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Customized web pages are one of those things that become such a part of your routine, you don't even realize you are part of the revolution. When you realize that you rely on your internet connection to maintain your links to the world through e-mail, newsfeeds, RSS feeds, Blogger, Twitter and Facebook, etc., the customizable web page allows you to access all these things in one feel swoop.
I rely very heavily on my iGoogle page. It has links to all of the above mentioned, as well as to my lifeline...the Google calendar. This was originally why I started my page. I needed to have access to my calendar wherever I was that day. As a "have badge, will trave"l librarian substitute sometimes it is good to have access to that calendar at home, at the ref desk and in my car via my phone. Google makes all this possible, with the help of my smart phone. I love it.
I set Google as my default at home and at work, and wherever I go. It coordinates my crazy life, just enough to keep me in line. I still lose my gloves, but I always know where I should be at any given time.
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Showing posts with label iGoogle. Show all posts
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Thing 13: Productivity Tools
I love my iGoogle.
The more things I add to it, the more I use it. I started out with just G-mail and my calendar, but added a pretty background courtesy of Carrie Chau. Then I added the Google Talk gadget, Google Reader, Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger. I don't forget I have these things, and I am already signed in - totally synced! Except when I am signed out of iGoogle.
This was an easy Thing for me, since I have been using many of the features detailed here for a while. Google Calendar keeps me in line, syncing with my PDA so I know where I need to be at all times. I use a "sticky note" for my to do list. I liked the idea of Backpack, but I wouldn't pay for it. I'd add stuff to my iGoogle for free!
My only complaint is that for whatever reason, when I have first loaded iGoogle and I am about to open my Gmail, no matter where my cursor is, clicking sets my Reader to "all read." I can live with it. I never get through everything anyway.
The more things I add to it, the more I use it. I started out with just G-mail and my calendar, but added a pretty background courtesy of Carrie Chau. Then I added the Google Talk gadget, Google Reader, Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger. I don't forget I have these things, and I am already signed in - totally synced! Except when I am signed out of iGoogle.
This was an easy Thing for me, since I have been using many of the features detailed here for a while. Google Calendar keeps me in line, syncing with my PDA so I know where I need to be at all times. I use a "sticky note" for my to do list. I liked the idea of Backpack, but I wouldn't pay for it. I'd add stuff to my iGoogle for free!
My only complaint is that for whatever reason, when I have first loaded iGoogle and I am about to open my Gmail, no matter where my cursor is, clicking sets my Reader to "all read." I can live with it. I never get through everything anyway.
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