#16 Geotagging

Flickr's geotagging was easy to use. I did tag my images, but really feel that only one of them needed to be tagged as to the location the picture was taken from. If I was into photography, then geotagging would be a huge help with categorizing collections. Geotagging has it's plus' and minus' so it's a 50/50 kinda thing for me.

#15 Podcasts

Since I like Garrison Keillor I chose MN Public Radio. I found a few songs that I listened to as well. I don't have an iPod so I can't really say anything about the uses or features of podcasts for them. I also don't use my cell phone for anything other than calls since it is a business phone paid for by my employer.

#14 Research Project Calculator

I personally like the U of M's assignment calculator and think it would be very useful to keep me on track for major projects and assignments that are due. Since I am a new student, I haven't had any real experience with "project deadlines" yet. But I'm sure that will change. This is a tool that can keep me focused and on track when it does.

#13 Online Productivity Tools

Since I already have a customized homepage at MSN I used that one. I have a different one for my office too. The calendars are great and I use them all the time for my group projects, business deadlines, meetings and financial deadlines. Ta-Da lists looks like it could have some benefits for me since I am always forgetting "things" on my shopping lists. Sure could save some time running back to the store again. Another thumbs up on this one.

#12 Tagging and Del.icio.us

I absolutely loved Del.icio.us As I mentioned before I belong to several online groups. We all share our "favorite" places, images, creations, etc. Emailing all these "favorites back and forth can get to be overwhelming at times and who has tons of time to weed through all these emails if you are not sure it is of any interest to you. This is something I am going to incorporate into my groups for sure. This will make working on academic projects so easy. I can easily save any sites I find while doing research that I can access anywhere. Big thumbs up on this thing.

#11 Online Creations

I used the Zoho slideshow creator. I created a slideshow of some of my recent digital desktop creations which can be considered both personal and professional, depending on how you look at it. Since I sell my screensaver creations I guess that's professional but it's a personal hobby for me that I love to do. Zoho was extremely easy to use. I was done is a matter of a few minutes.

I also have a slideshow on Flickr using the same images and one on MySpace that has personal pictures of my family and friends.

Zoho and Flickr are the most user friendly ones.