I spent part of my Easter break downloading new applications for my computer. I went browsing online for various free downloads that I thought looked like fun. I found some free photo editing software, a program that allows you to create slideshows of pictures with music, and some video editing software. However, perhaps my favorite new download came from Google, of course. It's called the Google Desktop. It essentially is a sidebar present on the screen that allows you to add various applications to it for easy access at all times. You can get buttons that immediately direct you to a dictionary, email, news summaries, youtube, etc. I also have a repeating miniature slideshow of all my photos in this sidebar.
However, perhaps my favorite part of Google Desktop is a thing called scratch pad. It essentially is a to-do-list right there on my desktop. I pretty much have sticky notes all over my desk, but now that I have this new application I can just combine them all onto one. AND I don't have to worry about losing this one...unless my computer crashes. Now I realize there have been similar features on most computers for some time, but to be honest, nobody has ever taught me how to use them. Google Desktop makes it so easy. The only disadvantage is that my daunting to-do-list is continually staring me in the face whenever I use my computer. Maybe I'll actually get stuff done now. In fact, one of the notes on my list says "Post CNF Blog"...which I'm doing right now (never mind that it's a few days late).
-Carson
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