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 successfully set up my RSS feed.
I personally don't follow a lot of online content regularly, although I do have a few favorites that I check on a regular basis, so RSS feeds don't really appeal to me. I can see how RSS feeds would be very useful for people who do keep track of a lot of online content. It certainly narrows down the time required to search for information.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Google Maps
What do you like about the Google product? What do you dislike? Would you recommend it to friends and colleagues?
I LOVE the Street-View feature on Google Maps. This feature is a great resource for historians and genealogists because it makes it possible to tour places that you can't visit in person. I have "visited" towns in England where my ancestors lived, and have seen the houses that they lived in, and the buildings that they would have passed in their daily lives.
This is also a great feature if you are shopping for a house. It allows you to see a house, and to have a look around the neighbourhood.
This is a relatively new feature, so there are a few shortcomings:
-Sometimes when you enter an address into the feature it will show you a location CLOSE to the address, but you may be off by a few buildings. It is often difficult to read the addresses on buildings, so sometimes it's difficult to orient yourself.
-They have missed a few streets, including my own. (For some reason they drove down the alley on a portion of my street, instead of the front street.)
-There have been issues with people being recognizable on Street-View when faces were supposed to be blurred.
I would definitely recommend this to friends and colleagues as a useful resource.
This is a fun video about Street View:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35LqQPKylEA
I LOVE the Street-View feature on Google Maps. This feature is a great resource for historians and genealogists because it makes it possible to tour places that you can't visit in person. I have "visited" towns in England where my ancestors lived, and have seen the houses that they lived in, and the buildings that they would have passed in their daily lives.
This is also a great feature if you are shopping for a house. It allows you to see a house, and to have a look around the neighbourhood.
This is a relatively new feature, so there are a few shortcomings:
-Sometimes when you enter an address into the feature it will show you a location CLOSE to the address, but you may be off by a few buildings. It is often difficult to read the addresses on buildings, so sometimes it's difficult to orient yourself.
-They have missed a few streets, including my own. (For some reason they drove down the alley on a portion of my street, instead of the front street.)
-There have been issues with people being recognizable on Street-View when faces were supposed to be blurred.
I would definitely recommend this to friends and colleagues as a useful resource.
This is a fun video about Street View:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35LqQPKylEA
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
For you, is Facebook useful or a time-waster?
I find Facebook to be useful. It's a good way for me to keep up with family and friends that I'm not able to see as often as I'd like. I have a lot of cousins, and Facebook makes it possible for us to stay connected.
I find Facebook to be useful. It's a good way for me to keep up with family and friends that I'm not able to see as often as I'd like. I have a lot of cousins, and Facebook makes it possible for us to stay connected.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Wikipedia
How easy or difficult was it to find articles that needed editing? Were the errors you found factual or grammar, spelling?
I knew that Wikipedia was easy to edit, but I didn't realize that it was THAT easy.
Most of the articles I found were free of spelling and grammatical errors. I did find that a lot of the articles are lacking citations, though.
If you'd like an irreverent alternate to Wikipedia, try the Uncyclopedia:
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
I knew that Wikipedia was easy to edit, but I didn't realize that it was THAT easy.
Most of the articles I found were free of spelling and grammatical errors. I did find that a lot of the articles are lacking citations, though.
If you'd like an irreverent alternate to Wikipedia, try the Uncyclopedia:
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
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