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Another tech to learn thus far
Up above the world so high
What has happened to mankind?

I am not a fan of this technology. The idea of announcing day to day activities is irrelevant and tiresome. Sometimes we need to remove ourselves from the virtual world and get in touch with the real world. Call a friend and meet up for coffee, read a book, volunteer your time, stop playing Farmville and do some real gardening; the possibilities are endless!

I like to sum up this post with a famous song.

What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you.

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.

LibraryThing

Do you see any practical applications for LibraryThing either at home or at work? Will you start using this site?

LibraryThing is a great way in storing and sharing personal library and catalogues and booklists yet it's another thing to join and keep track of. I much rather browse through Amazon, Chapters, Barnes and Noble, Bookmarks magazine, and ULS Hotlist: Adult Best Sellers Fiction & Non-Fiction for my reading inspiration.

Google Calendar

Do you see yourself using these tools or will stick to more traditional methods. If you were to use one of these tools regularly which would it be and why?

At this time, I prefer traditional methods but I can see it's usefulness for telecommuting and offsite work. For example, I know a friend who is a freelance animator for a company in Toronto. No need to relocate; all his work is submitted via the internet. Also, Google Calendar comes in handy when his employer needs to check his availability for future projects.

YouTube: Terry Fox Tribute - Vancouver 2010 Paralympics Opening Ceremony HD

It wasn't too long ago that I was at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Opening Ceremony. It was definitely a surreal moment that simply can't be captured in pictures. Thanks again to YouTube, many posted videos brought back great memories. This one was one of my favourite moment of the ceremony. Enjoy.

And the Golden Tomato goes to...

Rotten Tomatoes is one of my favourite movie reviews sites. It's a site devoted to reviews, information, and news of films. The website keeps track of all of the reviews counted and the percentage of postive reviews are then tabulated (Tomatometer Percentage). Subscribing to this web feed and adding it onto my blogspot keeps me on top of things (top 5 daily box office percentages). Geeky, eh?

To sum it all up: RSS feeds my movie needs! Okay, that was cheesy - not cheesy, tomatoey! Alright, that's all for now folks, bye-bye.

YouTube - Entertainment Galore

YouTube is a great way to connect to some past and current entertainment. I watch everything from music videos (long live the 80s), live theatre and concerts, movie trailers, behind the scenes footage, bloopers, critters corner, how to videos, and the list could go on and on.

YouTube can be seen as a time waster for some but for me it's different. Calgary can be so limited in bringing big names (venue size) and I can't always travel to see my favourite artists perform live. YouTube allows me to follow my favourite artists in practically any city.

I'm also a huge broadway buff and watching Theater Talk (NYC television series) keeps me informed. Subscribing to this show is impossible and the only way I can watch this show is on YouTube. Hooray for YouTube.

YouTube is notorious for self-promotion gigs. I'm even on YouTube and not by choice and I'm not telling you. Most of it is for fun but like Facebook, I've come across a few videos and wonder. Why on earth did you do that for?

YouTube - The good, the bad and the ugly. It's out there, whether we like it or not. The good news - it's free. I like that.

To facebook or not to facebook...

Facebook is definitely a social networking website. I am more of a Facebook dabber - occassionally commenting on my friends posts and joining a few fan pages. A few of my friends are Facebook addicts and I simply cannot understand how they can keep up with their 600-700 friends?! It's a great tool to touch base with old friends and share similar interests. Being somewhat an activity oriented type of person; I like to spend less time in front of my home computer. Facebook to me is a shopping experience; sometimes you find something and sometimes you don't.