Thing #26: Widgets

I already have a customised iGoogle page, with many widgets and applications inserted on the desktop, which makes access to regularly used applications very quick and easy. The YourMinis website was easy to use and I created a widget for weather in Melbourne.

After this, I was fascinated with how easy it was to make up album cover images from a couple of my favourite singers.

I located a few more widget sites and look forward to trying these ones out in the future. - Best widgets for free and Hot widgets

Thing #25 Letterpop

Using the Letterpop.com site to start a newsletter was posing difficulties, so I abandoned this approach and created a free account. From there it was plain sailing and I have attached my creation - a newsletter about the garden planted by Friday's child.

While I can see that Letterpop.com does not have any direct application at present for LIS, it has been a worthwhile exercise in learning how quick and easy it is to design polished and professional looking communication tools.

Thing #24 Zamzar

How easy was this!!

Just a few mouse clicks and hey presto a converted file appears without the usual hassles of trying to locate a colleague who has file conversion software and asking them to do my job. Converting a PDF file back to Word is just too easy!! This is definitely a time saving tool!!