The end of the summer session...what a relief. I think I am finally done with my Pitt webpage (http://www.pitt.edu/~rdb2). It probably needs some tweaking but I'm not sure if there anything else I can do. I can only hope that I did all the assignments correctly and that I'll get a decent grade.
This technology class taught me a lot even after all the headaches in trying to finish the assignments. I know graduate school is not supposed to be easy but it was torture trying to do Zoomclouds and the tagging assignments. Well, to be fair, once in place, Del.icio.us, Connotea and EndNoteweb were easy to use. It was just a lot of work. But man oh man, Zoomclouds was a lot of problems! One day my cloud is there, the next day the site is in Spanish. Today, as I was publishing/uploading the Thoreau assignment Zoomclouds was acting up. I learned to ignore it, hoping that sooner or later, like the prodigal son, it will return.
Honestly, because I am working at a law firm library and if I stay in this field, I probably will have no need for most of the stuff we had to do. As I was doing the tagging assignment with Connotea, Zotero and EndNote, I kept thinking that they are ideal for academic libraries. For all that I had enjoyed the KOHA assignment, it seems like it will be ideal to use in a public library and not in a law firm library. However, I am grateful for all that I learned. I am sure I will not remember everything I learned but at least if there came a point in my career that I will switch paths and go into another field, I know I will not have a hard time re-learning the stuff. After all, knowledge learned is knowledge gained.
Thanks Dr. Tomer...for everything!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Sayonara Harry!
I have been anxiously waiting for further instructions regarding the formatting of the fragment of Thoreau's A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, but having checked and rechecked Blackboard repeatedly the last few days, I focused on something else i.e. my incomplete grades and the essays I need to finish. To take a break, from the pressures of my life, I drove to my local Borders to check out the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Release Party. I got on the waiting list for a copy after they gave out the reserved ones. I had no intention of staying until after midnight to a copy after the hordes of people on the reserved list got theirs. I have one coming in the mail tomorrow and I am content to wait for that.
Although I go to special midnight screenings of the movie I have never been to a release party for the book. I went because I wanted to be able to say that I went to one and it was fun and interesting...but most importantly, it was my way of saying goodbye to Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione and the multitude of other wonderful characters that brought us to another world as we read the books. J.K. Rowling took all of us avid readers of the series for a magical ride in the last decade and I am thankful for the diversion her stories provided. I am loathe to read the final book of the series because I hate goodbyes, I hate endings. I can only hope that the end of the story will not leave me too bereft. I know, I know it's only fiction but as it usually happens when I like a book that I read, with this series, I fell in love with the plot and I felt quite an attachment with the characters.
So that being said, I look forward to reading the copy I am getting in the mail tomorrow!
**hmmmnnn, I'm not sleepy yet, maybe I could return to Borders and see if I can get a copy with my waitlist ticket.** :o)
Although I go to special midnight screenings of the movie I have never been to a release party for the book. I went because I wanted to be able to say that I went to one and it was fun and interesting...but most importantly, it was my way of saying goodbye to Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione and the multitude of other wonderful characters that brought us to another world as we read the books. J.K. Rowling took all of us avid readers of the series for a magical ride in the last decade and I am thankful for the diversion her stories provided. I am loathe to read the final book of the series because I hate goodbyes, I hate endings. I can only hope that the end of the story will not leave me too bereft. I know, I know it's only fiction but as it usually happens when I like a book that I read, with this series, I fell in love with the plot and I felt quite an attachment with the characters.
So that being said, I look forward to reading the copy I am getting in the mail tomorrow!
**hmmmnnn, I'm not sleepy yet, maybe I could return to Borders and see if I can get a copy with my waitlist ticket.** :o)
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Getting back to the swing of things
I got back from a short vacation on Thursday but it was very hard to get back to the swing of things at work and with school assignments. I went to my cousin's wedding in Minnesota last week and after the wedding in Minneapolis, we drove 4 hours north to my Uncle's cabin by Lake Vermillion. It was an exercise in patience...no internet, no TV, no cellphone signal. All we did was eat and sleep when we were not target shooting, fishing and tubing. The cabin was in a remote area but although I missed technology on our first day in Timbuktu, after a while, I slid into the rustic living like I was born into it.
However, I realized how much I missed the high tech world we live in when we got back to the city. One tends to take for granted what one so easily gets to enjoy as I do with highspeed internet and mobile technology. When we got back to civilization, the first thing I did was check for voicemail and email. Loving rustic life or no, once an internet addict, always an internet addict! LOL!
However, I realized how much I missed the high tech world we live in when we got back to the city. One tends to take for granted what one so easily gets to enjoy as I do with highspeed internet and mobile technology. When we got back to civilization, the first thing I did was check for voicemail and email. Loving rustic life or no, once an internet addict, always an internet addict! LOL!
Thursday, July 5, 2007
KOHA KO NA!
