Week 3 Post 4

I used Snipshot to enhance this image. I was able to make the colors more intense, change the contrast and sharpen the image.

Week 3 Post 3 My creation

My creation
Originally uploaded by talespinner2002

Yeah! I made my own trading card!!

Week 3 Post 2 Who Knew?

Peace
Originally uploaded by talespinner2002

I'm having way too much fun to be at work! It's great to learn all the interesting things you can do in flickr. It's a little like trading in your Yugo for a Mercedes-Benz.

Week 3 Post 1 My Friend Flickr

I've had a Flickr account for a few months now but I'm really enjoying learning all the ways to enhance and manage my photos. I used Webshots for years but I'm slowly moving all my pictures to Flickr. Most of my albums are for family and friends but I've made one public for this exercise.

Safety and the net

Just for fun I added a photo of a bestselling mystery writer. For her safety (ha!) I won't identify her. I've been active on many websites, message boards and chatrooms for several years. So far, I've been very fortunate to have met some of the most wonderful, fun and interesting people. But there are people who haven't been so lucky. Most of them are kids/teens who don't have the skills or experience to protect themselves. However, I don't think enough attention is devoted to the older adults who are vulnerable to scam and con artists or other people who would prey on them.

An example is a net friend who's on one of my message boards. She was telling us about this wonderful woman who was cleaning her house (she found her through a net ad) and that the woman's son had volunteered to do some repairs FOR FREE. Most others on the board said gee how nice for you to get help. Not me! I posted that I thought she should NOT let the son into her house when she was gone and that nothing is free. Check them out I said. Sure enough, the pair were con artists and they stole identities as well as property and my friend didn't even have their real names.

My point is that it is not just teens looking for fun who need to be aware. Everyone who logs onto the internet needs to exercise the same caution as when at home or in public.

It's a Fast Moving World!

Just a few years ago, no one could have imagined how quickly technology would become the driving force in our lives. IPods, MySpace, YouTube, flash drives, hd tv, blue tooth and many more gadgets and websites are becoming virtual necessities to the Net Generation. Guess it's time for the "graying" net generation to catch up and get it's groove on!