Thing 32 Google Maps

I keep crashing when I import the map. The first time I got the map but not the one I wanted. I finally got the map I wanted and everytime I import the html it crashes and kicks me out of the internet. Impressive not.

I'll try for the third time and see if it works. After 2 minutes it's still trying to load my maps. I give up.

I've used google maps for a couple years. There are features I never knew about, but considering the amount of crashing that's happening I'm not too impressed with it. It's handy for directions from here to there - though I take it with a grain of salt - I don't always care for their routes. I do like the fact that I can get satellite views or map views.

Thing 31 Twitter again

It does not have a valid link and I hate twitter. What is this love affair with twitter anyway? Enough for today.

It only works on the link from the right not the one on the main page. What's with that?

Thing 30. More Ways to Use RSS and Delicious

I love RSS Feeds. I use them to keep up with what the librarian's in my system are writing on their blogs. I also use it keep up with 2 comic strips and some blogs on adoption. I have folders with each of my 3 groups. I had more but dropped ones I didn't read regularly.

Delicious is not my cup of tea. I bookmark in favorites what I want to go back to or find it on google. I don't use it. I'm tired of keeping up with accounts I don't find useful so I drop them.

Thing 29 Google Tools

Sorry, but this stuff is old news. I've done alerts on things I've been interested in for a couple years. I've used the news feature also. I have no interest in tracking my google history.

I need another email account like a nuclear bomb. I already have 2 aol accounts, a yahoo one for the listservs that will not play nice with aol and a work account. Online Calendars have been around forever. I started using those back when aol was dial-up only. Most of my family have more sophisticated sites than I'd ever use or don't use computers.

Thing 28 Customized Homepage

I already have done this at home. My new computer came with a igoogle ready to customize as my home-page.

Let's see I have the local weather, pictures of the solar systems, pictures of National Parks, Google maps, cnn feed, movies in the area I live in etc. These all worked great. I deleted ones that took awhile to load or didn't work that well. It was fairly easily to customize. I like what I have up.

Thing 27 Twitter

ARGH! I hate twitter. I joined it before 23 things on a stick. It's the most annoying thing I ever joined. If I could remember my password and such, I'd get off it. I still get people who want to follow me. Creepy.

I know some people love it. I just find it annoying to the nth degree. Never make me go back, and I'll be a happy camper.

Thing 26 Ning

I joined Ning last year. I check on it periodically. I already have a photo I like on it of Italy. I prefer that to my mug.

I created a group for RCL Librarians on Ning and joined it previously. We are not really active.

Ning is fine but now I don't see the library using it much.