Podcasts (Week 9: #21)

There are podcasts for just about anything you can imagine. I found a podcast for fans of Snape on Itunes and a podcast for dog owners on ipodder. I have found that some podcast directories are easier to search than others. I think Itunes is the best way to find new podcasts. As far as downloading them to my MP3 player, I like ipodder. I don't have to log on to a website. There is a program on the MP3 player that has a list of the podcasts I have subscribed to. When I attached the MP3 player to a USB port, the program starts, searches for the latest podcasts and downloads them.

I also used Bloglines to subscribe to a podcast called Collection Comics Library. I added a blogroll from Bloglines to the sidebar. You can click on Collection Comics Library on the sidebar to hear the latest podcast.

My favorite podcast is X Minus One (http://xmone.libsyn.com/). X Minus One is a science fiction radio show that was produced in the fifties.

YouTube (Week 9: #20)

I like watching YouTube clips like the piano playing cat. I don't think I would watch debates or clips from news reports. If someone was making a point in their blog and embedded the video, I might watch it. The categories listed on YouTube are pretty broad. Under the Category "Auto & Vehicles", you may find spoofs, demonstrations or product safety reviews all list together. I think the keyword search is a better way to find videos.

By the way, my favorite video was in the Auto & Vehicles section. It is about the concept car, the Nissan Pivo 2. It's so cute. I want my own personal car robot! Where can I get one? Okay. I can't imagine driving it but ...it has a robot!!! A real talking robot! See embedded video below.

Web-based Apps (Week 8 #19)

I think web-based apps like Zoho are great. If you only need the basics as far as word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, this will save you time and money. You can save your presentations on the website and share them with co-workers and friends. And you can save on your hard drive for important things like the computer games or music.


I created a slideshow with Zoho Show. It was easy but I did have problems with a slide not appearing in the slideshow. Eventually, it worked. Click on the link below and take a look.

http://show.zoho.com/public/neekie54/Mississippi%20Run