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To explain the title of the article, here is a little back story. Earlier today, I submitted a post to Reddit in regards to Spain’s victory over the Netherlands. As a first-time poster, never in my wildest dreams did I expect the submission to receive so much attention as it did. Within a span of minutes, the story was on the front page of the website (probably still is) and had sparked a conversation with well over 500 comments. The fact that amazed me the most was that unlike other social news networks, Reddit seems to be uninfluenced by power users and other issues which make it nearly impossible to receive recognition for a submission. Seriously, rock on guys!
As the demand for data enabled mobile devices grows, the need to optimize websites towards this growing audience has become increasingly apparent. As of yesterday, Youtube has officially launched a revamped edition of their mobile site in order to improve the experience for these users. The site is speedier, offers features similar to the full website (like/unlike flags, Playlists, Suggested search results), and is optimized for touchscreen devices such as the iPhone. Since Apple’s mobile platform does not currently support Flash, Youtube has replaced all video elements with HTML5.
In comparison to High School, the world of university is fast paced and equally overwhelming to new students who have never before experienced such intense workload. Being a frosh at McMaster, I have had the honor of just recently experiencing the difficult transition myself. One of my most beneficial investments that significantly aided in the easing of the process was non other than my handy Aluminium 13″ Macbook pro. For those of you who are in the process of purchasing a notebook, I would highly recommend looking at 13″ laptops as, larger models will become a living nightmare to sit with in lecture halls. Although the greater screen estate is always nice, the convenience of mobility is a far greater priority (trust me). Anyways, my laptop was loaded with open-source/paid software which enabled me to take notes with ease, collaborate with others, and manage my time. In this article, I will go over some of the software that I currently use in hopes that it may make your life a little easier. The article will cover options for both Windows and Macs (Sorry Linux, I just haven’t had the time to use you yet).
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