#7 The Technology Blog Rant

There is just much, too much out there and this course hasn't even scratched the surface of everything that's out there! Definitely TMI! When I look at the blogs done by others in the library field that just go on and on and realize how much time they've spend on them, I wonder how anything gets done. It's all fascinating but it's also a bit overwhelming. I wonder how the Internet can maintain this rate of growth and also wondering what's new around the corner.

I'm very impressed by the blogs that others at JPL have done and frustrated that mine is so plain by comparison and -since- I am in the middle of a project, it's also frustrating that it'll just have to stay that way. It's also a bit irksome that I can't get my pictures from Webshots to Blogspot- though it looks like others are doing it. I'm currently updating information in our ILLiad database and tagging all the libraries that lend to us for free. There's 50 typed pages of them. I have to stop now and then to give my eyes and my fingers a rest.

Whew!

#6 More Flickr Fun- Spell with Flickr

I was really intrigued with the Spell with Flickr API. I tried to display what was created on this blog using then word I typed (books!) but Blogger wouldn't show the images. Frustrating. I thought the Flickr Color Picker was interesting. Again- couldn't find out if this was something I could download and share.

I was also intrigued by http://flickrvision.com/. This site shows a map and flashes pictures as they are loaded on in each location. It's fascinating to watch what's being posted in near-realtime throughout the world.

ILLiad Conference artwork

I was startled to see this on Flickr.

ILLiad artwork
Originally uploaded by Atlas Systems

I attended the 2008 ILLiad Conference in Virginia Beach last year and was at the Art Center where this was created. The person who took this picture has moved on from an ILL job to a job at EBSCO. I'm having a "Wait a minute! How did I miss this!" moment.

I chose this picture because I was at this conference and think this piece of artwork was very cleverly done. This is a certainly a more attractive logo than the one Atlas is currently using for its ILLiad product!