Aggregators/Feeders - perhaps I'm reading into this more than is necessary - at one stage I had 8 windows open 'til my system decided enough was enough and shut down!! Arrrrgh! so I then had to open everything up again!! Anyway I've managed to choose my 5 RSS feeds:-
My first is Christian Fletcher - one of WA's top landscape photographers. He has a gallery in Dunsborough and one right here in Mandurah (Smart Street). I love his work and have had the privilege of meeting him on several ocassions. It's not common knowlege, but he's a great campaigner for conservation and you can read all about his efforts in his blog...
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I've also chosen one of our local rags: 'Mandurah Mail' as I believe it important to keep up with stories and happenings around your local area. I have been reading with great interest on the number of migratory birds that land on our shores each year. Do you know that there is a little bird called the Red Knot that flies all the way from the China Sea and back - a round trip of 25,000km....amazing! - we need to keep their habitat safe.
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My other RSS feed that I love looking at is 'You the Designer' - I've used this on numerous occassions for picking up free templates, brushes, textures, etc for my Photoshop CS5 work in conjunction with my photography. Just this evening I have downloaded some 'smoke' brushes that can be used to add to an image the effect of real smoke just at the click of a button - love it, love, love it.....have a look:
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My last 2 RSS choices are the Web 2.0 basic as requested, but also the Powerhouse Museum that was recommended. I'd not seen this sight before, but as you can imagine I'm now hooked..
Some of the photos are inspirational - I love pure mono images - I will definitely be watching this feed on a regular daily basis:
Well, a hard lesson I think, but worthy of my patience and determination to understand. It's now just a matter of practice, practice, practice!!!!
Onward and upward to week 5/wikis
Pleased that you got there in the end Diane. Well done to you! Wonder how I will go on week 4?
ReplyDeleteWell done! The RSS feeds we choose to follow say a lot about us as individuals, don't they? I often think that, in the future, anthropologists and archeologists will be sifting through our online footprints to determine what life was like "in the old days".
ReplyDeleteWow really impressed Diane. I think I got to the 7 or 8 pages open at one time thing and felt so overwhelmed that I gave up on it again. Have to face back to RSS today so let's hope I crack it this time.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to add a local paper. I will definitely add this link as a RSS feeder, as I enjoy the local paper, always give it a quick glance and believe working for the COM we need to keep abreast of local news and events.
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