Useful Ways to Waste Your Time Online
Get off Facebook and do something with your life!
Dec
30,
2010
I know there are some of you out there who are too ashamed to admit how much time you spend on Facebook. Whatever your internet guilty pleasure is, it’s time to log off and use your time wisely. If you’re not ready to get back to your real work, at least better yourself or the community and check out these sites.
Free Rice
...Top Ten Freeware you May Not Know About, but Should
Dec
09,
2010
1. WordPress and Blogger
Out of all the freeware software on my list, I would venture to guess that WordPress and Blogger would be the most well-known. However, I want to include them because they have so many possible applications that reach above and beyond simple blogging. Both programs can be used to build a simple website, and WordPress even allows for more complex developing, including eCommerce.
2. Evernote
...The Social Network
Movie Review (spoiler alert)
Nov
23,
2010
This weekend I finally got around to seeing the movie, The Social Network. I must admit, that before I decided to go, I was skeptical at best. The previews made it look like the story would be over-dramatized and depressing, and lacking in actual information. However, the movie was much better than I expected. It can be very difficult for me to pay attention to the same thing for more than an hour, and so I know a movie is good when it doesn’t lose my interest, which is what happened with the Socia
...How the iPhone Made Everyone an Astronomer
Nov
12,
2010
Besides writing for Merge, I also like to pull out my telescope on nice nights and find everything from planets to globular clusters in the sky. I would like to think I have learned a complicated skill and talent, but the reality is that with today’s technology, it’s easy for anyone to be an astronomer, even without p
...Presentations 2.0
Maximizing PowerPoint for delivering a Powerful Presentation
Oct
29,
2010
PowerPoint has been around long enough now that almost everyone knows what it is, and this brand name has even replaced its generic version, “a slide show.” However, there are still many presenters out in the work field that use PowerPoint as a crutch instead of maximizing its full potential. Ironically, the CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, is one of the world’s masters at this Microsoft-based program. If you follow some of the same g
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