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I have had a few politics-related classes where the professor was a total dick. He would condescend to the students like we were all 5-year-olds. This is laregly because students, and young people in general, have a bad rap for...
Read more »Sorry for the downtime, Digg got me.
If you have tried to check college v2 and got a nasty error message, I apologize. MidPhase axed the site after The Digg effect got me. But all should be well. I had to clean up my images folder as...
Read more »mynoteIT: the dream app we have all been waiting for?
I have long been on the search for the ideal application for college organization. So far, we have touched on one: Stu.dicio.us. While Stu.dicio.us is aimed strictly for a social note taking site, mynoteIT seems to try for more. MynoteIT...
Read more »Facebook + Youtube = MySchoolTube. Is it worth using?
In light of last week’s post about the abysmal failure that is YouTube’s college section, I was sent an email by the creator of MySchoolTube, a site that users the Facebook API to group uploaded video by college. After signing...
Read more »YouTube attempts to grab college market. Does it succeed?
Given the success of other “Web 2.0” applications in the college market, YouTube decided to take a piece of the pie for itself. But how does its college section stack up and what makes it different from the rest of...
Read more »Help Wanted: Blog at College v2
You guys have asked for it, so I am delivering. College v2 needs to be updated more frequently and needs some diversity in it’s opinions. I struggled long and hard with this choice and decided the value of the blog...
Read more »You Tube University: the world’s largest textbook
Cheesy post ahead The Internet has opened up a whole new way of learning, we no longer have to delve in to the depths of the library to research a off the wall fact. With the advent of user submitted...
Read more »My Dreap App: No Uber
A while back I posted on an application I dreamed up. Commenter Quazie suggested I submit the application to My Dream App. I did, but sadly I did not make the finals. If only there was another way… [tags]My Dream...
Read more »What’s your system: Joe Casabona
The following is the forth and final entry in our What’s your “system†series by Joe Casabona. Joe also designed this site. I rely heavily on my Treo 650 Smartphone. It is a Palm based phone that comes with all...
Read more »Survey results are in!
First of all, a huge to thanks to everyone who filled out the survey for the site. It really woke me up to some of things about the site I didn’t realize I was doing, or some of the little...
Read more »Laptop + Tape = Awesomeness
If your one to take your notes on your laptop in order to avoid a clutter of paper, you may be frustrated when you receive handout after handout from your professor. There is a very low tech way to solve...
Read more »What’s your system: Bryan Villarin
The following is the third entry in our What’s Your Systemseries by Bryan Villarin. If you’d like to be featured, send an email, link to your website, and a picture (If you’d like) to scblanda@gmail.com. I will be ending the...
Read more »What’s your system: The Ultimate College Time/Task Tracking Combo
ThatMatt v2.0 has a great post about his system for keeping track of his classes and personal life. But, you say, I don’t want to visit both Google Calendar and Remember the Milk to see what needs to be done...
Read more »Sound off, please take the CV2 survey
Hey guys, I have some major changes in the works for College v2. But, honestly, I am unsure of which ones to devote time and energy to. Please take this quick 10 question survey to help out the site.Show me...
Read more »What’s your “system”: Rahul Gaitonde
The following is the second entry in our What’s Your System? series by Rahual Gaitonde. If you’d like to be featured, send an email, link to your website, and a picture (If you’d like) to scblanda@gmail.com. The System The Legal pad...
Read more »Facebook: changes “here to stay”
According to today’s Wall Street Journal the changes to Facebook are “here to stay”. Furthermore, the company seems to have no regret in pissing off most of its user base. In the article, Facebook spokeswoman Melanie Deitch is quoted as...
Read more »The ULTIMATE Facebook guide
I am currently sitting in Temple’s TECH center. As I gaze around to see what peers are checking on their computers, I would say 50% of them are browsing Facebook. Ah, Facebook every college students best friend/worst enemy. I have...
Read more »Possible Facebook explotation – putting a hit counter in your notes
The following post is by Eric Negendank. It was his discovery and his alone. How to add a free and easy hit counter to your Facebook Notes: This is an easy little trick to add a counter to a Facebook...
Read more »What happens when rich old people give college advice.
CrunchGear has recently released a list of some “must have” back to school items. Usually with online lists, there is some debate over the contents, but this just gets nasty. CrunchGear recommends items like a nearly $200 backpack and a...
Read more »Whats your “system”: Duane Brown
The following is the first entry in our What’s your “system” series by Duane Brown. If you’d like to be featured, send an email, link to your website, and a picture (If you’d like) to scblanda@gmail.com. I’m a pretty detailed...
Read more »How do you keep your life together? What’s your “system”?
This year I have made a pledge to be uber organized (although I do every year). This includes taking diligent notes and maintaining a calender. I decided to take a new approach keeping my life together on a laptop instead...
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