Avatars

After a somewhat frustrating sesssion in class where we couldnt' do everything we wanted and for some unexplained reason, every half hour or so I had to change computers because it would only load a blank page, at last I have an Avatar. A couple actually. Now that i'm home I can also download them onto my computer, so perhaps I'll create a slideshow out of my creations.

EUREKA !! I've found it.

The most useful web tool so far in my roamings on the internet.
Google Reader combined with the iGoogle page. Many groups, websites and most blogs have an RSS feed. Once you've subscribed you can choose whether to have the updates downloaded onto a folder on your browser or to your google reader.

If you choose Google Reader you can then choose to have that feed onto your iGoogle page, which means whenever you open your browser, if you have it defaulting to iGoogle, not only can you start searching, have the weather with you, calendar and to do appointment thingy, along with numerous other bibs and bobs but you get the headlines from all your chosen feeds into one place on one spot on the page. After initial subscribing and wading through everything and marking all as read (at which point they will disappear). It's then a really simple matter to check for updates regularly and keep up with all the groups in one spot. No more trawling about and having to remember which blogs/groups interest you. All in one spot.

Plus you can even get newsgroups fed into your Google reader and iGoogle page.

Enlightenment with iGoogle

I have discovered that the absolute best way of keeping track of everything is via Google reader. Nearly everything that offers update feeds has google reader as one of its options. Quite a lot of what can be added to Google Reader can also be put up on your igoogle webpage. Now that's worth having. Calendar, weather, news updates, to do lists. You name it iGoogle has it.

Bad,bad bunny.

I just realised how long it's been since I last created an entry into my blog.
I'm looking at no 3 on the assessment sheet.
It reads: After conducing a training needs analysis, prepare a portfolio which details a strategy for personal development. The portfolio must include a current resume, a goals/mission statement and a five year plan for personal learning. WHAT?

Training needs analysis? What the heck is that? Is this within the context of web 2.0 tools? If it is, how on earth can we have any idea what's coming down the track?

Videos..

You tube is one of the biggest sources of videos. It's a matter of finding what you want, copying the code and pasting it where you want. This is a You Tube video of celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay cooking Beef Wellington. It's not that difficult and it's delicious. I know. I've cooked it.. Yummo

Gadgets

This is an example of a gadget that may be embedded in just about any web page or blog. it's a simple matter of just copying and pasting the code. This one is a BBC Recipe gadget available from Google.