Google Maps

Google maps is good and easy way to find directions to a place you want to go. Google Maps also has an app you can get on your smart phone.  If I wanted to get directions to go from Abilene to Great Falls, Montana, all I would do is type in my starting and ending destination and it would give me one or two routes to get there.  It will also tell you how many miles it is and how long it will take you to get there. It will even tell you how long it will take you to walk there!! You can print out the map and the directions if you want. Google Maps is a good user friendly tool and I recommend this to anyone who needs good and accurate directions.

Google Jobs

Google offers a wide range of jobs with good benefits and there are different locations around the world that offer them.  Google in Chicago, Illinois is looking for a software engineer which would require you to know how to create applications and find solutions to problems.  In London, UK Google is looking for a Sales and Account Manager, this job requires good people skills and be able to sell things.  In Mountain View, California Google is looking for a Staffing Communications Specialist.  For that job you have to be able to develop communication plans and set up and lead meetings. Google has a lot to offer for jobs and in many locations, if you need a job Google would be a good place to apply.

Google Doodles

Google doodles are the designs that you see with the letters when you go to the Google website.  Google has people that make a new doodle everyday that has to do with something that happened in history on on that day or a holiday.  They have just plain doodles or sometimes they even have animated ones, or even ones that you can play a game.  There is also a competition going on right now for K-12 that you can submit a doodle and if you win you receive $30,000 in scholarship money and a $50,000 grant for your school.  If you would like to participate click here.  If you would like to play one of the animated doodles just type in Google doodles in Google and it will bring up multiple games.

Google Drive

Google drive is something Google offers so you can keep track of documents and have them anywhere you go. They have spreadsheets, documents, presentations, and other things.  The really cool part about this is that you can work on your project with other people. You can both edit it or they can just view it or you can set it up to where they can comment on it and you can edit it. It is really easy to add somebody on to you project and it is really helpful, you can also have more than one person added. Google Drive is a really good thing to use if you like having all your documents anywhere you go.

Animated Text

Glow Text is a website that allows you to make fancy animated texts. You can make them in different fonts and colors and motions.  You can get it on your blog by either HTML code or downloading the image and using the image gadget.  It is a good user friendly tool.

  Flash Vortex is another website that allows you to make animated texts and more.  On this website you can not only make texts but they have clocks, buttons, banners, and menus. You also have more options on the fonts and colors. This is also really easy to get on your blog, all you have to do is copy and paste the HTML code. I prefer this website.

Personas

With FireFox personas you can add a cool design to your FireFox browser window. They have thousands of different things you can put on it so you do not have to have the original grey one and make it our own. It is very easy to do and when you click "wear it" on one you like it will save it for you so if you change it and want to go back to it is saved already. It is a cool way to make your browser window different.

Backgrounds

If you want a unique blog background a good place to get one is on thecutestblogontheblock.com.  They have a variety of different backgrounds you can choose from. When you find one that you think will fit your blog you click on it and copy the code. Then you go back to your blog and add the HTML gadget and paste the code into it and it will change your background. You might have to change some things on your design to make it work with your new background. If you want something cool and different for your background, this is a good web site to go to.

Feedjit

The feedjit gadget lets you see who all is viewing your blog.  If you want to see where the people are from and what browser they are using to view your blog you would like this gadget. You can go to Feedjit.com and create your own. You can also customize the colors so it matches your blog.  It is really cool to be able to see who all is looking at your blog. The locations of the people can vary from different states to different countries. It is a really cool tool to have.

If you want to create your own feedjit click here.

Favicon

Favicons are like cool little pictures that you can add to your blog address.  You can create a Favicon so you don't have the original one that the blogger website already had.  It's very fun and easy to do. On the Favicon website you can make your own or you can also download someone else.  If you make your own account you could create as many as want and publish them for other people to use.  Favicon is a good way to help make your blog your own.

If you would like to create a Favicon click here.

Blogger iPad App

If I had to choose between using the blogger app or using the full web version, I would go with the full web version. The full web version has more options than the app and I think it is easier to use.  The app is a good for if you are just looking or editing your blog but I personally would not use it to make a post. The full web version makes things easier to read and you don't have to zoom in to be able to see what you are typing like you do on the iPad. The full web version on the computer is just more user friendly than the iPad app.

Symbaloo

Symbaloo is a website that can help you out a lot if you are one of those people who has a lot of different websites you like to visit.  Symbaloo is a good tool to use to bookmark your favorite websites. It is a good way to organize your bookmarks, and it also allows you to have as many different web mixes as you need, you could have a favorites web mix, a business web mix, or any other category. You can personalize you tiles by picking the color and having a symbol if you want.  Also you can share it on your social media pages like Facebook. It is a great tool to get from one site to another. I think it is a good fun tool and anyone can enjoy it.

Click Here to start your own Symbaloo!!

Blogger Gadgets

Gadgets are fun little things to put on blog.  One of the cool ones is called Fish, you can feed them and pick what colors the fish will be.  Another one if you are into religion is The Inspirational Prayer of The Day.  If you like to look at pictures of cute puppies, you might like the Cute Puppy Pictures gadget.  The Worlds Healthiest Foods gadget might be interesting to you if you like to eat healthy.  If you like to look at storms and bad weather you might enjoy the Pictures of Tornados Gadget.

Blog Stats

As of Monday, January 14th my blog had a total of 40 views. They came from a variety of different browsers such as Safari, FireFox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Opera. Some views also came from the trafficking of other blogs.  75% of my views came from the browser Safari, and 17% from FireFox.

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Hi my name is Morgan.