Back again! #10

Well, I've had a bit of fun looking at these websites. I'm sure it would be possible to spend hours playing with them!

"Big huge labs" has many interesting items - I could spend a great deal of time here! I was a bit less enamored by "Comic strip generator", I think because of the  overwhelming number of choices in the Browse section, and the dependence on The Simpsons in the basic cartoon search. Image chef looks like a fabulous tool if you are keen to manipulate your own images and Image generator has lots of useful bits and pieces. Jelly muffin image generator/Webfetti also looked great, but when I attempted to download things, I ran into the Mac problem again - it wasn't compatible with Macs. Also, as I don't have a Facebook page, it didn't let me do things. Ah well! Cool text was great - so many choices, so little time!

Finally, I had a great time using Font image generator. I made a special message for you all, but unfortunately, I couldn't wrk out how to copy it across to my blog - something to work at when I see my workmates next!

Enjoy blogging!

Fiona


  

Posting again #8, #9

Well, I've just looked at igoogle, and I like it! It seems like an easy way to access a number of different things quickly and easily. I think I'll be making use of this one!

I've looked at Second Life and have to admit to finding it a bit strange. This is something I won't be using. I also clicked on getafirstlife and found it interesting that so many things could be accessed via the internet. The same can be said about WoW.

I've read the Sydney Morning Herald article on Exit Reality, but as I was using a Mac, was unable to view Exit Reality itself as it isn't available on Macs. This was somewhat disappointing as, after reading the article, I couldn't see why it would be advantageous to view a website in 3D (as opposed to 2D). Seeing it in action for myself would have it possible to ascertain its usefulness.

After looking at these websites, I've found myself wondering how many people make use of them, and how often. It made me realise how easy it is to spend hours a day interacting in virtual worlds, and not in the real one. Call me old fashioned, but I'd rather spend time in the real world with real people!