Task #3 for 2011 "Best" smartphone article (and extra credit)

The most recent "best" smartphone articles I located were from volume 76, issue #1 for January of 2011.  The first article listed in my search was "Find the Best Fit" p30-38.  The second one listed was "Best Phones and Plans" p26-29 of the same issue.  In that second article, I discovered that my provider rated worst on almost all of their gradings, and although my phone was pictured they did not mention it specifically.  They did mention that they liked very well the OS my phone uses.

The article I found was on someone I didn't think was as cool as many people did, but here's the title, copied & pasted directly:    Michael Jackson: The making of `the king of pop.' (cover story)


The article itself ran 6 pages, and began on p32.  I chose not to read it, as I'm not a fan.


The Drawing I'd like to tag this entry to is the $100 gift certificate.  Enjoy your week, everyone!

Add-justments

Added a new self portrait in honor of having learned that some loving patrons have composed a song in my honor.  Woot!!!  
Gotta scroll to the bottom to see it tho! 

2011 Task #2: Scavenger Hunt

I got 100%!!  Not too hard when the cheat sheet's right there for the looking!  Congratz to all the folks who've been working on updating & improving the website.  It's looking better than ever!

Task #1 for 2011

Cool!  I LIKE freebies!  As for the prize?  I'd very much like the Sony eReader!

As for introduction:  I'm what The-Thing-That-Goes-Bump-In-The-Night worries about.  Gotta love me!

Now for on my Mark, Get Set, WHOAH!!  gotta go see why the Sec phone's ringing...

The Warrior Song

My favorite kata performed by the Grand Master of my style

Dismember task:

Meesa likin' dis task!  No strainum brain!

NoRemember task: Cloud Computing

Pretty well-put-together video.  We use cloud computing to some extent here at the library with several of the online resources we access.  Services that we offer such as Ancestry and Optimal Resume fall in this category.  These help both our bottom line and our patrons by making things available that we otherwise couldn't afford to support or maintain.  Another minor example of cloud computing that we make use of is the shared server.  Although it is housed here on site, it permits access to the files on that computer from any one of our workstations either here or at the branches, meaning that the information does not have to be duplicated for each site or workstation.

ExCeptember Task - Libguide on Election info

Woot!  I managed a 100% on the quiz.  Not too tough when all of the cheat-sheet materials are right at your fingertips!  I like the fact that we have so much information collected in an organized format, and I think it would make it very easy to help patrons find information that would help them to make an educated choice on the various issues.  I will be pointing any patrons that ask about voting issues toward this, and I plan on pointing it out to certain of my family members as well!

August Task - my birthday

In 1945, my birthday fell during the German surrender at the end of WWII.  There are several articles relating to this on the CriticalPast site, including some silent video footage.  In 1962, a train collision killed 150 people in Japan.  Interesting resource, but most of the info for my birthdate was depressing, in all of the decades that I looked at.

August task - Links

Despite the minimum temp of 160 mentioned on the website, I prefer to have all of my food in the "well done" category as my minimum.  Slightly charred is even good.  That way I can be assured that even most "superbugs" are dead before I eat them.  I did a report on trichinosis in grade school, and have preferred VERY cooked food ever since.  On to the other portion soon...

July Task - New OPAC

I have been using the new OPAC periodically since they released it, and overall I like the whole setup.  The filters for modifying searches are a lot more accessible, and the look/feel of the pages is good also.  The only suggestion that I have, beyond things that I know are already in the works, would be a less sterile look to the opening page.  A little more "landscaping" might help patrons to feel more comfortable.  Looking forward to the fully functional edition!

DONE DONE DONE!!!

Finally finished with all aspects of the remodel!  Now on to my wife's next project for me - "her" project to tile an outdoor table with our son.  If it weren't for other people's projects gone wrong, what would I do with all my spare time?