Sunday, January 11, 2009
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Blogger Post
You will find the setting for this in - Settings - Email - Mail to Blogger Address.
This is the KMart wall in Nambour, it has text based on oral history recordings.
Moblog Example
Hello,
This is an example of some text and an image uploaded from
my mobile phone to Blogger. The image was posted to Flickr, a photo sharing site and then posted to Blogger. It's a good way to document or keep in touch when you don't have access to your computer. Also a quick way of posting images.
This is an example of some text and an image uploaded from
my mobile phone to Blogger. The image was posted to Flickr, a photo sharing site and then posted to Blogger. It's a good way to document or keep in touch when you don't have access to your computer. Also a quick way of posting images.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Working notes for Facebook and Blogger Session
Welcome to the Blogger / Facebook Mini Workshop
At the conclusion of the workshop (time permitting) you will be able to:-
BLOGGER
- Adjust your settings including template
- Add gadgets
- Edit and post to your blog
- Upload images
- Make comments on other blogs
- Use tags
note - 'next blog'
FACEBOOK
- Set up and adjust your Facebook page according to your preferences
- Post an image to your Facebook page
- Write on your wall
- Invite Friends
- Send an invitation to an Event
- Post a link from your blog to Facebook
- Create / be involved in causes
At the conclusion of the workshop (time permitting) you will be able to:-
BLOGGER
- Adjust your settings including template
- Add gadgets
- Edit and post to your blog
- Upload images
- Make comments on other blogs
- Use tags
note - 'next blog'
- Set up and adjust your Facebook page according to your preferences
- Post an image to your Facebook page
- Write on your wall
- Invite Friends
- Send an invitation to an Event
- Post a link from your blog to Facebook
- Create / be involved in causes
- Why use Facebook? Keep in touch with friends, network more broadly, promote work and projects, invite and be invited, share information, learn from others, chat in real time, connect people to project and other blogs, create quick 'diary' notes, share photos, give gifts (social) networking
- Why use Blogger? Publicly accessible. Project documentation, reflection, promotion - link from/to your website, link to Google Maps (eg Mitchy Memories) and locate events and stories, authors can work collaboratively - contribute / comment, email posts and images from your mobile, create multiple blogs for different purposes/audiences, can use Flickr in conjunction
- Blogger and Facebook - differences/similarities
- Blogger and Facebook working together
Post link from your blog to facebook / engage friends as readers - Recommend White template is easiest for printing. Elluminate - great tool.
SOME USEFUL LINKS
Blogger Features
Getting Started on Facebook
Help on Facebook
Safety on Facebook
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Last Take Away
Travelling up to Tamworth we go via Quirindi and Werris Creek. Werris Creek has a wonderful old railway station, an assortment of old and sometimes unoccupied shops and a Chinese 'restaurant' - most of its business being take away as the owner tells me.
The take away is a funny brick building isolated from the other shops by houses which face the railway line. Outside the shop are some small bright green conifers covered in fresh seeds. The galahs flock to these conifers which are not native to Australia and feast on them. Sometimes there are so many galahs on a tree that the tree bends with their weight.
We get a braised vegetables and fried rice to share and sit down the road from the Chinese take away. We decide that while the take away has an interesting location and the owner is friendly and enjoys a chat that the food is not really up to it. This will be our last meal at the Werris Creek take away. The galahs however are more than content with their dinner and will undoubtedly be returning for many more meals.
The take away is a funny brick building isolated from the other shops by houses which face the railway line. Outside the shop are some small bright green conifers covered in fresh seeds. The galahs flock to these conifers which are not native to Australia and feast on them. Sometimes there are so many galahs on a tree that the tree bends with their weight.
We get a braised vegetables and fried rice to share and sit down the road from the Chinese take away. We decide that while the take away has an interesting location and the owner is friendly and enjoys a chat that the food is not really up to it. This will be our last meal at the Werris Creek take away. The galahs however are more than content with their dinner and will undoubtedly be returning for many more meals.
