Grand Finale

I've finished! I have enjoyed this so much. For someone who really didn't rate themselves with these technologies, I have made quantifiable progress. I particularly enjoyed the tasks around finding images and entertainment - which I guess might tell you something about me!
My main impressions are that there are so many free things available to the world on the Internet. Time was you had to purchase all these things from the computer shop. No longer! Just as importantly, you do get a real sense of mastery as you are going along with this and each thing you tick off is an achievment.

My kids have been quite impressed with me doing this and have made admiring noises when I have talked about some technology they hadn't heard of. It feels good to know something they don't!
Anyway thanks for the opportunity to do this. Eleven thumbs up from me!

Net Library

Have made an account and accessed a book or two. Found that The Tale of Two Cities provided me with endless notes and support material but not the actual book! Note to self- read the title carefully and completely!! Finally found a book that I could read and the experience was only OK. mmmm.... not my style at all but there you go! If you had been brought up in this way you might think it's a great idea. But personally I like to read in bed on my side with comfort being my ruler! Not hunched over a PC. Anyway it's good to know how this works so I can help yoof with their needs for last minute work on Shakespeare and the rest.

Podcasts

Hmmmmm. Podcasts seem to be a great thing till you come to have to download them on to either your PC ( the only gadget I have ) or your MP3. I can see that with things that really interest me such as author talks and book reviews etc, I probably would make the effort to access, download, listen and then delete it all. I'm not sure I could really be bothered to do this in the normal course of events though. I'm a then-and-there individual rather than planning-my-recreation sort of person.

Eureka ! We have lift off!

Bingo! I found this really easy once I joined up with You tube! That's the secret ! It's soooooo easy. Wow!! I feel really pleased with my self! Take a look at this video- it's very funny . My daughter has made everyone watch this and it is worth the effort.

Zoho

I've had a look at Zoho writer and gone into templates and made this ID card. Looks wonderful and makes me realise that people don't need to but all the software that they used to. It's all here on Zoho! Golly it used tobe such a big deal buying Publisher and all those bits and bobs! Now you can just go into thing and probably many things like this and away you go! I had some problems uplifting the evidence of my work but ( as always) learn a lot about the functions of print screen and cropping.

Thing 17 finished

Have followed the instructions and have added my blog to the favourite blogs there. While I was there I had a good look at some of the other blogs there. Some people really have brilliant blogs done in so much detail. This is the beauty of this 2.0 programme- I guess that people are finding what really interests them and going into it and using it straight away.

I have added a contibution to the Favourite move site and played in the sandbox. What a great name for this tool!

Online Applications and Tools

Have gone into Medstory and was impressed. My husband suffers badly from sinus problems and I thought that the range of resources and hits that this brought up was good. Most of the articles displayed were up to date and relevant. Along with scholarly articles on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of this tricky condition, I was impressed that the various medecines themselves brought up further links with attached articles. Often disease presents with non-specific symptoms and I can see that you could get a lot of very relevant information and prompts to look also at this side issue and that one. I thought that the only limitation of this was its American-ness with most information coming from that country.