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Treasures of the Web: Video-Chatting
Hey, my name's Sam and I love scouring the web for interesting sites and useful applications so in this blog series, I will show you how to do things on your computer that you did not even know were possible.
Continue reading...X Marks the Spot: Treasures of Technology: Back Up Your Files
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 by Sam
Hey, my name’s Sam and I love scouring the web for interesting sites and useful applications so in this blog series, I will show you how to do things on your computer that you did not even know were possible. Don’t lose your files! You’ve pulled an all-nighter to write that term paper and you’re almost [...]
Continue reading...Writers You Should Read: Books that take you places
Thu, Oct 15, 2009 by Heather L- Brandeis
In the ’80s, TV critic Neil Postman claimed that the invention of television had zapped the national print culture –– that our generation had stopped reading, that we couldn’t write for beans, and that to top it off, this made us “lousy citizens.” Harsh. I may be all for TV, but I am also all [...]
Continue reading...X Marks the Spot-Treasures of the Web: Go Green with Note-Taking
Thu, Oct 8, 2009 by Sam
Hey, my name’s Sam and I love scouring the web for interesting sites and useful applications so in this blog series, I will show you how to do things on your computer that you did not even know were possible. Are you trying to go green? You recycle all your paper, plastic, and glass; you even [...]
Continue reading...Writers You Should Read: Neil Gaiman
Thu, Oct 8, 2009 by Heather L- Brandeis
In the ’80s, TV critic Neil Postman claimed that the invention of television had zapped the national print culture –– that our generation had stopped reading, that we couldn’t write for beans, and that to top it off, this made us “lousy citizens.” Harsh. I may be all for TV, but I am also all [...]
Continue reading...It’s The Information Age! Take Advantage of It
Do you like music? If you do, you came to the right place. Join me as I discuss all things music – reviews, shows, random rants about artists or songs that I like – everything is fair game! But if not, don’t click back yet – there might be something here for you too. When it [...]
Continue reading...The Geek Guide: Webcomic Watch, Misfile
Tue, Oct 6, 2009 by Laura- Carroll
Everyone is passionate about something. My passions lie in things that most people refer to as geeky, such as anime, sci-fi, video games, or anything of the like -– I love them. The Geek Guide is here to explain, show, and review all things geeky. As I’ve said several times before, webcomics are important in geek [...]
Continue reading...What’s Going On: Can We Count on DNA?
Fri, Oct 2, 2009 by Lauren B - St. Joseph's
At your internship or any other activity which requires conversation with non-student adults, they probably will not be talking about last weekend’s frat party or the upcoming football game. No need to glue yourself to the TV, though — this blog will feature a brief intro to, and a summary of, a hot current event [...]
Continue reading...Writers You Should Read: Memoirs
Tue, Sep 29, 2009 by Heather L- Brandeis
It must be pretty clear by now that I’m not a nonfiction reader. When I go to Barnes & Noble I zoom directly to the Fiction & Literature section; I don’t dally in History or Art/Photography or Science (though I have been known recently to poke around Cooking). Books that hook you on a thesis [...]
Continue reading...X Marks the Spot: Treasures of the Web
Sat, Sep 26, 2009 by Sam
Coming up with blog topics is much more difficult than I thought it would be. So much so, that I find myself searching for inspiration and sometimes, the inspiration slaps me in the face. As is the case with this post. A friend of mine, we’ll call her Sally, was going crazy because she just [...]
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Tue, Oct 27, 2009 by Sam
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