05/11/2009
in the cloud ... yup, been there for awhile .... hotmail.com (although I do save to my desktop in an e-mail software package important e-mails I don't want to disappear), flickr ... hmmm, dead brain right now so can't think of others ... other than this obvious one: this blog!
I've not jumped on board with using the doc type clouds -- but think it would be great if I needed to present or had to use multiple computers such as in teaching in different classrooms.
I'm guessing that there will be more and more cloud apps in the future ... some that will stay and some that will be short-lived ... guess this can be said for regular apps too. Okay, so I'm not a great fortune teller!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thing 44 -- The Economy
05/08/2009
Yes our economy sucks right now ... hopefully it will get better! I've lost quite a bit in the stock market -- both in my 401k (luckily I still have a traditional retirement plan also) and in my personal stocks. I'm just lucky (I think??) that I have about 10-12 years left before I plan to fully retire so HOPEFULLY the market will recover during this time period and I'll be at least back to what I was at about 18 months ago -- better would even be, well, better!
The resources listed in this Thing are very interesting -- a little bit of everything for everybody. I'm not a big garage-saler but it might be fun to scope out the sales using the mapping apps. And I thoroughly enjoyed the video on "explaining the 2008 financial crisis" -- I posted that on my FB acct.
Right now I'm probably going to help my daughter sell her poor old car for parts on CraigsList -- the engine "went" -- which is too bad for several reasons: one, that she just fixed a few things a few months back, and two, that the overall car body & interior are in very good shape. But engine replacement is costly and you're only gambling with another engine with mileage on it. So we're going to try to part it out or sell as a part's car.
Yes our economy sucks right now ... hopefully it will get better! I've lost quite a bit in the stock market -- both in my 401k (luckily I still have a traditional retirement plan also) and in my personal stocks. I'm just lucky (I think??) that I have about 10-12 years left before I plan to fully retire so HOPEFULLY the market will recover during this time period and I'll be at least back to what I was at about 18 months ago -- better would even be, well, better!
The resources listed in this Thing are very interesting -- a little bit of everything for everybody. I'm not a big garage-saler but it might be fun to scope out the sales using the mapping apps. And I thoroughly enjoyed the video on "explaining the 2008 financial crisis" -- I posted that on my FB acct.
Right now I'm probably going to help my daughter sell her poor old car for parts on CraigsList -- the engine "went" -- which is too bad for several reasons: one, that she just fixed a few things a few months back, and two, that the overall car body & interior are in very good shape. But engine replacement is costly and you're only gambling with another engine with mileage on it. So we're going to try to part it out or sell as a part's car.
Thing 43 -- Online TV and Video
05/08/2009
Yes, to having another source for "tv" watching!?!? I DO admit I have my few shows that I MUST see! Like Desperate Housewives (my honey got me hooked on this one!), Lost (yes, most of the time I'm lost), and Ghost Whisperer (although I don't like the whole Jim/Sam storyline added this year). And since I went to digital TV before the 1st deadline I can't record my shows with my current equipment. So if I do miss a show I usually go directly to the TV station webpage and view it from there -- with the exception of GW which they don't provide (bummer!).
Hulu -- Ya gotta love their ads!!! I checked them out previously -- based on seeing their TV ad even thought I don't usually watch TV ads -- I added to my del.icio.us acct, and will keep it in mind should I feel the need for more things to watch. I did check and GW is not on Hulu either -- no surprise since most of Hulu just points you to the TV station.
My next big thing is to connect my HDTV to my DSL and get a TiVo so that I can take advantage of on-demand Netflix videos. I'd also then be able to again record my fav shows. But this is a time & money investment which grad school has put on the sidelines!
Yes, to having another source for "tv" watching!?!? I DO admit I have my few shows that I MUST see! Like Desperate Housewives (my honey got me hooked on this one!), Lost (yes, most of the time I'm lost), and Ghost Whisperer (although I don't like the whole Jim/Sam storyline added this year). And since I went to digital TV before the 1st deadline I can't record my shows with my current equipment. So if I do miss a show I usually go directly to the TV station webpage and view it from there -- with the exception of GW which they don't provide (bummer!).
Hulu -- Ya gotta love their ads!!! I checked them out previously -- based on seeing their TV ad even thought I don't usually watch TV ads -- I added to my del.icio.us acct, and will keep it in mind should I feel the need for more things to watch. I did check and GW is not on Hulu either -- no surprise since most of Hulu just points you to the TV station.
My next big thing is to connect my HDTV to my DSL and get a TiVo so that I can take advantage of on-demand Netflix videos. I'd also then be able to again record my fav shows. But this is a time & money investment which grad school has put on the sidelines!
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