Assignment 6 - RSS

I was able to set up my RSS feed, and I added websites to it without difficulty. I can see myself using this feature in the future, it makes getting updates much more convenient.

Assignment 5 - Google Universe

I investigated Google Docs for my assignment this week. One thing I found quite useful about it was the instantaneous save feature, because that would ensure your written document wouldn't get lost even if your computer crashed. Google docs would be very useful for people needing to use multiple computers, because it makes the file available online without the need for email or flash drives. I really wasn't able to find anything negative about it at this point and I would definitely recommend Google Docs to other people.

In looking at all the google products I also became curious as to what the Picasa program did. I downloaded it and right away it prompted me that it would find all my pictures and consolidate them in one place. It has a very intuitive interface and organizational system, with cool features like face recognition and video rotating.

Assignment 4 - Social Networking

I think social networking sites have such a high level of popularity because they help to connect people together worldwide. They are certainly cheaper and a lot easier than the alternatives with providing detail about your life- ie. pictures and videos.

Assignment 3 - Wikipedia

I found it quite difficult to find Wikipedia articles with grammatical or factual errors in them. However, we do have to take these sites with a grain of salt because it is very easy for these articles to be inaccurate without us knowing it. Caution must be exercised when using this as a resource to obtain information, especially on topics we aren't completely familiar with. I found it very easy to make a change to an article that I read, and it makes sense why this is such a popular resource.