Spring Cleaning #30

I clean out my personal Z: drive on a regular basis, so I didn't have to delete that much stuff from it for this assignment. The oldest files I had posted on there dated back to 2003, and they were Spanish translations. I have saved them for this long, just in case I ever needed to refer back to them, but I realized that this can take up valuable space. So, I printed them out, and have created a manila folder for them to keep at my desk.

Spring Cleaning #29

I always try to keep my e-mail account clutter free. I either respond, save, or delete and e-mail once it is sent to me. If I respond, I go back and delete that original e-mail that was sent to me (unless it is very important). If it is very important, I leave it in my inbox for future use. I haven't gotten to the point where I have to create folders to categorize my inbox e-mails, I usually have less than 10 e-mails sitting in my inbox, so I think that is a reasonable amount. If I delete an e-mail that was sent to me, I also make sure to delete it from the delete items trash bin. I also delete any sent items that are not important from the sent items and deleted items sections. I do this process a few times throughout the day in order to be as organized as possible.

Spring Cleaning #28

I consider myself to be a very organized person. I try to keep my desk clutter free, this is a little difficult to do when I am very busy and have a lot of paperwork to deal with, but I keep the stacks as neat as possible. I also do not clutter my e-mail account with e-mails that I have either sent or received. I make it a habit to delete those e-mails if I no longer have use for them. If it is something important, I print it out, and save it for later use. I also clean out my Z: drive on a monthly basis. I organize my documents into folders for easy access and to make space. I signed up for the Ta-Da List and it was a super fast 10 second sign-up. I could create different lists under a topic, such as "Things I Need to Do Today", and then list the activities that needed to be done for that day. When the task was accomplished, I had to go back into my Ta- Da List account and check off the activity that had been completed (ex: Go to the post office). I usually keep stickies around my desk and these are my "reminders" on the things that I need to do. I have been using the stickie method successfully for many years now, so I don't think the Ta-Da List is something that I will be using anytime soon.

Sound #26

I signed up on both the Mog and Imeem websites, and I actually liked Imeem the best. I never got a confirmation e-mail from Mog (even though the site said that they would e-mail it to me within 3 minutes) & Imeem had automatic sign in. Imeem features songs that you can listen to and also videos that you can watch on your computer. I watched a Pepsi video that was on the top videos recommended site. I didn't see this video feature on the Mog website though. Imeem also had a better selection of the music that I like to listen to. What I did like about Mog was that you can actually peek at a moggers profile and see what songs they recommend. I entered a moggers profile that was from Belfast, Northern Ireland (so it must be a popular worldwide site). I also created my own song on JamStudio. I had to pick the chords (Em, Fm, Bm, etc) and add them to a score sheet, then choose the mixer and type of sounds that I wanted. Since I do not play any instruments or know how to read a score page, I basically just picked everything at random.

Sound #25

It was a little difficult to figure out how to download a song onto a CD, but I managed to do it. I do listen to CD's on my computer and in my CD player. I think sharing free music online is a good way for musicians to share their works and gain popularity. However, I am not sure if they are gaining any financial profits due to the free and open sharing. I am sure the strict copyright protections laws help them keep their finanical situation gains under control.

Sound #24

The sound of music brings pleasure to my ears...... Listening to music is relaxing, it takes your mind off of your problems, & is very enjoyable. It is great to be able to listen to music on your computer if you are tired of the same old CD's that you own. I enjoyed listening to the Shakira song, "Don't Bother", from the music.download.com website. That site has many, many songs to choose from and it is free, it can't get better than that! I compared Napster to Yahoo! and it seems that Napster is a more expensive site ($12.95/mth) compared to Yahoo! ($5.99/mth if paying a yearly fee of $71.88 OR $8.99/mth if paying monthly).

FINALE......

Yeay...... The end is here! I've really enjoyed this training course, it definitely was a learning experience and this has been the funnest training that I have ever done! The creators of this training should receive an award for their unique, but fun project. The funnest thing that I learned was how to create my own blog. I have a webpage that is mine, which I can post my views on there, and make it as colorful and interesting as possible. People can leave me messages about my posts and that is a cool thing. I also enjoyed playing around with avatars, comic strip generators, watching videos on YouTube, listening to podcasts, and getting the latest news information on my very own blogline. The only unexpected outcome about this program that I noticed, was how long it took to complete the weekly projects. In the first few weeks, I could finish the projects in less than an hour, because we only had one or so exercise to finish. As the weeks went by though, it seemed that we had more exercises to do (one post on Monday, Tuesday, & also Wednesday). These took longer than an hour to finish, so I think that this project took much more time to complete as the weeks went by. The training hours should be higher than 10 hours in my opinion. If I could take this training course again, I definitely would. I would also like to learn how to set up my own website, this could be an idea for the next round of training sessions...... This was a pleasant journey and I am happy to have learned new things during the past few weeks.... :)

Adios......