The Rough Seas of the Web

 I, dear readers, am a faithful creature of habit. Perhaps it is because I have not incorporated Diigo into my routines that I don't find it comfortable, in the same way one would find a boot not yet broken in as uncomfortable. I was very surprised to learn that I, too, had my flaws, and technological stubbornness gets you nowhere. Perhaps as it conforms to me, I will enjoy it more. It would be nice to not have a bajillion tabs open at any given times when working on a project to "save it for later" and then get mad when my computer crashes and I lose everything. As I learn to walk with my new tools, perhaps it will make the journey a little easier on me.

I have really enjoyed blogging thus far. I really love talking, and talking at people without fear of feeling like I'm annoying them with my endless stream of knowledge is relieving. After I started this blog I went out and- gasp- made my own. It's great. It's like this one, but I can swear more. It's nice to have a planform where I can express myself and expose my contours to everyone, even within the tight confines of an assignment. Plus, my peers seem to enjoy it, and that's a nice boost to my ego.

Perhaps this seems like an obvious choice for software, but we technically haven't covered it yet, so it counts- Google Docs. Truly idiot-proof, accessible, collaborative- this inbuilt program makes collaboration a breeze, and makes meeting up at odd hours for group projects a thing of the past. Best of all, it is accessible through Google Chrome's home page, so it's always in the same place and doesn't depend on having paid 60 dollars to get a suite of programs for a computer that will get an expensive upgrade in 5 years. Take that, Microsoft Word. I've got an axe to grind, and you're on the chopping block.

Here is a link to Google Docs, in case you haven't gotten to it before and need some enlightening from the dark ages of Word: http://docs.google.com/