delicious

this exercise really was fun and useful. I'll definitely set up my own account to keep track of favorite sites for preschool storytimes etc.
Some tags for spl might be information, fun, books, skokie, kids, teens

mac 2

mac 2
Originally uploaded by theskokieten

ok, with Mr Dave's help I finally got thing 5 done. I'm ready for #6.

flickr

so I finally uploaded a picture (without my cat's approval). It took a while, too many error messages. Don't really like the idea of sharing my photos with the world. It's great to share with your friends and I admit I enjoy looking at other people's photos.

facebook and myspace

I had set up a facebook page a while back to see what this social networking thing was all about and to try to understand why my son was spending so much time on it. He actually agreed to be friends with me and so did some of his friends. Those wall-to-wall posts are quite interesting...
It's a great way to communicate with my coworkers at the Y, a lot of them are Loyola students and they are quicker to respond to a facebook post than a voicemail.
Otherwise it's quite a time waster, especially with applications such as the aquarium or the furry friend. I'm up to over 30 friends, not too bad for a grown-up.
I also have a myspace page, but it's just too busy and crazy. After not being on it for quite a while, I had so many weird messages, I'm glad I put next to no personal info in there. Facebooks privacy settings are so much better.

google talk

I love google talk, it's a great way to take a little break without disturbing anyone else. My son uses it all the time, sometimes he forgets to log off and when I get on the computer his friends think I'm him... could make for some really interesting chats

rss feeds

I set up my rss feeds today, have to make sure to be up to date on people.com. It was really easy, but honestly I like my personalized google page better. I can get the same info in a nicer format. Also, I accidentally set yes to the questions where they asked you if you wanted an article to go away after you had read it.
My favorite part was browsing the subscription options, whether or not I'll actually read any of it is another question.