Customize it (Thing 14)

To create a custom start-up page, I was instantly drawn to iGoogle. I like Google services quite a bit, and I’m familiar with their, I don’t know, “je ne sais quoi” (har har)? Their layout is pleasing to me, their customizable features are extensible enough for my needs, all-in-all a good fit. In addition, I got to pick which zip code and items of interest I wanted pinned to my home page. I got custom weather, arts and entertainment, and, yes, the indulgence of humor.

I added a calendar, which I think would be great for tracking library events. Library programmed events like movie night, game night, children’s story book hour—all are right on my start-up page, ready to be tracked. Shared calendars are not just great for me though, they also work for alerting patrons to upcoming events.

I also added the suggested NEFLIN’s 23 Things countdown calendar, and shnikey if I’m not running out of time! Time to move forward to Thing 15.