So, I'd like to dedicate today's post to the blessings of the internet.
The Internetby Bernard Howe | ||
| The internet is, a fountain of information. its available to everyone, in every nation. Pages for children to read and enjoy along with the spam which can really annoy. Poetry and forums for everyone's pleasure just about anything, even selling your treasure. Its even used everyday in our schools it has lots of help and good learning tools. Ethics are used by those who do care and often free help with things we do share. Friendships has spread all over the earth I even made a friend who lives way down in Perth. I enjoy it so much, I think I'm addicted I think I was warned, as this was predicted. I do understand the harms of the internet. But, here is how the internet has effected me this past week: -Finding jobs. There are a lot of businesses that have transferred their application process to the internet. This saves them paper, and me gas money. Also, to find all the businesses near my house, I used Google maps. I then jotted down the phone numbers and started calling. Again, it saves me the trip of aimlessly driving around just to find businesses that are NOT hiring. Then, when you get a job interview, the internet can help you research the company. Find out what you should wear to your job interview, what you should know about the company, etc. This really will impress employers! -Cooking meals. The internet is like my favorite cookbook. You can find all kinds of recipes, even secret recipes of the big-shot restaurants (yes, I AM planning on having Cafe Rio Wednesday night in Ohio). Or say, you mess up a recipe or need a substitute. Internet is right there with the answer. My favorite websites so far are allrecipes.com and www.favfamilyrecipes.com. Seriously, any restaurant. Any ingredients. It's online. -Planning Family Home Evenings. Not only do Latter-Day Saints have a Mormon Channel on YouTube, but there are tons of FHE ideas online. I found this really good website familiesinzion.com. -Writing talks. Whether it's for church, school, or community speeches, we do a lot of our research online. For LDS members, c'mon who hasn't used lds.org to look up extra materials for your talk! It's a great resource. -Viewing amazing pictures. Just tonight I got this link for the Carl Bloch exhibit. I was incredibly sad I couldn't see these in person, but the panoramic view of them here makes up for it. http://www.360-foto.dk/carlbloch/. Also, I love the other photography websites that I can see photos from: flickr, facebook, deviantart, etc. It gets talent out there! -Listening to music. YouTube anyone? I don't know how many times I've turned to this website instead of wasting a dollar on a song I'll only listen to for a week. This site also helps me preview songs before I do actually purchase them. -Watching TV episodes. Bones, The Office, you name it. You can watch them on Hulu (except it's getting more restrictive because of Hulu Plus). -Staying in contact with friends. Facebook, need I say more? -Sharing my running updates. My friend, Eleise and I discovered runningahead.com where we can post our running for the day. That way, we are held accountable to someone about running; thus, we are more likely to run! It's a great motivational tool. -Mapping out a running route. Gmap-pedometer.com is fabulous. Seriously, I can go anywhere in the US and still find a route to run around my location. How sweet is that? ...then again, no excuse for skipping a run... -Checking grades. While it's annoying at times, I have BYU Blackboard that let's me know my grade for a class even before I receive a report card. -Doing homework assignments. Masteringchemistry.com was seriously my best friend this past semester. I spent countless hours working on those problems to understand chemistry. And it paid off. -Becoming educated about finances. I just took a financing class last semester. I highly recommend a personal finance class to anyone and everyone. It has helped me behaviorally in finances and in other structured aspects of my life. scottmarsh.com is a perfect outlet for advice and financial calculators. Don't feel like money is controlling your life, but that your in control of money in your life. -Finding a spouse. Hah, just kidding...but, seriously, it's out there. -Studying. Kay, so I just got a job at Wings Warehouse today!! Yay! I need to memorize the menu though. That might take me a while...if I didn't have studyblue.com. It's a fantastic tool for school as well because you can do online, interactive notecards. No more wasted paper notecards. -Reading news. While it definitely is sad that print newspapers are dying out, the internet has provided a great outlet for news. My favorite is CNN, and they have a newpulse, where I can stay up-to-date on current events in a hurry. Makes me feel more aware about the world when I sometimes get overwhelmed with the amount of news out there. -Researching ANYTHING. Whether it be races, music lessons, Puritan tombstones, etc., the internet has the resources. I can find scholarly journals on just about any topic. I can find websites giving me information on upcoming races. That used to take a lot more digging. Not anymore. -Maintaining your finances. Every major bank has online banking now. You can view your accounts, transfer money, pay bills. It's wonderful! Plus, I love Mint.com because I can view all of my accounts at once, and see where I'm spending my money. This is my way of budgeting, it really works! -And of course, recording your thoughts in a blog. I thank my friend Audrey for getting me into blogging. It is just so fascinating to get inside the mind of someone through their blogs. Sometimes, it shocks me how much one person can know or feel. You could probably say I have developed a crush on the internet. It's insane on how many resources it provides us. But, of course, it can't do everything. Most importantly, there is opposition in all things. The internet is a potent weapon used by the adversary to lure us and distract us. Pornography is too common. I remember at the age of 15 or 16 a boy telling me that 99% of guys have seen pornography and the other 1% are lying to you. While these statistics are clearly misconstrued by this youngster, I am too nervous to look up the real statistics. They could be shockingly worse than I'd hope for. But, I know there are still guys out there that have not viewed pornography. And, I hope with every fiber in my being, that my future husband has not fallen prey to it. I have also seen the internet ruin grades and destroy self-esteem. I have seen people become addicted. I have seen bullying. It is harmful. Let us use this weapon to our advantage, not to the advantage of our enemies.
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