Author: Ryan Corcoran
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23 Things #14 – Library Thing, Etc.
I’m really starting to love these 23 Things Kansas activities, because I’m being introduced to things that I may not have sought out on my own otherwise. Today’s activity—Library Thing, Etc.—is the perfect example of that. I decided to sign up for an account with Shelfari.com, since it is owned by Amazon.com (huge fan!). I’ve… Read more
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23 Things #13 – Slide Sharing
Today’s 23 Things Kansas activity is another one of those that I’ve never really gotten into, mainly because I haven’t really had a need for it (or at least I didn’t realize I had a need for it). I decided to use Slideshare.net just to try out a new tool. (I have used slide sharing… Read more
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Word Cloud for April!
Here is your pastel-themed word cloud for the month of April! (A couple days late.) Read more
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23 Things #12 – Screencasting
Screencasting is an area that I am (amazingly) relatively new to. It is amazing to me that I’ve gone this long without screencasting, given how often people ask me how to do things on the computer. I end up making long, detailed instructions complete with screen captures (still images) and annotations. The same activity probably… Read more
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23 Things #11 – Break!
The nice folks over at 23 Things Kansas are giving us a break for week #11. I thought in honor of the break, I’d just share a video that’s purely for fun with little to no educational value. Be prepared to laugh out loud. Read more
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23 Things #10 – Video on the Web
I love web video. I’m just going to be very upfront about that. My wife and I cancelled cable television, and we get all of our “TV” fixes from Internet video from sources such as Hulu.com, Netflix Streaming, Amazon.com Streaming, not to mention each of the content providers own webpages (NBC.com, CBS.com, etc.). I have… Read more
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23 Things #9 – Instant Messaging
Back in the day (early- to mid-1990’s), all the cool computer kids knew how to get into chat rooms. There were BBS’s (Bulletin Board Systems) that you dialed into (almost always a local number) that provided a number of services, one of the primary being chat rooms. I could not even begin telling you how… Read more
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23 Things #8 – Cloud Computing
OK, folks, repeat after me: “I am not afraid of the cloud. I am not afraid of the cloud.” Good. Now with that out of the way, we can take a look at how much better cloud computing is for 90% of the things we use computers for. I’m going to approach the topic a… Read more
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23 Things #7 – Microblogging
Today’s 23 Things Kansas activity is another one to which I am no stranger. Microblogging–which I don’t think is exactly the best term for it, but don’t have a better suggestion yet–takes advantage of peoples’ short attention span, and only allows them small spaces in which to create messages to followers. Whereas a blog–like this… Read more
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23 Things #6 – Tagging and Social Bookmarks
I have to admit this is one area that I never really got into, and continue to struggle to find relevant to the way I do things. The 23 Things Kansas post about Tagging and Social Bookmarks highlights websites like Delicious.com, Diigo, and Blinklist. I created a Delicious account back in 2006 (back when it… Read more