Oh, My Aching Back!

Have you ever wondered if there was another way to obtain a textbook other than lugging around a 400 page, 20 lb. wealth of knowledge? Well thanks to Barnes and Noble, they have made the Nook THE reader for students. B&N have done this by bundling $100 worth of texts like A Tale of Two Cities, and The Great Gatsby, just to name a few – the kind of books we all need in our literature courses, into each new Nook.

More good news is that Amazon, owner of the Kindle, a competitor reader to the Nook, will rent eBook textbooks to students for discounts.

So with textbooks catching up to technology, perhaps you won’t have to visit your chiropractor this year because of the weight of your backpack.

Lights, Camera, ACTION!

Ahhh, it’s summer. There is nothing better than kicking back, relaxing and taking in a movie. But how do you watch movies? The theater is always an option, but with ticket prices skyrocketing along with gas, a more fiscally responsible alternative is to stay in the comfort of your own home and enjoy from your couch. But there are so many different ways to access movies, where do you begin? Things certainly have changed in the past 20 years or so. It used to be the only ways to watch a movie was to either view it on “free” T.V. or go to the video store and rent a tape. We’ve come a long way, baby.

Now you can order your movie online through a subscription service, go to a “box” at the drug-store and have a dvd dispensed for you. Perhaps you would rather view from your computer? So many alternatives, and yet only so much summer. View the movie viewing options that PC WORLD thinks may work best for you. While you do that, I’ll go get the popcorn…