Arriverderci, Techtrek

This experience has been frustrating more often than not, and there was a lot to learn that escaped me, but I think I learned quite a bit.

I learned that you can teach an old dog new tricks, but it takes a real long time to get her to stand up, turn around a few times, and sit back down in front of the computer, and then start to hit the keys.

I think some of the things we looked at could be used for good as well as evil.

I learned how to use my wonderful new Nikon, and actually copy pictures into the computer, and onto my flash drive and into Flickr, and then how to do a slide show, and post it on my blog. And if I had another 84 hours, I'll bet I could do it again.

I fooled around with Tags and such just long enough to recognize them when I see them out and around the internet, and to believe that many times they are overused and kind of silly and meaningless, for example, I could tag this blog "Arriverderci" "Techtrek" "dog" "tricks" etc., but I'll bet you still couldn't find me (and maybe if you found me I wouldn't be what you were looking for).

I know I will not ever be tempted to use Facebook, and my days at Flickr are seriously numbered. I like to make friends one at a time, and show my pics to people I like, and don't really need to have strangers seeing my pets and children online.

On the other hand, I think maybe we at James Island might want to continue our blog, just so folks can see what we're up to here.

I want to thank Amanda

for always being available when I hit the wall

and yelled for help.

I want to thank all my friends/

co-workers/partners-in-crime at the

James Island Branch Library

for putting up with the many hours I spent fighting with this project

and their encouragement, even when I was losing the battle

and their enthusiastically tolerating me

following them around with my camera and

treating me like I had been really clever and creative

and especially for being an incredible group of people to work with.

I want to thank Buffy Librarian

for finding and posting

the Betty Glover Library Workout Tape

which seems like the perfect way to end this project...

...except I still can't figure out how to embed a video

but I can do links, so...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k8BKX2eQ0Q

...AND ARRIVERDERCI!