http://education.apple.com/students/blog College students give their perspective on life, with Apple technology Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:42:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Funny how senseless hope can be sometimes. Like a funeral procession I make several loops around my apartment building last night, scanning over the same cars I see everyday. A brisk, 21 degree New England frost creeps up the window as my chapped thumb clicks buttons labeled “PANIC” and “OPTION” ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/12/08/priceless/ What is it about moving that’s so hard? 2 weeks to pack, 12 hours to move, then 2 more weeks to figure out what box you put your life in. The older you get the more stuff you collect. Plus it weighs more. How ironic that in a world where ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/12/06/timeplace/ Believe the news people. Yesterday marked my first hands-on exposure to the iPod nano. All I can say is that there are some things that just don’t seem natural. Pick it up and you expect it to weigh 4x more than it does. Activate the screen expecting Timex, you get ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/09/14/impossible-is-just-the-beginning/ As one of my first posts, I thought I would share a little addiction I have. Ever since the release of iTunes 4.9, I have been absolutely hooked on podcasting. Most activities of my day lately are accompanied by one of my many subscribed podcasts. In the morning, my iPod ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/09/09/podcast-addiction/ Budgeting your time, in college it makes or breaks you. As an undergrad my entire life revolved around spending the first week of classes placing every exam, test, and homework assignment carefully into a weekly planner, then going back highlighting key dates on the mini-months for quickie test-checks. The thing is ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/09/09/80/ So I just picked up my first cell phone with Bluetooth last week and after getting it paired up and running to my Mac and headset I have only two things to say: Bluetooth Rocks. I’m on the road 3 hours/day and having a wireless headset with voice-activated dialing is just insane. ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/09/09/sweet-tooth/ This time of year always spurs some seriously conflicting emotions. The summer has grown boring, but school seems so unappealing. It’s hard to decide which is more fun sometimes; having a full time job and making money, or lavishing in the poor yet carefree lifestyle of a college student. Alas, ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/09/09/it%e2%80%99s-about-that-time-again/ Ever notice how fast life is in this digital age? Just a moment ago I got an email notification to alert me that someone posted a question about Apple’s new Mighty Mouse on a particular discussion board that I participate in. Since I knew the person, and the question was pretty ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/08/05/infinitely-faster/ Well, everyone, this is my last post. I’ve graduated, and I’m moving to a new town to start a new job, with a new car, a new apartment, and of course, a new iBook. I hope everyone has enjoyed reading over the past several months, and I hope you’ll continue to ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/08/03/last-post/ So I’m going on a couple weeks with a nice new iPod Shuffle and I’m definitely more impressed than I expected to be. I wear it around work and one of the first things people say to me is the same concern I had before I tried it: “That’s cool, ... http://education.apple.com/students/blog/index.php/archives/2005/08/03/79/