Category Archives: Education
Brain Enhancement – SmartKit
People are always talking about how exercise can help keep you healthy. This is true, and most of us realize that we need to do more of it. However, what most people do not realize is that your brain also needs to be exercised. There is a website dedicated to just such a cause. It [...]
Computer Science Video Tutorials
The other day, a fellow computer science student and I were discussing how it is often easier to learn if you see a video of a concept. Last year, he had shown me some really good videos on learning Java, and they helped me learn a lot of the basics. Anyway, he recently came across [...]
IQ Tests for Free
Have you ever wondered what your IQ is? Before the age of the internet, finding your IQ involved going to a testing center or taking the test at your school. Thanks to the modern marvel called the internet, IQ tests are available on several sites. I just took my IQ test on a site called [...]
Hotel Internet Access
This Weekend, I am at a conference for MSUSA. It is being held in Mankato, MN. Our group is staying at the MicroTel Inn and Suites. It is ironic that Microtel’s #1 biggest marketing ploy is offering free internet access, yet there internet access is spotty. When we asked the front desk, the person said [...]
Financial Analysis of Lawson Software
Today, I finished a report for one of my classes. The assignment was to provide report on a financial topic. I chose to demonstrate how a potential employee might choose to evaluate a possible employer. For my case study, I chose one of my favorite companies, Lawson Software. Below is the report in its entirety. [...]
Learn PHP From Video Tutorials
Learning can be fun or it can be boring. A lot of times, the excitement factor of learning can be directly attributed to the way a subject is presented. When I learned php, I used a lot of books, websites, and other texts to learn the ins and outs of the language. Although all these [...]
Wikipedia – Reliable or Not?
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that was started as the ultimate collaboration project. Imagine how much money goes in to producing content for an encyclopedia. The idea behind the Wikipedia Project, was that everyone on earth could pool their knowledge in a central place, forming an endless source of knowledge and information. This idea has [...]
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