Thing #23-Summary of Thoughts

Wow! I can't believe I'm finished! I feel so much more "with it" now! While I may not use many of the applications I learned about, it is very beneficial to have been exposed to them. Prior to doing the "things", I was under the impression that anyone who had a blog was quite a techie! Now I know that is not the case. I am no longer as intimidated by these new technologies. My favorite discovery during this process was the RSS feeds. I view my bloglines account daily, and it saves a lot of time to go there rather than all the different web sites! The Zoho Writer is also a tool I will use in the future. Web-based word processing and spreadsheet applications are a dream come true for me! I have greatly enjoyed this learning experience and would definitely participate in a similar exercise in the future!!

Thing #22-Audiobooks

I established an account with NetLibrary and searched for books I thought might be interesting. The search engine on the web site is easy to use, and the site is easy to navigate around. I downloaded an audiobook called "The Magic Kingdom". I was surprised that this process took only seconds! The length of the audiobook is over 10 hours, so I doubt I will ever listen to very much of it. I wish I could figure out if the book is broken into chapters and if so, how to fast forward. This is a wonderful tool if you like to listen to books on CD (or on your computer)!

Thing #21-Podcasts

It took me awhile to complete this "thing" because I have no sound on my pc. I finally remembered to bring in headphones so I would be able to listen to a few podcasts. I looked around on the podcast.net and Yahoo podcasts directories. There are podcasts on every subject imaginable! That seems to be a common theme with me--I had no idea this existed in such magnitude! An avid Disney lover, I subscribed to the "All About the Mouse" podcast and listened to two episodes. I attempted to subscribe to a workout podcast from podcastgo.com, but while I successfully subscribed, a blank page is returned when I click on each episode--must be a problem with their podcast (or me!). I don't know how often I will listen to podcasts, but it is a wonderful concept!