#7 Technology (Thoroughly Modern Millie)

Blog about technology hmmmmm...

Where to start?

One of the most useful sites I've come across of late is Zamzar. It's an online file conversion site; you upload the file you want converted (and specify what format/program you want it converted to) and they email it back to you in the format requested.

I've been going through my old floppy disks (floppy disks -what are they?) and using zamzar to convert the files on them to something my computer can understand.

Another website I've been spending a lot of time at lately is LibraryThing, in fact I'm gradually 'cataloguing' all my books onto it.

A long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away) I entered all my books onto a database in Clarisworks.

Using zamzar I've been able to convert this 'catalogue' to a csv format and then import those records (luckily I'd included isbn's) into LibraryThing. The result is a very quick, remarkably painless, way of entering my older books onto a database with my newer books.

What is it they say about a Librarian's desire to collect, classify and catalogue?

#6 More Flickr fun (Thank you for the music)

My creation
Originally uploaded by batgirl_the_librarian

Following on with the Musicals theme from my last post, I have created a trading card with a piccy from the final performance of Mamma Mia in Melbourne.

I'm fairly confident I've seen more than 52 musicals over the years (with photos) so I'm already thinking of a set of musical themed trading cards for my sister for her birthday.

I think she'd appreciate it...

Trading card maker was a lot of fun to use - the hardest part was deciding which photo to use . The back of the card (optional) displays a flickr logo.

The next step is to investigate card to print them on. (and find the other 51 photos).

I'll probably also add more desciption to the card. There's a fair bit of empty space there that could be filled with more details about the performance (cast members, theatre, even seat numbers).

Could end up being bigger than Ben Hur!

#5 Flickr (Flash, bang wallop, what a picture...)

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Originally uploaded by batgirl_the_librarian

Hugh Jackman in The Boy from Oz, one of my Australian theatre highlights from 2006.

I had all my photos on Yahoo photos -with their (soon to be) demise I moved the photos to Snapfish.

To get used to Flickr I decided to 'experiment' with Hugh Jackman (well, who wouldn't?).

I found it surprisingly easy so now the big decision -Do I leave some photos on Snapfish and move some to Flickr? Do I move them all to Flickr? or do I procrastinate and do nothing?

I'm guessing that procrastination will win out...

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A borrower and I have just agreed that by reading crime fiction we become fictional master criminals rather than actual master criminals... but is that true?