Today I played with lots of "online productivity tools." I feel like a broken record when I say this, but there is SO much out there! It's overwhelming!
For my start page, I chose NetVibes. I like Netvibes because of the ability to create different dashboards with different themes (i.e. education or food and wine). You can create these dashboards with their own themes and bounce between them as you wish. I like that because it puts everything at my fingertips. It's also possible to add Widgets, delete them, and stay logged into Facebook or Twitter. This is very helpful on the homepage! I went ahead and made it my homepage. I like it better than MSN.
Instead of choosing a calendar, I decided on a To-Do list. I made an account with Remember the Milk. I like it because it is easy to organize everything into a category. However, it seems that I could get the same benefits with Google Calendar. Also, I usually end up thinking of things that I need to do when I'm driving or in class. Then I just write them in my planner. I don't think I would use an online to-do list very much unless I was literally in front of a computer all day long or had a really high tech cell phone.
The other tool that I chose to play around with was LifeHacker. I subscribed to it with my RSS Feed and I am looking forward to reading some more of its tips and other articles. LifeHacker seems very useful in the world of technology. I especially enjoyed the article on internet etiquette in public. People need to know these things!
Still surfing!
Peace!
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