Maps #34 Geocoding and Geocaching

The name of the location for the Geocach I choose is El Camino St. The coordinates for the Geocach are N 29° 41.195 W 095° 23.018. The url is http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c04d689f-3e24-4669-b35d-bea4cea28a61 and I think it's at a FedEX building. I don't have a GPS though, so I probably won't go looking for it. I think that it's a cool concept anyway.

Maps #33 Relocating

For me this module is mostly going over what I did in February. During that month I had to look for an apartment that would be closer to the HCPL ADM bulding, and I needed it before the 25th. I had used the same sites that are in this exercise at that time. I had been living by the 45 and 1960. Now I'm living by the 610 and Main near Relyant Park. I was an Evens temp at BB and now I'm a processing assistant at ADM. The things I looked for in an appartment were: washer/dryer connections, reasonable rent, close to work, and be avalable before my first day at my new job. I was able to get all of these. I moved in on the 23rd of the month with help from relatives and friends. I think that the Apartment Finder was the easyest for finding the location of an apartment, but the other sites also had better navigation menues. Ultimatly, once I found the complex that met all my criteria, I still ended up using Map Quest to get my directions. I do like my new apartment. I even have about the same amount of travel time to and from work that I had when I was living at my old place.

Maps #32 Current Events

For the first activity, I thought the third suggestion on the list of "100 Things To Do With Google Maps" would be a good topic. My hypothetical question would be "Where can I find WiFi hot spots or connections in Houston?" A good answer for that would be: Go to hotspotr at http://hotspotr.com/wifi/map/30-houston-tx you can also customise your search criteria at the site by clicking on certain buttons while your there.

For the second activity, I decided to go with National Atlas. I liked the volcanic maps and the link http://nationalatlas.gov/dynamic/dyn_vol-hi.html is for a volcanic map of Hawaii. I learned that most of the maps at the National Atlas site are inter active to some degree. It was an interesting site.

Maps #31 Have Map Will Travel

I decided to use Google Maps for the exercise in this module. It was a little bit different than getting driving directions, but not any harder. I think this is a cool use for on-line maps.

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Spring Cleaning: 30 Take a load off our drives

I didn't have any files on the P: drive, Z: drive, or S: drive. I was able to put a file onto the S: drive. I also successfully found and deleted it afterwards. It wasn't hard to do, but I don't normally have any files that need to go to any of the previously mentioned drives. I'm currently a processing assistant, and before that I was just a temp. Because of this I have had no need for a large file to be saved at work. However I do use flash drives at home on my PC for large files that I don't want useing up valuable space on my hard drive. Mostly photos and bit map images along with a few random things that I saved there for conviniance.

Spring cleaning: 29: Email

This was probably the easiest iHCPL exercise I've done yet. I already have personal e-mail accounts for non work use. I do regularly delete old files from my work and personal e-mails. I also empty my trash and spam folders often. For me, doing this module is just bloging about what I'm already doing. My personal e-mail usually fills up faster than my work e-mail, so I've just applied the same purging principals. I get rid of things that are either old and no longer usefull, or spam/junk mail. With my work e-mail I usually don't get spam, but I do have to periodicaly get rid of old and out dated files.

Spring cleaning: 28: Don't clutter -

The GTD article was OK but seemed to have more to do with physical things to be done. I also looked at the Google calendar. It's alright but most of the things I need to remember I have in a little planner/calendar that goes in my purse. I have it with me most of the time. When I have an important event comming up, it's usually there. While an on-line calendar can be fun, my computer is a desk top PC and can't follow me around like a lap top PC. I think that the format a person uses for there reminders really depends on individual needs. What works best for me might not be the same for someone else.