In my native tongue Tagalog, "KUHA KO NA!" means, "I get it!" Some dialects say it as KOHA, depending on the regional accent. I have to say that it did not take me long to get how KOHA works. It sure seemed a lot easier than the ZoomClouds assignment. The minute I got into KOHA, it took me a few minutes to get my bearings and then I finished the assignment in about 3 hours with a few hitches. The hitches were error messages but they were not too hard to figure out, thanks to the postings of the good people in the discussion board. I hope I did this right!
"Le déjeuner des canotiers"
TOPIC: Auguste Renoir
Here's my Book list in KOHA:
(*You have to be logged in to KOHA to use the links)
In the time of Renoir / Mason, Antony. - Copper Beech Books, ; Brookfield, Conn. : - 48 p. : : Includes index. ; 29 cm.
Renoir /
Schneider, Bruno F. - Crown, ; New York : - 96 p. : ; 29 cm.
Renoir : life and works /Joannides, Paul. - Sourcebooks, Inc., ; Naperville, Ill. : - 144 p. : ; 17 cm.
Renoir / Monneret, Sophie. - Holt and Co., ; New York : - 160 p. : ; 33cm.
Renoir : his life and works /Castellani, Francesca. - Courage Books, ; Philadelphia : - 271 p. : ; 35 cm.
Renoir / - Rizzoli, ; New York : - 191 p. : : "Originally published in Italian by Rizzoli Libri Illustrati"--T.p. verso. ; 21 cm.
Renoir / Gruitrooy, Gerhard, - Nelson Regency ; Magnolia Editions, ; Nashville, TN : New York : - 96 p. : : Includes index. ; 11 cm.
Renoir / Druick, Douglas W. - Art Institute of Chicago ; Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, ; [Chicago, Ill.] : New York, NY : - 112 p. : ; 23 x 25 cm.
Renoir : a life in paintings /Spence, David. - Barron's Educational Series, ; Hauppauge, NY : - p. ; cm.
Renoir : a sensuous vision /Distel, Anne. - H.N. Abrams, ; New York : - 175 p. : ; 18 cm.
Renoir and Algeria / Benjamin, Roger, - Yale University Press ; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, ; New Haven : Williamstown, Mass. : - xi, 163 p. : : Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass., Feb. 16-May 11, 2003. ; 32 cm.
Renoir for kids / Hyde, Margaret E. - Budding Artists, ; Santa Monica, Calif. : - 1 v. (unpaged) : : Cover title. ; 23 cm.
Renoir landscapes : 1861-1883 /Bailey, Colin. - Yale University Press, ; New Haven, CT : - p. cm.
Renoir's nudes / Cahn, Isabelle. - Universe Pub., ; New York : - p. ; cm.
Renoir's portraits : impressions of an age /Bailey, Colin B. - Yale University Press, ; New Haven : - xiii, 384 p. : : "Published in conjunction with the exhibition Renoir's Portraits: Impressions of an Age, organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada"--verso of t.p. ; 32 cm.
Renoir, his life, art, and letters / White, Barbara Ehrlich. - Abrams, ; New York : - 311 p. : ; 36 cm.
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Here's the link to my Virtual Shelf in KOHA:
(*You have to be logged in to KOHA to use the links)
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
More than meets the eye...
I started answering the quiz when I got home last night from work, that is of course after cooking for my family of 9...yes 9 + 2 guests. It was my niece's 18th birthday yesterday and I was prompted to make this Tortellini dish for dinner. After dinner, I worked on the quiz but I had a promise to keep with one of my nieces. At 11pm we were lined up for a special screening of Transformers. I just figured I'll look at it like I am taking a break from the quiz.
Transformers was highly entertaining. I have never been that much entertained with a movie so far this year (I've been waiting to see if HP and the Order of the Phoenix will get that distinction). Anyway, if you're not familiar with the animated version of Transformers you will think that the movie lacked a storyline but for most people like us who see movies like this, we want the fire power, the action and the special effects and this movie delivered in that respect. The funny lines and scenes were just an added bonus. I just loved it when the cars transformed to robots and vice versa. The transformations were fluid and all I could mumble after the first gasps of delight was, "Wicked!"
Anyway, when we got back after the movie, I finished all but two questions of the quiz and decided to call it a night. I figured I can finish the quiz at work before the time it is due. I managed to get one of the remaining two questions done before 9am California time but between calls from attorneys and their secretaries I began to run out of time. I was on my last question at 1pm when my computer started doing funny things. I had to restart and then logged back into Courseweb only to find Dr. T's announcement about extending the time till 10pm EST because of some glitches. Whoopeee! Even still, I tried submitting around 2:30 pm and it was accepted. I
I know there is a reason why I don't usually do assignments when I'm at work. I get distracted with work LOL! I also know that I had no business watching Transformers last night and I could have broken that promise. However, my 13 year old niece (in love with Shia La Beouf) would have been devastated if we did not see the special screening and I would turn into the evil Aunt. No regrets, I'm exhausted but I fulfilled my duties to the family re: food and entertainment, I watched a very entertaining movie, and I finished my quiz although I almost failed to meet the deadline... but you know what, at the end of the day, because family always comes first... it was all worth it!
