greenbirds

2009-09-28T21:48:00.000-07:00

I've managed to put an image from Google Street view on to my blog, so a small achievement for me! I would like to be able to upload photos to my blog or whatever, so long as this information remains private - I don't want everyone peering down my drive and knowing that it's MY house. I guess it's useful to know how other people use this stuff, but I can't see the point of knowing how every twit is twittering about their own activities at all times of the day or night. As our trainer says "It's all about ME" - what a self-absorbed generation this will be!

Google map

2009-09-28T21:38:00.000-07:00

6 Burns Rd Dromana in Summer

fire map

2009-09-16T21:39:00.000-07:00

2009-08-24T18:08:00.000-07:00

Hooray, we've learned today about RSS feeds and Podcasts - not sure that I can do it on my own, or whether I want to, but I have the potential to do something extra, just to add to all the stuff I have already!

Bellbird Bushwalkers

2009-08-10T17:38:00.001-07:00

Bellbird Bushwalkers

Dromana beach

2009-07-29T16:39:00.000-07:00

This is a lovely day on the Bay, almost at the bottom of my street - I just love walking along this beach!

Rainbow Bee-eater

2009-07-29T16:31:00.000-07:00

Wind turbines

2007-11-28T19:49:00.000-08:00

Fatal Attraction: Birds and Wind Turbines

Week 8

2007-11-28T19:42:00.000-08:00

Week 7

2007-11-28T19:15:00.000-08:00

Well, I thought I would try to map something, since maps are what I work with, but all I could see were where other people had been for their holidays, mostly in the USA again, of course. Tried frappr and Wayfaring, which really didn't let me in to create my own maps, and all roads seemed to lead back to Google maps - what else!

Exercise 5 - Wikis

2007-10-31T20:21:00.000-07:00

I have added my blog to the PLCMC wiki.

Images

2007-10-22T00:22:00.000-07:00

Well, after a lot of effort, I managed to attach an image to this blog page, but is anyone else interested in Rainbow Bee-eaters? They are delightful little birds, and I saw lots of them in the Kimberleys when on holiday there in July, along with other wonderful bird sightings at the Broome Bird Observatory.
But, what exactly is the point of this part of the exercise? I suppose it might be useful if I go on holiday again, and can attach photos for emailing to friends, but it seems an awful lot of fiddling about for not much reward! I think I'd rather take the photos on my new digital camera, show them to people, delete them if they are not of interest, and turn the best ones into Christmas cards! I suppose that's being pretty reactionary, isn't it - maybe Christmas cards will go the way of lots of other forms of communication, in years to come, and just be a form of memorabilia that we keep in libraries like the State Library.

rainbow bee-eaters

2007-10-21T23:58:00.000-07:00

What is the value of all this?

2007-10-17T21:36:00.000-07:00

I really don't know anyone would be interested in what I have to say on a blog, about green birds, or anything else. Nor do I know why I would be interested in what other people say when they waffle on about their personal interests - the whole thing seems very egocentric to me, and pandering to the ME factor. I also find it difficult to know why a Wikipedia full of individuals' added bits of information should be regarded as having any merit! How are future readers going to distinguish between authoritative information and Joe Blow's opinions?

Bird-watching on Mornington Peninsula

2007-10-02T00:50:00.000-07:00

Is there a bird-watching club on the Mornington Peninsula? So long as it doesn't just watch sulphur-crested cockatoos, which drive everyone crazy with their screeching.