Monday, April 4, 2011

Week 2 - Subscriptions

Although I'm still trying to find the "right" template/design for this blog (this is my second attempt!), I'm having fun with it.  Today I commented on several blogs of Cap Region School Librarians - and "subscribed" to them so I can keep up with postings.  I LOVE the RSS/subscription feature as a way to keep up with things I want to see without having to remember to go there all the time.  I'm using Google Reader because I want to keep everything in "one" place (google).  I already have an i-google place that may need a bit of updating, and have used Google docs to some degree.  I need to learn more.  My problem was trying to decide to use my personal or work e-mail address to set things up.  Too many passwords to remember!!  And ... how do I get off Pacific time, and on the Eastern time???

I also e-mailed my older brother about setting up a blog of our memories of growing up in our small town of Garden City, KS.  And guess what - he already had one set up from 3 years ago!  So far he had only posted 2 items on, so we're going to get it going again - and send the address to family so they can add some of their thoughts as well. 

This blogging thing may really work for me!

3 comments:

  1. That's pretty cool that you got your brother to jump start the family blog again!

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  2. He has a very creative side - photography, screenwriting, etc. He's also very interested in our family history/genealogy - has collected a lot about our great-great-grandfather who died in Andersonville Prison Camp during the Civil War. Of course, I could be more creative if I didn't have a j-o-b that cuts into my "thinking" time - ha!

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  3. I liked your idea of using the blog to stay in touch with far-flung family....very neat! My youngest daughter was actually quite impressed when I told her I created my own blog for this course! Hard to believe mom has actually launched herself into the 21st century! (she's probably just hoping it will keep me off facebook...;D )

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