Print-Friendly

I must say, I think printfriendly.com is pretty cool. It is even cooler than copying and pasting stuff into Word documents. It seems like whenever I'm working at the lower PC desk, there is inevitably someone who is having trouble getting stuff to print the way he/she wants it to, and I am constantly showing people how to copy and paste articles, etc. into Word. Printfriendly.com is so much cooler because you don't have to painstakingly hi-light the text while trying to avoid the ads--this is especially tricky when the article in question is inordinately long. I like printfriendly a LOT!
As far as print preview goes, it is indispensable when it comes to printing from the web--for some reason, stuff just comes out weird from the internet.
In my experiment with printfriendly.com, I got an 8 page article down to 3 pages without doing anything besides just copying the URL into printfriendly. It's so neat how it magically removes the ads. Yay!
As a side note, I am currently about 40 pages from finishing Mansfield Park. Yesterday in class, one of my classmates semi-spoiled the ending for me during discussion. It is incredibly suspenseful none-the-less--in that way that only Jane Austen can be.

Learn-A-Test

I think Learn-A-Test is a really great resource. There are always people asking about GED or other test preparation books and this is such a great place to send them--especially when the physical book they need is already checked out. I tried a few different tests--I recommend 4th Grade Math Practice--Algebraic and Thinking Patterns. It's quite fun and I got a 100% on it. Yay! Really, though, this is a great resource--it's got practice tests for everyone--whether they're taking the ACT, GED, or GRE--and the selection for career related practice tests is impressive as well.

Hey look! I remember how to use Zamzar from way back on task 18! I find myself wanting to purchase these socks solely to support this commercial.

eBooks

Hello again, all! Okay, so I read the instructions, which I found to be quite lengthy and repetitive, and then proceeded to look for an eBook to check out. I settled on Pride and Prejudice, although "settled" is not the right word. Below is the actual picture shown to me by overdrive. Yay. That was a couple of days ago and I was actually able to locate my book again. I like that you can click on the footnote and go directly to the note rather than having to flip to the back of the book. However, I did get lost in the footnotes and had trouble finding my way back to the page that I had been reading. Then I helped I guy locate books on falconry... not in eBooks, just in the library.
I have mixed feelings about eBooks. I understand how it's really convenient to be able to simply download a book to your computer or device and how you can travel and have tons of books to read without having to actually carry around tons of books. I just don't like reading from a screen--I like real books. I like the way the pages feel. And I especially like watching my bookmark move closer and closer to the end of the book.

Task 23: This One's for Lyndsay

What a sad day this is. I don't want Webolution to end. I must admit I wasn't very excited about it at first, but then I grew to really enjoy it. The prize incentive was effective as well. The best part was reading my fellow webolutioner's blogs. It was kind of a unifying experience, plus Lyndsay uses my name in practically all of her blog titles. It makes me feel special.

Before I give my favorite task, I'd like to tell you my what my least favorite task was. That would be the Clipmarks task--I believe it was #15. I just don't enjoy being frustrated by a program that doesn't do what it is supposed to do. But that's okay. It's all in the past now. (And there was that "pop" I received from the person in Ireland.)
I really enjoyed task 21--Picnik. It was fun editing photos.
Task 19 was good--Zamzar. I enjoyed posting my favorite YouTube video ever for you to see.
Tasks 10, 12, and 14 were helpful refreshers--EBSCOhost, NoveList Plus, and Downloadable Audiobooks respectively. I guess I don't have anyhing else to say about them.
I also enjoyed task 9--making a website. I won't lie, I enjoyed making a page devoted to the bassoon picture. Here it is one last time:I know how much you all loved this picture. As a side note, it's probably a good thing we're wrapping-up since my typing fingers are hurting at this very moment, and I have a rather large paper to write before school's out.

Oh, and Jordan, did you tell everyone about your tea kettle (and how it has a handle on the top)?

In closing, I'd like to share with you a review that my blog received:

"Easily the best purple blog out there. Great wedding photos. She surprises you with her sharp wit. You thought she was such a nice girl!" ~Pastrami

Alrighty, that's it for the 23rd and final task. I guess I'll just have to talk to you all in person now.

Task 22: Internet Addiction

I found Tastespotting to be an appealing site. The food photography was impressive. I also enjoyed the video on how to polish one's shoes using a banana. To be perfectly honest, I don't really spend a great deal of time on the Internet other than to check my email and work on Webolution.

I frequent http://www.mesastate.edu/ for purposes of my education. I don't know why I linked it for you. I highly doubt anyone actually wishes to visit that site, but it's too late for me to unlink it. Why would I do that?

My husband thought I should link this website for you. http://www.wolframalpha.com/ I'm not even sure what it is or what it does. I do not frequent it. I think my brother-in-law does, though. Does that count? I have linked it for you.

Hmm... I'm running out of ideas. Here is another site I visit often. LINK
He he he.

Seriously though, Internet addiction is a huge problem in our society today. Don't let yourself become dependent upon this technology. What if the power goes out (and your laptop and phone batteries die)? You don't want to have to go through painful withdrawal. There is help. There are facilities set up to help people like you. You can break free of the addiction.

Okay, that's it for now. One more to go!

Task 21: Picnik

I thought Picnik was quite fun. I'm happy with the way my picture turned out. I cropped it a little and then, after playing around with a bunch of different features, I finally settled on the "posterize" option. Pretty cool. It took a little bit of adjusting to get it how I wanted it, but I think I got it. I will definitely use this website more. It's nifty.

Task 20: The Ol' Government Website Searching Task

It was inevitable. Of course you would ask us to search government websites. The title of the task scared me, but the task itself was not as horrible as first imagined.

First of all, I had lots of fun looking up houses on the Assessor's page. I looked up my parent's house and the info is sadly not up to date. It gives a date when presumably the people who lived there before us bought the house. My grandparent's house was up to date, as was my in-laws'. Information on my apartment building was sadly lacking. It gave a mailing address of somewhere in Indiana. I'm not sure that makes sense.

On the Colorado State website I saw that you could add emergency contact info to your driver's license record online. Speaking of doing things online, I noticed on the Mesa County website that you can get a marriage license online. Hmm. I think I remember filling that out in the motor vehicle part of the down town courthouse on a computer set aside for just that purpose. I suppose if you do the application online, you still have to go down to the courthouse (or the place in the mall) to do the rest. I recall the lady at the courthouse checking our ID's to make sure we weren't lying about our identities. Hmm. As a side note, if you're ever going to get married, get your license at the courthouse rather than in the mall--it's much more romantic.

After browsing the state and county websites, the social security website caught my eye. I found directions to the local office that would've been quite handy when I was getting my card updated this summer.

NEAR AIRPORT - GOING NORTH ON HORIZON DRIVE - TURN RIGHT AT HORIZON CT - THERE IS A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HORIZON DR AND HORIZON CT - THE OFFICE IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF A THREE STORY RED BRICK BUILDING

I especially like that it gives a literal description of the building. Trevor and I initially went into the wrong building because no one told us that it was red--we eventually found the right place. And then the security officer directed us to the social security office (because he figured people who are holding hands walking into that building can only have one order of business). That was a good day for going to the social security office and the DMV. We were expecting to be waiting in line for hours at both places, but it was really quick--suspiciously quick. Hmm. Okay, I'll stop annoying everyone with my stories of newlywedom.