Learn-a-Test

Oh my goodness, it's the last work day in February. Best complete February's Webolution task, lest I feel like an out-of-whack slacker. I love Learn A Test. Honestly. I turn to it a lot a lot a lot. I have learned that I would, in my current state and without any further study, probably completely fail the US Citizenship test. That depresses me. It makes me feel like I am not smarter than a 5th grader. I point people to this whenever they ask about GED materials, because typically the most recent guides are checked out. But some other fun instances in which I didn't think Learn-A-Test would apply but it DID are: the truck driver's test--CDL. It's in there! Also, there was a woman in just the other day who was looking for books on the cosmetician/beautician exam. A) I did not know there was such a thing. B) We did not have a book, but another Marmot library did. C) Just for fun I was like "Let's try Learn-A-Test!", and ta-da. Beautician exam in there. She was VERY happy. Its a powerful thing. I guess my ode to Learn-a-Test is over now. It never ceases to amaze me.

Welcome Back Webolution

Yay for the return of Webolution. For once, I am ahead of the Webolution game. I took it upon myself to complete this task independently about a week and a half ago. Because we all know how fun it is to have great products that we feel like a total idiot describing. I read through the FAQ's, which were pretty easy to follow, and I downloaded the Digital Editions. Downloading a book was REMARKABLY easy. And fast. And, as pro-print and anti-electronic-books as I've been forever--I imagined it to be cold and weird and unfamiliar and pretty unpleasant--I was happily surprised. It was so easy to use and read! I thought everything about it was pretty darn intuitive. I like how organized and simple the Digital Editions is, I liked how easy it was to move around in the book and how customizable you could make your viewing. I could see how this is actually super beneficial technology for super on-the-go people. (I still don't think I'd want to be reading my future kids their future bedtime stories off a screen though. Also, I don't think I am an "on-the-go" person.) I digress. This is all great. And I don't feel like an idiot describing it to people. I was impressed with how current a lot of the titles are, although not so impressed with overall number, but still. It's very cool. I do not own and have not tried/witnessed actual downloading of the book onto a device, but. I imagine it goes seamlessly. Does anyone have an e-reader?