Task #23

I really enjoyed looking at the tastespotting web site yesturday. I really like to cook and I can totally see myself getting good ideas from that site. I also like to play around with creative stuff so I also enjoyed googlesites. On my site I did my resume and I have to say that it looks sharp and I had fun doing it. Also the picnik was fun to play around in and it was so easy to use that I will probably be using that in the future.
I think that the most useful site were the ones about our web page and the wiki because I am still finding out things that I didn't know and that always puts me in a better position to help patrons.

Task # 22

I took a look at those site and I could see using life hacker for the possible tips I could pick up but I really like the idea of using tastespotting. While checking it out my mouth started watering. The pomegranate poached pears and the mini cheesecakes looked awesome. I am going to be using this site a lot. I was going to suggest www.allrecipies.com which is teh cooking site that I use most often. I like how they rate things and then have reviews because people usually say what they changed and how that made the recipe better and usually there are pictures. Also I like the site www.tnt.tv because I don't have a lot of channels and on this site I can watch reruns of the shows I like and they even have movies. Other than these site I don't really do much on the computer.

Task # 21

I was playing in Picnik and this is what I came up with. It was a lot easier than I had thought. I can definitely see myself using this in the future.

Task # 20

Well I tried finding my home on the Assessor's look up and it said that my home couldn't be found as it is a mobile home, which it's not. Then it gave me a highway map of Mesa County, not at all helpful. While doing this I looked at a couple other things that could come in handy. I found H1N1 influenza information which a lot of patrons are talking about. I saw that this is where you go to get a marriage license application and also that you can get birth and death records information from this site.

On the State of Colorado web page I found H1N1 information right off the bat. I like how they have it visible first thing when you go to that site. Also during tax season I got a lot of questions and there is tax information on this site and how to file online. I think that both of these things could be useful for patrons in the future.

I have a lot of ideas for inventions and so I looked at the copyright and patent trademark office. They have a very simply breakdown of how to patent something. I think that this could be a useful resource to some of our patrons who are thinking of writing a book. I know I will use this site in the future.

Task # 19

Yeah! I got a 100% on the test but I don't know that I would have found some of the answers without the hints given. I don't think that I would have had any clue where to find what trees MCPLD has on it's property. I think that this is a fun activity that maybe could be used more often. I know that a lot of people would hate to hear this but I think that the wiki has the potential to be a lot of help but as for me I get confused as to where to go for what and every time that I try and use the search tool it never comes up with anything. It would be great if the search engine searched for key words and not exact phrases.

Task # 18

http://www.promopeddler.com/00-05/pop-up-book-light-super-bright-light-qqp100312.htm is the URL that I used for "tiny URL" and http://tinyurl.com/ylax9fs this is what it was afterward. I don't know how much I would use this feature but I liked the set up. I thought it was really easy to use and providing that I needed to use it again it's easy to remember.
There was a problem converting a file from pdf to thumbnail when I tried to use Zamzar it could be just me though. I will try this again sometime. I have had patron's tell me that they can't view stuff on the computer because of the format so i can see where this website would be useful it just wasn't for me today.