Thing 16

I chose iGoogle for my start page. I chose this, as it seemed simply to use and the layout is similar to my Comcast home page. I will not make this my start page, as Comcast is my start page. I like Comcast better, as this is who my personal e-mail is through, and I am able to easily access the information I need from this page.

On-line calendars can be useful if you wish to post things for others to see and access, or if you wish to do a single posting and have things sent to your mobile phone. Since I do not want things sent to my mobile phone, and since I already have a networked calendar system with those that I want to share information with, I personally do not see a big need for me to maintain an on-line calendar.

Personally I think the to-do lists would be a lot of work to simply ask someone to pick up some milk. I can call my wife and within 30 seconds have the message delivered via a telephone that we need something from the grocery. I do not see how something like this can possibly be considered an efficient use of time. In my view, if you have enough time on your hands to go through the effort of turning on the computer, logging in, composing the message and then sending it, you could have gone to the store to get the item that you need.

As for longer to-do lists of items that need to be completed, I simply do not see how this system is any more efficient than simply writing down the to-do list on a piece of paper and simply marking off the items once they are complete. Plus, if you place your list in a prominent spot, you will continually see it and be reminded of the items that you must accomplish to get rid of the list.

PDF Converter is a program that has practical application for the classroom. You can take a document that you create in word, or most any other program and convert it to PDF. This will allow the document to be read by others without changes being able to be made by others. This is a great tool to allow formatting to be held for professional looking documents, but also does not allow the formatting to be changed. When constructing a PDF, there is also the possibility of allowing only certain fields to be edited by individuals accessing the PDF, and this is at the discretion of the PDF creator. I would highly recommend using this program.