I can say this week I am at a total stand still as to what I could put in a blog. Our group did meet with our wiki client, Michelle Farley. Everyone seems to be very interested in getting started. However, we are in limbo until we get an answer from Dr. Ball as to exactly who is going to set up the wiki space.
I was sitting here trying to think of something to write about in my blog. Having nothing come to mind, I googled “modern technology.” The only thing that looked remotely interesting was an article about amber that was found in France in 1997. Due to my religious beliefs, I have a difficult time measuring the earth in millions of years, but the article indicated that this amber was developed many millions of years ago. It noted that at the time it was developed, France would have been in the tropical zone. France being in the tropical zone was of some interest to me.
I also went to Wired magazine. I clicked on the title: The Life Cycle of a Blog Post, From Servers to Spiders to Suits — to You. The article address is: http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2008/ff_secretlife_1602 What you may find interesting about this article is the very in-depth and detailed; should I say it? Fl, Fl, Fl, Flow-chart diagram. UGH. Flow-chart diagramming. Have we not had enough of that in the last two weeks? This diagram is all color coordinated with all kinds of neat features. It was definitely produced by a computer techy type geeky person. More power to him or her!
Because I have had so much on my plate with school this semester, I have been unable to read as I should. Therefore, I checked out Tony Dungy’s audio book Quiet Strength. Now there is a book well worth listening to or reading. I recommend this book to anyone struggling with life and wondering what he or she can do to cope. His message is very simple and well integrated with his life’s work. I suggest listening to it on audio book, because Tony reads the book and makes it more personal sounding.
Well, that is all for now. Talk to you all next week.
2 comments:
Hey Courtney,
Thanks for sharing the article and (gasp!) flowchart--it was interesting. Something I really hadn't considered before I started blogging for class was who else (besides classmates) would read my blog. I've noticed that some classmates who have written about their experiences or frustrations with new stuff like Gliffy often have tech support people or reps comment on their blogs (like the Budweiser example from the article). I think that's kind of neat.
Also, I hear you on feeling like you're running out of things to write about--just think, 3 more weeks until spring break!
Spring break, now there's a concept, albeit one that seems light years away given the snow that's coming down outside. Come on, Courtney, admit it. Didn't you feel a bond with the Wired author because of his use of a flowchart. ;-)
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