tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17335041183073574142024-02-06T18:59:14.891-08:00Stop The WorldMariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-48395336305059336832009-05-10T02:42:00.001-07:002009-05-10T02:42:15.236-07:00sunsets 001<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29281845@N06/3517388271/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3517388271_fba69bb631_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29281845@N06/3517388271/">sunsets 001</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/29281845@N06/">diane114</a></span></div>My favourite holiday destination in Coromandel. It is so peaceful and relaxing. Can't wait to go back again<br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-19621057743928098362009-05-10T02:38:00.000-07:002009-05-10T02:38:10.850-07:00Flickr: Your Photostream<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29281845@N06/?saved=1">Flickr: Your Photostream</a>Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-42076366715587536162008-12-03T13:30:00.001-08:002008-12-03T13:30:45.031-08:00Bermuda<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37313642@N00/195349484/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/68/195349484_86a4a650f0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37313642@N00/195349484/">Bermuda</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/37313642@N00/">hhsc/Greg</a></span></div>Another beautiful place wher I spent part of my childhood.I would love to go back .<br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-30550124456290425952008-11-30T12:57:00.001-08:002008-11-30T12:57:41.064-08:00Geranium in a flower pot<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/piginka/508885679/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/211/508885679_7e85105f75_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/piginka/508885679/">Geranium in a flower pot</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/piginka/">piginka</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-15127321283672727592008-11-19T12:51:00.001-08:002008-11-19T12:51:07.896-08:00Jose Carreras<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12174871@N08/1240234041/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1321/1240234041_3608f3ec51_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12174871@N08/1240234041/">Jose Carreras</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/12174871@N08/">thorbenwitt</a></span></div>Here is the man who''s voice I adore.Only 10 more weeks to his concert in Napier.It can't come soon enough<br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-31382372640905732782008-11-19T12:19:00.001-08:002008-11-19T12:19:02.967-08:00Taormina - Bouganvillea and Giardini-Naxos<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/luigistrano/975600087/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1373/975600087_7c57fac7f6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/luigistrano/975600087/">Taormina - Bouganvillea and Giardini-Naxos</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/luigistrano/">Luigi FDV</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-54752239709089868962008-11-15T18:23:00.001-08:002008-11-15T18:23:23.606-08:00Swanland<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41058387@N00/2074590402/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2074590402_8f53004610_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41058387@N00/2074590402/">Swanland</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/41058387@N00/">music_man</a></span></div>This is the village I grew up in till the age of 9. Then my family emigrated to New Zealand. Unfortunately I have not been back but my son did manage to visit when on his OE<br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-71492504963024951462008-11-15T18:14:00.001-08:002008-11-15T18:43:34.725-08:00lavender<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22452330@N00/870408563/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1260/870408563_6048222498_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22452330@N00/870408563/">lavender</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/22452330@N00/">webgirlpip</a></span></div>This is so beautiful.All that lovely lavender,just think how many lavender shortbreads I could make.Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-70913647865817876642008-11-15T18:11:00.001-08:002008-11-15T18:11:31.969-08:00A Cloudy Lavender Field<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul-beeley/2803131444/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2803131444_d3b4aaf60d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul-beeley/2803131444/">A Cloudy Lavender Field</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/paul-beeley/">Paul Beeley</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-61016528173062358202008-11-15T18:09:00.001-08:002008-11-15T18:09:21.210-08:00Profumo di lavanda (scent of lavender)<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianbasa/2570054635/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/2570054635_ed987dcccc_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianbasa/2570054635/">Profumo di lavanda (scent of lavender)</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gianbasa/">GianniOnLine</a></span></div>Yet another beautiful photo of far away places<br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-25321053070111073542008-10-08T14:13:00.001-07:002008-10-08T14:13:35.796-07:00Matching Fences<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wanz_in_a_lifetime/1469220500/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/1469220500_5b5f17f4ba_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wanz_in_a_lifetime/1469220500/">Matching Fences</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wanz_in_a_lifetime/">tonysaw</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-31264441987381890922008-10-08T14:06:00.001-07:002008-10-08T14:06:58.888-07:00Blue and White Gateway<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_of_witney/2768134283/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/2768134283_50509249da_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_of_witney/2768134283/">Blue and White Gateway</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/john_of_witney/">John of Witney</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-75496368894973440342008-10-08T13:48:00.001-07:002008-10-08T13:48:54.728-07:00DSC01565<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinem/811537367/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1352/811537367_96f60b8524_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinem/811537367/">DSC01565</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sinem/">Tulipa Turcica</a></span></div>I know.Web 2 has finished but I just love these pictures<br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-1412104041215839282008-10-08T13:45:00.001-07:002008-10-08T13:45:08.819-07:00Akdeniz - the Meditteranean<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinem/48514859/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/25/48514859_dec6ef27b2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinem/48514859/">Akdeniz - the Meditteranean</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sinem/">Tulipa Turcica</a></span></div>Yet another lovely photo I just had to add to my