If you’re looking for an easy way to spread some holiday cheer, check out the following links.
During this holiday season you may be considering purchasing a smartphone. Here is a rundown of some pros and cons of popular smartphones on the market in Manhattan — the iPhone, Droid, Palm Pre, Hero, and BlackBerry smartphones. NOTE: The purchase of a smartphone usually requires the purchase of a data plan.
iPhone pros/cons
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The IT Help Desk will have a modified schedule this week during the Thanksgiving holiday break. It will be closed from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, until 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. Normal hours resume 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29.
| Day | IT Help Desk hours |
|---|---|
| Monday-Tuesday | 8a-midnight Walk-in/phone/e-mail |
| Wednesday | 8a-6p Walk-in/phone/e-mail |
| Thursday-Friday | Closed (Thanksgiving Holiday) |
| Saturday | 1-5p Walk-in/phone/e-mail |
| Sunday | 1-10p Walk-in/phone/e-mail |
While Santa was busy spreading holiday cheer and most K-Staters were enjoying a welcomed break, evil grinch hackers were busy trying to rob people of their digital happiness:
If you’re having trouble coming up with gift ideas this holiday season, there are a number of websites that might be of help. These sites do the searching for you — they gather gift ideas from other websites and then categorize them by occasion, gender, personality, hobbies, interests, and more. Check these sites out, and good luck shopping! Continue reading “Websites that help find holiday gifts”
This year the top technology gift-giving ideas seem to be rather routine. Items at the top of the lists are iPods (from Apple) including the iPhone and iPod touch; Wii exercise/entertainment systems (Nintendo); various digital cameras; TiVo systems for hands-off recording of TV shows for later viewing; and the Kindle electronic book reader (Amazon).
Rather than providing a list of tech tools and toys this year, here’s a different kind of list — popular technology sites that readers can peruse to find that perfect tech gift for their special someones. Continue reading “Holiday ideas for technology gifts”
