Real simple stuff

RSS what is it?

I had no idea what these curvy caps stood for but I'd seen them everywhere on so many websites, and now I know how to use them and what they mean (real simple syndication). Why open up multiple pages to grab your daily fix of news, goss or trivia, when you use a newsreader which grabs all that info for you in just one spot! It's a multi-tasking tool!

I've subscribed to RSS feeds from Powells (the best bookstore in the world), KEXP (the best radio station in the world), ABC news, humorous newspaper the Onion, and crafty magazine ReadyMade. So now I can have a chuckle, be informed of the goings on and work out how to create a yoga mat bag from a pair of slacks in 15 minutes flat.

I'm a regular user of wikipedia, but I was really surprised by the breadth and amount of wikis that have been created. It's such a useful communication tool especially for professions such as my own (conservation) which are small in number but rely so much on cross communication and collaboration with professional colleagues. It's always nice to have a little community.

Here's an awesome wiki created by the book conservators of New York City

I especially like the food sign up table for events. Conservators are pretty much obsessed with food.