Anything Doesn't Go in Amsterdam

That question is perhaps too rarely posed by the millions of people who visit Amsterdam each year. For them, the city's liberal laws and attitudes offer a stark contrast to the heavy policing of sex and drugs elsewhere in Europe and in the U.S.

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Confirmed: Mac OS X Snow Leopard Drops PowerPC Support

Image from LogicielMacLogicielMac publishes a screenshot of the system requirements for Mac OS X Snow Leopard which was seeded to developers this week.

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The best Olympic photographs of 2008 (PICS)

Beijing featured the fastest man in history, the greatest Olympian of all time and the most thrilling British performance in living memory: London has a lot to live up to. Here is a snapshot of what made the Games great this year

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Apple releases cheaper Apple Cinema Displays

What seems to have gone unnoticed in the mayhem surrounding the new 8 Core Mac Pros is that Apple has dropped the price of its Cinema Displays, which are now $1799, $899 and $599 respectively.

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Something Wild Is Happening On Christmas Island

Driving south on Christmas Island's lone north-south road, Tonga Fou and I are heading to the spot where, 50 years ago, the British military detonated a couple of thermonuclear weapons. Fou, 81, smokes USA Gold Full Flavor 100 cigarettes. As he runs a leathery hand across his forehead, he recalls his experience during one of the test explosions.

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Absolutely the stupidest salvo in the war on terror to date

Do you drive, take pictures, travel, use a cellphone or use a computer? Guess what that makes you...

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How to Leave alone Blowing Your Student Loan by Christmas

Most students find it stubborn to resist spending their entire loan or grant - even if they’ve only got their hands on a part of it - as quickly as possible. But blowing your student accommodation by Christmas is not clever.

With what seems like a lot of cash in your bank account or the knowledge that it will be on its way there soon, the temptation to whine the entire amount on a top of the range computer or the latest in home entertainment equipment is huge.

But with the majority of graduates starting out in their working lives deep in debt, this is not a wise move. Even if you are lucky enough to have a grant or scholarship, there is a very high likelihood that it simply is not enough to see you through college and so you’ve had to take out loans as well. And you will have to pay back your loans,with interest, even if that seems a big way in the future. So what can you do to avoid being flat broke by Christmas?

Work out how much you actually need before Christmas for hole, bills, food and other essentials, add in something for entertainment and stick the rest in a savings account, with the highest rate of interest you can get. Not much, these days, granted, but outstrip than nothing. Don’t touch this account before Christmas, except in dire emergencies, such as illness or starvation.

If you don’t already have your own computer, use the computers provided by the college. Many disciple will already have their own personal computers or laptops and so there should be enough on campus to go around. If not, find out what times of the day or week they are used least and do your work then. It’ll probably be early mornings, example evenings or weekends.

So choose whichever works best for your schedule and your biorhythms. This will have the added advantageously of helping you to work out a study schedule, which will also enable you to get your assignments in on time.

Take advantage of students’ discounts from writing-paper to haircuts and anything else you can find.

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