UBERlong Time - Bookmarkable: Make Use Of

OK, so wow, it has been like 2-3 weeks since I last posted here. If I have any readers, they must be very bummed.

On another note, since I have had so much time to think about this blog--while not actually posting here--I have been thinking of how to make this blog better/more efficient/more...daily. I want to post here daily, but the problem is that I am a high school student. I have homework and sports and life to deal with. I have come to the conclusion that the problem is that I don't organize my time effectively, I spend too much of my time just surfing the web when I should be doing something...forward, something productive. One way I could make my life more organized was to organize me desktop (and my computer in general, for that matter).

The process is not really my idea, I just read another blog (actually one of the bookmarkables for today) and followed their 3 Steps to an Organized Desktop. Check it out, so far I have found it extremely useful. The only problem (which is actually my fault) is that I saved a lot of my music files to a folder in my desktop and when I moved the folder, iTunes didn't follow the whole transaction, so I now have to find which file goes with which song and practically reload my entire iTunes library. That will take some time. If you want the link to the picture that the screen shot shows for the desktop, it is here.

One of the other things I want to add to this blog is some short stories or essays I write for school or fun. I have been told by a couple of my teachers that I have some pretty good writing, they have even gone so far as to suggest that I should get a job involving writing. I don't mean to brag, no seriously I don't. I just want to properly introduce the next point. Since they are my teachers, they might not be impartial to my writing based on my character, so what I want to do is to post my essays and other assorted writing to my blog so that I can get a feel for how the rest of the world feels about my writing.

I hope to implement these changes soon, and I hope you enjoy them

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So, anyways, here are the bookmarkables for today.

The first, and by far my favorite, is Make Use Of.

Make Use Of is an amazing site, it has almost everything you could want about computers and the internet. It is my favorite internet blog (blog about the internet). They have these great articles that apply to just about everybody who goes on-line. They have articles about bloggers, articles for travelers, articles for surfers, articles for...everyone.

My favorite part, although it is so hard to chose from all they offer, is the Cool Websites and Tools (they are up to edition #121, can you believe it?). It always has at least one link that you can find a use for (or make one). It is a great way to learn about news and new programs and links.

Last post--way back when--I said that Lifehacker was not the best blog for info about sites and GTD (getting things done, for those who aren't so jargon-savvy). Since then, I have really altered my viewpoint. They have had quite a few great posts, it is just that I wasn't really looking, or paying attention. So, if my post has dissuaded you from the site, please go visit it.

The second bookmarkable I wish to present to you is Scribd.

Scribd is a site for hosting documents publicly. This may seem like a far cry from what I normally post, but I had to introduce it so that you can get to know it before I show you my first essay. I will be using their site to post my essays mostly because that way the articles won't get cluttered with too many words from my...writings.

Hope to post back soon.