4 Online Tools That Make Work Easier

1. Blogger
www.blogger.com
I use blogger to keep people up to date on my daughters progress and now for school. It is easy to publish blogs and its simple interface makes it easy to navigate.

2. Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/
Pinterest is great for tips on decorating, organizing and cooking. I punch in a few ingredients I have in my fridge and presto!

3. EasyBib
http://www.easybib.com/
EasyBib is a great citation maker. MLA APA Chicago and more; no matter what you're writing it will help you create citations for your resources.

4. LastPass
https://lastpass.com/
LastPass boasts "the last password you have to remember." LastPass securely stores all of your passwords so you only need to know the password to LastPass. I use it for all of my banking, bills and email sites.

4 Websites I Visit Most Often

1. Facebook
www.facebook.com
I like to stay connected to my friends. I grew up in southern California so I like to keep up with my High School classmates. Also my daughter has a rare brain disease and she has almost 600 followers I keep informed on her progress.

2. Yahoo Mail
www.yahoo.com
I check my email constantly so I am always on there. Also I like to read the news stories.

3. Blackboard
bb.cocc.edu
I didn't used to but now that I am taking 3 online classes this quarter I have been on blackboard probably more than Facebook. I am obsessed with checking my grades on assignments.

4. Pandora
www.pandora.com
Whenever I do homework or am cleaning my house Pandora is on. I love to listen to music and almost any genre. I have over 25 Pandora stations.

3 Powerful PowerPoint Presentations at TED

1.Hans Rosling: The Best Stats You've Ever Seen

http://www.ted.com/playlists/171/the_20_most_popular_talks_of_a

This speaker uses visual aides to help the audience follow the relation between various data. It is fascinating to see the the difference in countries from life expectancy to wealth to family size. Without his visual it would just sound like gibberish.

2. David Pogue: 10 Top Time-Saving Tech Tips

http://www.ted.com/playlists/19/did_you_know

This video is fascinating and uses power point to directly illustrate what he is talking about. He also gives a tip about using power point at the end!

3. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim: Humble plants that hide surprising secrets

http://www.ted.com/talks/ameenah_gurib_fakim_humble_plants_that_hide_surprising_secrets

This video uses power point to clearly illustrate the various plants that she is talking about.

This post took me so long because I got wrapped up in all of the amazing TED Talks that didn't pertain to the assignment. Why did I not know about this before!?

3 Tutorials Explaining Excel Financial Function

1. YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2XuLtsIBgU
This video explains how to use the FV Function. It is an easy and thorough tutorial; explaining each step.

2. ExcelFunctions.net
http://www.excelfunctions.net/Excel-Nominal-Function.html
This tutorial explains how to use the Nominal Function. I like this tutorial because it also walks you through errors you might face using the function.

3. Excel Easy
http://www.excel-easy.com/functions/financial-functions.html
This tutorial teaches how to use the PMT Function but also teaches many other related functions. This tutorial is easy to follow and explains each step with clarity.