I have been using Facebook for quite awhile rather passively but more recently due to I have been making greater use of the groups. Summer and Winter Baseball Clubs and a local gamers club I had joined. The local buy swap sells and more recently during the isolation the Bin Isolation Outing Group where participantsContinue reading “The Facebook- Thing 8”
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Diversity – Thing 5
Wow, what a read !! The articles were interesting as I didn’t realise that diverse emoji’s existed. I have never been exposed to them before.
Modern Treasure Hunting
I have heard of Geocaching before, but have never really done it. I am usually on the organiser side rather than the paticipant side. I used to be an interactive character in themed city-wide treasure hunts run by various companies, but obviously they were timed events, as you can’t have a person accessible 24/7/365 for […]
Thing 14: Audio
Gentle reader, how are you doing? I hope you and yours are all healthy and safe. When I began this challenge in February 2019 I had no idea how much change lay ahead and how important digital means of learning and interacting would become. While lockdowns are shifting and changing around the world, it looks… Read more Thing 14: Audio
Thing 4: Digital Security (Bonus Thing A)
In resurrecting this blog leading up to the 23 Things course, I did review the About Me section but after reading the advice given, I have put a bit more work into it and am pleased with the result. About … Continue reading →
Thing 4: Digital Literacy
I feel I had a good understanding on this subject before undertaking the reading. I had a look at my phone and deleted three apps I no longer have use for including the airline Emirates. I deleted another two that … Continue reading →
It’s only the beginning …
Greetings and salutations — this is my first foray into the wonderful world of blogging – I’m doing this as part of my self-paced exploration of 23 things from the University of Edinburgh in order to become more digitally dextrous!I’m hoping to expand…
Digital Security – Thing 4
The only apps I use for online connections are Facebook and Messenger. I have locked down my profile and photos securely in Facebook so that no one without my permission can access my personal information. As Gandalf the Great stated in the Lord of Th…
Digital Footprint – Thing 3
I googled myself and this picture came up on the search. It is an artistic design painted by Stella De Marchi, definitely not me……lol. However, I have a passion for artwork and still have a few abstract pieces hanging on my parent’s wall from my high school years. My favourite artist is Wassily Kandinsky andContinue reading “Digital Footprint – Thing 3”
Pretty Bird? Twitter- Thing 7
I have always seen twitter as a personal press release tool and as one that does not advertise myself have only ever used it passively reading tweets from those I chose to follow. I have since left the platform as it could get quite toxic. My Social Media activity in my dotage is concentrated mainlyContinue reading “Pretty Bird? Twitter- Thing 7”
Accessibility Now- Thing 6
During a Tech Help session I assisted a user accessing the Bolinda Borrow Box service on her laptop. The user was blind and navigated the page with the aid of a screen reader. Throughout the process It was eveident to me that this could be done better. The website was setup to branch off accessingContinue reading “Accessibility Now- Thing 6”
Thing 3: Digital Footprint
I have a digital footprint dating back to when I did the original 23 Things. A search of my name (year’s ago called an “ego search” ) resulted in references to another person at the top but the third result … Continue reading →