Technology Memo #4

1. Backing-up– That sound you hear in the subject line in the sound of something backing-up. You know what’s backing-up? Your files on your hard drive! Thank you, thank you folks, I’ll be here all week. Follow the instructions attached to the e-mail to back-up your work.

2. Elliott Book – I know, very original title. Take a look at Elliott’s newest way to connect to the community. Fill out the questionnaire from last week to get in on the fame. Send me more info such as different questions and answers, pictures, or make suggestions. Also, check out your grade’s webpage and send me your college name and high school name if you would like them listed. I attached a copy of the questionnaire if you’d like to be on Elliott Book as well.

3. Website of the Week – Google Documents – Backing-up is important, but if you use Google Documents, you can use Google as your back-up and you can access your work from any computer with an internet connection. How safe is it to save your documents on Google? Put it this way, if Google goes down, then the sky is literally falling (or stock prices). This service lets you save your documents on their space and you can even collaborate with others by sharing the same document. Despite what my mother taught me, if everyone is doing it, so should you. If you really want to become the master and not be the student, click here to try and use Google’s other products.