Thing #12

The Power of Google

Things #1-11 have opened my eyes to so much technology in the Web 2.0 sphere that I have been amazed at how much is available on the internet for free.  I once thought I was up on all of this "technology stuff" but that was clearly far from the truth.  However, getting into Thing #12 I found something that I was familiar with!  I have used Picasa for pictures in the past and have used it to share albums with friends.  Google Calendar and alerts has been sync'd with my computer's calendar (iCal) for a while, and that helps my husband and I keep up with what events are going on in our lives.  This has been especially important since he has been deployed in keeping up with various plans when we can't always talk about it with each other.  Alerts are great and keep my life on task.  I use this with my phone so that I don't miss appointments and the like.  However, I think I need to start doing this with my schoolwork assignments as well.  Might keep me from forgetting when something is due!

For this particular Thing, I created a Picasa album to share photos from.  This is an album from when I visited my brother in Savannah in 2010.  My younger brother, Colin, is an amazing artist attending the Savannah College of Art and Design.  In the Fall of 2010 my family traveled, from all of the different cities we live in, to see him for a long weekend.  I got to Savannah first and explored some of the beautiful architecture with Colin and we all went on a segway tour of the city.  So nerdy, but a blast!  I highly recommend them!!

Leopold's Ice Cream 

Segways!