Thing #16

I like so many others, chose to use iGoogle as a home page mostly because I have had to create so many sites already that require google access including this blog.  I think it is very similar to the APSU website as you can pick what information you want to be displayed.  The Army Knowledge Online site was also very similar.  I can not say at this time if I will set this as permanent or not, too soon.  I will give it a chance as there are some qualities that could prove useful.  I already have an RSS feed to Iowa Wrestling, which can be displayed on iGoogle as well.  But my smart phone receives this notification as well, so this may be a bit redundant.  That being said, my smart phone pretty much provides all of the information that can be displayed on the iGoogle.  I guess this may work out when I am working on the computer.  One good feature is that it is online and can be accessed from any computer.

I currently use my APSU calendar everyday.  It is also linked to my phone and I have access virtually all the time.  I have multiple calendars that I have created and can link them if needed as well as share them with other users that I invite.  It is for this reason that I will not change my choice of calendar.  I did however, check out the Google calendar and it seems to be very similar to that of the APSU version.

I looked at the Remember the milk site and even downloaded the app to my phone.  After further review, it seems relatively simple.  I think I can do the same thing with my calendar feature though.  I did add a couple of items to the list via my smart phone voice feature which is kind of cool, very quick.  I may give this a second chance.

After reviewing these sites, I feel that the systems that I already have in place are adequate at this time.  Maybe I am set in my ways and am just really used to my current systems, but I really like the way they work now, after all, if it isn't broke, don't fix it.