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Keeping the college student’s Mac secure

No viruses, no spyware, malware, none of that. So how do you keep your Mac secure? I am talking about keeping your Mac secure from those who walk right up use your computer while you are MIA. Specifically for the college student who leaves their Mac on all day, I have a nice selection of tips to keep intruders out!

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Why Bloggers are Journalists

The internet brings news faster, on demand, and with an overwhelmingly large number of sources, everyday. Often times when breaking news occurs it will be reported by a blog, with a high level of accuracy, long before it ever hits CNN.com. In today’s day in age bloggers are protected by the First Amendment, journalists have become bloggers, and blogs are respected by the users of the internet.

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Hands On: iPodulator - Stay away!

Lifehacker featured iPodulator as their application of the day, I tried it out and think it is the worst thing since the Washington Redskins.

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Personal Journalism

In my Mass Communications 101 class I have a report on Personal Journalism. I started with our text book, which is actually up to date, but then I looked deeper and added a few things that I talk about on this blog.

Below is my paper, which is a speech on Personal Journalism, you can also see and download my PowerPoint at the bottom.

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The fall of Web 2.0

Historically speaking we have seen many great regimes rise and fall, the web though not a regime is a community that has risen and fallen. Today many say that we are in a time of great success in the web, called Web 2.0. While this is true, like all great regimes, the web will fall once again.

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Hands On: iPod Games

Everyone knows Apple is not a gaming company, and they do not claim to be, but they have invented a portable device that should utilize some crafty games. Today Apple opened their doors to those with this mindset by offering games through their new version of iTunes, and I have downloaded a couple to check the out.

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Hands On: iTunes 7

Apple did all sorts of stuff today, my predictions were a little off, but Apple did not disappoint their fans who were eagerly awaiting updates from their “Showtime” event. Unlike those lucky fellas at Engadget I was not able to get my hands on Apple’s latest hardware, which looks amazing by the way, but I did get iTunes 7 as soon as it hit shelves servers.

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The utopia that is Digg.com

In an idle world there is no racism, everyone is treated equal, everyone is happy, grows up with the same opportunities as everyone else. The world would play no favorites, no one group would control the world, but that is what is happening today at Digg.com.

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What this means for Apple

Apple seems to be in the spotlight of tech news everyday, there are always rumors about what they are unveiling next because they do it all in secret. They even have sites devoted towards predicting guessing what is next.

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10 Mac Apps you may not know of…

I have already written about the 10 best free Mac applications, but recently I have been using some other Mac Apps that I have stumbled upon and have found to be rather crafty.

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Ten Steps for a better iTunes experience

Before moving to college I have a long list of things that I need to accomplish, of course there are the very important things, like four hours of alcohol education, and the things that I have been trying to get done before I move. One of those things has been to combine my three iTunes libraries, sync my three iPods on one computer and optimize iTunes for my college experience.
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