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Thing #13 Delicious for Research Papers

2008-05-30T06:35:00.000-07:00

As part of my school work , I shall be saving and referring to several hundreds of papers during the next one year. I plan to save them in del.icio.us . I might encounter some difficulty in using the full power of delicious, but I believe it would be worth persisting, to save time , in the long run.

Thing#13 Delicious: Take Two: Preserving loss of information

2008-05-29T11:06:00.000-07:00

It is a great concept to save my sites on delicious. However I already have so many files scattered over several computers and flashdrives. It is certainly possible theoretically to consolidate, but it would take about an year. After that if there should be no missing information for three months, I would scrap the old files and computers. It might even be a good idea to save all my information on Outlook at home and back it up on google docs and delicious.

Thing #13 Delicious

2008-05-29T08:02:00.000-07:00

The social bookmarking site, delicious, has been something I have heard about, but have never used before. Without using a social bookmarking site, for less than six months, it is difficult to be amazed. As I understand the idea is to save my sites to this site in delicious. My main delicious page is http://del.icio.us/bharatp49 . I have also established the buttons on my PC.The option to provide notes and tags are provided by delicious and it also has an option to provide RSS feeds. I wish I had been introduced to the delicious, soon after I was born. I would have happily stored all my photos, music, video, class-lectures and all my information on delicious and accessed it whenever and wherever necessary. It is not enough just to have an account. I think I should organize all my information in the delicious account. The option of sharing it with several people and understand that several others have been thinking on the same line , gives impetus to my ideas. Right now, the information system that I have is such a confusion, that if I am hit by a truck on the way to work, nobody would be able to untangle the jumble. That is a resolution , I want to make , on my 59th birthday that, I would organize all my information and share it with all interested parties, within one year.

Thing#17 Wiki

2008-05-28T12:46:00.000-07:00

I have added a link to my blog on the OCL Webthings Blogs page on PBwiki and have tested it links to my blog.

Thing #2: habits of lifelong learning

2008-05-28T11:52:00.000-07:00

The easiest habit is to think of learning as play(& 1/2 th habit): the hardest is to regard every problem as a challenge, as some of the problems make me so emotional, that I cease thinking.

Thing #12 Net library Take 2:

2008-05-28T11:33:00.000-07:00

I got myself a Net Library account and viewed the book, 800 million dollar bill. I reproduce the comments about the book, which are illuminating:Why do life-saving prescription drugs cost so much? Drug companies insist that prices reflect the millions they invest in research and development. In this gripping exposé, Merrill Goozner contends that American taxpayers are in fact footing the bill twice: once by supporting government-funded research and again by paying astronomically high prices for prescription drugs. Goozner demonstrates that almost all the important new drugs of the past quarter-century actually originated from research at taxpayer-funded universities and at the National Institutes of Health. He reports that once the innovative work is over, the pharmaceutical industry often steps in to reap the profit. Goozner shows how drug innovation is driven by dedicated scientists intent on finding cures for diseases, not by pharmaceutical firms whose bottom line often takes precedence over the advance of medicine. A university biochemist who spent twenty years searching for a single blood protein that later became the best-selling biotech drug in the world, a government employee who discovered the causes for dozens of crippling genetic disorders, and the Department of Energy-funded research that made the Human Genome Project possible--these engrossing accounts illustrate how medical breakthroughs actually take place. The $800 Million Pill suggests ways that the government's role in testing new medicines could be expanded to eliminate the private sector waste driving up the cost of existing drugs. Pharmaceutical firms should be compelled to refocus their human and financial resources on true medical innovation, Goozner insists. This book is essential reading for everyone concerned about the politically charged topics of drug pricing, Medicare coverage, national health care, and the role of pharmaceutical companies in developing countries

Thing #2 Habits of lifelong learning

2008-05-28T11:21:00.000-07:00

The day we stop learning, we are dead, no matter when we are buried. Learning has to be play, the 7 1/2 th habit. It is a way of looking at learning, work and play. If my vocation and avocation is the same, then I would be at ease, whether at work or at play. At 21 I made a great decision to go back to School and invest all my savings in two year full-time education. That was the best investment, I ever made. For three generations my family has invested in life-long learning. That has placed my family in the top 20% of the American economy. Beyond the material satisfaction, learning teaches us, not just to make a living, but how to live.

