WEEK 4 - WHAT THE RSS!?!?! OR MORE IMPORTANTLY "WHERE DO I STICK MY HEADPHONES?"

To set the scene, I have my valued one hour off the desk which I have been told to use for my blogg. Time to get off the desk and find an available computer - 15 minutes. Where to stick the earphones? Eventually find computer with speakers. So we are now attempting to achieve a learning outcome of taking a person who can't find where to stick their earphones to successfully learning the advanced web 2.0 technology of RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Not too much an ask really.

Anyway, the video won't play; can't wait that long for the computer to load up the 'youtube' presentation (which at least did look a bit interesting), I do the really silly thing of looking at the bloglines tutorial. This is akin to the first time you innocently press the "help" button on your computer and wonder why it's written in English but reads like Chinese. Anyway, now running way out of time but have a least resolved a very important matter which is, if I do become a serial killer, I will limit my selection to systems personnel! Eventually, I manage to speedily set up a bloglines account and I have one very impressive e-mail to prove it!

As for the use of this technology, in my next life time when I come back with an enhanced systems technology gene I will utilise my time better by setting up a personalised stock watch and property watch. I will be fed moment by moment information on the whereabouts of my heirs to the extensive empire as they trapsy around the world. But most importantly I will have free'd up enough time to satisfy what seems to be the goal of members of my family, that is a serious e-bay addiction!

But for the moment I can think of only one personal urgent need for the use of this technology (now that I know it exists) and that is to set up my own "Where's Johnny" stalker feed (Depp, of course!).

I'll blogg off for now and look forward to my next systems enlightenment.