Top 5 Gadgets you should have when going to college
This is for all you potential college freshman out there. You need these things. It's also popping up in the orientation issue. You guys don't need the links, I'm assuming if you found your way here, you know where to find all this crap anyway. Yark.
Computer
I know what you’re thinking. But to be truthful, there are some people that come to college without a computer, and, in today’s college environment, that just doesn’t work. You need a computer. If you’re bringing in a desktop, have something to carry it on. You do not want to be on the top floor of a dorm and have carry a computer tower and monitor up 4 or more flights of stairs. At the bottom of this article is some links to where you can get a PC carrying bag, which will simplify the process. You’ll also want your own printer. Walking to the library every time you want to print something can be a hassle, so you’ll definitely want one of those to go with it.
Digital Camera
But…what will I need one of these for? Taking pictures of course. There’s no way around that you’ll be at one party or another this semester, and most likely a lot more for the next four years, so you’ll want a way to remember these parties right? I mean…you’ll remember it anyway. In fact, forget I mentioned it. But you can find a great selection of good and decently priced digital cameras at the local Best Buy.
Router
You’re going to need one of these if you have a video game console that hooks up to the internet, ie: Xbox Live. You won’t have enough Internet plug-ins for you, your roommate, and your game console otherwise. I know were on a closed network here, but, for all the non-geeks and people worried about security, get a router that requires wires. You may have to buy some extra stuff, but there’s more security with them, and the actual wire router itself costs less than a wireless one.
iPod
Unless you have a lot of friends, and know that you will be walking with them to class every day, you’ll be doing enough walking to warrant buying an Mp3 player, and why not buy the best? Especially when you can get a 20-dollar student discount on them at the bookstore. The best Mp3 player around also comes with a dern good music store in iTunes. Not only can you download music directly from Apple’s store for 99 cents a song, you can also connect to other people on iTunes, and listen to their music. You can also use a little program called MyTunes Redux to get those songs from other people onto your play list. But…I didn’t tell you that.
USB Flash Drive
These are replacing floppy disks as the way to transport amounts of information. You can buy varying amounts of space on these little flash/thumb drives that plug straight into a USB port. Of course, the more space you need, the more money its going to cost you, but if you don’t have a printer in your room, you’ll want one of these to easily transport your papers or PowerPoint’s to a computer in the library.
Computer
I know what you’re thinking. But to be truthful, there are some people that come to college without a computer, and, in today’s college environment, that just doesn’t work. You need a computer. If you’re bringing in a desktop, have something to carry it on. You do not want to be on the top floor of a dorm and have carry a computer tower and monitor up 4 or more flights of stairs. At the bottom of this article is some links to where you can get a PC carrying bag, which will simplify the process. You’ll also want your own printer. Walking to the library every time you want to print something can be a hassle, so you’ll definitely want one of those to go with it.
Digital Camera
But…what will I need one of these for? Taking pictures of course. There’s no way around that you’ll be at one party or another this semester, and most likely a lot more for the next four years, so you’ll want a way to remember these parties right? I mean…you’ll remember it anyway. In fact, forget I mentioned it. But you can find a great selection of good and decently priced digital cameras at the local Best Buy.
Router
You’re going to need one of these if you have a video game console that hooks up to the internet, ie: Xbox Live. You won’t have enough Internet plug-ins for you, your roommate, and your game console otherwise. I know were on a closed network here, but, for all the non-geeks and people worried about security, get a router that requires wires. You may have to buy some extra stuff, but there’s more security with them, and the actual wire router itself costs less than a wireless one.
iPod
Unless you have a lot of friends, and know that you will be walking with them to class every day, you’ll be doing enough walking to warrant buying an Mp3 player, and why not buy the best? Especially when you can get a 20-dollar student discount on them at the bookstore. The best Mp3 player around also comes with a dern good music store in iTunes. Not only can you download music directly from Apple’s store for 99 cents a song, you can also connect to other people on iTunes, and listen to their music. You can also use a little program called MyTunes Redux to get those songs from other people onto your play list. But…I didn’t tell you that.
USB Flash Drive
These are replacing floppy disks as the way to transport amounts of information. You can buy varying amounts of space on these little flash/thumb drives that plug straight into a USB port. Of course, the more space you need, the more money its going to cost you, but if you don’t have a printer in your room, you’ll want one of these to easily transport your papers or PowerPoint’s to a computer in the library.
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