PUMPKIN & CHILLI BEAN CASSEROLE
Saturday, October 3, 2009
PUMPKIN & CHILLI BEAN CASSEROLE
1 Onion chopped
If you don’t like chilli – use baked beans instead and leave out the chilli powder and paprika.
Exercise 16 - Zoho writer and Google documents
Well I have heard of these tools and now I have explored them - Great. Another way to manage documents collabrately.
Didn't want to create a Zoho account so worked with Google docs. Since I use Google for many things I would probably continue to use the Google tools rather than seting up new accounts.
I have a friend who has discovered Google docs. It has changed the whole family life. As all the kids have left home they keep in touch via the internet. Recently she was asked for the family favourite recipe. Rather than just retyping the whole recipe and sending via the email - she created a google doc - Word. Then she sent it to all the family around the world. They now all have access to a lot of the recipes as she had to keep adding with the kids requests. An on-line recipe book was created and everyone is adding to it. A family collaboration so to speak
I used google docs to create a link to my google docs recipe for pumpkin chilli casserole. Was disapointed in how it loaded to the Blog. Very limtied editing of the style avail in the blog editing. Hope it sent alright to the email recipients. Will check and review this entry later.
From watching the Zoho video - it seems that Zoho would have given a better end product.
Didn't want to create a Zoho account so worked with Google docs. Since I use Google for many things I would probably continue to use the Google tools rather than seting up new accounts.
I have a friend who has discovered Google docs. It has changed the whole family life. As all the kids have left home they keep in touch via the internet. Recently she was asked for the family favourite recipe. Rather than just retyping the whole recipe and sending via the email - she created a google doc - Word. Then she sent it to all the family around the world. They now all have access to a lot of the recipes as she had to keep adding with the kids requests. An on-line recipe book was created and everyone is adding to it. A family collaboration so to speak
I used google docs to create a link to my google docs recipe for pumpkin chilli casserole. Was disapointed in how it loaded to the Blog. Very limtied editing of the style avail in the blog editing. Hope it sent alright to the email recipients. Will check and review this entry later.
From watching the Zoho video - it seems that Zoho would have given a better end product.
Rollyo - Exercise 15
Rollyo - sounds like those yummy chocolates
Well - this seems a very good idea - so how to put it into practice.
I tried to open the sites given in the exercises to check it out - it seems that my son has used up all my broadband for the month - very very slow to load. The free photos example came back with the following message The link you came here on appears to be from a 'link spammer' trying to promote their site through Rollyo. OOPS
Not to be put off I launched straight into exploring the Rollyo site.
I created a roll New Book & Reviews. I entered 5 sites. I then went back and looked for the keywords girl dragon tattoo. A list of the reviews on the sites came up - Great. It brought up the reviews from all my sites. I then noticed that at the bottom of my list the whole web was also searched. Went into edit to see if I could remove that option. NOPE. However when I scrolled through to the end of my results only my sites were shown and then the option to open up to the web is available. Good - wasn't wanting all the web in my directed searches. Then went back and added shorelibraries and ChCh libraries to the list.
Yes I can see that this tool would be very useful for directed searching. I didn't create another username - so I guess my searchroll is just under the everyman code number. I did manage to put it into my blog though.
Well - this seems a very good idea - so how to put it into practice.
I tried to open the sites given in the exercises to check it out - it seems that my son has used up all my broadband for the month - very very slow to load. The free photos example came back with the following message The link you came here on appears to be from a 'link spammer' trying to promote their site through Rollyo. OOPS
Not to be put off I launched straight into exploring the Rollyo site.
I created a roll New Book & Reviews. I entered 5 sites. I then went back and looked for the keywords girl dragon tattoo. A list of the reviews on the sites came up - Great. It brought up the reviews from all my sites. I then noticed that at the bottom of my list the whole web was also searched. Went into edit to see if I could remove that option. NOPE. However when I scrolled through to the end of my results only my sites were shown and then the option to open up to the web is available. Good - wasn't wanting all the web in my directed searches. Then went back and added shorelibraries and ChCh libraries to the list.
