Until today I thought I was just a dinosaur rambling around in a way-new world. However, today I was listening to the Koko Nambe show on WAMU. This was Computer Tuesday, which I always enjoy.
Today I went from Tyrannosaurus Rex to Rip Van Winkle in about 3 nano seconds. The discussion was on "Virtual Reality" and I quickly slipped from what I consider "Reality" into la-la land.
I could not figure out why the Chinese are paying people 30 cents/hr 12 hr/day to buy raw materials on a virtual game. Isn't this like Monopoly where you buy hotels and collect rents to get a colorful pool of paper money at the end of the game.
The only thing I understood on the entire program was the mention of Web 2 [23 Things is good for something !!].
Are there any sanctuaries where we Rip/Rexes of the world can detox and learn just a little about this brave new world [do I mean real or virtual?]
Jaye, you may find me camped in your office regularly.
Confused as I may be, I am still enjoying this experience and learning, even when I'm in way over my head. Thanks to all of you who introduced the 23 to HCL.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Smile, My Pics
Today is a major accomplishment day.
Flickr and I were not getting along well at all. I was having difficulty getting other people's photos and I really did not want to put my photos on Flickr. At Jaye's suggestion, I went to my Kodak galleries and checked out the options from Kodak. The only thing I have done so far is to create a link to my butterfly collection. But I am comfortable playing with my own site and photos.
The Flickr mashups completely eluded me. The documentation was very difficult to understand. I could read the words, but the usage was completely foreign. I'll keep looking.
Flickr and I were not getting along well at all. I was having difficulty getting other people's photos and I really did not want to put my photos on Flickr. At Jaye's suggestion, I went to my Kodak galleries and checked out the options from Kodak. The only thing I have done so far is to create a link to my butterfly collection. But I am comfortable playing with my own site and photos.
The Flickr mashups completely eluded me. The documentation was very difficult to understand. I could read the words, but the usage was completely foreign. I'll keep looking.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
"my puter" -- where
By the time I got the photo into the blog, it came out as a post. It was supposed to be in my profile. That will be my next project.
While I'm here, let me explain the photo. My other job is freelance copy editor. I love it for lots of reasons, but portability is a huge plus. My husband caught me hard at work in Southeastern Ohio. Next week will find me in NC.
While I'm here, let me explain the photo. My other job is freelance copy editor. I love it for lots of reasons, but portability is a huge plus. My husband caught me hard at work in Southeastern Ohio. Next week will find me in NC.
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