Ignore if you don't like the silly

Sorry guys, I saw this and couldn't resist.

Fly you fools!

So it's Starbucks' birthday or some such thing, and they're giving away free cake on a stick. My advice gentle readers? RUN! That stuff is evil. The texture, the flavour! And now the lingering sugar headache. Never again guys, never again.

I live in a pod, but I definately don't podcast

Maybe it's just because I'm shy, or because I have nothing to say, but I really don't see myself creating a pod cast or a youtube video. Mind you I once thought I would never blog either and here I am, so maybe someday. I notice that no one has linked any of the podcasts they found so maybe I will at the bottom of this post.

I find that the Miro program and my new MP3 player are great motivators to play more with this Thing, something I had never had interest in before. The Miro program is great because it organizes pod and video casts for you, and you can play them on the program itself with out transfering it elsewhere (right on your computer screen). The MP3 player is portable, but small and videos have to be converted first before they will play. It comes with the software, but converting a video takes a looooooong time.

I think that no matter how much fun these two Things are a lot of work is necissary to really make them a part of my life. The reward is worth it, but I don't know if I have the time or inclination.... oh! I'm just lazy, probably.

Well here are some sights I found:

For the CBC lover here is a list of all the podcasts they make, news, local content and music: http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/

For the forward thinker here are the TED talks; lectures from great tinkers on many different subjects (these are video): http://www.ted.com/talks

And to download Miro, if you're interested: http://www.getmiro.com/

Finding those little lost podcasts

So I'm using Miro to find and sort through podcasts. It seems to have both audio only and video, which is pretty cool. Apparently my new MP3 player (remember the old one wound up under a bus or something) plays not only audio podcasts but video too. Since it's so new I haven't checked that out yet, I'll get back to you when I do. I'll also post a podcast I like once I've listened through a few of them. One my husband likes is the "Onion News."

P.S. Keep in mind the news casts are fake.

How YouTube might work for libraries

So I saw this in my Library Tech classes and remembered it when I needed to do this project. It's a silly training film on customer service in libraries, but it could have been library cart drill teams instead. Pretty much any form of training, from how to use the specific machines like microfiche to how to do a reference or readers service interview, videos can make it fun and easy. Sometimes it just looks hokey, but at least it's better then sitting through a half hour lecture.

Cookie Monster at the Library

Love this clip, although I think the librarian needs a vacation or maybe a cookie.

The Prezi pretzel

So I love Prezi. One thing that bothered be about Microsoft PowerPoint is the squareness and the liner aspect. That's just not how I roll. But Prezi is so different, it looks the way I think, by grouping ideas and concepts together. This is the first time I could visually map out my leapfrog brain, not that every thought is there but it's a loose approximation. So yeah, it's a little random, but come see my prezi pretzel. http://prezi.com/taw9g9kelwu6/music/

One thing that troubles me. In power point you can add sound files, but other than the YouTube videos I can't seem to add one to prezi. Kind of funny, all these presentations about music but you can't add any in the background to listen to.