LibraryThing

Do you see any practical application for LibraryThing either at home or at work? Will you start using the site?

For me, this has been the most useful site so far. It was easy to navigate and I much enjoyed reading various reviews and seeing other recommendations. I shall definitely use this site in the future. The most practical application I can think of at the moment is in connection with my book club. We are always looking for recommended reads and it would be useful to access this site.

Flickr & YouTube

Comment on Flickr and YouTube. Were they user friendly?

I found the quality of photographs on Flickr to be very good. I was able to find photographs of every geographical location and on any subject I could think of. There were plenty of examples.
I also found the site very user friendly. I imagine that I would use this site in the future.

I was less impressed with YouTube. I watched the recommended videos. I found that, although the statistics laid out in "Did you know 4.0" were very interesting, the video played much too quickly and so it was difficult to remember anything I had seen. I doubt that I would use this site again.

Google Calendar (cont)

I obviously didn't understand how Google Calendar actually works! I was pleasantly surprised to receive emails last week on each day of the calendar I created notifying me of my schedule for that day. I had assumed that Google Calendar had a limited use in that I would either have to refer to my calendar on line or I would have to print off a copy. (This is the kind of mistake made by those of us who are new to this technology.)

Now that I have discovered how easy Google Calendar is to use, I will definitely use it in the future.

Online Productivity Tools - Calendars

Do you see yourself using these tools or will you stick to more traditional methods? If you were to use one of these tools regularly, which would it be and why?


I created a Google calendar. I chose Google since I already have a gmail account. It was simple to create and I liked being able to choose the day/week or month format. I doubt that I would use this tool regularly, since I am constantly having to add information to my calendar at home (I have three teenagers, who are often difficult to keep up with if I don't enter their school/work events, etc on my calendar). I'm sure I shall stick to the traditional calendar but it was useful to learn how to create this via Google and it is possible that I may use this in the future.

Were you able to successfully set up your RSS feed? If not, where did you run into problems? If you were successful, does this make information-gathering more convenient for you?

I was able to set up my RSS feed but did not realise that I had to go to Bloglines.com to read the feeds. I assumed that I would be able to read the feeds on my Blog. The whole process was very confusing. I went through the process as indicated but was not confident that I had actually set up the account. Apparently I had, but it wasn't obvious that I had completed all the steps. In view of all the confusion, I doubt that I would find this a convenient way to gather information.

What do you like about the Google product? What do you dislike? Would you recommend the product to friends and colleagues?


I looked at various Google programs and found Goodle Image to be very interesting. No matter how obscure the subject I thought of, I was consistently able to find appropriate images. I was amazed to find so much detail and will definitely be able to make good use of this product in the future. There was nothing I disliked about the product and would definitely recommend Image to friends and colleagues.