#23 Reached my destination

If someone had told me I would actually finish this online learning program, I would have been doubtful. To have reached the end is both an achievement & a relief. Technology is not second nature to me - it never has been, so this 2.0 program has proven frustrating at times, lots of fun on other occasions.
It has been worthwhile, in that, I now have some understanding of the extent of how people communicate online & that there is an element of fun in sharing information this way. Will I continue blogging? I doubt it. I would rather share experiences in person, via a phone call or by writing an old fashioned letter & sending it by snail mail. The idea of placing my personal information & inner most thoughts on a blog leaves me cold - I value my privacy too much & probably nobody would find it very interesting anyway!
Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this program - it's been an interesting ride.

#21 Podcasts, Smodcasts

Adding a podcast to my Bloglines account proved to be a challenge but with the help of my colleagues I have added the St. Kilda football club site. This site has podcasts & a link to RSS feeds.
The discovery process for RSS feeds was the most arduous task of the entire Web 2.0 Learning program, so the heading "Podcasts, Smodcasts" was an apt description!

#6 Merry mashup

#7 Technology

Which piece of modern technology is my favourite? I'd have to say my digital camera. Once I had mastered the art of using it, this compact device, with it's re-usable memory card, became my ideal travelling companion. No longer do I worry about misloading film while on holidays & ending up with a roll of blank negatives! No longer do I have to carry copious rolls of film or worry if the x-ray machine at the airport will destroy my holiday images. No longer is it a problem if a wayward tourist walks into my shot as I press the shutter button - I just check the photo on my little viewing screen, delete the ruined shot & take another. The only downside -the batteries - it eats them & you need to carry plenty of spares. My friends tell me I should get a recharger - but that's something else to put in the suitcase!
Overall, as a result of the digital photo age I now have some brilliant (even if I do say so myself!) photos in my album.

#6 Mashups

I found "Montagr" a fascinating & enjoyable site - after using the search terms the screen downloaded masses of tiny images to form a huge montage. The best one was when I searched under George Clooney & hundred of photos of that gorgeous face filled the montagr screen.
This would be a great tool for designing birthday invitations, etc.

Welcome back Fraser

After what must be the shortest retirement on record, Fraser Gehrig is back in the red, white & black. Great news. The other great news, is that the Saints have picked up an 18 year old, 200cm ruckman in the draft. Bring on 2008!

# 5 Flickr

My flickr image can actually be found on an earlier blog posting (Tuesday September, 25, 07.) Before I knew what I was doing with adding pics to my blog page, I had saved it as a draft. My dragonfly photo & caption can now be accessed by clicking on the link to "older posts". I am now going to try #6 - mashups!