Generation Fun

Ever wondered what you would look like as a Simpsons character? Probably not. But there is a generator that will help. Just find a picture of yourself, follow the directions and Voila! you're in Springfield. Who knew?

I was also able to find out which Hogwarts House I should be in (Ravenclaw - I guess we all can't be Gryffindors)

Generate your own Simpsons alter ego
Try on the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

This a great generator that Beth found. Create your own.

Searching for feeds

If I ever felt the need to find more websites to check on each day it's great to know about these tools for searching for newsfeeds. Generally I prefer to rely on word of mouth or referrals from other sites I visit.

Topix.com was interesting in that you could narrow your search geographically. They are all quite easy to use but your search terms must be chosen carefully or you end up with either way too many hits to wade through or so few that you know you must be missing something.

I will likely stay with my very untechnical method of finding feeds which is to look for the orange square on a well-liked site. I find I generally wait a few weeks with a new site to see how often I find myself referring to it. If I keep going back then I will add it to my feeds. Although it is so easy to add a feed I may just add them and then delete the ones I don't like based on lack of use.