Thing 46: WebJunction Minnesota

I really liked the courses they have and I even signed up for one in Excel just as a refresher and overall the courses seem to be really easy to use and helpful. Also, It has helpful links for reference and information on library technology. In all there is a lot of information on WebJunction MN and a lot of helpful courses and links. What I also liked was the discussion forum and how it is a great way to interact with people throughout Minnesota. In all I thought WebJunction was a great resource to have and be apart of.

Thing 45: Cloud Computing

The idea of cloud computing is really a great one. I really like the idea of WebOS; being able to access your information from any computer would be wonderful. Then I can stop transforming items via USB stick from one computer to another. I found Glide to be an interesting service; mainly because you can add more than one computer to the service. I also looked into Data backups which I find interesting. I have an external hard drive which I back up to and I remember during the flood thinking maybe I need to put this up higher in our house. Thankfully the water didn't get as high and my external hard drive was fine. However, I can understand the need for data backup onto the Internet. The only problem I could see is security and how reliable is the program. In all cloud computing is really is an important tool and one I think we will use more of in the coming years.