#59

There was quite a bit on good info in this module. After taking the quiz, it was nice to have direct feedback that confirmed my credit rating! Learning that company inquiries from various companies impacts your score was an eye opener.

I am familiar with budgeting. I don't make such a detailed one as those proposed and I would only consider a free service shoud I need one.

Going into the TCDRS site was interesting. It appears that a lot of thought went into the site which was laid out to answer most of the standard questions dealing with the subject. The forms needed for the various steps in being a member were very helpful. When I reach that point :) I'll be ready.

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#58 My bank offers online banking with security and no charge for that service. They even offer bill pay on line. I do not to use this particular service but rather the phone service with 'prompts' to get information on my account. I find this much more convenient.
The info on how to save money in this economy is more common sense than anything else. It has been drummed into us not to food shop when hungry. The utilities use during summer and/or winter has also been promoted for a while. I seldom turn on the oven any more and in fact use the toaster oven often.
There are many computer programs that offer some type of money management so going on line to do this seems redundant. More so to pay for the service!

Comment WK 10 #23

Well I can't say that I'm not glad this is over. The crunch to finish timely was stressful and meant that one could not go more into in depth on any one thing. Having said that, I did find a couple of fave sites. Those that dealt with pictures, music downloads, or comedy of some sort gave insight into just what interests folks. I feel that we are by default always learning and that the www is just one more tool on that journey. I cannot imagine how the coming generations will use this tool. Their dependence on the speed of information makes me dizzy. They have to learn a whole new protocol in relationships and we'll still have to protect their innocence from those who would abuse their trust.

Comment WK 9 #22

Downloading - . I was impressed with the amount of topics already available. Plagiarizing will take on a whole new meaning. Ethics at the elementary level needs to be considered. The step-by-step provided was clear and concise but I'd probably need a neighbor's kid to actually do any thing with this. It's fun to think how portable we are becoming. Hook me up anywhere and I can make a production out of something.

Comment WK 9 #21 part 2

Looked at the podcasts site again. The 'tutorial' inbeded there was most informative and had good info for those wishing to do podcasting. The topics were comonsense so that you should not get into trouble. Still too many ads!

Comment WK 9 #21

Checked into several of the podcasts sights. Of particular note was the amount of advertising on any sight. They all seem to have a 'top ten' list, luckily with a short review that saved one a bit of effort in deciding what was right. There were some buffering to some of the sites. Podcast Alley gave an overview of a great many subjects. It just is a forum for the 'everyman' with an opinion and something to say

Comment WK 9

I checked into the YouTube site. They had set up a catagory list so that you could go with your basic interests. Still, the thing I find is before you know it, you're deep into other peoples' interests. The animated ones were interesting to me (Tales of a mere existence, Reflection) showed creativity as well as a sense of purpose for the creator. I don't really care to view too many so I'll check into others later.