I think Twitter is lame. I think it has always been lame and I think people are only doing it because it's a fad.
I am a facebook girl. If you want to see brief status updates, photos that you don't have to open up a new window to see (and you actually get a preview of what they are) then go to Facebook! It's called your homepage and it does all that. And you don't have to use abbreviations or hashtags.
On Twitter you can only see the most recent 20 statuses so you have to be on it 24/7 or spend hours going through boring lines of texts only broken up by links to either other lines of texts or maybe a photo. But you can't tell because there are no avatars or previews. ARGH.
I can see the library using it's application for the 'last minute' crowd. They just want to check twitter and see "Hey, something's happening right now... cool."
I, on the other hand, am a planner. I'd much rather get the facebook invite a month ahead of time.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
LibraryThing. You make my heart sing.
You make everything... bookey?
I know a lot of people who use Librarything, especially since this 2.0 workshop. I actually tried to list all the books I own in an excel spreadsheet about 6 years ago. I don't have the speradsheet anymore but it was long. Since then I've tried to prune my collection quite a bit so half those books are no longer there, they've been replaced by double as many new books.
I do think that Library thing is a good idea and could be very practical for keeping a home library organized. However it would take forever to actually list all my books and then I'd have to remember to add them all as soon as I get new books. Which reminds me,
I have at least 10 books I'm dying to buy from Amazon. Must make an order now *drool*.
In Summary library thing is actually pretty cool. I like that other recommended books are listed under each books description. I also think that one day when I'm no longer feeling lazy I will use library thing.
I know a lot of people who use Librarything, especially since this 2.0 workshop. I actually tried to list all the books I own in an excel spreadsheet about 6 years ago. I don't have the speradsheet anymore but it was long. Since then I've tried to prune my collection quite a bit so half those books are no longer there, they've been replaced by double as many new books.
I do think that Library thing is a good idea and could be very practical for keeping a home library organized. However it would take forever to actually list all my books and then I'd have to remember to add them all as soon as I get new books. Which reminds me,
I have at least 10 books I'm dying to buy from Amazon. Must make an order now *drool*.
In Summary library thing is actually pretty cool. I like that other recommended books are listed under each books description. I also think that one day when I'm no longer feeling lazy I will use library thing.
Online Productivity Tools- Video killed the radio star
I am still pissed off that my brand new, and not completely cheap, computer that I bought in December did not come with microsoft office.
Doesn't anyone else remember when computers used to come with microsoft word?
Why the heck would a Microsoft product NOT come with MS Word? *headshake*
In protest I have downloaded Open Office because there is no way I'm paying in excess of $200 for something that I should have gotten for free.
I actually have used Google docs (I used it for the first time a few weeks ago) but it's not as effective as Word. There are less tools and formatting options especailly in google docs' 'Excel', where I must say Microsoft is much better. But that doesn't mean that I'm willing to pay for it! 'Cause I'm not.
I think free software will take over eventually just like video killed the radio star and youtube killed cd's.
Doesn't anyone else remember when computers used to come with microsoft word?
Why the heck would a Microsoft product NOT come with MS Word? *headshake*
In protest I have downloaded Open Office because there is no way I'm paying in excess of $200 for something that I should have gotten for free.
I actually have used Google docs (I used it for the first time a few weeks ago) but it's not as effective as Word. There are less tools and formatting options especailly in google docs' 'Excel', where I must say Microsoft is much better. But that doesn't mean that I'm willing to pay for it! 'Cause I'm not.
I think free software will take over eventually just like video killed the radio star and youtube killed cd's.
Flickr / Youtube
Flickr was the first photo sharing media I used back in the day. But, I 've learned better.
I find it kind of annoying now actually. People tag their photos wrong and when I search for tags that I am actually looking for I have to surf through hundreds of useless photos before I find the ones I'm actually looking for. It is fairly user friendly though. When I was a 'noob' I figured out how to use it. I use Facebook for all photo sharing now and I use photobucket too. Mostly to post photos onto my regular blog.
Youtube is one of the most useful tools on the internet. What would life be like without it? I pretty much go on youtube every day. Userfriendly? Yes, it's super easy to search as it suggests searches for you as soon as you start typing! You can find anything that hasn't been taken down for copyright infringement and
Seriously though, youtube is not just full of junk. I never watch what 'most' people watch such as Rhianna and Justin Beiber music videos. I watch book trailers, 50's rock and roll and Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) videos.
I hate driving and I can not wait for the day when machines will drive me everywhere! Mwahaha.
Because of you, Youtube, I can visualize it quite well.
I find it kind of annoying now actually. People tag their photos wrong and when I search for tags that I am actually looking for I have to surf through hundreds of useless photos before I find the ones I'm actually looking for. It is fairly user friendly though. When I was a 'noob' I figured out how to use it. I use Facebook for all photo sharing now and I use photobucket too. Mostly to post photos onto my regular blog.
Youtube is one of the most useful tools on the internet. What would life be like without it? I pretty much go on youtube every day. Userfriendly? Yes, it's super easy to search as it suggests searches for you as soon as you start typing! You can find anything that hasn't been taken down for copyright infringement and
Seriously though, youtube is not just full of junk. I never watch what 'most' people watch such as Rhianna and Justin Beiber music videos. I watch book trailers, 50's rock and roll and Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) videos.
