Friday, April 27, 2007

"my del.icio.us library"

You may or may not have noticed this title on our homepage. In either case, it's a place you should check out. Del.icio.us is considered a "social networking site." It allows users to store and share sites they have bookmarked. As I come across websites on the 'net that others have recommended, or that seem fun or interesting or useful--I will save them to our del.icio.us library. I currently have about 350 websites stored there. The sites are organized in our account by "tags" or "keywords" which you will see as a long list or a "cloud" (big clump of words together :) on the right hand side.
If you are looking for sites specific to Cheboygan, or Michigan--you might want to click on either of those tags. Links to the Cheboygan News and other city & county sites are in this list. If you click on the tag "cheboygan:entertainment" you will be led to a list of sites to places such as the Opera House or one that will show you what movies are playing at 6 area theaters.
I've also found many great sites that include tutorials on different topics related to computers and the internet. These sites are stored under the tag "tutorials" or "howto." You may be looking for a walk-through on setting up an email account, or wondering how to send an attachment with email, or something more complex like how to use Photoshop--chances are, there is a tutorial for you on that list.

I have checked out or played with most of the sites that I've bookmarked. If there's something special to say about it, beyond the title & brief comments included--I make note of that in the comments portion of each shared link. Sometimes I leave myself a note "to look at later" & I try to get back to these, but do occasionally forget. :)

This is just a really great place to begin if you are looking for something on the 'net. If you can't find a site on my list that you think is worth sharing, leave a comment. I'm always looking for new sites!

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