Thing 2 Continued

Although I do like my little device, it is nearly impossible to type on.  It takes me much longer to type than on this handy keyboard on my regular computer.  I also have not figured out how to upload pictures to my blog.  I wanted to take a screen shot of the wallpaper that I have installed, but I think I will have to use the old fashioned camera to do it.

I have tried to take a few screenshots, but I have been unable to figure out how to attach them to my blog.  I tried to upload a picture to tumblr, but I was unable to.  I will keep trying, as I know that the camera feature is a big part of mobile devices and it would be nice to be able to post pictures easily.

My device

My memo pad is a handy little device.  I can check email, Facebook, and the weather. There is a camera on the front and back and I can take videos.  I have played a few games with it and used Zinio to look at magazines.  There is a note taking feature that has some potential.  It has a GPS.  I have watched a Utube video on how to save the battery life. I have changed the wallpaper and will try to take a screenshot of that.   Never mind. I can't do that.

Apps?

I realize that I am hopelessly behind the times when it comes to smart phones, but in an effort to keep up, I'm doing this self-paced library program called 23 Mobile Things.  The first thing I'd like to find out is what is an app and how is it different from a regular webpage. I purchased a very inexpensive tablet that works with Android so I'm hoping to use this device to discover what apps are and how to use them.

I should also note that I went through the 23 Things on a Stick 5 years ago and learned a great deal--I can't say I've totally mastered web tools, but I have a much greater understanding of what is out there thanks to this program.  I originally set up a blog called 23 Ways of Looking at a Library for that program so this blog is 23 New Ways of Looking at a Library.  I look forward to re-acquainting myself with blogging as I investigate these mobile thing.