Del.icio.us....wait...what?

Here the link to my page:
https://delicious.com/daniellem22

Alright, I have a hard time believing that this is a major website.

Disadvantages:
To me, there is no real creativity in the idea of this website. Yeah, it's easy to add links to your "page", but nearly every other social media or, heck, interactive website has the ability to post links to favorited websites in the form of bookmarks. I wish there was a little bit more you could do with the site in order to make it more original for its users.

Advantages:
I've never really used twitter, instagram, etc. so I hope they don't have really similar features, but it seems useful that you can add tags to the links you are bookmarking with this site. As much as others site have this linking features, it's nice to have them all listed in an easy-to-search fashion. 

Flickr...fun!?!?!

Here's the link to my Flickr page:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/121620905@N07/

Before I even started to customize anything on my Flickr page, the "default" template was super cute! No need to mess with the design too much. :) With usability in mind, I messed with a lot of the buttons to see what was self-explanatory and what required additional research. Honestly, there wasn't a lot that I needed to look too much further on. I was pleased the amount of things you could do with each photo (tagging, sharing, editing, and view counts). 

Open Source: Mozilla

Lastly, we're going to look at the internet browser, Mozilla, as our last open source program.

I'll start out by saying that, overall, I absolutely love Mozilla as an internet browser. I realize this is opposite of the majority of people I know who are tech savy, but I'm just starting on the software journey, so I'll stick to what looks/works nicely until I learn more. :) In the past, I've used Mozilla on Air Force computers, but it doesn't seem to support all the functions we need to use on base. At home, though, I see no reason not to use it as a substitute for other browsers, such as Google Chrome.

When comparing it to other browsers, I find it most similar to the aforementioned Google Chrome. Now realize, Chrome is my preferred browser due to its usability and customization. It may be little, but I love being able to set a personalized theme to my browser and have it remember it from one computer to another due to it being connected to my google account. Mozilla doesn't have this option, from what I can tell, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have other amiable qualities. When you first download Mozilla, a video loads that goes into the seemingly selfless idea that its creators run on. Quality over profit is something almost no one can argue with a company over. 

Open Source: Moodle

Second, we are going to look at the open source software program, Moodle.

This particular work is a free way for teachers to create online learning programs for their students.  Personally, I've never really had the need to create new teaching materials via this sort of program before, so I'm using it on a first-time basis. After looking up a few operating tips online, I found the bulk of it very easy to use with a lot of options to choose from. As long as you have a sustained use that justifies spending a lot of time/money on customization, I'm sure it would work wonders.

When comparing it to the like-product, Articulate Online, I find it seems to be more set up for a large scale operation. Moodle works, but the level of expertise customization needed isn't worth it if you are just using it on a few occasions, whereas Articulate is much more user friendly in being able to make it work for any size group/teaching plan. At work, we use Articulate because its so easy to cater to our individual classes and, additionally, provides transparency from our students. 

Open Source: LibreOffice

Hello!

First, I will look at the open source software, LibreOffice.

Maybe it's because I am so used to Microsoft Office, but it seems like LibreOffice has an user interface that is extremely hard to use and lacks a lot of key options. When it first opens, there is a short list of database types you can choose from. Once you select one, there is an option to just open a blank document or you can choose to use the "Wizard" to help you set up what you are trying to do. Both options work well, but I wish there was more labeling involved, rather than a bunch of pictures and tool bars you have to scroll through to find what you want.

Now, if I were to compare and contrast it to Microsoft Office, I would say Microsoft wins hands down. While I like that LibreOffice has a "Wizard" to run you through your project, I feel the program as a whole is just not as user friendly. Its look isn't appealing or sleek, which I believe is important these days, especially for those of us not as familiar with the behind-the-scenes of software. 

Mashable, not just a trendy name

http://mashable.com/

Rather than just being focused on providing readers with trendy apps and profiles on their creators like the blog eHub, Mashable capitalizes its users attention via a combination of the rarely seen, but ever important news articles and the latest technologies.

The Simply Accessible, eHub

http://emilychang.com/ehub/

The first blog I read was Emily Chang's ehub, a simply chic web 2.0 blog designed to provide the most fascinating web applications and the occasional interview with those in charge of creating the up-and-coming Web 2.0. Here, it's easy to find everything from a freelancer (the app Frank) to cover the various beats to a trendy place focused on sprucing up your blogs and various webpages in the form of themes and templates. 

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I love this man! :)

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