Thursday, February 25, 2010

Sixth Sense - Integrating Information with the Real World


'SixthSense' is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with digital information and lets us use natural hand gestures to interact with that information.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

What Can You Expect from the New Credit Card Rules?

Rate hikes, fees, Double-cycle billing .... are just a few of the credit-card practices that have trapped millions of consumers into a life of constant worry over mounting debt.

Beginning Monday, Feb. 22nd, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act) will take effect. New rules will be put forth for credit-card issuers in order to protect consumers more than ever before in history.

Friday, February 12, 2010

What's New at the Theater?



Directed by Lasse Halström and based on the novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks,"Dear John" tells story of John Tyree, a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis, the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas -- correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Time to Schedule Your Life!

We all have very busy lives, but the life of a college student takes some serious time management! Maybe you weren't aware of how busy you really are! Did you know that taking a full load of classes can be compared to a full-time job? Did you know that for every class that you take, you should schedule about three hours of study time that week for it? Are you taking time in your day for "down-time?"(Make sure you take time to re-charge your battery and rest) These are just a few of the VERY important questions that you should be asking yourself this semester. Here are some of the events in your life that you might need to schedule: classes, homework, job, friends, family, organizations, meetings, internships, eating, sleeping and down-time.