Delicious

Had a go at trying to get my head around Delicious. Was a bit disappointed initially in my searching, but can see benefits and applications. Imported my bookmarks, but disappointed at the format, and not sure how to properly tag my bookmarks.

IGoogle and revist Google maps

I've tired iGoogle, but now find logging into Google a bit cumbersome, and have deleted some of the gadgits I don't need. I revisited Google Maps and worked out how to see my house. I note that it the image is a bit dated as my SAAB for sale is not on the street, and the neighbours houses have had some work done on them.

Google tools

I have had a look at Google maps, Google documents, Google books and Google scholar. I have been using an application of Google maps bikely for plotting bike routes. It is great! http://www.bikely.com/ I tried getting down to street level at my home, but couldn't get an image. Google book seems limited by copyright. I participated in using an application for google documents. I could see this has potential. From experience it seems students are well utilizing Google scholar. It works quite seamlessly too with our publisher suites to allow for authentication and more potential full text.

So I came home from the doctor's

So having got the news from the doctor of my thoracic crush fracture on T12 I rang my wife via mobile phone from the emergency room. I then pulled myself together, struggled over to the pharmacy to get my pain medication, and then awkwardly drove the short distance home.

On getting home with my wife's assistance we put together the pullout couch in the backroom that overlooks the decking and view, and has a television and we could extend the phone cord into the room. This was going to be my residing place for many hours, days and nights after this event.

I then rang my boss to tell her my news and prognosis. She then went to work to sort out the workplace situation, and went exploring the appropriate contact phone numbers and contacts for our workplace's OHS people and TAC phone numbers.

Fortuitously at the doctor's surgery the x- ray people particularly emphasized to me this is probably going to be a TAC case. Keep a copy of ALL your receipts! Good advice! I did take copies of my bills before heading out in the afternoon to Medicare to see what I could get back from the $200+ I had already forked out that day for doctor's bills and x-rays.

Facebook/Myspace

I've been using Facebook for sometime. It is a good time waster, but can also be of value. I've connected with a couple of people from my past via it which has been good. As a library application, not sure. think it is more for social networking than for more serious applications.

RSS

So I've subscribed to digg, but didn't get that much out of it. I guess if I was more into a particular website or news site RSS might be useful, but it is just another thing to read. And although explored didn't find library sites that I'd really want to subscribe to. However, have been following an Information Literacy blog for some years by Sheila Webber so added that site to my blog.