blog<br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-33396319774561277072008-09-18T02:43:00.001-07:002008-09-18T02:43:45.690-07:00View of Lake Como at Villa Carlotta, Italy<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44548980@N00/185975378/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/65/185975378_bcd76a73eb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44548980@N00/185975378/">View of Lake Como at Villa Carlotta, Italy</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/44548980@N00/">Rita Crane Photography</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-78601727642096512142008-09-18T02:36:00.001-07:002008-09-18T02:36:16.915-07:00Orseolo Afternoon, Venice<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44548980@N00/180504454/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/180504454_f1562dab4c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44548980@N00/180504454/">Orseolo Afternoon, Venice</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/44548980@N00/">Rita Crane Photography</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-686160995193276252008-09-18T01:57:00.001-07:002008-09-18T02:46:56.595-07:00SUMMARY OF MY THOUGHTSWell what can I say? At the start of this Web 2 I was feeling rather negative and didn't really think that I would get this far.<br />I have enjoyed most of the exercises especially liked flickr,postcard browser and library thing.<br />Not so keen on zoho writer and rss feeds.<br />I have found that I am not too old to learn new things and that I am not quite so much of a technophobe as I thought I was.<br />Feeling rather proud of myself for persevering and not throwing in the towel.<br />As you can see I have gone a bit crazy over the beautiful pictures of the places I would love to visit.Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-32222274315054481912008-09-18T01:57:00.000-07:002008-09-18T02:05:11.703-07:00Social Networking and LibrariesI feel that by using sites like MySpace libraries are creating new ways to market themselves to a much wider teenage "audience".<br />They give the teens chance to connect with favourite authors and musicians and hopefully they will tell their friends about how great libraries are.<br />They are also a good way to get the message across announcing activities and services at the local library.Therefore hopefully achieving a higher public attendance at book launches and talks by popular authorsMariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-6945892043065520562008-09-16T23:19:00.000-07:002008-09-16T23:30:38.679-07:00Get Social My Space and FacebookI checked out both Auckland Library and Rotorua Library sites on Bebo and found them to be very colourful and informative.<br />Then went into My Space and had a look around Trip Advisor. You could look for hotels etc and check out prices and availability. Would be very handy if I was lucky enough to be planning a big overseas trip.<br />I then tried out a music site of one of my favourite singers and really enjoyed this one. There were videos and blogs and lots of photos. Will probably go in and login for this one.<br />Had a quick look at Facebook and found quite a few people that I know registered on this.(Including members of my family).<br />I don't think that I will register myself as I feel that these sort of sites are aimed at the younger generation.<br />However I did enjoy my visits.Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-27569081128805571892008-09-13T23:41:00.000-07:002008-09-13T23:48:35.589-07:00E Books<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP0UMIe68J68W9fx5iHRgym_C9yZnrrlhMED1J9SoXkCRukWOEoZNNblTW2kdttDoJbb_a9rQBfT4aNfANJl5oHm1zBN8sfJ8diFjaX53smGHZduxcjcQMvC7FfZEQ1YAnyKJUh2LhSo/s1600-h/Sunset.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245764080080257682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP0UMIe68J68W9fx5iHRgym_C9yZnrrlhMED1J9SoXkCRukWOEoZNNblTW2kdttDoJbb_a9rQBfT4aNfANJl5oHm1zBN8sfJ8diFjaX53smGHZduxcjcQMvC7FfZEQ1YAnyKJUh2LhSo/s320/Sunset.jpg" border="0" /></a> I decided to look for a couple of my childhood favourites "Little Women" and "Peter Pan".Found them both on Librivox.Also checked out Google Books and was impressed with the range available.E books would be vary useful when travelling ,but I personally much prefer to curl up with a "proper book" and a large box of chocolates <div> </div>Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-74363891365956867742008-09-11T02:32:00.000-07:002008-09-11T02:37:39.616-07:00PodCastsI'm afraid I got totally confused and lost with this exercise.Some sites I couldn't even get into.<br />However did manage to access podcastpickle and listened to excerpts from a couple of books that took my fancy "Summer in Tuscany" and " Must Love Dogs".<br />These would be quite handy for library users to have a little preview of a book and is more interesting than just reading the synopsis on the book cover<br /><a href="http://www.podcastpickle.com/genre/?id=83">http://www.podcastpickle.com/genre/?id=83</a>Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-55411720078356070892008-09-08T01:49:00.001-07:002008-09-08T01:49:06.250-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iliasamos/526096674/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1005/526096674_d617fbb2de_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iliasamos/526096674/">limani (one year ago !)</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/iliasamos/">iliasamos</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-60576940460928420302008-09-08T01:23:00.001-07:002008-09-08T01:23:38.380-07:00Chios Island Greece<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flioukas/2514273982/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2249/2514273982_994b99546e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flioukas/2514273982/">Chios Island Greece</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/flioukas/">tolis*</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-73616391941509925732008-09-08T00:58:00.000-07:002008-09-08T01:04:22.399-07:00Infotubey and YoutubeFirst I watched some of the Library videos and personally thought the guys singing were a bit corny.<br />I did however enjoy The Denver Public library video,and thought that it was a good marketing tool. I feel that this idea could be used to publicise our own libraries.<br />I then had a look at Best of the 60s music videos and also Oldies but Goodies early 50s 60s Rock N Roll videos.<br />I enjoyed these as they brought back a lot of memories of my miss spen youth<br /><a href="http://www.infotubey.com/">http://www.infotubey.com/</a>Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733504118307357414.post-6967550013590554772008-09-06T21:24:00.000-07:002008-09-06T21:29:52.845-07:00Im Cooked and I FoodI really enjoyed this exercise. I checked out 2 of the winning sites in Web 2. and loved them both.<br />I watched several video cooking demonstrations and there were some really good ones.<br />You can join up and share recipes with other members and even video yourself (if you are so inclined).Don't think I will be doing that though.<br />Unfortunately I can see no use whatever for a library setting but I am sure that some of the other categories would be of use i.e. Genealogy.<br /> <a href="http://www.imcooked.com/">http://www.imcooked.com/</a>Mariannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021935608768436976noreply@blogger.com0