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Podcast Fever

Posted on September 12th, 2006 by Brenda

I remember when I first started using the web. I was giddy over all of the things I could find and could not stop thinking about the possibilities. Now, over a decade later, I still feel pretty excited about the web.

I’ve noticed a similar sort of excitement in the air in the last few weeks… this time over podcasts. I have had at least three people tell me they are seriously ga-ga over finding and downloading podcasts to their iPods. I think there was a wave a while back, where people got really, really excited about the coolness of downloading music. Now I think there’s some buzz in the air over how cool it is to find content, download it to your player, and have it available to listen to at your convenience.

Are you new to the world of podcasting? Wikipedia helps explain what a podcast is.

Are you a podcast lover? What do you listen to? About which resources are you most excited? I’ve heard several people mention NPR podcasts. What else?

Just to give you an idea, I used to read Memepool back in the day, and I remember when muxway still had a link to “Create your own muxway at del.ico.us.” My, how times have changed.

Anyway, read all about the creator of that nemesis to catalogers everywhere, tagging, and that luscious web application we all know and love, del.icio.us.

/salute!

Technology Review: TR35

Kid Computers – Too cute for words

Posted on September 8th, 2006 by Liz

Cathy Newland from Morrill Public Library in Hiawatha sent me this gem today: PC cases, mice, and keyboards just for kids! They even have kid sized computer desks!

Too, too cute. I love the big buttons on the keyboard (still in qwerty layout!) and the kid sized, fun themed mice. What a way to spice up your kids computers. Now, if only they had cell phone looking ones for teens… just kidding!

Kid Computers – Computers and Accessories for Children

Become a del.icio.us Power User

Posted on September 7th, 2006 by Liz

Become a del.icio.us Power User at David Brunelle: Geek for Life

Some awesome tips on using Del.icio.us. Even I, longtime del.icio.us user learned something. :)

Kids and Tech: How Much Is Too Much?

Posted on September 7th, 2006 by Liz

Technology News: Technology: Kids and Tech: How Much Is Too Much?
“As technology creeps into more and more areas of consumers’ everyday lives, the risk of overexposure to gadgets, content, games and high-tech services rises. How much is too much? This first article in a three-part series on the potential dangers of substantial exposure to technology focuses on the risk to infants and children.

From Baby Einstein tapes for infants to Reader Rabbit software for two-year-olds to Nintendo Latest News about Nintendo consoles given as early as fifth birthdays and beyond, technological advancements designed to stimulate the intellect and entertain the soul are overwhelming many 21st century kids.”

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