Thing #16, Tools to Help Organize

 So, recently my Chrome homepage has changed, there are a few of  the websites that I have visited in the past few days on a few tiles. Then today I find this--symbaloo ,a mosaic where I can place many, many more quick links to my most used web pages that includes even more extra junk to look at. Cool. I placed a few of my favorites onto it for this screenshot. I actually reduced the size and left many out.

What I like about this format is that it is all right there, no drop down menu where I am likely to accidentally click on the wrong favorite. I can choose from several backgrounds, too. It is cool. I like it. Do I love it enough to change from the Chrome homepage? I'm still undecided. I like this type of tool, but I tend to wonder what is attached to it. Do I really want to inform someone else about the sites I frequent. When we are given a free tool, do we give up something unknown?

I also looked at 30 Boxes, a calendar organizer. Since I have already tried Google calendar, I don't think I'll actually use this one. I don't need to remember any more passwords. The 30 boxes calendar is customizable and sharable. So is my Google calendar. I'm sure Google is doing all sorts of analyses of my information. I'm ok with just having one company do that. Having many different companies do so is, in my opinion, pushing it.

I signed up for the remember the milk tool also. I don't know if I will use it. I guess I'm just feeling saturated with tools.
Which makes you wonder how we got through the week without these tools. Do we have to be so connected and reliant on devices? Personally, I feel that if I need an app to remember the milk, I'm not that self-sufficient adult that I thought I was. The world doesn't end when I forget to pick up milk, flea treatment, or even coffee. We survive, and definitely remember the coffee the next time.

So that's my rant. Maybe I'm just naturally a control freak. Looking at my desk, you would not believe that I am an organized person. I micro-manage my kids, my pets, my husband, and myself very well. Productivity tools may be necessary for others. I like to leave my cell in my car, where it can often be found dead. I don't want to text myself reminders. Maybe when I'm really old I will need that. And then technology can help.