MP3 player?

Thanks to these wonderful activities and courses offered to us by one of the most innovative library systems in the country, the Orange County Library System. I am going to use everything I have learned to better myself and those around me. The knowledge I have gained will allow me to use my new MP3 player in as many ways as possible. I can download music, books, and even podcasts. I am very excited because I currently do not have such a useful piece of technology at my disposal. I will finally become a part of this new technological transformation first hand. I no longer have to just watch, I can participate. Viva la Technology and Bibliotecha! Thank you to all my peeps, homies, and lady friends. Peace out!!!

Music is my Passion

The whole digital rights management debate is quite confusing. I can't totally get my hands around the whole issue and its many branches, but I do strongly feel that media should be offered with unrestricted rights or pay per use for its users. With undeniable certainty, music is my passion. It is a feeling, a movement, a sound, a way to communicate, an interpretation of the spirit. I personally do not currently play any musical instruments, but certainly do resonate music from my pores. It's a mind, body, and spiritual connection that one either possesses or does not. I am very excited to learn of the many websites and services offered when it comes to music. Last FM, Liveplasma, Music Map, and the like all have there place. If its going to make our lives easier and more likely to discover new artists, why not make the use of them. I have not as of yet studied music in any professional capacity, but one day I do hope to speak, and speak volumes with the beautiful notes, sounds, and colors that music exemplifies.

Sharing

Life is the sort of thing that must be shared with others to fully appreciate the human experience. We as humans are social creatures that thrive on community. The human element lives on the kindness, happiness, cooperation, shared interest, and peace of one another. On-line learning is another avenue for us to explore and allows for a more rapid absorption of knowledge than previously permitted in history. Helping others is the natural process of being a kind, friendly, and overall free spirit. I encourage everyone to help others as often and readily as possible. In my life, many have helped in the making of who and what I am. It's a process, much like the whole learning process in general; much like this whole thing called Life.exe. Not to mention the whole Web 2.0 generation of online services that we have recently been exposed to. Thus, if we all work together to make this life, this existence, everything we dream, then certainly we all do benefit from the positive actions of each other.

-----Thank you for the memories!-----

Lucky Number 7

Here we are, there we were, now where do we go? How about, let's have fun. I admit, there are a lot of useless things on the Internet that I like and find myself wasting life on. Some are fun, others informative, and most more often lean towards the most wonderful natural expression of the human body and the amazing interactions between the sexes, my fave. With the Internet and its many possible future versions and expansions, expressions and interactions, for the individual or the masses; as long as it remains as free and open from censorship and restrictions as possible, life should be grand, beautiful, and filled with endless possibilities and opportunities. Let's all go to Vegas and bet on lucky number 7!

If It Floats Your Boat

The more I get into this Web 2.0 world and the subsequent trends associated with the world wide web, the more I realize that there literally is something for everyone. If you can imagine it, it probably already exists online. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. Happy, because the more stuff that is available to us as human beings, the better informed we are at making decisions in regards to the many aspects of our lives. Sad, because many, many, people out there are making lots of money on ideas that are very simple and common sense. I certainly should be among them. Going through each individual website and technology, I find that not everything appeals to me. Some I even find senseless. However, sites like "What Should I Read Next," "Wikimapia," "Book Mooch," and "ELF" do appeal to my senses. And thus, my adage "If it floats your boat use it, and if your boat takes on water, jump;" relates to each and every one of us.

The Amazing Web 2.0

Wow! This is my overall impression of Web 2.0. The fact that I am living in a time where information is abound makes me speechless. I never realized the potential and encompassing vastness of technology and how it is really transforming people's lives. It's one thing to search the internet for information, but people are really living virtually and interacting with whomever they desire. I find this very liberating and exciting. This is the next generation of internet. From basic information gathering to vast, endless, social networks. It's hard to remain a loner in such an ocean. I hope such progression surely advances into all of our wildest dreams, with little or no censorship. It should always be open, with the mentality of no reservations. We the individual must remain in control. Viva La Revolution! Be yourself and share your individuality. Life is indeed beautiful. Unless of course, you find yourself without a computer and internet service provider.

Tech Wizard in Progress

Week 3 - What I have found simple and easy at the start has developed into challenging and exciting possibilities. Given enough time, and with the proper instruction, I am able to grasp and understand each new fascinating technology. I admit, I am not the tech wizard I so wish I could be, but I am learning. That's what this whole process is about; learning. I visited and searched Grokker. Have successfully selected my RSS feeds to the areas of interest I myself humbly choose: A couple news worthy, one entertainment, one local, and of course OCLS. I find that Learn 2.0 is working with my learning preference overall, providing one has sufficient time to make mistakes. Hey, isn't life in general all about making mistakes and then hopefully learning from them and trying to avoid the ones you have already made? Let's all take the time to learn, make mistakes, and grow like the beautiful snowflakes we are.
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