#23 Wrapping Up

2008-05-28T11:07:00.000-07:00

The favorite thing that I learned about, is the possibility of integrating all my information needs and getting upto the minute updates.I am getting my newspapers through email. I would now be using RSS feeds. I would download several podcasts and youtube vodcasts to entertain myself. I am sharing flickr, podcast and youtube with my family and friends. The thing I don't like about Web 2.0 is that it is not touch and voice sensitive. I would like Web 3.0 to be touch and voice sensitive and available on the cell-phone, at no charge.
This is not the end of the learning of Web 2.0 . It is just the beginning of my life-long learning program.

#22 ThingListenNJ

2008-05-28T10:58:00.000-07:00

I went on Listennj and read the first few pages of Jane Austen's , Persuasion. Honestly it was not an easy exercise, despite being on a PC Plus computer. The requirement of Windows Media Player Security Upgrade, in my opinion was , resulting in a "denial of service". Further not being able to download onto an ipod or Zune at this stage results in further denial of service. Is there no ombudsman who would take up this denial of service, with all the concerned service ( or should I call it disservice) providers.
I had to take help of my librarian colleague to complete the exercise and rigorously go through the complicated instructions, set out. I had very little difficulty with downloading youtube and podcast, compared to Listennj.

#21 Podcast

2008-05-27T12:11:00.000-07:00

http://odeo.com/audio/17306533/view
The podcast is from odeo.com, of a bollywood best song of the year in the sixties. I shall be testing it after posting.

you tube take 2

2008-05-27T11:43:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAcuPf9UM7U
There was a mixup in the earlier post and so I am trying again.
The meaning of the song is "This is a beautiful world and your presence makes it so". It is sung in my hometown and vodcasted the world over.

#20 Youtube

2008-05-27T11:24:00.000-07:00

http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=33947625

I have copied the link to the youtube music. I shall be testing if it works before I release it.

#19 Web 2.0 awards

2008-05-27T08:28:00.000-07:00

I would like to use peertrainer to lose weight and regain health. I have gained 20 lbs in the last eight years and have lost muscle mass. I would like to convert my flesh into muscle mass through peertrainer.

Thing #18 Google Docs/ Web applications

2008-05-27T08:24:00.001-07:00

I have been having Google Docs for over one year and it is a great tool. I do not have to even carry a flashdrive from home to library but start working on the document whether I am at home or library or school. It is a great invention and I feel good to have my documents on google docs. However I am worried about handing over all my docs to google who could manipulate me with that information.

Thing #17

2008-05-27T08:20:00.000-07:00

I am trying to add a little something to the wiki page as part of #17 sandbox exercise and shall say about it in my blog bharatp49.blogspot.com
I posted the above entry in the sandbox and pasted it on the blog. I don't know how long it will remain in the sandbox but hopefully the ethics of other wiki members would ensure that nothing gets erased.

Thing #16 - Wikis

2008-05-27T08:07:00.000-07:00

Wikis are really great as a collaborative effort. Having said that I would think that it should have a good editor to make sure , it is not vandalized. As a former programmer, I would think that the person making changes should provide reasons and citations.

Thing #15 Library 2.0

2008-05-27T07:09:00.000-07:00

Libraries have transformed themselves from an institution, run by a rigid administration, to an organization run for the people, by the people. The library patrons had very little say in the running of the library, but now we need those inputs. Those inputs would make sure that we do not build a library, which nobody wants. However we should also do some Marketing Research to ascertain whether the product, that we plan to launch, has popular following. The library patrons are not a homogeneous lot. They are diverse and our 2.0 library has to cater to the diverse population.

#14: Technorati

2008-05-26T19:31:00.001-07:00

Technorati is a great tool for finding out the traffic into a website. It is for the websites, what Nielsen is for retailers and advertisers. I shall look up data on Technorati as soon as I need some data.

#10 Technology Blog: Take 2:

2008-05-26T19:08:00.001-07:00

As I mentioned earlier, mobile phone, is going to replace phone and TV and PC . That is the unmistakeable trend, that I see.

