Thing #9. Locate a few useful library-related blogs and/or news feeds.

I like the Bloglines search tool you can search for posts, feeds, citations. I was able to locate a useful library-related news feed called Merlin - Maryland's Essential Resource for Library Information this feed is good for all library staff because it has great learning links where you can learn about many new technologies. The learning links are broke down into 4 sections called Web/Learning 2.0 Resources, Computing and Technical Resources, Instruction and Online Learning and Library Databases & Catalog Interfaces. There are also great links to Library News Blogs example ALA TechSource and The Distant Librarian. It also has active forum topics.

# 8 Make Life simple with RSS

I like RSS it allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites that I like. I can save time by not needing to visit each site individually and I don’t have to join each site's email newsletter.
I enjoyed the bloglines quick picks because it had many sites that I was interested in which I subscribed to and I did not know that they were out there. I like the technology quick pick NYT for personal life I like to read http://www.independent.ie/ and it had many RRS feeds (FEED) especially for sports. A Phrase A Week and Dictionary.com is which I like. It also gave me the option to save time and read it my way. I think the library should add RSS to its staff page for staff and its home page for customers.

Thing #7. Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.

The touch screen iPhone it is a great technology it has made the cell phone into a true handheld mini laptop. I like the software that it uses and it is user friendly with its interfaces for music, video and photo playback, e-mail; Web; camera; calendar; address book; stopwatch; calculator; Google maps; driving directions and on and on. It's the first pc that can fit in your pocket. Now that the price is going down more and more people will be getting them. You have to be carefully when you leave the USA you will get a big phone bill because of your email.

#6: Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites

The Retrievr is my favourite Flickr mashups technology tool. It uses the Flickr API to let you search for images by drawing them. Use a set of standard paintbox-type tools to pick your colour and brush size, then draw. Within a few seconds it comes back with thumbnails of images remarkably like whatever half-baked drawing you’ve done. It’s quite enjoyable to use. It is not just another photo posting site because when you see how people apply this technology the photos come alive.
Descriptionretrievr is an experimental service which lets you search and explore in a selection of Flickr images by drawing a rough sketch.

Ashford Castle is a Medieval Castle in Ireland/Thing #5. Explore

Ashford Castle on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
If you ever go to Ireland I recommend that you visit Ashford Castle in Cong, Co Mayo. It is a beautiful hotel (medieval castle) to stay in and it is one part of Ireland that it does not rain all the time. This hotel is situated over the shores of Lough Corrib, and hidden deep in over 350 acres of wooded parkland, this 13th Century Castle is a monument to a fascinating history of a bygone age. That description alone would want you to get on Air Lingus plane and go there. If you like to fish it has the best Wild Trout and Salmon and the golf course is the best green course you can find in Europe. Galway city is only 30 minutes from there. If you search very hard you might find a leprechaun and its pot of gold.

The 1952 film The Quiet Man was filmed on location at Ashford, featuring many parts of the castle and the neighboring town of Cong.

The habits among the 7 and 1/2 lifelong learning habits

The hardest one for me is the first one: Habit 1 Begin with the end in mind because I have to have good goals when I set out to learn anything or I waste a lot of time. I need to give myself a direction or I cannot accomplish my goals. I need to know where I want to go and what I want to achieve and to do that I have to set goals for myself so I have a start, in between and end or I will not be able to finish. I have to make my goals reachable or I will give up. I will take small steps to reach a big step. I know my goals will require work and effort and I have to stay focused. I will have to make a plan or I will not be able to achieve it. I will set priorities in my plan which will require work and effort so I can go from basic, intermediate and then expert.
Habit 7 Teach/mentor others: I enjoy helping family, friends, and coworkers and showing them things I have learned.