Weel 9 - Facebook

I must say that until about 7-8 months ago. I wasn't doing much Social Networking. But now I don't know what I would do without it. I really use it as a way to keep up to date with things going on in my family. For example, I currently have a cousin who is station in Afghanistan. She sends updates all the time. A quick way for us to find out if she is ok. My sister and I also use it like email. Since it has an inbox and allows you to compose messages. So nice. They have also recently added a chat feature which is also nice.

I am also on LinkedIn but I have to be honest. I don't look at it much. I really haven't found a way to really use it to my advantage. I think it would be a really great tool if I was looking for a new job.

I would never get a MySpace account. It just really annoys me. I can't stand how people build their pages with all the different backgrounds. Also, when I think of MySpace, I think of high school. I hated high school. Maybe that is my problem. Oh well!

That's it for now!

Week 8 - Photo Sharing

I don't know about most people but I have been using online photo sharing now for about 4 years. I love it. I use Snapfish. I love it. I can upload my photos to their website @ www.snapfish.com. Share them with my family and friends. I also can order photos really easy and cheap. I really no longer print photo's at home because it is so much cheaper to order them online. I really like this site because it doesn't have a public option. I do not want my girls pictures all over the internet.

Week 6 Wiki's

I love Wikipedia. I love all this information neatly arranged for us. Also, like that the information has been entered by normal people. It's free! Yeah! I don't have much experience with Wiki's. I had tried to use one when we set up AIT. Didn't find them as easy to use as a blog. I don't know if I have more problems with pre-formated websites like wiki's because I do know HTML (that cryptic programing language). For me sometimes it is just easier to do it myself.

Week 5 Google Apps

Totally love the Google products. My favorite would have to be docs and spreadsheets. I have started to use it a lot. I have over 100 documents. If you were to send me a document I would prefer that you share it with me on Google docs. I really hate having multiple copies of the same file out there. It is nice to have one central file that I can share with anyone. Makes my life easier.

I also like to use the calendar. I have my calendar set up so that it will send me an agenda for the day. It is nice to be automatically reminded what you have to do that day.

Week 4 RSS

Love it! I didn't think that 1 piece of software could make my life so much easier. I don't know how much time I spent hoping from one site to another looking for all my news. Now I can get it all in one place. Now I have more time on my hands to do more fun things!

Week 3- Blogging

I really do like to blog. It is what I use to keep my family updated on what is going on in my family. I am am really getting comfortable with blogger since I have started to work on AIT. Hope you all are having as much fun as I am!