Backgrounds

A background for your blog may seem very unimportant but it gives your blog a sense of uniqueness. They're a lot of really nice ones on the websites listed below.

The Cutest Blog On The Block
Hot Bliggity Blog
Shabby Blogs
Simply Blog it Backgrounds
Dotty Dot Dot Design
Jelly Pages

I recommend Jelly Pages because in my opinion it had the coolest backgrounds and had more of wide range of selections. If you would like to have that background you have to click on design, then template, then click on java gadget and copy the html code of the background then paste it on there.

Personas

Personas is a new tool we have explored during my computer essentials class. This is where the top of your screen has its own background as shown below.

Personas is only available on the firefox web browser. They're a lot of really cool backgrounds, with many of your favorite things on there. click here if you are interested in checking out the many different personas. Enjoy!

Feedjit

Feedjit is an interesting gadget to have because it shows who is visiting your blog, where they are from, what browser they use, and how they got there. For example someone could have used my blog to get to someone else's. Feedjit basically shows what kind of traffic you have. Its actually kind of fun to see who is visiting your blog and how they got there. Click here to create your feedjit account to see who is viewing your blog.

Favicon

Favicon is short for "favorite icon" it is located at the left hand corner. It is very close to the web address. Its good to have if you want your website or blog to stand out because it shows that your website is different and or unique.

Its going to look something like that but i have enlarged the picture the original size is about 16x16. Click here to start creating your favicon. It only takes a minute to create an account, after you have finished, i would suggest you download the icon and publish it on whatever website you have.

Below is a picture of the actual size icon. 

Blogging on the iPad

This app is very nice on the iPad but it all comes down to which one you prefer more. It's fairly simple to use. It's easier to use the iPad in my opinion, because I prefer being on my iPad. Writing a post on the app is really easy all you have to do is tap to create a new post. Editing your post on your iPad is quite simple too all you need to do is tap on the pencil icon and then you may start editing. I prefer the iPad app because its easier and just plain simple. Honestly I'm a person that likes to access things quickly and have no problems getting there and back. Using the app on the iPad meets all my requirements.

I would say they are both very user friendly but it all comes down to your preference and what you're more comfortable with. The views on the iPad aren't much different, below is what it normal looks like on the iPad. You can also view the web version by tapping on the bottom where it says those very words. Both are amazing, it just comes down to what you prefer.

Symbaloo

Today we learned about this cool website called symbaloo. This new tool helps you keep track of your favorite websites. You can add which websites you visit the most and easily access these.

As you can see from my symbaloo profile I have most of my class websites I use the most. Symbaloo is good to have especially if your a slow typer or if you just hate typing period. All it takes is one click and your already on your favorite websites. You can also set symbaloo as your home screen by going up to your browser (firefox, safari, internet explorer, etc) and click on preferences, then click set as home screen. If your interested in setting up a symbaloo account its fairly easy all you need is your email address and a password.

Click this link to create your symbaloo profile click here

Blogger Gadgets

The Inspirational Prayer of the day gadget is of use to my blog because it could attract a different variety of people. It shows my values and what I believe in as well. Also if your having a bad day maybe your faith could lift you up.

Having the Greek and Roman mythology gadget shows some of my interests and shows that I am not shallow and actually have some kind of depth. Plus its interesting to learn about someone in mythology you never even knew existed.

The Marilyn Monroe quote of the day gadget is beneficial because she was an American icon and many people adore the woman to this day. Most people would like to know what a famous person like her would think like so more people would view my blog to find out.

The BBC news gadget is beneficial to my blog because after you are done viewing my blog you have some interesting news story to read.

The page views counter gadget is beneficial because it lets me and my audience know how many people have viewed my blog and how popular it actually is.

Blog Stats

On January 14th my blog was viewed 6 times. My audience was people in the United States. The browser that was mainly used was Firefox. The operating systems that were used to view my blog was the Macintosh. My blog was mostly viewed by my classmates in Computer Essentials.