Apple users are all-too-familiar with the "app store," be it the one on the iPod, iPhone or iPad. The app store has surpassed 10 billion downloads, and now they've got yet another store for yet another Apple device: their actual computers.
Yes, the intuitive move to end all intuitive moves has...
Thrifty Tech: Holiday Gift Guide for The College Student in Your Life
9:00 AM 12/21/2010
Christmas is only a few days away, so if you haven't bought gifts for the college student in your life, now is the time. It's not always the most intuitive shopping excursion, seeing as how college students are in need of new technology for school, work and entertainment. And there are so many...
The Kno: An Expensive and Heavy Way to Read a Textbook
10:30 AM 12/17/2010
With the holidays upon us, some of the hottest gifts are e-readers -- the iPad, the Kindle, and the Nook being the big three. However, for college students looking for a reader that will host their textbooks, there's another option that you can't find at a Best Buy: the Kno.
The Kno is a reader...
iPhone Apps to Help College Students Save Money
8:00 AM 11/23/2010
A college student's iPhone serves many purposes. The camera is basically a visual note-taking device. It's loaded with games, it connects to social media, it's got note taking and organizational tools, and ... well ... just about everything else you could possibly imagine a phone having.
But every...
College Finance 101: Learning Money Management in the Classroom
9:00 AM 11/17/2010
Higher education has become nearly synonymous with debt. Students will leave school with an education, obviously, but also with a mountain of bills to pay. It's a story that's been told in an endless number of ways. But debt isn't the only thing looming for students after graduation. What about...
New website sells accepted applications to Ivy League schools
1:00 PM 10/29/2010
High school students applying to Brown and Columbia universities may be stuck when it comes to knowing what to write on their applications. How long should their answers be? What tone is the college looking for? It's a nerve-wracking process. To help give those potential applicants a leg up, the...
The new MacBook Air: The pros and cons
12:00 PM 10/27/2010
It seems like every month, Apple's got a new innovation to share with us. Engadget reported that at the the "Back to Mac" event on Oct. 20, Apple unveiled two new MacBook Airs, one 11-inch and one 13-inch, which are even thinner than the last incarnation of the computer.
And like nearly every...
Is Ping the best free music social media?
11:00 AM 10/13/2010
Is iTunes Ping, the latest in music-based social media, nothing more than an excuse by Apple to get students to spend more?
In September, Apple announced iTunes Ping -- a new social media network for people who like music. It's an experiment similar to Lala.com, the music store website that was...
Most people go to graduate school to further their education or to take a step toward a career. But are people spending the time and money on grad school specifically to find a spouse?
According to SavvySugar, finding love is one of many incentives to go to grad school. The writer said that they...
It's rough being a college gamer. If we've learned anything from the episode of MTV's "True Life" and its dealing with gaming addictions, video games can certainly stand in the way of good grades. But even for those who can responsibly balance gaming and classes, games are expensive. The system,...
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