Yes I can see that this tool would be very useful for directed searching. I didn't create another username - so I guess my searchroll is just under the everyman code number. I did manage to put it into my blog though.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Library Thing Exercise 14
Well I created a list of 5 titles. Very easy to use. 2 of my titles were books published in the 1960's. All details were found. Very easy to edit and tag.
Can think this would be of value in many ways. If I wanted to catalogue my library, but why I ask. Of greater value I should think would be to share a resource. I have been in many groups - playcentres, church groups that have small libraries. Using Library Thing would capture all the titles available to members and also enable the organiser to track just what is in the library. A lot easier than writing them down in the little black book.
Would also be useful to track the titles read over time, put reviews or impressions. Not a good sorter though. Would have to rely on the tags to refind the entries. Would want to be able to sort by date placed or author/title. OOPS - just found the up and down arrows that do sort the entries. Can sort by a wide range of options.
Overall most impressed. See gadget at bottom of blog
Can think this would be of value in many ways. If I wanted to catalogue my library, but why I ask. Of greater value I should think would be to share a resource. I have been in many groups - playcentres, church groups that have small libraries. Using Library Thing would capture all the titles available to members and also enable the organiser to track just what is in the library. A lot easier than writing them down in the little black book.
Would also be useful to track the titles read over time, put reviews or impressions. Not a good sorter though. Would have to rely on the tags to refind the entries. Would want to be able to sort by date placed or author/title. OOPS - just found the up and down arrows that do sort the entries. Can sort by a wide range of options.
Overall most impressed. See gadget at bottom of blog
Image generators - exercise 13
ЦTTЗЯ ШДSTЭ ФF TIMЗ
Interesting but not for me folks
Can't see me using - too much of a time waster me thinks but good to know about
Wet paint - don't touch Exercise 12
A very easy form of wiki. Liked the clear instructions on the video but I still did need the hint in the exercises to find the cursor to start. Added a favourite book and holiday spot. Couldn't find where to put my name so am probably anonymous.
Monday, August 17, 2009
The Wikis
Am on my way to understanding the wikis - more investigation needed before finishing this blog.
Wikis - the collabrative way of working. I guess I have been using the Wikipedia for some years now to find information- just reading but not wanting to update or correct the information found. In the last month I have come across more examples of Wikis in libraries. The latest one being the eLGAR sharepoint. As a member of a working party in eLGAR we now have access to sharepoint and will be using this site for communication, filing of our minutes and more importantly - discussion/threads of future work. Any change control requests will be done thru this medium. No more emails going back and forth. Just a record of discussions, thoughts and points of view before we make a decision. Then once the decision is made - this record of the discussion will always be found.
A wiki would also be very useful in managing staff communications at work. Imagine the senario of Xmas dinner for the staff. Where, when, who could all be online. All staff to have input. At present it seems only those at the staff meeting get a say - no-one replies to an email with suggestions and very few have their say on the noticeboard... The staff meeting minutes could all be accessed thru the Wiki so could be accessible from anywhere not just at work on the G drive.
New best practice procedures could be done this way also - put the document up for discussion and comment. Work any changes into it. Publish and file for future reference
However I don't have the time to set this up so status quo continues.
Wikis - the collabrative way of working. I guess I have been using the Wikipedia for some years now to find information- just reading but not wanting to update or correct the information found. In the last month I have come across more examples of Wikis in libraries. The latest one being the eLGAR sharepoint. As a member of a working party in eLGAR we now have access to sharepoint and will be using this site for communication, filing of our minutes and more importantly - discussion/threads of future work. Any change control requests will be done thru this medium. No more emails going back and forth. Just a record of discussions, thoughts and points of view before we make a decision. Then once the decision is made - this record of the discussion will always be found.
A wiki would also be very useful in managing staff communications at work. Imagine the senario of Xmas dinner for the staff. Where, when, who could all be online. All staff to have input. At present it seems only those at the staff meeting get a say - no-one replies to an email with suggestions and very few have their say on the noticeboard... The staff meeting minutes could all be accessed thru the Wiki so could be accessible from anywhere not just at work on the G drive.
New best practice procedures could be done this way also - put the document up for discussion and comment. Work any changes into it. Publish and file for future reference
However I don't have the time to set this up so status quo continues.
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