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iTunes Review of the Mac Observer’s Mac Geek Gab

If you’re a mac person and like fixing stuff, check out this quick review I wrote up on the iTunes Store earlier. It’s really a wonderful podcast.

Time is scarce, knowledge isn’t. Today, in an ever-decreasing timeframe, we need to know more about our computers. Although the Macintosh is worlds ahead of the PC, it has its problems. The Mac Observer’s Mac Geek Gab tackles these problems and explores new uses for our macs in an entertaining and informative way.

Its greatest asset? The podcast is divided into chapters so that listeners can quickly scan for questions that they’re interested in. Sick of hearing about networking? Skip it and move onto hard disk problems! A very well-done show, worthy of subscription.

Finding Happiness

I just read one of the greatest blog posts ever, linked to by @Pistachio, and felt that I had to share it. It’s titled Let Me Save You $40: Here’s How to Be Happy. Its approach to happiness is so pragmatic that it’s shocking. Go ahead, take three minutes and give it a read.

My favorite part? I agree with Laura (Pistachio):

There are 7 billion people on the world. You can afford to not hang out with that one again.

It’ll make sense soon, I promise.

Raul Midon ~ All The Answers

I don’t do many posts about music, but it’s always healthy to bust one’s cycle. I was browsing TED videos while riding the school bus the other day, and came across a performance by Raul Midon. He did a song about our current state of finding information on the Internet. I loved it - check it out.

Two Years After Hurricane Katrina

I recommend that everyone listens to this interview today on the Financial Aid Podcast about the anniversary. That’s all.

Direct MP3 link.

Making Better Presentations

I just read a wonderful post on 43 Folders about making better presentations. I think that every high school student in the United States should have to read this post.

Here’s the post. It’s too often that I see people plainly reading off of slides, rather than genuinely talking about a subject they either care about or have researched. It’s a shame.

Another good post.

Et Tu, Facebook?

A horrible poll.

Is it any wonder that I feel betrayed? Trek > Wars.