I played Shaun the Sheep-Home Sheep Home. I felt bad when the sheep went off the cliff because of me but that was the game. I got better at it by solving some little puzzles of balance, weight, and gravity, getting the sheep home more often than not. It was pretty straight forward and the less I killed the sheep the more fun I had.
I also played DNA-The Double Helix. It was one of those, OMG I only have 2 seconds to match up pairs in the double helix as they fly by. It was pretty exhausting but I got better at it. At least I got all the bonus points for identifying what the DNA belonged to.
Friday, March 19, 2010
TV Ex. Step 4.
Someday providers will figure out that people want what they want 24/7 and that they want it in an all-in-one format that they can take and access anywhere. TV will definately be part of that bundle.
TV Ex. Step 3.
I recommend "House" to anyone I can. The main character is a hoot, gets the job done, and plays and listens to fun music. His friend Wilson just bought him a Hammond B3 organ and the first thing that he played was the first 3 notes of Bach's Toccata and Fuge in D minor (the spooky one) and then went into "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum...my kind of show for sure.
TV Ex. Step 2.
I looked at HULU and Scivee.
I really like HULU. It's very easy to use, not to mention fun. Any provider with old samurai flicks is OK with me.
Scivee is very interesting with cool info on it but the learning curve (for me) is a little steep at first and the content is really specialized.
I really like HULU. It's very easy to use, not to mention fun. Any provider with old samurai flicks is OK with me.
Scivee is very interesting with cool info on it but the learning curve (for me) is a little steep at first and the content is really specialized.
TV EX. Step 1.
Fox - Has "watch full episodes" button and then you choose from there.
NBC - Click on pics of shows/also a library of older shows.
ABC - Click on pics of latest shows and choose from list.
CBS - Click on pics of latest shows and choose from list.
PBS - Click on pics of show titles and then shuffle through layers of episode choices.
I think FOX is the easiest to use(open and accessible) but I also like how PBS is set up and how it looks.
NBC - Click on pics of shows/also a library of older shows.
ABC - Click on pics of latest shows and choose from list.
CBS - Click on pics of latest shows and choose from list.
PBS - Click on pics of show titles and then shuffle through layers of episode choices.
I think FOX is the easiest to use(open and accessible) but I also like how PBS is set up and how it looks.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Podcasts
I would recommend all three of the podcasts I subscribed to.
Library Loft - Author Brent Hartinger talked about his new book, "Dream Quest" which is Book 1 of the "Tales of Slumberia" series.
National Library of Medicine - I chose this because of our patrons with visual disabilities. I found a podcast on Macular Degeneration and Stroke that was very informative.
Book Talks Quick and Simple - Just as it implies, this podcast by Nancy Keane gives a quick review of new children's books. The one I listened to was less than a minute and was about Jessica Day George's book "Princess of the Midnight Ball.
Library Loft - Author Brent Hartinger talked about his new book, "Dream Quest" which is Book 1 of the "Tales of Slumberia" series.
National Library of Medicine - I chose this because of our patrons with visual disabilities. I found a podcast on Macular Degeneration and Stroke that was very informative.
Book Talks Quick and Simple - Just as it implies, this podcast by Nancy Keane gives a quick review of new children's books. The one I listened to was less than a minute and was about Jessica Day George's book "Princess of the Midnight Ball.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Bonus Video and Ex. 4
I watched the Wolfram Alpha video. What an incredible resource.
I searched Erlanger, KY, Bangkok, Thailand, and Sri Lanka and got every statistic I would ever need to know about those places. It was amazing. I then moved on to Guitar Manufacturers and was told they hadn't done that one yet. I tried Halloween Candy Sales and came up empty on that one. I then asked about the Solar System and hit the mother lode. Every stat and comparison you can think of was immediately available to me with charts and tables.
After several minutes of playing with the solar system I put in Solar Flare and just got a definition.
Wolfram Alpha is a very useful tool and I hope it continues to grow.
My String Bass professor's name was Dr. Lyle Wolfram. I don't think he's related.
I searched Erlanger, KY, Bangkok, Thailand, and Sri Lanka and got every statistic I would ever need to know about those places. It was amazing. I then moved on to Guitar Manufacturers and was told they hadn't done that one yet. I tried Halloween Candy Sales and came up empty on that one. I then asked about the Solar System and hit the mother lode. Every stat and comparison you can think of was immediately available to me with charts and tables.
After several minutes of playing with the solar system I put in Solar Flare and just got a definition.
Wolfram Alpha is a very useful tool and I hope it continues to grow.
My String Bass professor's name was Dr. Lyle Wolfram. I don't think he's related.
EX. 3 Explore Google Search
This was fun. I tried almost every option but was impressed with these:
Earthquakes. When I checked the world, there had been a 7.2 quake in Chile in the last 2 hours.
Time. I found out that Bangkok, Thailand is 12 hours ahead of us. 10:00am here = 10:00pm there.
Currency Conversion. 2000USD = 181372.994 YEN
Food. Northern Kentucky Indian food gave 2 results. One in Florence (Taj) and one off of Buttermilk Pike (Guru).
Definitely a great place to go for this kind of info fast.
Earthquakes. When I checked the world, there had been a 7.2 quake in Chile in the last 2 hours.
Time. I found out that Bangkok, Thailand is 12 hours ahead of us. 10:00am here = 10:00pm there.
Currency Conversion. 2000USD = 181372.994 YEN
Food. Northern Kentucky Indian food gave 2 results. One in Florence (Taj) and one off of Buttermilk Pike (Guru).
Definitely a great place to go for this kind of info fast.
EX. 2 Video
I never realized that Google was more general than Yahoo.
I didn't know you could email from the searchbox in Yahoo or that there was a local or facts option.
I didn't know that you could get video samples during your search on Bing.
I didn't know you could email from the searchbox in Yahoo or that there was a local or facts option.
I didn't know that you could get video samples during your search on Bing.
Blindsearch
I did three searches for this exercise.
1. Guitar Parts, 2. Electric Mandolin Pickups, 3. PBass Expert
Google won each time with Yahoo a close second. Bing kept giving me things on the first page that weren't even in the ballpark. For # 3 I only got hits for Bass Fishing on Bing.
1. Guitar Parts, 2. Electric Mandolin Pickups, 3. PBass Expert
Google won each time with Yahoo a close second. Bing kept giving me things on the first page that weren't even in the ballpark. For # 3 I only got hits for Bass Fishing on Bing.
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