Monday, January 26, 2009

Thing 14: Research Project Calculator

This was quite an interesting project this time...

I looked at both...very different in its approach to getting a project done...I will have to say that both has it own benefit...

The RPC seems a bit more simple and easy to use(hjust 5 steps)...however, the Assignment Calculator calculates exactly what you should be doing each day(a 12 step process) before the project is due, making it easier on you! Especially, if you're limited on time...The great thing is that both send you emails, indicating what needs to be done...I checked my email and I've yet to receive anything...yet :)....

For me, personally, I'm not sure if it would benefit me other than the fact of learning some other new resources to get information...The Assignment Calculator seems to be more intune with a thesis paper...to which I only use for limited classes....although I think these gadgets would be useful in your life...for example, lets say you had to write an essay on why you should be hired...very helpful eh?? What if you owed money to a loan shark...and couldn't seem to convince him otherwise that you'll pay him later??? Both these gadgets would definitely come in useful!!!

To make it simple, I'm not sure If I'm a big fan of this...partly because it is exactly what I do anyway...but it's definitely a great reminder...it also gives you great tips on what resources you could possibly use, making it very handy indeed!

Thing 13: Online Productivity Tools

Hey guys!!! To let you know...I spent about half an hour typing in this ****** window, and it kicked me off BLOGGER...so that is the reason why I haven't been posting lately...hahahaha....*winks*...alright, alrighty...I know I've disappointed many people from not keeping updated with my posts(since you all LOVE my posts), but this Thing 13 was actually one that I've been waiting forever to do...just bc i thought it was REALLY REALLY cool!!! lol...

anyways...to start...I decided to use iGoogle because I already have a Google account....the thought of having more accounts(passwords/userids) have been quite a headache...(sorry guys)...I was surprised how easy it was...and how easy it would be to just ADD everything and nothing at all...if i didn't need something, all i had to do was click delete!! So just to let you know what I added: weather, date & time, map quest, movies, sudoku, yahoo mail, youtube...and many more!! However, I did do some of the other ones that was expected...I tried Ta da list, Remember the Milk, Backpack, and Zamzar...to put it plainly, i DETESTED it. Why? Because every single time, I'd have to make sure I was logged in OR I had to add something before it even showed on my page....and how am I suppose to remember all those links right? Well, you can be a smart*** and tell me that HELLO, you have delicious.com...BUT no, that means i'd have to log into delicious.com just to find the links...and then i'd have to log into whatever website I had to add the things I needed to(ex.ta-do-list...things i need...like new glasses?) Simply...too time consuming...

Although, I do have to say...it was quite easy and fun...I loved the fact that I could check my yahoo email from there...except, once you logged in, you couldn't log out...so that i was a bit disappointed...i'd have to say...anyways....

The question of rather or not if I would set it was my homepage...probably not...I think I still love yahoo's homepage :D