Boy, I hadn't realised I had taken that looonnng a break -- January to April, my how time flies when you are, uh, busy. But I've come back to learn more. I found this assignment quite interesting as it was not something I had considered at all -- tracking software and how you might use it. I can see how it would be very useful on public access computers. It allows for certain navel-gazing when done only for the individual.
I was able to install it first on my home computer and then also on my work computer. I use the computer differently in each setting. At home it is mainly social use (and I swear it wasn't me using WebKinz!) but my work use seems to have provided some new software to Wakoopa -- such as an ILS (which is what Deer Hunter -- aka Horizon 7.5 -- has to be as nothing else comes close) and using OCLC's Connexion -- both of which I tried to write descriptions for on Wakoopa but I wonder if they'll be accepted or not. Perhaps I'll try reviewing one of them (okay I reviewed Connexion). I could not fit either one into the specified categories in the description. Interesting that there is nothing there for even a database which might be the closest category.
I tried inserting the code in the post but that didn't seem to work well so I went and did the badge on the blog and that is rather cool. I don't mind people seeing my top 10 software. I do admit that I am not sure I like the whole level of tracking involved here and that I had to individually set the privacy for each software program rather than being able to do something in a blanket fashion, say block all games.
And I do wonder what use, if any, Wakoopa, makes of the information collected through its service. We see the kind of tracking that happens in gmail -- those ads that pick up on what is in your messages -- and I know it is all computer generated (and sometimes rather amusing) but it is still personal information that may well be being collected. I'll have to see whether I stay on Wakoopa or not -- for now it is interesting but I'll have to either stick with it or deactivate my account.
