Effective Hardware and Software for College students

        

            Starting College is a complicated process if one lacks information about enrollment. There is a probability that this simple theory could apply to any goal a person seeks to accomplish. For example, a freshman in college needs to buy a computer; however, she doesn’t know where to start. All college students need to use a computer to operate or store information. If a student needs to buy a computer, desktop or laptop, one must search for the device that fits that particular student’s needs. To Begin with, research from Google shopping shows the minimum and maximum price for desktops deals ranging from 89 dollars to 1000 dollars.[1]For example, research from Amazon.com shows a desktop (HP Pavilion p7-1030 Desktop PC) with product features like 2nd Generation Intel Core i3-2100 Processor, 8GB PC3-10600 DDR3, 1TB (7200RPM) SATA, Super Multi DVD Burner, Intel HD Graphic and Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Research also shows 8 GB RAM, a 3.1 GHz Intel Core processer 6 USB ports and a 1000 GB hard drive.[2] All a student really need from this bundle of specifications is the processer, hard drive, CD input USB ports and Windows 7. Secondly, Research from Google shopping shows the minimum and maximum prices for laptops deals ranging from 75 dollars to 650 dollars.[3] For Laptops, the analysis of Amazon.com shows a laptop (Dell Inspiron 17RV i17RV-3529DBK 17.3-Inch) with specifications like 17.3-inch LED-backlit display with 1600 x 900 resolution for native HD 720p viewing, 2.2 GHz Intel Core i3-2330M dual-core processor (3 MB L3 cache), 500 GB SATA hard drive (5400 RPM), 8x multi-format CD/DVD drive, 2 ultra-fast USB 3.0 ports and a HMDI port.[4] The recommended specification students need for laptops is a processer, hard drive, CD input USB ports and Windows 7(same specifications as desktop). The recommended software for students is an updated version of Microsoft Office (2010 or 2011). According to Google, the cost of this software from internet is 79 dollars.[5] With one of the two devices, desktop or laptop, and the recommended specifications, the typical college student will have no difficulties operating and storing information as needed to successfully complete required courses.

    written by Timothy Wiggins

 

 

 

 

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[1] “Google shopping,” Google. www.Google.com (accessed March 21, 2012).

[2] “Amazon,” Amazon.com, inc. www.Amazon.com (accessed March 21, 2012).

[3] “Google Shopping.” Google. www.Google.com (accessed March 21, 2012).

[4] “Amazon,” Amazon.com, inc. www.Amazon.com (accessed March 21, 2012).

[5] “Google Product Search.” Google. www.Google.com (accessed March 21, 2012).

Ristorante Paradiso: A book review by Tamarra Artis-Peyton

Saturday, February 04, 2012

          Some kids lose their mother through drugs, car accidents, or murder. While Nicoletta loses her mom through one of the worst ways possible: Abandonment because the man she wants to marry doesn't want kids. When I first read that I was full of rage and was earned to read on that Nicoletta was going to Rome to confront her mom and tell that man the truth. However, Nicoletta runs into a snag. A snag called: Curiosity. The man her mom left her for owns a restaurant staffed entirely by megane* and one of the spectacled bunch, Claudio, is kind to her. Now there's another snag but is love like Nicoletta thinks it is or is it something else. Whatever it is working with her mom at the restaurant and being friends with Claudio's ex-wife might complicate things. Written by mangaka, Natsume Ono, Ristorante Paradiso’s art style is unique and may stretch the idea of what is handsome. The waiters kind of look like skulls to me, which is perfect when they’re fighting or being cruel, but not so much when they’re happy.  Then at times they look flat, but when you’re rooting for Nicoletta to tell off her mom or reveal the secret to her husband, you might take a blind eye to it. Ristorante Paradiso has one volume as a manga, three volumes in, Gente – Ristorante no Hitobito-, and eleven episodes in the TV anime. Both manga, Ristorante Paradiso and Gente, have been licensed by Viz Media. The anime adaptation is available with English subtitles by Crunchyroll.com, Animecrazy.net, and Watchanimeon.com.  The rating for the manga and anime is PG-13 or older, is a pretty pleasing to food manga lover and you learn a little Italian while you read. So, in a nutshell, Ristorante Paradiso is abbastanza buona.
  
                                                                                                                                                                      Written by Tamrra Artis-Peyton
                        Edited by John Pasanen