Saturday, October 4, 2008

Assignment-4

I find it interesting as to the number of electronic tools which are available. Most of the technology I use has been directed to me in a work related environment. The RSS reader could be a good additional working tool depending on the need. Some things came to mind as pros and cons of this product. Such as: Is it just another tool to learn or will it replace something I already use? Will I use it? What would I use it for? Will it make my work easier? Would it be something beneficial for work related and/or personal? Would it work well in my job related activities along side what I already use? How would it be beneficial to me or will it just add to my workload as something else to do and manage? Just a few things to think about before considering another tool.

There are many features to this reader which give you options as to manipulating the information you add. The RSS reader has the ability to save you time by browsing the folders for the newsfeeds which are unread. This product could be very practical and helps to keep subjects organized by files. At this time I am not sure how many sites/links I use are available as feeders for this to be a useful work tool. It could be a benefit if organized by subject and folders within our system to post updates and changes.

I tried the different methods for newsfeeds and found Blogline's easiest to use. The others did not seem to have feeds which I was looking for.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

As with any new tool you use it is important to assess it's usefulness to you and to your organization and then balance that with what you have the TIME for in your already busy work day. I absolutely agree with you on that point.

Jenny