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I’m such a bad worker. My time management skills are horrible. Instead of adding my reaction to 23 Things last week, I used time from last week time to edit my profile and add a picture. Now you see what my work priorites are:).

Better late than never, I suppose.

I decided to subscribe to the RSS feeds without watching the video clip beforehand, which was a mistake. I thought that I could figure out how to start with RSS by just going through the steps. I ended up having to go back and look at the information anyway, which took more time. So I learned a lesson: always take advantage of the materials that are available on the “23 Things” blog.

Now on to the process: first I subscribed to a few librarian blogs using Internet Explorer, which was a simple process. I felt a little worried at first because the steps were different what I had learned; with IE, you don’t have to copy and paste the blog URL somewhere or deal with embedded code. When I went back to check them the next day, the feeds were not on the computer. Instead of finding the same blogs and signing up again, I used the information from the video clip and signed up for a Bloglines account. I like how the feeds and the corresponding text are organized on the page; it’s easy to find the information. Even better, since I share my computer with co-workers, the websites that I follow can remain private unless I keep keep my account up and running.

Onto Delicious: I’ve always wanted to try it, so I was excited about getting the chance to use it.
The sign-up process was more detailed than I thought it would be though, and I felt a bit overwelmed by the end of it. I also felt a little nervous during step three when it asked you to install a Delicious toolbar. We tell patrons not to install programs on the public computers and I abide by that same idea. I did not feel comfortable installing anything on my staff computer even though I’m positive that the information is not harmful to the computer in any way. I just don’t want to leave a trace of my activities on a computer that I share with others. I had fun adding links, descriptions, and tags to my account. Unlike some people, I found writing the website descriptions harder than creating tags.

Overall, I can see how useful these features can be for people who visit many sites andneed an organizational took to process all of the information from those sites. I however, visit about six sites on a regular basis, so I don’t think that I need to use Delicious or a feed reader right now. It serves as a good learning experience for me though. Any kind of practice is good for me.

P.S. – another goal for this blog: I need to stop using “I” so much!