RSS FEEDS

This was the thing that I was most interested in learning about. If I had any idea how simple it was I would have done it ages ago. It was unbelievably easy to set up, and I was able to add 3 sites to my watch list. It will really help to cut through a lot of the clutter. This will be a tool that I will regularly use and is of far more interest to me than facebook or delicious.

I think CPL needs to get our website enabled for this.

Comic Expo

Had the opportunity to man the CPL booth at this weekend's Comic Expo. What a blast! Lots of great costumes ---we were two booths down from the BEST Avatar, a young lady in full body make-up, wicked wig, and even the little pluggy-iny thingy on her tail (I know there is a proper name for this, I just can't be bothered to look it up). Lots of people stopping by our booth, and a host of compliments on CPL's graphix's collection. And although I couldn't get anywhere close to Leonard Nimoy or Brent Spiner, at least I breathed some of the same air that they did. This was a really excellent event for CPL to attend-people were impressed to see us there.

Google the Omniscient

Of all the things that we have reviewed for this exercise so far, Google is the one that I most consistently use. For almost everything. No point in outlining everything google does---but it does a lot and it does a lot well. I love Google Earth. I regularly use chrome, maps and images. I have just recently started playing around in Google SketchUp. And of course where else do you go for a good laugh at the end of a hard day, but the stupid, senseless and inane world of youtube.

Facebook CPL2.0

After close to two years of refusing to open a facebook account I have done so under duress. However there is no denying the huge appeal of it-everyone loves to talk, tell, and speculate about themselves. There is absolutely no requirement to adhere to truth. I suspect that most facebook accounts full into the grey area of , to quote Steven Colbert "truthiness". It was so damn fast and easy and so compelling that I am sure it will continue to be popular.

WIKI WITH A GRAIN OF SALT

Wiki is a good jumping off point ---you can find fast information on just about anything. I use it often to get an overview of many a subject and then depending on how much further I wish or need to engage in the subject, I will proceed from there. Sometimes I need nothing more than what Wiki provides. But Wiki would not be my first choice for anything requiring in-depth, meticulous research.

As to the structure, grammar, syntax, spelling---those needling little necessities, it's pretty easy to find errors. It's also pretty easy to correct them, but I wonder as we see more and more of them if the tendency to ignore them also isn't easier. One might ask does it REALLY matter? Well, yes, I believe it does. What starts out life as 'hello' can quickly become 'hell no'. And what a completely different message the two impart.