Open Office

I think the concept of Open Office Software is great, because EVERYONE, who uses it, has a chance offer improvements to the software. Open Office is avilible in most languages and works with all major computers. One advantage of a universal free software is that a teacher can have the students all use the same program no matter what coomputer the student owns. The teacher can also create learning aids for students, in Open Office Software, and not have to worry if the studnets can open the file due to software issuses

Intro Week

The last book that I read for fun was "Reading Lolita in Tehran." It was about how women are treated in Tehran, Iraq and how Azar Nafisi and seven of her students read banned Western literature. Overall, I liked the book and the insight it gave into another culture.

Typically, I do not read many books, expect for classwork. I do read lots of blogs, newspapers, and other things that are available on the internet. The New York Times is sent to my e-mail everyday, so I can stay up to date on all of the current events. I also have Viigo on my Blackberry, which is software that manages blogs, weather, and other odds and ends for any interest. When I find myself having a free moment, I can just grab my cell phone and read about all kinds of latest updates. It makes it very convenient for me to have all of that information at my fingertips. Viigo also has different channels you can subscribe to, for example word of the day, quote of the day, NASA Image, sports, etc.