Projecting

I didn't have any problems with this challenge except finding time to do it and someone to be my audience. I did an outreach in the beginning of the month and used a projector, but felt odd asking the person I had just met to critique me (it was my first visit). So I asked one of the librarians to be my audience.

Mike got a very quick tour of our public website, most of which I'm sure he already knew but he patiently let me show him anyway. Done!

whew...

I have had a very difficult time with this assignment. First, I have a mac at home. So that means I can't do this challenge on my couch in my pjs. Second, I was told by some people that they WERE able to download overdrive on their OCL staff computers. So I tried. Nope, not me! Third, I reserved the PC Plus several times to work on it then either got busy with something else or had a customer come in needing to use it for a valid reason.

So... here I am the night before this is due using my fiance's work laptop (which means in the end I did get to wear pjs during this assignment). I downloaded Overdrive no problem. I searched for a while for a currently available audiobook that would play on an ipod AND I would actually want to listen to. Apparently that is a tall order because all I could come up with was " An Introduction to Beethoven". Not exactly Janet Evanovich but I'll check it out.

Now the hard part. I checked the book out and downloaded it to my computer. I then realized you can't use your ipod unless it's formatted for windows. UGH. I have a mac!! Why would my ipod be formatted to windows?

I guess that means my task is only 75% complete because I cannot download the book to my ipod. I have no spare mp3 player laying around and this is due tomorrow. But I promise I will do it and blog about it soon. My parents have a PC and both have pods I bought them that are still in the packages unused.

Step 1

Not too bad, I already had a gmail so I was ahead of the game!