I hate driving and I can not wait for the day when machines will drive me everywhere! Mwahaha.
Because of you, Youtube, I can visualize it quite well.
Monday, June 14, 2010
RSS Feeds
I adore RSS feeds.
I check my RSS feeds almost more than I check my Facebook. I save everything to my RSS feed and I have about 150 feeds a day. In fact it's gotten to the point that I really need to cut back. I think I'm a bit of a feed addict. It's become a 'Well-I'd-like-to-go-back-to-this-website-at-some-point-before-I-die-so-I-should-add-it-to-my-RSS-feed' situation.
I use Google Reader as my RSS feed and I must say it couldn't be easier. Hence the state of my addiction. Accessibility= Continual Use=Addiction.
Plus Google Chrome has an RSS feed button that automatically lights up when an RSS feed is available on a page. It facilitates my laziness because I don't even have to search for the orange RSS symbol. It's awesome.
The only thing that annoys me about RSS feeds is that some feeds never work. It drives me nuts but for some reason the photos won't appear and the post ends up just being text or being blank. What you have to understand is I don't read posts. No, the only reason I go on the internet is to look at pictures so when my RSS feeds don't work I am not a happy bunny.
I've gotta go now. My RSS feed is calling.
I check my RSS feeds almost more than I check my Facebook. I save everything to my RSS feed and I have about 150 feeds a day. In fact it's gotten to the point that I really need to cut back. I think I'm a bit of a feed addict. It's become a 'Well-I'd-like-to-go-back-to-this-website-at-some-point-before-I-die-so-I-should-add-it-to-my-RSS-feed' situation.
I use Google Reader as my RSS feed and I must say it couldn't be easier. Hence the state of my addiction. Accessibility= Continual Use=Addiction.
Plus Google Chrome has an RSS feed button that automatically lights up when an RSS feed is available on a page. It facilitates my laziness because I don't even have to search for the orange RSS symbol. It's awesome.
The only thing that annoys me about RSS feeds is that some feeds never work. It drives me nuts but for some reason the photos won't appear and the post ends up just being text or being blank. What you have to understand is I don't read posts. No, the only reason I go on the internet is to look at pictures so when my RSS feeds don't work I am not a happy bunny.
I've gotta go now. My RSS feed is calling.
Google Universe! *Dun, Dun, DUN!*
I am quite enamored with Google Universe, in fact the GU and I are having an affair. Many others have love affairs with Apple products --which are overpriced, in my opinion-- but I have the absolutely free Google Universe for my lonely nights. What can I say, I'm a bit cheap.
Google Chrome is my one and only web browser. I've grown tired of my past love Firefox. The best part is that google chrome has a feature where any highlighted text anywhere becomes a title search in google with a single right click. *I love it*
Gmail/hotmail. The debate still rages for me. I use both. Gmail has more attachment space for photos but hotmail is my old and steady flame. Like Brad Pitt in so many ways.
And then there was Google Wave.
I was somehow pre selected to use Google Wave and was automatically registered. I decided this meant I should try it and it was interesting. I think Google Wave is the future and that emails will be no more. Real time, multi-person editing is just so much better and it will save so much inbox space.
While we're on the subject of google products I will point out the obvious that this is a biased post from the start because BLOGGER is itself a google product. I don't think blogger is perfect, but since I'm on blogger bashing google would be kind of silly. I think it could have more customization but, as they say, ces't la blogger.
Also Google Books could use some help. They seem to have everything I want to read, but when I click on the wonderful books I want, either I can't read them because of the copyright issues or it's not actually there at all, it's just a citation. And, ironically enough, the cataloguing system and search engine for Google Books sucks because of it's lacking subject-based search. I just want to find every book ever on a few topics but no, you can't do that for me can you Google Books.
Google Chrome is my one and only web browser. I've grown tired of my past love Firefox. The best part is that google chrome has a feature where any highlighted text anywhere becomes a title search in google with a single right click. *I love it*
Gmail/hotmail. The debate still rages for me. I use both. Gmail has more attachment space for photos but hotmail is my old and steady flame. Like Brad Pitt in so many ways.
And then there was Google Wave.
I was somehow pre selected to use Google Wave and was automatically registered. I decided this meant I should try it and it was interesting. I think Google Wave is the future and that emails will be no more. Real time, multi-person editing is just so much better and it will save so much inbox space.
While we're on the subject of google products I will point out the obvious that this is a biased post from the start because BLOGGER is itself a google product. I don't think blogger is perfect, but since I'm on blogger bashing google would be kind of silly. I think it could have more customization but, as they say, ces't la blogger.
Also Google Books could use some help. They seem to have everything I want to read, but when I click on the wonderful books I want, either I can't read them because of the copyright issues or it's not actually there at all, it's just a citation. And, ironically enough, the cataloguing system and search engine for Google Books sucks because of it's lacking subject-based search. I just want to find every book ever on a few topics but no, you can't do that for me can you Google Books.
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