other editing apps. This would definitely depend on my purpose for the pics. Work or personal. I am very careful about what pics I place on the internet or share so you will have to excuse me if I choose not to share.
I think Instagram is my prefered app. I do like how you can edit and crop photos. I think with using Instagram I would probably let go of other editing apps. This would definitely depend on my purpose for the pics. Work or personal. I am very careful about what pics I place on the internet or share so you will have to excuse me if I choose not to share.
Thing 9
With a swish of the hand I can take a picture. I chose to try the CamMe app.
I love all the photo taking and editing options available today. Take a picture, look at it, change it, keep it. My biggest issue is bifocals and the need for a bigger screen to really see what I am changing. The ipad was a little awkard to hold and snap a pic. A phone is easier. I did like the size of the pic on the ipad and flexibility of altering it on the pad.
Big difference than 20 years ago. Anyone remember film and flash, use up the roll and then send it in for developing, hopefully all the pics turn out.
I love the creativity this provides us. The imagination is endless.
I love all the photo taking and editing options available today. Take a picture, look at it, change it, keep it. My biggest issue is bifocals and the need for a bigger screen to really see what I am changing. The ipad was a little awkard to hold and snap a pic. A phone is easier. I did like the size of the pic on the ipad and flexibility of altering it on the pad.
Big difference than 20 years ago. Anyone remember film and flash, use up the roll and then send it in for developing, hopefully all the pics turn out.
I love the creativity this provides us. The imagination is endless.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Thing 8
Do two apps make a right?
This is the question I find myself with on thing 8. Just how social apps does one person need?
I have decided I only need one: Facebook.
I tweeted during the first 23 things. I liked it.
LinkedIn is great for career advancement. I do get annoyed when I receive random requests from people to link.
Foursquare is great if you want people to know where you are. At this point in life I have no desire to be the mayor of any place.
I tried Friendcaster and then removed it. To me Facebook is fairly easy to use on it's own. To use an app to organize an app seems like a lot of extra work.
Onto thing 9-photos.
This is the question I find myself with on thing 8. Just how social apps does one person need?
I have decided I only need one: Facebook.
I tweeted during the first 23 things. I liked it.
LinkedIn is great for career advancement. I do get annoyed when I receive random requests from people to link.
Foursquare is great if you want people to know where you are. At this point in life I have no desire to be the mayor of any place.
I tried Friendcaster and then removed it. To me Facebook is fairly easy to use on it's own. To use an app to organize an app seems like a lot of extra work.
Onto thing 9-photos.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
thing #7
Okay I am totally hooked on Pinterest.
Friends on facebook send me their Pin items and I look it over. But that is all I ever did. I avoided signing up. Basically because I thought there really wouldn't be anything of interest for me to Pin.
Well, I guess I was wrong. Wow, it was like being in a candy shop. It's a good thing it's free. I found beautiful quotes, great craft ideas. And libraries too. Oh Yea, that's what I was searaching.
I was training, now I remember.
I connected it to my facebook so I can share my Pins.
Friends beware!
Friends on facebook send me their Pin items and I look it over. But that is all I ever did. I avoided signing up. Basically because I thought there really wouldn't be anything of interest for me to Pin.
Well, I guess I was wrong. Wow, it was like being in a candy shop. It's a good thing it's free. I found beautiful quotes, great craft ideas. And libraries too. Oh Yea, that's what I was searaching.
I was training, now I remember.
I connected it to my facebook so I can share my Pins.
Friends beware!
Friday, March 7, 2014
Thing #6
Well I decided to download "QuickOffice". Since I have a gmail account I thought this app would be the best choice. I choose Gdrive and emailed myself an excel file, word docx and powerpoint to use.
After I opened Quickoffice I searched for my files in Gdrive. Could not find them.
What I did not know was that I needed to download these items from my email to Gdrive. Then they were available to open and work on. Lesson learned.
Fortunately there was an example excel worksheet to practice on.
I really like this app. Using google docs was just like using Word, excel and powerpoint on my computer. I think it is very useful for everyone.
Definitely a keeper.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Things 4 & 5
Keeping Up and Notetaking
Keeping UP
I downloaded "FLIP". I did not like that it automatically asked to tap into my personal accounts to find out what I like. I connected it to my facebook acct to try to keep some privacy. I deleted it afterwards. The app was easy to use. I did like flipping thru the pages. I would have liked a few different areas to choose from for feeds.
The older I get the less interested I become in keeping up on the news or latest greatest anything. I find my life is less stressful this way. I am very concerned about how information spreads quickly via the internet. It reminds me of the old grapevine game.
Notetaking
I decided to try "DRAGON". My main reason: You could talk to your ipad. I like talking to the ipad. There were some misinterpreted words but easy to correct. And I knew what I meant. I also liked sending these notes via email. When I am busy I really do not have time to type into an app what I need to remember. But saying it, would be useful.
When it comes to keeping myself and family organized a basic electronic calendar works best. At work I use "onenote" which is similar to the other notetaking apps. And I have "notepad" in my yahoo. So I feel that I am pretty organized electronically. One more app isn't going to keep me from forgetting to put gas in the car. I need a "PING" for that.
Keeping UP
I downloaded "FLIP". I did not like that it automatically asked to tap into my personal accounts to find out what I like. I connected it to my facebook acct to try to keep some privacy. I deleted it afterwards. The app was easy to use. I did like flipping thru the pages. I would have liked a few different areas to choose from for feeds.
The older I get the less interested I become in keeping up on the news or latest greatest anything. I find my life is less stressful this way. I am very concerned about how information spreads quickly via the internet. It reminds me of the old grapevine game.
Notetaking
I decided to try "DRAGON". My main reason: You could talk to your ipad. I like talking to the ipad. There were some misinterpreted words but easy to correct. And I knew what I meant. I also liked sending these notes via email. When I am busy I really do not have time to type into an app what I need to remember. But saying it, would be useful.
When it comes to keeping myself and family organized a basic electronic calendar works best. At work I use "onenote" which is similar to the other notetaking apps. And I have "notepad" in my yahoo. So I feel that I am pretty organized electronically. One more app isn't going to keep me from forgetting to put gas in the car. I need a "PING" for that.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)