Mobile Technology

The extent of my mobile technology experience consists of asking my daughter to log onto the the library homepage and see if we have a particular title in our system so I can place a request on it. I am so tempted to get myself one of Verizon's phones that I can use for more than a phone, but every time I ponder such a purchase my daughter reminds me that so far Jitterbug has not make such a mobile device for the visually impared. As I age (gracefully or not) my eyesight has gone south, making it impossible for me to see the display on a regular cell phone. Thank God for special ringtones- or I would never answer my phone. So unfortunately, until these devices come with a magnifying screen, I will have to continue to be a dinosuar. ROAR...

Facebook and Linkedin

I have a Facebook account and will visit there several times a week, mostly to keep current with my family on Prince Edward Island and in Boston. I really enjoy looking at their photo albums. I think for the most part I must be an old fart, because I don't get the logging on and telling people what I am doing or how I am feeling; but to each his own.
I have never used Linkedin, but will give it a try. Who knows, it might be worthwile in the long run.
Later...

2.5 and away we go...

O.K. so here's the thing. I, like Tom, am not a SL citizen and can not imagine myself spending any time "exploring" at home. However, as a grandmother of a 9 year old who plays in virtual worlds, I can understand the value in libraries having a presence "in world." I can imagine a time when I will be using this technology as a function of my profession, but in no way will I patricipate in therse activities once I home. I do not consider myself a gamer and prefer more tactile activities such as spinning and knitting. But, I can appreciate how some people are naturally drawn to this type of world.