Tomato shades
The 10th of January was so hot Dad rigged up these handy covers to protect his young tomato plants. The next day there was a small storm. We were swimming in the river at the time and it was wonderful to see the rain falling on the river and to smell it. But with a brief show of lightning it was all over.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Hot
It's so dry the ground is cracking in Dad's back yard. The constant noise of air conditioners as the temperature hits 40 degrees. At night I am startled by the brightness of the stars and lucky enough to see a slow falling meteorite. People say: 'Tomorrow is going to be a shocker.' On TV they say it will be a scorcher. There should be a word for longing for rain.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Perchance to dream?
Seventies motel in Coonabarrabran replete with (slightly) peeling wallpaper, red carpet climbing up the wall, ornate bedhead, two lamps, dripping tap and teabags with little relationship to tea.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Rain!
Just north of Uralla we pass through a small but heavy rain shower. Great to see all the creeks full and nearly overflowing.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Emu Gate
We are heading south to visit my family. This old gate is one of the landmarks on our journey. It is near Uralla in the New England area of New South Wales. One side of the gate features the emus while the other is decorated by kangaroos. Daryll normally points it out as we travel along.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Kiss protocol goodbye
The FAQ is 'How do I address a member of parliament?' Here's the answer for Ms McKew. That's Ms McKew of Bennelong.
Position - Parliamentary Secretary
Envelope - The Hon. Maxine McKew, MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and Childcare
Salutation - Dear Ms McKew
Conclusion - Yours faithfully
How to address orally - Ms McKew
Well oblivious of all the above and swept away by a chance meeting in the street I gave Ms McKew a kiss on the cheek! I'm not given to kissing politicians and in fact I did ask Ms McKew before I gently pecked her - I think it was the ABC factor, this was someone who I'd watched in my lounge room, someone who I felt that I 'knew'. Well Maxine and I are now a little more acquainted - me? I'm the enthusiastic woman in the hot pink shirt.
The Hon. Maxine was in Brisbane to speak about and sign copies of the book 'The Battle for Bennelong - The Adventures of Maxine McKew aged fifty something' and we were a partisan and very joyful audience, eager to hear the story of how Maxine took on the PM who had held Bennelong for thirty three years and won.
Position - Parliamentary Secretary
Envelope - The Hon. Maxine McKew, MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and Childcare
Salutation - Dear Ms McKew
Conclusion - Yours faithfully
How to address orally - Ms McKew
Well oblivious of all the above and swept away by a chance meeting in the street I gave Ms McKew a kiss on the cheek! I'm not given to kissing politicians and in fact I did ask Ms McKew before I gently pecked her - I think it was the ABC factor, this was someone who I'd watched in my lounge room, someone who I felt that I 'knew'. Well Maxine and I are now a little more acquainted - me? I'm the enthusiastic woman in the hot pink shirt.
The Hon. Maxine was in Brisbane to speak about and sign copies of the book 'The Battle for Bennelong - The Adventures of Maxine McKew aged fifty something' and we were a partisan and very joyful audience, eager to hear the story of how Maxine took on the PM who had held Bennelong for thirty three years and won.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Saturday, December 08, 2007
How many sleeps?
Only sixteen sleeps till Santa comes. Somehow tonight I realised how soon it will be Christmas. When I was a kid I loved Advent calendars, opening each little window, it seemed to take ages before it was Christmas.Not quite the same but there are some Advent calendars online. Some have been designed so you can't jump ahead and peek. There is the BBC Calendar. Another one I will explore some more and here is another one, St Margaret Mary.
Sleep well! Santa will be here way too soon!
Friday, December 07, 2007
Going South
It's a year since Dad had his heart operation and I headed south to be with him. What a fantastic job they did - the heart surgeon, the intensive care staff, the nurses - the nurses who looked after him when he was in 9/11, yes that is room 9 on the 11th floor. Funny that, it just came back to me as I was sitting here writing. I never mentioned 9/11 while Dad was there and nor did he but later we did joke about it. I did think that a good old fashioned 'room 9' would suffice.
Anyway I was saying what a great job they did. And I did say that I began to know Dad was feeling better when he started talking about politics. Well, there's been a fair bit of that over the last few months and some relief down south that Mr Rudd is the man and that the former PM has a little more time for his morning walk - yes it's a good habit and a great thing for his heart. I wonder sometimes though if a dwardle might not do him good.
