Thing #9

I found this exploration a little overwhelming and confusing. There was SO MUCH to look at and read through I had to stop after a couple of hours and take a break. But don't let this discourage you from wading around in this newsreaders and newsfeeds pool!

I set up a Bloglines reader and was able to subscribe to feeds that interest me, like food, classical music, art, technology, etc. Since starting the 23 Things I have subscribed to many new sites; I don't know how many I will continue to use...time will tell. But being subscribed to this one reader will cut down on surfing time, for sure, so I think it is really worth it. Bloglines search tool was the easiest for me to use. There does seem to be a problem with registering, though. A notice from Bloglines tells me to respond to an email to confirm my account. No email. It then asks me if I want to have the email resent to me...yes, I clicked. No email. Wonder what all this means?

One of the other sites I subscribed to was Topix.net, where I get a newsfeed about the latest Dallas news, weather, info, etc. It may be a little too detailed for my interest.

I didn't really find any of the search tools to be that confusing. I did think Technorati was way too comprehensive for my use, although for SOME reason, the video in Thing #8 that I was unable to see yesterday ran perfectly on the site this time. Who knows why!

Atomic Learning has a wealth of video tutorials on many subjects, some free, some not. It describes itself as a "web based software training" site. I must say it did have hundreds of tutorials on music topics that I will be exploring, things like Garage Band techniques and iTunes. Really vast.

I think my favorite newsfeed that I subscribed to is the New York Times classical music feed. There were all kinds of articles that interested me. Also I signed up for a number of feeds about food...nothing like a good recipe for sole!

Here's something else I'm learning: the 23 Things isn't just 23 Things!