Joan on the Road...of Life

But we're staying on for a few days of rest and exploration. Yesterday I went to a seminar on using Google Earth presented by Jim Guld and followed that with one on Geocaching. The seminars were a good mix of Datastorm/Motosat tech info and software or computer activities that are only possible if you have a good connection to the Internet.

I spent a lot of time with the Picasa photo management program and I'm pretty impressed with it. I like the speed and ease of use compared with Photoshop and it does probably 90% of the "fixes". I'll need Photoshop to remove power poles or other fancy things. The only feature I'm missing from Photoshop is a quick and easy way to add a caption to photos. Maybe it's there and I haven't found it yet.

I didn't download Google Earth yet because I think I'll get hooked on it. I better do my vacuuming and laundry before I explore that program. The Geocachng fits in with travels and I'd read a little about it but never "got into" it. Finding the caches would be a great way to exercise though. Maybe it is kismet...I won a gold geocaching coin at the dinner last night. Well I'll see where this all takes me.

As I sit here writing, I'm watching dozens of coaches pull out and head for new destinations. The Datastorm Users are a very nice bunch of people with a wide variety of interests, many centered on the use of the computer and internet. We enjoyed the "likemindedness"! This was our first rally. Would we come again? Yes!