#9 : RSS feeds search

2008-05-26T19:01:00.000-07:00

I used the URL of nytimes.com to get the New York Times , feed. I would be experimenting if it would be better than the daily newspaper I receive in my email. RSS feed would take time to appeal to me , as I have got so used to the email inbox. I am also receiving ten other RSS feeds, but am yet to take full advantage of it. Each day I receive about 20 emails , which I would convert into RSS, but it is going to take time.

DSC00241

2008-05-25T09:01:00.003-07:00

DSC00241
Originally uploaded by bharatp49

Geeetha's graduation photo, sideshoot.

DSC00241

2008-05-25T09:01:00.001-07:00

DSC00241
Originally uploaded by bharatp49

Geeetha's graduation photo, sideshoot.

#13 Delicious Account

2008-05-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

I opened a deli.cio.us account in the computer in the libarary. I would go home and try to operate the account from home.

#12 World Cat

2008-05-23T11:43:00.000-07:00

I opened an account in World Cat and registered to recommend the book
"Oliver Twist.

#12 Net library

2008-05-23T11:25:00.000-07:00

I became a member of net library and viewed the 800 million dollar bill. The net library only allowed me to view the first page of each chapter.

Multiple Blog

2008-05-23T11:09:00.000-07:00

Not satisfied with just one blog, I have opened up another blog and have started posting to it. The name of that blog is budsownblog. This would also help me transfer material from one blog to another, whenever such a situation arises.

Librarything Take 2

2008-05-23T10:48:00.000-07:00

In the earlier blog I had written that I had one book in the librarything. I added ten books today and made it a grand total of 11. Although I am doing lots of things to advance in the 23 things, I would have to ponder , as to how I am going to connect all of them.

Library Thing

2008-05-20T12:41:00.000-07:00

I opened an account with the user name : bharatp49: and started by posting one book : Kane and Abel, by Jeffrey Archer. It now appears in my librarything with the book cover.

RSS feeds

2008-05-20T12:06:00.000-07:00

I located the feeds and am channelising them to my bloglines account. The feeds that I have channelised are BBC, CNN, Reuters. However I would like to improve my feeds, so that all my daily news is received from feeds rather than my email.

Flickr

2008-05-16T11:47:00.000-07:00

I have a yahoo account and that ensured that I get an automatic Flickr account. I did take a photograph and post it on to my blog. I shall experiment and see how I can post it onto my Flickr account.

Have I really learnt all 23 things

2008-05-14T09:08:00.000-07:00

Probably I have learnt all 23 things but I would be posting more and more things to my blog to prove that I have learnt them , at an acceptable standard.

Technology Blog

2008-05-14T08:03:00.000-07:00

After reading through the 20 new technology trends to watch, I am most impressed by the Mobile phone. I feel the ubiquitous cell phone is going to revolutionize the PC, phone and TV as we know it.

RSS FEEDS

2008-05-14T07:13:00.000-07:00

I have created RSS feeds in my blogline, which I created by using my email address and password. I am still working with my email to get the daily news. However it is exciting to know that I can create RSS feeds and read the most recently updated information. I shall keep that in mind. It would be wonderful if all the information I need is contained in my blogline account. I would now be going to my blogline to check the latest on my RSS feeds.

Daily Post

2008-05-14T03:59:00.000-07:00

I want to experience the extremes of ecstacy and the depth of despair to express it exquisitely to my blog , cveryday.
I am going through the oclwebthings slowly, so that I do not lose the sense of wonderment.

Proof of having done some of the 23

2008-05-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

I have raced through the 23 things. I am trying to post proof to confirm I have done that particular thing. Like Rss feeds I shall prove it by writing about it. I have an account with bloglines.com, bharatp49@hotmail.com and receive regular RSS feeds from BBC and CNN.My friends think I am a News Junkie and probably they are right.

I am a little overwhelmed

2008-04-09T07:51:00.000-07:00

Just to share with you the tremondous pressure , under which I am working, trying to write all the papers for my school and meet with the program requirements of the India program. Probably that is reason why I am ambivalent about going to the Liberty Science Library on April 19th.

2008-03-28T13:11:00.000-07:00

My first picture blog.

Bud

Test blog

2006-09-06T04:17:00.000-07:00

This is a test blog!! Please respond if you receive it.
Thanks
Panchapagesan Bharathan