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Thursday, May 6th, 2010 |
Being a college student is a life-time experience. It is really hard, exhausting and no fun at all being in college, having to wake up every morning to go to classes, doing embarrassing things to gain some extra pocket money. Yeah, right, that’s why loads of people finish a college just to grow up later and enjoy more the unlimited fun of college life. Booze, parties, fraternities, sororities, skipped classes, walk of shame in the morning, College’s walk of fame and many others more- this is what truly makes college life a one time experience which you will happily recall once you end it. Still, being a student is not all honey and milk, as tuition are expensive, scholarships seems to be only intended for geniuses and the constant need for money makes you have bad dreams in the night. Or, at least whenever you have time to sleep.
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And as these days a decent job is really hard to find, no wonder that college students get only an infirmary slice of the whole hiring cake and are usually welcomed with seasonal jobs, internships and rarely with real career opportunities. Still, you can make extra money without humiliating yourself or having to miss classes, and here are some available options that will look good on a resume, offer you a decent pay and work around your class schedule.
Paid internships grew in popularity a lot in the last years and many colleges abroad, from the whole world are offering them to their students. So, you get professional experience and work-world connections, you build knowledge and prepare yourself for the real world, and you actually are getting payed for it. If the work is relevant to your career field, most likely that at the end of your contract you will be asked to stay for at least a part-time job contract. Recruiters like to see joyful and active persons, who are willing to study and show an early interest in their future careers. Thus, they are looking for students that demonstrate a passion, devotion and commitment to their daily tasks. Waiter of waitress: honest work that pays good cash from tips, while employers will typically work around your school schedule. Lab assistant: for those of you who are seeking a future career in the laboratory sciences, off campus lab assistant positions are a viable option. These are mainly part-time jobs and usually require only a high school diploma.
Home health aide: while some people do that for free, as charity work, some others ask a minimum range of money for their services. Mainly you have to work with the elders, helping them taking their meds, work through physical exercises and basically be a good company for the lonely fellows. Also, seeing a positive effect of the crisis, the number of home heath positions is expected to increase much faster than the average for all solicitors, so you don’t have to worry about not finding this type of job.
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Saturday, April 10th, 2010 |
We all know dating can be difficult, especially when you don’t have enough time to socialize through clubs, cafes, bars or at gym. Also, you might have had some previous unpleasant experiences with relationships and you feel like trying something new, maybe just for fun or for a longer-term relationship. And not to mention that there are always those annoying friends that keep settle you blind dates with horrible people that you cannot even stand throughout the night, not even suggest a second date or, worse (like living Hell) a relationship!
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So what do most people do when those options are not viable? Mostly, they end up alone unless they try to help a little bit the faith and try a dating site. There are plenty of dating sites among the internet that promise you all kinds of things, from finding your match-made-in Heaven, to long term relationships, Prince charming or the coolest person you will ever meet. Some even make money out of these things, like matrimonial agencies and specialized sites, but most of them are free-of-charge online databases that might just make you go on a date with a normal person after all those horrible past experiences.
Having said that, most dating sites use filters in order to best match you with different single persons worldwide or from your exact area. Whether you look for blonds, brunettes, green-eyed persons, tall ones, muscle ones, from your specific area or from a nearby city or you are just looking for a reasonable person to hook up with, dating sites give you plenty of options to chose from but they don’t guarantee you an instant arrow from Cupid and a “they lived happily ever after” ending to your personal stories. Still, what are the most reasonable and
coolest dating sites on the web?
Adultfriendfinder.com
If you are looking for something more intimate than just a date then you should check out Adult Friend Finder. They store a large range of sexy photos of open-minded persons who seek more than just a cuddling date, like affairs, discrete relationships and sexual encounters. And on top of that, the registration is free of charge, so if you look for something similar, you might give it a shot.
Perfectmatch.com
Featuring millions of registered members, Perfect Match is packed with fantastic features which makes it stand out from all the other dating sites. They promise you a lot, but as nothing good comes out for free, you have to pay for your pleasure!
lavalife.com
It is one of the largest dating sites on the web, consisting of more than 15 millions members. The best feature is the choice between three categories, Dating, Relationship and Intimate that allow you to chose the best viable option of what you are looking for.
Most of dating sites have suggestive names, so unless you don’t find your Prince charming or the feminine variant on one of these websites, feel free to look on the entire list. Or maybe go on a club…
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Friday, March 26th, 2010 |
One of the latest gadget news comes from Samsung and their R30 and R80 Touch of colors laptops. The laptops come with an Intel Core 2 Duo for the R340 models, an Intel Core i3 for the R480 models and for the R580 the company comes with an Intel Core i5 processor. The laptops look great and they are a great solution if you want to purchase a good and reliable laptop.
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You will find them with 14 – inch and 15.6-inch display and with 320 GB storage capacity and 4GB DDR3 (this configuration is available fro R430 and R530) and for the R480, R780 and R580 you can choose between: 14 – inch, 15.6 – inch and 17 –inch display and a storage capacity of 500 GB. The laptops come with wireless technology and you can also choose for the Blu-ray technology, as well. You can find them on Best Buy with prices between $629.99 and $829.99.
Pegatron released to the public the Tegra 2-powered home theater PC. This small PC comes with a thin plastic box that looks like wood, so it has a nice and warm color and it will make a great add to any living-room design. The computer comes with a NVIDIA graphics processor, speaker plugs around back, microphone, Ethernet and HDMI. The Tegra 2 runs on Windows or Android, but you don’t know the price for this cute toy computer. We imagine that it would be somewhere around $100 or $150.