Transformers was highly entertaining. I have never been that much entertained with a movie so far this year (I've been waiting to see if HP and the Order of the Phoenix will get that distinction). Anyway, if you're not familiar with the animated version of Transformers you will think that the movie lacked a storyline but for most people like us who see movies like this, we want the fire power, the action and the special effects and this movie delivered in that respect. The funny lines and scenes were just an added bonus. I just loved it when the cars transformed to robots and vice versa. The transformations were fluid and all I could mumble after the first gasps of delight was, "Wicked!"
Anyway, when we got back after the movie, I finished all but two questions of the quiz and decided to call it a night. I figured I can finish the quiz at work before the time it is due. I managed to get one of the remaining two questions done before 9am California time but between calls from attorneys and their secretaries I began to run out of time. I was on my last question at 1pm when my computer started doing funny things. I had to restart and then logged back into Courseweb only to find Dr. T's announcement about extending the time till 10pm EST because of some glitches. Whoopeee! Even still, I tried submitting around 2:30 pm and it was accepted. I
I know there is a reason why I don't usually do assignments when I'm at work. I get distracted with work LOL! I also know that I had no business watching Transformers last night and I could have broken that promise. However, my 13 year old niece (in love with Shia La Beouf) would have been devastated if we did not see the special screening and I would turn into the evil Aunt. No regrets, I'm exhausted but I fulfilled my duties to the family re: food and entertainment, I watched a very entertaining movie, and I finished my quiz although I almost failed to meet the deadline... but you know what, at the end of the day, because family always comes first... it was all worth it!
Monday, July 2, 2007
Word of the day
On my way to work, I kept fretting about yesterday's assignment and wondered if I did anything right. I was thinking about how difficult it was for me to complete with the server reverting from English to Spanish and vice versa every hour or so and the internal server errors that kept popping whenever I tried to design my clouds. I was wondering why for all the classes that I have under my belt and all the library experience I have acquired through the years, am I tech-dyslexic...i.e. if there is ever such a description for tech impaired people like me.
I was even lamenting and askasked my boyfriend last night why am I so tech-stupid and he said, "because you are a princess..." And I was like, "Awww...you're such a sweetheart!" thinking he was trying to make me feel better, until he added: "from the medieval times." I hung up on him.
Just as I was despairing over my lack of tech knowledge, what's funny is that as I was riding the elevator to the 46th floor where my area is, I glanced up to the monitor that shows the news, weather and some trivia bits and what do you know, the word of the day is: DIGERATI.
When I read the definition, it says "Persons knowledgeable about computers and technology." No need to rub salt in my wounds, I know that I may not be digerati but I'm learning to be, at the very least, capable of using new technology. I wonder now if after passing this class will I be able to change the name of my blog to DoratheDigerati...hahaha! :o)
I was even lamenting and askasked my boyfriend last night why am I so tech-stupid and he said, "because you are a princess..." And I was like, "Awww...you're such a sweetheart!" thinking he was trying to make me feel better, until he added: "from the medieval times." I hung up on him.
Just as I was despairing over my lack of tech knowledge, what's funny is that as I was riding the elevator to the 46th floor where my area is, I glanced up to the monitor that shows the news, weather and some trivia bits and what do you know, the word of the day is: DIGERATI.
When I read the definition, it says "Persons knowledgeable about computers and technology." No need to rub salt in my wounds, I know that I may not be digerati but I'm learning to be, at the very least, capable of using new technology. I wonder now if after passing this class will I be able to change the name of my blog to DoratheDigerati...hahaha! :o)
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Bloglines Widget
http://grazr.com/gzpanel.html?addbar=off&file=http://grazr.com/data/dora.bulay/bloglinesexport.opml.xml
I am not sure why clicking on the rss for LIS2600 in my bloglines widget shows this message:
File is not available
Error: Empty file or protocol redirect
I'm not having much luck getting this assignment done :o(
ZOOM, ZOOM, ZOOM
What is up with ZoomClouds? I was in the site this morning to start the assignment but had to go to church and lunch with my family. When I got back, ZoomClouds reverted to Spanish. It's the same problem I had earlier in the week.
Like I said in the LIS2600 discussion board today...brick walls are looking attractive right now if I can find one near my house.
When finally Zoomclouds seem to stay put, my new problem is the server error:
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@zoomclouds.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
I tried emailing the webmaster but to no avail. I had a permanent failure to send message. How much more do I have to endure. I seriously need help with this ZoomClouds assignment!
Like I said in the LIS2600 discussion board today...brick walls are looking attractive right now if I can find one near my house.
When finally Zoomclouds seem to stay put, my new problem is the server error:
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@zoomclouds.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
I tried emailing the webmaster but to no avail. I had a permanent failure to send message. How much more do I have to endure. I seriously need help with this ZoomClouds assignment!
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