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Popular Online College Application Service Clogged By Procrastinators

Online college applications are one of the greatest gifts to lazy, procrastinating high school seniors around the country. Of course, now everyone can literally wait till the last moment to apply for schools, and this year that is exactly what ... Read more →

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 10 months ago on Switched

During those days of the week that college students aren't partying – somewhere between two and five, probably – they're expected to be somewhat responsible adults. Juggling assignments, schedules, finances, and the prospect of life ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 2 10 months ago on Switched

Professor Evaluations Whether you're choosing courses for your major or trying to find an easy A – jump rope 101? Check – you absolutely need to find out about your professor before committing to anything. Rather than asking ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 3 10 months ago on Switched

Textbooks College bookstores might as well be run by loan sharks for the quality of service they give you. If you're college doesn't have its own book exchange set up, head to BookFinder.com and Textbook411, which look for the best deals on ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 4 10 months ago on Switched

Tuition Help While some students' financial woes are limited to scouring couch cushions before 25 cent beer night, millions have to worry about paying for tuition. Luckily, there are lots of sites that offer financial information and ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 5 10 months ago on Switched

Reference Researching for a literature paper or test? Well, you can't use Wikipedia but you don't have to go to the library for reference materials either, thanks to timesavers like Bartelby.com and Bibliomania. Both sites offer classic texts ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 6 10 months ago on Switched

Life After Graduation Provided that you're not planning to live with your parents permanently after college, the transition to the real world can be difficult. If you need help – it's okay to admit it, we won't tell – check out ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 7 10 months ago on Switched

Group Assignments Between slackers, control freaks, and scheduling problems, working in groups can be a hassle. Thankfully, Google Docs lets you collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and presentations without ever being in the same room as ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 8 10 months ago on Switched

Note Taking In the history of academia, it's a known fact that dogs eat notebooks all the time. To avoid this tragedy, you can store your notes online at sites like Notecentric and mynoteIT. From there, you can search through them, make ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 9 10 months ago on Switched

Bibliographies Can you easily remember easily remember the differences between MLA, APA, and Chicago styles for any type of book? If not, do you want to learn how for your next research paper? No? Then head to OttoBib or Son of Citation ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 10 10 months ago on Switched

Making Money Making money while in college doesn't have to be restricted to lame campus jobs or dealing drugs. If you have what you think is a great business idea, go for it with advice from Dorm Room Biz, a site dedicated to student ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 11 10 months ago on Switched

Decorating Having your own dorm room gives you the freedom to put up as many Bob Marley posters as you want, if you want to be generic. Or, you can develop your own style with tips from DormDelicious. This Web site offers suggestions for what ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 12 10 months ago on Switched

Life Hacking As an undergrad, you can spend your time working extra hard or you can adapt to get by with minimal effort. HackCollege offers guidance on making student life easier and better with tips on text messaging for free and buying Girl ...

12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career 13 10 months ago on Switched

Drinking We're not condoning any sort of illegal or binge drinking here, but we're rational people so we know it happens on college campuses. In the interest of safety, you should know how much you're ingesting and how impaired it's making ...

New iPhone App Streams iTunes Collections Anywhere 10 months ago on Switched

In what may be most promising portable music sharing application to date, Simplify Media -- available now for iPhone and iPod Touch on the App Store -- lets users stream their friends iTunes libraries from any broadband Internet connection, making ...

Is It Okay for Teachers to Communicate With Students Via Facebook? 10 months ago on Switched

Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace are breaking down barriers between teachers and students, and, predictably, not everyone is happy about it. While many teachers are thrilled with the connections they're able to form with students ...

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Weirdest Techie Heists and Scams

    Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
    When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.

     

    Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
    In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.

     

    Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
    Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.

     

    Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
    Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.

     

    17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
    When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.

     

    Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
    Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."

     

    Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
    Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?

     

Latest Reviews from CNET.com

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Top Product Reviews

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    Denon AVR-4306 (black)
    Incredibly well-featured 7.1-channel receiver; excellent sound quality; three HDMI inputs; converts analog video to HDMI output; upconverts analog video to 720p/1080i HD resolution; iPod and USB MP3 player connectivity; Internet radio and MP3/WMA streaming audio via built-in Ethernet port; XM Satellite Radio compatible; touch-screen remote; multizone, multisource operation; browser-based control via home network; accurate autocalibration routine. Full Review

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    KEF KHT3005 (black)
    The KEF KHT-3005 is one compact, beautifully designed speaker package with solid aluminum satellites that feature unique driver technology to produce incredible clarity. Meanwhile, the equally astounding dual 10-inch, 250-watt powered subwoofer delivers ultradeep bass. Full Review

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    KEF KHT3005 (silver)
    The KEF KHT-3005 is one compact, beautifully designed speaker package with solid aluminum satellites that feature unique driver technology to produce incredible clarity. Meanwhile, the equally astounding dual 10-inch, 250-watt powered subwoofer delivers ultradeep bass. Full Review

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    Wi-Ex zBoost YX510-PCS-CEL cell phone signal extender
    The Wi-Ex zBoost YX510-PCS-CEL significantly boosts your cell phone reception and is easy to operate. Also, it uses a wireless connection to your phone. Full Review

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    Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone charger
    The Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone charger successfully delivers emergency power to your cell phone. It's easy to use and comes with a couple of surprising features. Full Review

    8.3 out of 10

    LG VX6000 (Verizon Wireless)
    Compact and stylish; impressive battery life; solid audio quality; sharp color screen; built-in camera; USB ready; affordable. Full Review

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    Canon EOS 1D Mark III
    Extremely fast, 10-megapixel continuous shooting; very low noise; highly customizable; well-designed body with weather sealing; 3-inch LCD; abundant optional accessories. Full Review

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    Nikon D3 (body only)
    Full-frame sensor; well designed, pro-level weather-sealed body; very low noise, even at extremely high ISOs; fast. Full Review

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    Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
    Very low noise, high quality images; 21.1 megapixels; live view shooting; pro-level build-quality and performance. Full Review

  • Desktop Reviews

    8.5 out of 10

    Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.8GHz)
    A minor specification update results in some significant performance gains; graphics upgrade an option on this 24-inch model; sleek, polished design didn't receive an update, but we won't start clamoring for a new design until the current one is at least 12 months old. Full Review

    8.4 out of 10

    Velocity Raptor Signature Edition Gaming PC
    One of the fastest PCs we've tested; a PCI Express RAID card helps media encoding performance; typically immaculate Velocity Micro assembly; strong, three-year warranty. Full Review

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    Dell Studio Desktop Computer (Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200, 750GB HDD, 6GB)
    Best performance in its class; dedicated graphics card; large hard drive. Full Review

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