23 things comes to an end

I loved doing this...who does not love fun technology. Hope everyone involved loved this as much as I did.

Time to blog about other topics.

Media & Book downloads

I do like the idea of downloading books -- non-fiction that is. Fiction must be reserved for old school print. I am not going to be reading from my laptop from my bed. Bad Feng Shui!!!! But, non-fiction would is not bad. I am happy to see Dr Weil as a download -- yay!!

Now for MyLibraryDV...hmmmm. Well, I downloaded some Antiques Roadshows shows and well, here is the thing......I can also see them on hulu.com. And, I don't have to download special software. So, I wonder if anyone has done an depth comparison between the two. Hmmmmmm. All I got to say is hmmmmmm.

Podcasts

I waited years, I mean years before I bought my first IPOD. I bought it last year with my last bonus check from my old job. The IPOD had evolved several generations and it was time for the big purchase. Also, I was not about to haul all my CDs across the country. So I ripped them all onto my IPOD. In addition, I ripped my friend's amazing collection of CDs and I now have about 4000 songs. I LOVE my IPOD!!! It is great company on my jogs which I hope to start up again if the temperature ever gets above 30!

So not only can I have songs galore, I also have videos, and many, many podcasts. I usually listen to NPR podcasts, but some of my other favorites include Dr. Weil, Grammar Girl, and Zencast. However, that Manya girl sure does know her podcasts, so I need to see what is on her list.

Podcasts are awesome. It is my NPR and everything else on the go!

Digital Ethnography on the YouTube!!

For this exercise, we were asked to look at YouTube video and blog about it. Well, there are a LOT of YouTube videos and for me to blog about one, that has had some type of impact, is HUGE. So, I will blog about Michael Wesch Digital Ethnography YouTube videos. Each video that this dude, aka professor, has impacted me and subjected to me to deep thoughts (jack handy). Anyway, here is his list and I encourage every mofo out there to explore his profound insights:

Digital Ethnography

Web 2.0 Soup

So for this exercise, I was asked to look a the following Web 2.0 site "awards" site and select only 1 site and chat about it. Seriously, that is like asking me to choose my favorite handbag. It can't be done!!!

So, since I have blogged about some of my favorite Web 2.0 apps in past blogs, I will focus on something I have not blogged about. It is CRACK for those folks who have been touched with attention deficit disorder. Love me some StumbleUpon!!! I StumbledUpon on StumbleUpon a few years ago and it is the perfect escape for those moments of just needing some interesting brain candy. I love it!!! All you need to do is check off a billion boxes of your intrests, and this nifty little feature will transport you to single web pages of your interests!!! OMG - it rocks!! And here is another thing folks, I have discovered some amazing website using this little app!!!

Stumbling on.....

Zoho and managing projects...

At my old job at PQ, we were always looking to finding a better way of managing projects. In the early days, we managed all our tasks using Outlook. Developers would email us to look at changes and then we would respond with comments. It worked well in a small development environment, but as we grew, we had to find a more of a streamlined process. During that process of exploring, I took a look at Zoho and other "project mgmt" type applications. I found Zoho to be the worthiest of all out to market....and I still think they are worthy. We never adopted the Zoho application at PQ. Instead, we adopted the project mgmt process outlined by Pragmatic Marketing. Their process is specifically geared toward technology companies and their strategy also rocks. But here is the thing folks...none of this will work unless the entire system adopts the set forth project mgmt policy.

PB Wiki and the Sandbox

For "thing 17" I added my blog to Learning 2.0 Wiki Sandbox. It took just a minute to do the task so I may not have much to blog about this particular exercise. However, I will blog about the "sandbox" idea, which is how I operated in deploying website changes at my old job at the big PQ. The idea of a "sandbox" is a GREAT idea. It is where all the developers can test their code before deploying to the world. It was a safety net of sorts. Before that, any change on our site would ultimately affect the masses and that was either very good or very, very bad. Usually the later. Our new website will operate on the same theory. No change will go out until it is tested and approved by the superusers -- which might be me. GREAT!