Google Docs & Spreadsheets

Well that was cool, posting from Google Docs is a breeze.

Just trying this out - can I post this from Google Docs & Spreadsheets to my blog?

Week 8 Online Applications & Tools

I had a good look at "Google Docs & Spreadsheets" and was quite impressed. Obviously many people are using this web based tool for business, personal and work purposes. Multiple people can view and edit once signed in (I like the idea that you know who is editing unlike wikis). You can access documents from any computer, edit from anywhere .

Online storage and auto-save mean you don't have to worry about hard drive failures and power outages but you can also save files to your own computer if desired. You can publish as a web page online with just a click (don't have to learn something new) or post it to your blog (I'll try this when I get the time).

I also checked out LibraryThing. Again this seems like a great tool for people who own a lot of books (free cataloging service) or just love to read (share their books, check out people with similar tastes).

I'll check out a few other "tools" when I get the chance.

Snow Drops

springflowers
Originally uploaded by mrbuffra.

Week 6

Thought I'd practice what I learned last week. Let's see if a photo shows up. Yes it did! I think you can tell I love spring flowers.

I also played around and figured out how to put a picture on the side bar of my blog and on my computer desktop.

I now know how to search my own favourites on del.icio.us.

I have found that none of these technologies are hard to use once you know what you are doing. I feel that a lot of time was wasted because the instructions were poor or non-existent.

Its just a Daffodil

Its just a Daffodil
Originally uploaded by sierradelta74.

I Love Spring

Week 5

I decided to compare del.ico.us and Google searching knee replacements (yes, I need a full knee replacement and am trying to get as much info as I can on the topic). I found great sites on both but I feel that del.ico.us had a better "selection". I then set up an account on del.ico.us and put the buttons on my browser toolbar. I added a few websites and tags. It's been fun "playing " with del.ico.us and I know it will become an important search tool.

I am now "playing" around with Flickr and have not had any success so far adding a link to my blog of a photo. Let's see if this worked.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77908616@N00/422264872/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tommok/422181547/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42885082@N00/423051810/

Wetpaint

I found the instructions for adding pages and links, editing, etc. easier to follow when using this wiki. Perhaps the experience trying to figure out using PBWiki made it easier. Once you have figured out how things work, things fall into place. I can definitely see the use for wikis in an academic environment when a collaborative effort is needed.