Internet Safety in a 2.0 world

This was yet again another time I said to myself "So glad I don't have kids" - I can't imagine how difficult it would be to keep track of your kid these days. There is so much information available and it so easily accessed. It is relatively easy to be anonomyous if you choose to be. The internet has completely changed all aspects of our lives. I think it is the parent's responsiblity to track their child's use of the internet. I checked a couple of the tracking softwares suggested in resources for this "thing" - it is amazing the amount of information that can be tracked with this stuff and it is inexpensive. Although, it makes you wonder about internet security if it is as easy as purchasing this software to be able to track communication and get passwords... Yikes!

NOT so Del.icio.us

I JUST DON'T GET Del.icio.us...
I have gone back several times, thinking maybe I missed something but it never gets any sweeter for me...
I don't find it easy to use - I can see its' application if only I could figure out how to use it! I did add a link to my igoogle page so I can see what OTHERS are doing - I have found some of those sites interesting

But you can find useful stuff out there on the internet, like this....

My Librarydv

This video on demand service is great. It was easy to download the software needed to watch the videos. I checked out the Globe Trekker on Hawaii - AAAAaaaahhhh -only 5 days until I get there! After the slick commute to work today on icy roads, I'm really looking forward to going to Hawaii next week. These are things I think about as I'm scraping ice from my car windows in the morning!
I also checked out the series "Getting Into Guitar". The first one was hilarious and educational. Maybe I only found it so funny because I could relate as an owner of a guitar shop. I was laughing so loud at the comedic roleplaying pieces I was disturbing my coworkers - I guess I'll have to watch at home...

Listen Alaska

I have listened to several books over the years with Listen Alaska. I'm glad that they have made it even easier to use! When I first started using it, you had to download and listen to most titles on your computer. I did check out a few titles and burn them to a CDs - I did this with Poisonwood Bible and Antarctic On A Plate (both ended up being about 13 CDS) - it took a little work but was worth it. I had to put a hold on Antarctica On A Plate - and wait quite awhile to get it because there were 4 patrons ahead of me! I think it may have had something to do with it was the on the first page to come up when you searched the Biography category AND it had an incredibly CUTE cover!

Information Overload

There is just too much out there! Google Reader has helped me get better organized. I added a link to my igoogle page so I can keep up with it all in one place!