Merry Christmas!

Posted by David | Filed under University Life

Merry Christmas to all my regular viewers and site visitors! I hope you have a great Christmas without too much hassle from revision or worry about university.

If you are having a few issues with exam revision, then checkout our Exam Revision Ideas and Tips page! They helped me get through my undergraduate degree so hopefully some of the wisdom I gained can now be passed down to you. If you do find yourself getting a bit stressed because of exams then take a look at our Dealing with University Exam Stress article. Don’t let exams get you down at Christmas, at least take Christmas Day off and enjoy the festive fun with your family!

If your lucky enough to have a spare moment that you want filling, but fancy that moment to be slightly educational or just want to stretch you mind slightly, why not checkout this quirky animation video about Cleopatra, it may just act as something interesting and fun to watch as a small diversion from revision!

Also take a moment to look at iMindMap some snazzy Mind Mapping software that some of you may find helps with your revision, we are still running our competition so enter for a chance to win, alternatively it only costs £15 to buy.

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Read more | Comments (0) | Thursday, 24th Dec 2009

What’s more than chatting in face-book and Twitter?

Posted by David | Filed under Student Saving Tips, University Life

Student Broadband report.

Let everyone know where you eat and where you date? Stay connected even when you sleep. Say no to chat, stay alone! That’s what teens say, these days. Students are among the largest group of broadband users in the country. Googling, chatting, downloads, music, online gaming has become a fashion for the younger generation. More over schools and colleges encourage the students to be more updated.

There are a number of broadband deals, offers, plans and packages available in the country while only a few are left for the students. Mobile broadband, PAY AS YOU GO broadband and laptop deals stay good for the teens. Mobile broadband service is offered between 2 to 8 Mbps and covers almost 70% of the country. Users can either chose to pay monthly or to go pre-paid. This service is available with almost all the broadband suppliers like vodafone, 3, O2, Orange, T-mobile, and Virgin media etc.,

Before subscription, users have to make an analysis and comparison between the providers to chose the best plan. Here are few Student tips:

  • Broadband Speed is what will upset us most of the time. So Users have can use an availability checker or get suggestions from other users to know who provides the  best coverage in the area to be used.
  • Its not advisable to sign up for a longer contract period or any bundle services.
  • Students can sign up for a low budget plan initially and also make sure if there is an upgrade available later.
  • Laptop deals and Bundle packages will be of much use if the coverage is not available or if the signal strength is too low.
  • Always choose to go for an unlimited plan, which will be more economical.
  • If you wish share your Internet service with the house mates then a cable broadband would be the best.
  • Try to apply for group services with some of your friends to get better prices and other offers .

PAY-G services will have a standard bill amount, but when you choose for a monthly billing, do remember to confirm the total amount of download per month, VAT% and other hidden charges if any.

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Read more | Comments (0) | Tuesday, 8th Dec 2009

Top Gift Ideas for Students this Christmas (Part 1)

Posted by David | Filed under University Life

Do you happen to know a university student, or are one and don’t know what you want this Christmas? Well here are a few great ideas that would be useful in any student room!

Printers

An essential piece of student equipment saving that horrific walk down to the university in the rain and paying silly amounts of money to print out your work. If you have a bit of cash to spend on have some particularly rich relatives then a good inkjet printer like this Canon PIXMA MP560 below is a really useful thing to own.

This one below I particularly like the look of being WIFI ready, meaning you can locate your printer anywhere within your student room, reducing clutter on your desk. It also has a scanner, great print quality and a nifty little LCD display to print off your digital camera photos without turning on your computer! The Canon PIXMA MP590 is available for 105.98 on Amazon at the moment.

Canon PIXMA MP560

Life (DVD)

The fantastic BBC wildlife series would win the heart of any Zoologist, Biologist or Biological Scientist, Komodo dragons, to Buffalos and cheetahs, this would definitely reduce any students boredom over Christmas or act as a good distraction from revision in the new year!

Powerball

If you know someone or yourself are into your gadgets then the powerball is the perfect toy, the powerball describes itself as the worlds most powerful gyroscope able to reach speeds of up to 16,000 rpm! What I do know though is that they are immense fun to play with, especially with your friends at uni. Remember to get the one with a digital display on so you can try to beat each others scores!

Powerball Neon Pro

In Part 2 I’ll suggest some digital cameras, video games and other gadgets that may be of interested to university students in their stockings this Christmas!

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Read more | Comments (0) | Friday, 4th Dec 2009