Samsung released on the market in South Korea their new digital cameras – the ST500 and the ST550. These digital cameras come with integrated WiFi and with a 7X optical zoom and 14.2 megapixel. The different between the two models is the display, the ST500 model comes with a 3.5 – inch touch screen and the ST550 comes with a 3.7 – inch AMOLED panel.
You will find them also in Britain with a price of 279.99 pounds for the ST500 model and 349.99 pounds for the ST550 model. We don’t know when they will be available in US, but we hope soon.
The
latest gadget news in mobile phones department comes from HTC which introduced to the public America’s first 4G phone. The phone is called Sprint and it comes with a 4.3 –inch screen, two cameras (one of the cameras comes with 8.0 megapixel) and 1GHz Snapdragon processor.
With the 4G technology you can download up to 10x faster than you the 3G technology and the wireless connectivity is more reliable and durable, making this phone as powerful and fast as most people’s cable wired connections or basic DSL.
The applications for this phone are many, over 30.000 to be more exact and the operating system is Android. Other features include: GPS navigation, digital compass, motion and proximity sensor, stereo Bluetooth wireless technology and live video sharing.
This great phone is one step in front of the iPhone and it will be available in summer 2010.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 |
One of the best gadgets in the world, in our opinion, is the iPhone. It doesn’t matter if you have the 3G model or the 3GS model, because the differences between them are a few. iPhone is more than just a simple phone, is more than just a smartphone, is a mobile devices that brings together state-of-the-art technology which comes with touch screen, multi-touch interface, great Internet connections, GPS, calendar, e-mail support and more. We don’t have to forget about the amazing applications iPhone can support, for example, applications for cooks, for music, games and outdoors.
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Everyone who has an iPhone knows that the device offers them almost everything they need, from online weather channels, great games, online Internet radio, news, calendar, GPS and more. Many applications can be found free to download and other can be purchased from Apple Store.
For us the wireless charging technology is one of the coolest inventions in the world and the best gadget in this department is Powermat. This charging station is great and we had to reserve a place between the best
gadgets in the world. With this charging station you have the possibility to charge up to 3 devices in the same time and you can choose from portable GPS, digital cameras, digital readers, headphones, Bluetooth headsets and mobile phones.
Even if the technology is not new and they are on the market for some time, the portable computers, also called best laptops, are one of the best gadgets in the world. We are not going to say just one brand, because all of them have great features and many of them come with unique and clever designs. Some of the well-known laptop manufacturers are: Apple, Sony, Acer, Dell, Toshiba, Asus and more. They are becoming more and thinner and lighter, with better and bigger screens and a lot of great features.
The USB flash drive is a great invention and thank to this invention we can say goodbye to floppy disk, paper clutter or CDs. They are one of the safest storage options on the market, they are durable and they are small. You can find on the market many USB flash drives with a lot storage space, even up to 64 GB. The latest models come with data protection software, so if you want to be the only one who has access to the information, you can encrypt it. Some of the best USB flash drives are from Kingston, but you will find on the market many other brands.
The flat screen TV is not news anymore, but to have the world’s thinnest LCD TV – that is just great. LG showed to the public the thinnest TV in the world which measures only 0.23 – inch. This ultra-slim TV could be a great gadget for everyone, but the new technology comes with a price, so they are not cheap.These are a few of the best gadgets in the world from our point of view, but if you know other gadgets that can stay in the same category please tell us.
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 |
One of the main problems for disable people is the transition from their bed to their wheelchair and Panasonic comes with a new device that can help people who have this problem. The name of this gadget for disable people is Robotic Bad-Wheelchair and it is a bed which transforms in a wheelchair that can be easily accessible for those who cannot walk.
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The process works both ways, meaning that the bed transform itself into a wheelchair and the wheelchair can transform back into the bed. This is a concept gadget, but we hope it will be released on the market, because there are many people out there who need it.
The next
gadget for disable people is a design developed by 3 South Korean industrial designers and it is called – the Self-powered wheelchair. The idea of this wheelchair is to generate electricity and to make is more visible at night. This gadget comes equipped with a built-in power plant that can operate and generate electricity based on the rotation of the wheels.
During the day the electricity is stored in batteries and at night the LED lights installed on the wheels makes the wheelchair more visible. The person who uses this gadget can check and monitor the power stored in the batteries by looking at the LCD screen which is placed in the middle of each wheel.
This cool
gadget is an ingenious solution for
disable people who want to move during the day but also at night in a safer way. This is a step forward for disable people, but is just only a concept.
Doing the laundry is a challenge for most disable people, but the advanced technology makes the laundry easier and faster for them. Panasonic developed a device that is both a washer and a dryer. This machine helps disable people, because they don’t need to transfer the wet and heavy cloths from one machine to the other.
The machine comes with a sloped drum which makes unloading and loading easier. This Panasonic washing and drying machine is also very easy to program thanks to its easy to use controls and the cloths are dried using a heat-pump, so no heater is used in the drying cycle, making this device extremely energy efficient.
The Honda Walking Assist Device is for people with weakened leg muscles who have a hard time walking and moving. This device is available in 3 sizes and it uses DC motors which run on lithium ion batteries.
The batteries provide up to 2 hours of walking on a single charge and the gadget assists its users when they are walking thanks to the built-in electronic motors. You will find many other Honda innovations and walking assist devices on the Corporate Honda.com website.
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