Monday, April 2, 2007 by Kelly Sutton Because I was so inspired by Facebook Sync earlier today, I started wondering if there was a method to bring all of my new addresses into my GMail accounts.
Turns out, there is a way. It's called A to G.
So get on it and put your contact list "in the cloud."
Monday, April 2, 2007 by Kelly Sutton Every once in awhile, I discover little pieces of software that literally bring tears (of joy) to my eyes. This is one of them.
Unfortunately, Facebook Sync is only for Mac users. It downloads all of your friends from Facebook into your Mac's Address book including all of their information. Ultra sweet. The number of "cards" in my address book went from 100 to 490.
This will come in handy once the iPhone comes out.
So go and fill that digital Rolodex
Thursday, March 29, 2007 by Kelly Sutton For us folks in California, an extended weekend is coming up (Cesar Chavez Day is tomorrow). That means no class. No class means less time spent studying and more time mingling.
If you're in the market and a player, you might just be taking a special someone on a date. Check out this list of inexpensive dating ideas from zen habits:
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 by Kelly Sutton At one point or another during the year, we're probably going to have to fly somewhere. Being the students and capitalists that we are, we deserve to pay as little as possible for a service because we, surprise, poor.
While perusing the Internet I found this comprehensive post over at Money for the Rest of Us. Enjoy:
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 by Kelly Sutton Special thanks to my friend Chris Lesinski for sending me this one:
If your campus doesn't have free copies of the New York Times on campus already, you still have an alternative.
If you've got a .edu email address (which you should with your enrollment at any respectable college), you can sign up for the NYTimes "Times Select" for free. Not all of the NYTimes articles are freely available online (unfortunately). One quick registration can change that, though. You'll get access to much more--but not all--of their content.
Get Your Free Times Select Membership with a .edu Email Address
Monday, March 26, 2007 by Kelly Sutton I swear I don't usually read dating websites. As a little treat for a Monday back from the weekend, here's one for HackCollege's primary demographic:
Ten Ways Being a Geek Makes You More Attractive
I love articles that validate my own lifestyle.
Thursday, March 22, 2007 by Kelly Sutton Before coming to school, I moved all of my money from a local bank account to a Bank of America accounts. LMU's got a Bank of America ATM on campus. I wasn't about to pay $2.00 every time I needed to give a friend some cash.
Unfortunately for me, Bank of America has a pathetic interest rate on their savings account. We're talking about a half a percent. As some might say, "That's hella lame, yo."
(This is beginning to sound like a bad commercial.) Then a friend pointed me towards ING Direct, a branch-less bank. Because the company doesn't have to pay for building that you walk into, it offers astounding interest rates: 4.5%. If I've got $1000 in my account for a year, that's a cool $45 in my pocket. I'll take it.
I've been meaning to write an article about these web banks (which are FDIC insured) when someone else--probably more qualified than me--wrote a post over at Get Rich Slowly with each bank and their respective rates. The article, titled "Which Online High-Yield Savings Account is Best?", made the front page of digg.
So if you've got money just sitting around in a low-yield account. Get off your ass and move it into something with a higher return rate. It's money in the bank. (Zing.)
The picture in this article is from the flickr user emdot. Check her out.
Monday, March 19, 2007 by Kelly Sutton I don't know why I haven't posted about this before, but Project Gutenberg allows anyone to download free e-books from them. Just about every classic can be downloaded from the site, from Great Expectations to The Declaration of Independence.