Well, I did it. I went through the tutorial for digital audio books. I even placed a hold for a title. I'm going to download at home and see how I like it.

Learning 2.0 has been a tour of things I didn't know existed. Some seemed to be very useful. Some were nothing I could see myself using. But, now I have an inkling of how to help someone else who might see themselves using it. I have enjoyed the journey. I've enjoyed blogging. To those who put this together, thank you.

For #21, I went to podcastdirectory.com and searched music, thinking I would find a talk show or interview or something. What I found, after clicking on "world beat" was DragonRadio74. The byline is "Live from Hong Kong, Asian Pop for the Western Ear". The American-sounding DJ introduced some bands we'd be hearing: Shonen Knife, the godmothers of Asian pop (I think he said); Sound Fragment from China; Soul Korea, the old boy of hip-hop and soul; and another with a more crude name. The music was very well done, very familiar-sounding. The singing was wonderful, although I couldn't understand the language. If I listened long enough, maybe (maybe, she says hopefully), I could begin to understand.

I love Youtube. You can find new stuff, all the way back through really old stuff. With a teenager at home, I was in the "know". (Really old phrase. Let me know if it needs translation.) We had already looked up our favorite local band, Buffalo Jones. Great job, guys!
My favorites right now are videos of ukulele. Boring? No. Ukulele reinvented. Jake Shimabukuro. Amazing! Here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqaYmQZgrB4
This one, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k
The old stuff is fun, too. So beautiful. So much heart. That was Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. He was a bit of an inovator, too. One more link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltAGuuru7Q

Pandora. The site that celebrates curiosity. About music, anyway. I played with it a little, looking for Jake Shimabukuro, a fabulous virtuoso ukulele player. I just recently discovered him. He is fabulous! (Did I say that?) Anyway, it is from the Web 2.0 Awards list. I am going to use this at home. It will be a nice addition to YouTube. It is for listening to any music or category. Mmmmm.

I haven't fully explored the site. One needs to register, so I'll take a look at that on my own time.

As for Library Applications, I suppose if someone wanted to come to the Library for a music fix, this would be an excellent site. With headphones, of course.

http://www.myhomepoint.com/
Above is the link to a household organizational site. Really large. Really well organized. I can imagine someone wanting to use it. I only took the "test drive". Take a look at the home inventory tab. The family in the example has a Ferrari Enzo in the garage. (Reminds me of "The Art of Racing in the Rain".) They also have a painting by an artist from the 1400's, "Annunciation". Is the price listed for that accurate? Or are we being mislead? A mystery.

Raha! Figured it out by accident! It is here! It is here! If the lime green on jet is unexplainable, you will have to see for yourself at http://www.feedmyapp.com/p/a/writer-the-internet-typewriter/4121

OK, where'd it go. Gotta try again.

What a fabulous color juxtaposition. Burns the retinas. Brilliant lime on jet. Let's talk about someplace with brilliant colors. Sparkling colors. At night. Lime on jet. Where would that be? The moon is made of green cheese? Not green enough. Fireworks. Not exactly natural. Never been to the tropics. Anyone seen anything like lime on jet there?

Took a look at Wiki's. So many thoughts. So many sources. So much information. So many contributors! Also, I had to find out what wiki actually meant. Hawaiian, I found out. Did everyone already know this?

Looking forward to Library 4.0. What a wonderful place as imagined by Dr. Wendy Schultz. Kick back. Enjoy that technology with a beverage. Coffee, tea or information? The community living room. Information as part of our diet.

9,443. That's how many results come up when you search Learning 2.0 on Technorati. If this is simplified, I hope I never have to work with complicated. So the real question is, are there really professional bloggers? If so, then how did they get the job? Who hired them? Or are they self-employed and have the consultant title? So many questions. So little time.

Delicious. Red or yellow? That question isn't asked on the site. (Too obvious? Too old-fashioned?) I can understand how useful this would be to bookmark your faves online instead of on your own computer. Now to figure out what I want to bookmark. Exploring what others have bookmarked is an adventure. So much is out there. Taking paths I wouldn't normally think of.

Did the Rollyo. I think. Created an account. Now I have to figure out how it REALLY works. Hmmm. Do-doodily-do-doodily-do . . . .

LibraryThing could scarf hours from my day. Today, only a little more than half an hour. That was #11, or part of it, at least! Rambling now.

http://www.neoformix.com/Projects/BigSmall/index.html

I looked at some of the image generators that had links in Learning 2.0. Very interesting. But, since I'm a beginner, I spent most of my time playing with Word Hearts and Big Small. Big Small looks really cool with FOGGY forest, or FOREST, foggy. Fun to play. I liked being able to change the colors in Word Hearts. Color is important. Above is a link to Big Small.

Signed up on Bloglines, confirmed on email, registered in 5 categories, had 50 things to read all at once. In the blink of an eye. I once read that bad things happen fast and good things happen slow. Apparently that doesn't always hold true.

Yes. I made a trading card. Took 3 tries and some techie help from Farmchick. Saved it. Didn't post it. The first one, now in non-existence was the prettiest. The second one was only a test subject. The one I saved is bizarre, but a little funny, so worth the save. Thanks, Farmchick!

Ok. This is the after blog. I commented on one of the blogs I follow. Did it make sense? Maybe. Was that a requirement? I also just discovered Flikr Storm and spent time looking at beautiful and creative photos from around the world. Other things, too. Animals. People. As soon as I'm finished with this entry, I think I'll go look again!

Wednesday is my tech day. Is there something about the library du jour that encourages technology? Time is blocked out. I can get lost on line. Doing #7 today. Anything I want. Hey, has anyone seen the movie, Inkheart, yet? Lots of fun. The storyline seemed to be merely suggested by the book(s). But very entertaining. Ok. On to other techie things. Will keep you posted.

Well, yes. Flickr. It's a course of learning unto itself. So many applications. Explored some things a little: Mappr, Montager, Bubblr, An Interesting 2005 on Flicker pt iv. Did some more in-depth exploring on Flicker Color Picker. Beautiful, brilliant.! Would like to sign up for the virtual art academy. Decided I don't want to be a starving artist, which I would be if I signed up for it. (I see dollar signs.) Flickr Chia Pet was kinda fun, too. Who thinks of all these things? This small part of the virtual world is a vasty deep. "The reality of man is his thought." a wise man once said.

Flikr is a HUGE site. I'm still exploring. Fascinating. I was searching for a picture of Iowa to go along with the book I'm reading right now, Dewey, the Library Cat. I came across this one instead. So beautifully done. About as far from Iowa as you can get. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lalkhan/3220307110/

Wow! This is how it's done. No news. Only an old cat learning new tricks.

I'm starting to emerge from the foggy forest. How does this blog thing work? Finding out today. This first post is regarding the 7 habits of the lifelong learner. I like number 7 1/2 which is "play". Which one is hardest? 2 tie, I think. # 5 "create your own learning toolbox" and #6 "use technology to your advantage". Why? Gotta know enough to ask the questions first. Fog all around. Hopefully, not for long.