Things 5 and 6

 I'm still not quite sure about the difference between iGoogle and Google Reader, so will go in search of an explanation in words of one syllable...

Here's what Wikipedia has to say:

iGoogle (formerly Google Personalized Homepage and Google IG), a service of Google, is a customizable AJAX-based startpage or personal web portal (much like Netvibes, Pageflakes, My Yahoo!, and Windows Live Personalized Experience). Google originally launched the service in May 2005. Its features include the capability to add web feeds and Google Gadgets (similar to those available on Google Desktop).

Google Reader is a Web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline. It was released by Google on October 7, 2005 through Google Labs. Reader graduated from beta status on September 17, 2007.

 And why might I want to follow a particular blog in iGoogle rather than Google Reader? These Things seem to create more questions than they answer. However, I am becoming more familiar with how to use Blogger and the different Google pages, even if I'm not sure of their specific purposes. Blogger isn't the most intuitive web site, and I don't seem to be going about things in the quickest way.

Retospective

In retrospect, Things 1 and 2 were mostly things I had done before, and I, for one, spent most of my time choosing the frivolous parts of the page, notably the themes and templates. Having said that, no-one likes looking at badly designed web pages, or those with offensive colours.

One issue I have with this process is that I wonder about how easy it's going to be to delete my presence from the Bloggosphere once 23 Things is finished. I'm not happy with the idea that my blog will remain on view indefinitely. The trail left by individuals is also slightly worrying. I noticed that the iGoogle screen-shot on one of the blogs reveals that the blogger was playing online poker at the time, and one of them reveals snapshots of personal emails!