Monday, December 7, 2009

Thing 47 -- Evaluation

Most interesting use: screencasting, because I think it could really work for people . . . especially if it was involved with a class assignment.

Least useful: Twitter. I don't want to subscribe to people's marketing, I get enough of that.

Most useful: Scrapblog, TripAdvisor

The most useful thing of all would be to teach people how to put up actual webpages. That knowledge is very helpful in explaining to people why the page they're tying to bring up isn't working, or why they keep accidentally printing out advertisements on frames-built pages.

Thing 46 -- WebJunction

I can see where the courses could be a great thing -- especially in places without easy access to library-paid training courses. They could be helpful, too, for people who can't quite keep up with the pace of county training! I notice that their beginning Word class, considered to be 5.5 hours self-paced, seems to cover less than the county's three hour Word Level 1.

Thing 44 -- The Economy

I got more online bank/investment accounts than I ever imagined while settling my mom's estate -- I needed access to hers. Plus I use my own.

I suspect that Michael Lewis' Vanity Fair article The End had more specific things to say about the crash than that four minute video, but I was unable to watch the video on my computer, so I can't compare them.

The Good Sheet's graphic timeline was interesting.

I already knew about Craigslist (and its many scandals! Murder! And other stuff!), but have never used it, and probably won't. :)

FrugalDad had some okay suggestions, but nothing earth-shattering. I'm from good German upper midwestern stock and both my parents grew up in the Depression; I'm already doing most of that stuff.

"Reuse bath towels. Sounds gross at first, but think about it – you are clean when you get out of the shower. Hang up towels after each use to thoroughly dry, and only add them to the dirty clothes pile after every three or four uses."

Until I was well into adulthood, I never knew there were people who DID wash towels every day.