And then there was the fantastic place I stayed (Vizard House, in Clarendon St), just a short walk across the Fitzroy Gardens. It was so good to be in a place where you could talk with other people - we all had someone in hospital and Elaine, who managed the place, was great. I remember the other thing was how much I enjoyed the Gardens and the wonderful trees. I walked a lot myself last year, back and forward across the park to the hospital and in to the city from St Vincents and to Carlton. Probably good for my heart - certainly good for my spirit and my pocket.
Anyway I was saying what a great job they did. And I did say that I began to know Dad was feeling better when he started talking about politics. Well, there's been a fair bit of that over the last few months and some relief down south that Mr Rudd is the man and that the former PM has a little more time for his morning walk - yes it's a good habit and a great thing for his heart. I wonder sometimes though if a dwardle might not do him good.
And then there was the fantastic place I stayed (Vizard House, in Clarendon St), just a short walk across the Fitzroy Gardens. It was so good to be in a place where you could talk with other people - we all had someone in hospital and Elaine, who managed the place, was great. I remember the other thing was how much I enjoyed the Gardens and the wonderful trees. I walked a lot myself last year, back and forward across the park to the hospital and in to the city from St Vincents and to Carlton. Probably good for my heart - certainly good for my spirit and my pocket.
Monday, December 03, 2007
Living Library and more
It's been a very full few weeks.
A highlight was the Living Library day at Chermside Library on 25th November. We had some wonderful 'books' who generously gave their time and energy sharing their stories with members of the public. The 'books' came from many places and walks of life including two Sudanese men, a young athlete confronting mental health issues, two Aboriginal women who grew up in Cherbourg (Qld) and a woman who has come to Brisbane as a refugee from Liberia. For more about Living Library check 'Enough Rope', the Andrew Denton show.
Also for your info - an interesting new streetscape and soundscape project and accompanying blog is happening in Newcastle.
A highlight was the Living Library day at Chermside Library on 25th November. We had some wonderful 'books' who generously gave their time and energy sharing their stories with members of the public. The 'books' came from many places and walks of life including two Sudanese men, a young athlete confronting mental health issues, two Aboriginal women who grew up in Cherbourg (Qld) and a woman who has come to Brisbane as a refugee from Liberia. For more about Living Library check 'Enough Rope', the Andrew Denton show.
Also for your info - an interesting new streetscape and soundscape project and accompanying blog is happening in Newcastle.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
No water
It's hot and dry down in the Riverina. I hear that it rained last night but the water just disappeared. There's not much water in the river, you can walk from one side to the other. No canoeing this year. And no floating down the river for the kids. Not much there for the kids when it's dry. Only river reveries. And today another report about global warming.
Made me think about the Murray and about the possum skin cloaks that the Yorta Yorta women have been making. And the poor old big trees in the forest.
I can hear the frogs croaking here in the pond and the old tin tub. We've been lucky to have some rain in Brisbane and it's still cool.
Reminds me of how Dad tells me that there used to be little green frogs clustered on the back door down there at night, catching insects. They'd come up from the back paddock where there was a bit of a watercourse. Anyway no more frogs - Dad thinks it's to do with the spraying and DDT.
"Only when the last tree has withered, the last fish has been caught, and the last river has been poisoned, will you realize you cannot eat money." Cree - Native American. Makes you think ...
Made me think about the Murray and about the possum skin cloaks that the Yorta Yorta women have been making. And the poor old big trees in the forest.
I can hear the frogs croaking here in the pond and the old tin tub. We've been lucky to have some rain in Brisbane and it's still cool.
Reminds me of how Dad tells me that there used to be little green frogs clustered on the back door down there at night, catching insects. They'd come up from the back paddock where there was a bit of a watercourse. Anyway no more frogs - Dad thinks it's to do with the spraying and DDT.
"Only when the last tree has withered, the last fish has been caught, and the last river has been poisoned, will you realize you cannot eat money." Cree - Native American. Makes you think ...
Thursday, November 15, 2007
And a bit of fine singing!
Some men in fine voice - just when you were going to quickly check your email before you go to bed. Men wot sing! Yes!
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