Online Productivity

Who needs Microsoft Word when you have Online Productivity with Google. I love how easy it is to share documents and calendars. I will definitely consider switching to this tool if or when I buy a new computer or laptop. A great tool to recommend to customers as well.

Library Thing

I found the Library Thing website very interesting. If you are really into reading and sharing book reviews this is a wonderful site. I would recommend it to keen library customers. It would take a lot of work to keep up with anything but if one is keen I'm sure it's great!

Flickr and Youtube

I have quite a bit of experience using Youtube but I had no idea Flickr even existed. I took the tour and was amazed at what you can do. I just came back from the Big Island in Hawaii and did the usual downloading of my photos to my computer and to Facebook but now I realize how much more I can do with my photos. I will investigate this more later. Thank you for the opportunity to discover this great way of sharing and manipulating photos!

Twitter

I didn't open a Twitter account but visited Twitter.com and checked out a couple of subjects. I think Twitter is a great new way to communicate with people with similar interests. The comments are brief and to the point but I found the conversation difficult to follow because people were using their own code. I'm sure after awhile I would catch on. I plan to explore Twitter further in the future.

RSS

I set up an RSS for several different news and weather sites but I'm not sure if I did it correctly. Am I supposed to receive updates through email? If so I haven't received anything yet. I'm a tad confused.

Google

I enjoyed checking out "more" about Google. I took the video tour of Picasa and found out many neat things to do with photos. It comes highly recommended so I'll check that out in the future. I also like docs. It seems to be similar with Sharepoint but with a couple more cool features such as the ability to chat with others editing the document. When I have time I'll investigate more about that too.

Social Networking

I have a Facebook account but confess I only check in once in awhile and make a comment rarely. It's a great way to keep up with family and and friends though without having to pick up the phone.