Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Google

  • Google+: initial thoughts, reactions, and a rant.

    I’ve been on Google+ now for a week and have some opinions about it.  I will refrain from posting anything about Google+ on Facebook and Twitter anymore because I kind of feel like there is lukewarm reception to it. However, I do have some opinions and since this is my little corner of the intertubes I…

  • Impermanence

    Impermanence

    I’ve been thinking about impermanence this week. It started on Tuesday when I first heard about Google+.  It looks really cool. It looks like it might be everything I wish Facebook is. So it got me thinking about Facebook and whether or not Google+ will kill it. I thought about Myspace and how Facebook completely obliterated it…

  • Google Chromebook Review

    I bought a Google Chromebook last week. When I mentioned it on Twitter there were a few people who were interested in what I thought about it so here is my review. First of all, out of the box it is very easy to use. All you have to do is open it up. It…

  • What’s going on

    Ghost Twittering? It doesn’t surprise me. Reading articles like this makes me thankful that Bush is no longer our President. Spokane residents smuggle dishwashing detergent from Idaho. Did the Google cameras capture the image of a Victorian ghost? It is so refreshing to have a president that we can be proud of. Amazing what can…

  • Google Themes

    About a week (or so) ago I noticed that on my Google Hompage I could select a theme. Hmm. New feature. Thought I would try it out. It turns out it’s very cool and I’m totally obsessed with it. When you choose a theme you type in your zip code and the theme changes depending…