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Dittooo:rolleyes::)Maybe this isn't what the OP means, but I really want to buy some new key pieces for my wardrobe! All my shoes have gotten old and tatty looking and I don't have a Winter coat, for example. I was in River Island today and I didn't buy anything but my birthday is in a few days and I really want to blow it all there, I wanted everything! I need a hat and coat for walking to college and a bag too... It sucks a bit though, because I'll be expected to spend my birthday money on boring things like books and rent so I'll probably end up without new shoes
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DancingQueen:) wrote: »Thanks! Hope it goes just as well for you : ) What course are you doing? Heading into Science myself
TR071? If so I'll be seeing you there!
As for me, I just bought a USB stick, aload of refill pads, folders, stationary etc. My parents have laptops but they're absolutely rubbish. Hopefully I'll just be able to stick with Sally (my utterly unreliable but still oddly loveable desktop).0 -
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Should be good. My only worry is that I didn't do Chemistry, so I've been watching some videos and doing a small bit of reading up as light preparation. Will be doing their primer course on the 13th also. Apprehensions aside, I'm looking forward to it too :cool:
Although being an introverted, unapproachable person it'll probably be difficult for me to mix with a new group of people.
On topic: I just realised that my old, broken MP3 player functions perfectly as a USB mass storage device, meaning that I just wasted a tenner on a 2gb USB drive...
I didn't do Chemistry either, debating whether to do it this year or not so i'm going to do the course on the 13th aswel, can't hurt. It will also help us get used the college before Freshers week so that's pretty helpful.
I'm sure the majority of people are the exact same so hoping it'll be pretty easy to meet new people. Everyone says to just start talking to random people but that's easier said than done! Guess i'm a little nervous about that part but we all share a common interest in Science so that's a start
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**Timbuk2** wrote: »USB Drives can go corrupt, and your work can be lost. Therefore you should save your files on both of them. So it's not like you completely wasted your money.
Indeed, that's a good point. I do have a fair bit of experience with keeping backups though...My "novel" is on my computer, 2 laptops, discs, gmail, hotmail and now dropbox.:cool: You cannot be too careful.DancingQueen:) wrote: »I'm sure the majority of people are the exact same so hoping it'll be pretty easy to meet new people. Everyone says to just start talking to random people but that's easier said than done! Guess i'm a little nervous about that part but we all share a common interest in Science so that's a start
It's never easy, but I'm hoping to make friends right from the outset. Look out for James, the long-haired, sinister-looking rogue!
I exaggerate, although my 6th year school photo has a remarkable resemblance to Sephiroth's high school photo.0 -
**Timbuk2** wrote: »A great idea! How exactly do you do this? Do you e-mail yourself the file, or do you FTP them to gmail using gmail space, or similar?
just to add that i send another copy to the same email and my college email. happened to a friend that she forgot her password and couldn't reset it. lost a presentation she was doing btw.randylonghorn wrote: »I generally just attach them to a new message and "save as draft" ...
Low tech solution every time!0 -
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Also... Forget yer USB drives! Google Windows Live Workspace or Windows Live Skydrive. Gigs of storage online, accessible from anywhere with an internet connection! You'll need a hotmail/live email address though Its a good backup to your usb drive 0
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tracker-man wrote: »Also... Forget yer USB drives! Google Windows Live Workspace or Windows Live Skydrive. Gigs of storage online, accessible from anywhere with an internet connection! You'll need a hotmail/live email address though Its a good backup to your usb drive
>Windows Live
:rolleyes:
Ok, sarcasm aside, I'd go for Gmail/Dropbox/anything else over that.whiteman19 wrote: »we call it secondary school in this country :P
I'm actually Irish as far back as, well, our family has looked. I use a lot of americanisms, probably due to the internet being hooked into my CNS. Thus, I attended high school, have black as my favourite color, and once owned a Sega Genesis. Such is the way. As an aside, I don't actually look Irish. I have fairly sallow skin and dark hair...doomed, you might say, to be mistaken as a foreigner in both reality and on the internets :pac:0 -
whiteman19 wrote: »we call it secondary school in this country :P
college hoodies are usually good quality though. you see a good few people going round with them, along with a club/soc hoodie as well. i've got a PhysicsSoc hoodie that's really cool :cool:
How much are those society hoodies? I plan on getting some 0 -
depends on the Soc and how many they order...that physics one cost me €10 and i got twoHow much are those society hoodies? I plan on getting some really comfy and have these holes at the end of them for your thumb.
you want a NUIG physics one? you'll have to wait til next year :P 0 -
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all depends on your connection. some people don't have great bb, like me for instance. i can't get bb where i live at home, so i use 3G bb, and it's as slow as hell. it would take hours to upload a 100MB file (which if you're doing a presentation with videos/pics, could be the size of it). maybe if you're always using college bb, it would be good, but you can't generally install add-ons to programs.tracker-man wrote: »Its very simple and fast to upload to windows.
For example with an add on to microsoft office you can upload word files directly to your workspace account! The exact same way you would save it to your desktop!
i'd always back up stuff on my usb drive, on my college account, and gmail. depending on your college (i know NUIG do this), if you delete something on your account, you can go to the IT dept, and ask them to get it. they do a nightly back up to tapes, so it's handy if you want a previous version that you forgot to back up before editing. 0 -
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Just took a look back at LC forum and saw this thread. Thought my imput might be of some help.... If your thinking of getting a laptop, do your research first. Even with rubbish euro to sterling rates atm, there is a huge saving buying a laptop up the north. Even PC World have differences of €80 in conversion. :eek:
Theres a pretty good sale on in Debenhams atm too.. 70% + BOGOF on reduced to clear clothes.
TK-Maxx do good frying pans, stir fry pans pretty good prices too 0 -
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