Suffolk Wave

I had recently used Suffolk Wave to download an audio file of The Reader. I wanted to be able to have it on a personal device so that way I didn't have to sit in front of my computer for 4 hours. Downloading it was easy but the file was not able to be transferred to an apple device. I had to go an borrow my moms generic mp3. I found this frustrating because I own a Mac, an ipod and an iphone so I was annoyed that now i have to have even another device to be able to listen to this book. Also, I realized that I wanted to check out this book while I was at work and once you begin the process you only have a limited amount of time to get the file onto your device otherwise if other people have that item on hold it goes to the next person. I was nervous being that I never used the software before that I would not be able to have it done in that amount of time. Luckily I was able to. Once I was able to get the file onto the mp3 it was really easy to use. It sounded just like a cd-book. It was great to be able to fast forward and rewind and pause till the next time I could listen to it. Then I was able to listen on my breaks, in the car, and when I was doing laundry. Also I found that the file stays on your device until the next time that you sync it to the computer. This made it easier for me so that way if I was not able to finish it in the time before it was checked back in, I still had more time and while it was checked out to the next person. Overall I thought that it was cool. I wish that they had more materials available like better music and I wish that each material came in more formats like mac and pc.

Flickr

This is a photo of a Thanksgiving Display that I made when I first started as a librarian trainee in CPSD. I made a native american scarecrow and a pilgrim scarecrow. I learned after taking my Native American class that this display is not politically correct and could actually be extremely offensive to native americans because it is very stereotypical.

I found that Flickr was pretty easy to use and I think that I will use it now that I made an account. I think that it is a great way to back up your personal photos. God forbid you ever had a fire in your house or your computer crashed and you nid not back it up all of your photos would be lost. This is a great way to make sure that they are protected. The only downfall is if flickr ever shut down.