Readers and Apps and Tools, oh my!!

Hi, Welcome back to week 3 of my blog :)  It should actually be week 4 but I will catch up this week.  I have been investigating different tools, apps and RSS readers this week and I have some mixed reviews.  I am no expert, but here is my 2 cents.

I have surprised myself at how diverse I have become.  I love my PC at home, love my IPad when I’m at school, and hate my laptop everywhere because of Windows 10.  I’m sure it is user error.  I have several apps on my on my IPhone and my IPad and I use several tools every day.  I learned about the Wallet app on my IPhone this past summer.  It takes a screenshot of your boarding pass or concert tickets, etc., so you can find it quickly with no Wi-Fi!  I swear it is like magic!  I have had a Goodreads account since 2007, although I write few reviews. It helps me keep track of books I have read and books I want to read.  Love that.  My daughters introduced me to The Skimm, and it works perfectly for me because I hate watching the news, it is too depressing.  I prefer puppies, piglets and all things happy. ;)    I signed up for Google docs when I started my master’s degree, but I have used it only once.  I’m not sure if I didn’t trust it back then?  It’s completely ridiculous, right?  I signed up for Twitter and Instagram just to see how they worked, and I never use them.  I think I hit the point where it was all TOO much. I think I spend more time trying to GET organized than I do BEING organized.  Having said that, I am willing to try any app or tool that will help me get there.  I think the ones that I use the most, are the ones I like the most, or the ones that are the easiest to navigate.  I made a Diigo account; I love the idea of all my bookmarks in one place.  However, even though I was able to load Diigo onto my toolbar, it didn’t list any of the options to highlight, bookmark, etc.  I will keep trying or switch to another bookmarking site.  I found the idea of an RSS reader just fascinating!  The Digg reader is the one I signed up for and I added several newsfeeds to my page.  I understand you can also bookmark posts on there as well, while integrating with other web services.  Thankfully, I am not overwhelmed yet; just have to keep moving forward.  There are multiples of whatever tool or app you want, just find the one that best fits your needs.