Great Source

I was doing my usual spacing around on the internet and found a book on utilizing the features of my Sony VIAO notebook. I followed links to the Sony website and what a wonderful surprise I found...Online courses for Personal Computing 101, Home Entertainment 101, Digital Photography 101 and Digital Video 101.

The Personal Computing 101 has courses on Creating Your First Website, Power Point, Excel, etc.

They have Articles, Courses, Tutorials, Videos - a wealth of information - definitely check it out! There is so much great information on the web but when I find something that is so full of information somewhere I'd never think of looking I love it!

http://backstage101.learningcenter.sony.us/index.jsp

I'm the type of person who just jumps in and figures it out as I go, but with all of the options and complexity of programs nowadays it can be frustrating as I know enough to get myself in trouble! So every once in a while I go back to the beginning, the basics, and work my way through what I probably should have gone through to begin with!

So maybe I will finally figure out all the things I can do with my digital camera, and understand all the things I can use Excel for!

Finding Balance in the Information Age

I admit I'm an "information-aholic" - but my husband isn't and he's always asking me why I'm glued to my computer! But now I have the perfect quote to cite:

"I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way."

Franklin P. Adams

And isn't it so true? I always follow links and then that site's links, etc. and find enormous information. A friend recently exclaimed "How do you know all this stuff??!!" and honestly it's just because I read, and not just books, but articles, newsletters, websites, etc., etc.

But when is enough, enough? That's the question I struggle with. I love it, but the "-aholic" part can create issues. Hours can go by while I'm happily gaining useful information, but we live in a beautiful place and I'm not in the pool or taking a drive down the coast, or taking my dog for a walk, I'm at my computer.

How do others find balance?

How to Profit from Idea Thieves - another great article to read!

I have a friend, a published writer, who found some of her material being marketed by someone else as their own. She has found some ways of tracking her material on the web using keywords and such, but this article provides even more ideas. I'll be passing it on to her and others in her Forum.

For the article I read this morning go to http://www.earlytorise.com/2008/09/10/how-to-profit-from-idea-thieves-2.html - and as always I'd enjoy your feedback and comments.

This is Exactly Why You Should Make This Your Homepage!

I use this blog as my own Homepage and would highly recommend you do, too! There's so much "fluff" on most homepages, or just too much hard news...I need things to feed my brain, not drain it!

And I just clicked on one of the new articles that were here waiting for me this morning from www.earlytorise.com and this reader was saying the same thing:

Reader Feedback: "Every article, no matter how big or small, contains such informational treasures..."

“Each morning when I open my e-mail inbox, I look forward to reading Early to Rise. Every article, no matter how big or small, contains such informational treasures that I often forward the e-zine to others within my company. And I’ve got other people hooked! In the lunchroom, we now have discussions about articles in ETR, rather than the latest tragedy in the news or what happened on television the night before. It makes a huge difference in our attitude at work.

“Thank you, Early to Rise. Keep up the wonderful work!”

Krista L. Ellis

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

But she had to go through her e-mail to find it...make this your Homepage and you'll have Early to Rise articles at your fingertips throughout the day, as well as a host of other great information!

I admit it, I'm an Information Junkie!

I love information, just ask my husband...there are magazines, newsletters and books all over our house, not to mention the internet articles I print so I can read them later. He knows better than to throw out anything; even junk mail might be of interest to me (I get ideas for ad copy, etc.)!

I participate in several online Forums, sometimes just to read, sometimes I post. I come across such a wide variety of interesting topics in all of this blitz of information that I decided to share what I find in a Blog. There will be links to articles and internet sites of interest, comments on a wide variety of things - no one area could contain my thirst for knowledge and information! News of the day, comments of interest on other sites, "how-to's" on saving money on most everything, tax savings and issues, information on starting a business - you'll never know what I might come up with to blog about!

So join me while I share "a little bit of this, a little bit of that."