Online Productivity Tools - better late than never!

Oops, got sidetracked and forgot to post on this one! Lots of great potential here and anything to break the Microsoft Monopoly is a good thing eh?

As for myself, I can see that having a shared calendar for my wife and I would be a great way for us to keep track of all the things we need to schedule and we'll always know what's coming up!

Twitter

Short and sweet - this is the way all communication should be in the 'over' - information age! Just recently introduced to text messaging and the need for brevity, this is a timely discovery. The Central library feed is great, covering a range of material which is easy to scan and find items of interest!

I would be select in joining and following other people's feeds. It's great for friends and families but too much of a good thing...

LibraryThing

Wow, a great site for book lovers of the world! Just what I need - more titles to add to my reading list. Sheesh, where does a person find the time to read all they find?

This site is great with a good tour to show you around and briefly highlight what the site offers. It's also easy to sign up if you decide to go ahead. Great idea for us book lovers!

Flickr and YouTube

YouTube is something I’ve heard about for quite some time and now I’ve added to this by learning about Flickr. I haven’t used Flickr but I have uploaded a lot of photos to other web-based photo sharing sites. I didn’t know how much Flickr had to offer before this and I’d probably make it my number one choice to upload or to direct people to for this purpose. Great way to edit, enhance and share pictures, with lots of control over access too.

I have spent quite a bit of time looking at YouTube videos and I’m amazed at the many unbelievable videos they have! I’m afraid of using too much time up with the website because there is so much there. Hence, I generally rely on friends and family to send along links, rather than just visit the site and look around.

RSS

Well, lots more available information thanks to RSS! I was able to create an account and select a number of feeds. The CBC link I wanted was not correct but by going directly to CBC website I was able to add that along with the other feeds I'd wanted. Interesting... Well, it will certainly make it easier to follow different movie reviews but that won't necessarily mean that the reviews are reliable!

Google and Big Brother

Wow, Google is amazing and who knew about all the latest things it has available!??

Google Maps is a very handy feature which can locate and address and show its location on a map which is amazing when you're trying to go somewhere for the first time. Another amazing but also scary feature is the ability to do a 'virtual drive by' to the homes of just about anyone you care to think of! I say scary because it's a little bit creepy to know that someone came by filming your street and your home and that it's all available to anyone who wants to find it.

Well, something didn't work last time so the post didn't get saved - computers!

At this point in time I find that the extra work and time required to be involved in Facebook just doesn’t fit with my priorities. However, I can see that it can be an amazing way for people to stay connected and potentially interact with a large number of people. I think this latter aspect particularly appeals to young people who are learning social skills, how to make and maintain friendships and be part of a social sphere. They also have the time and energy to spend on this!