By Phyllis on September 28, 2011

You knew it was bound to happen sooner or later and it finally has. Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, showed off the new Kindle Fire selling for $199 versus Apple’s iPad2, which can range from $499 to over $800. The Kindle Fire is about half the size of the iPad and is a close match in [...]
Posted in General, resources | Tagged Amazon, iPad2 rival, Kindle Fire, tablet computers, touch screen
By Phyllis on September 27, 2011
This study was posted to NPR’s Food Blog and reported on their Facebook page today.
The post goes on to say that Ascherio, chief investigator in the study, states that,
“We are establishing a certain degree of reasonable evidence that caffeine has a long-term effect on the risk of depression, but we cannot attribute this to any [...]
Posted in General, Health & Well being | Tagged caffeine, coffee consumption, depression, facebook, Harvard School of Public Health, npr |
By Phyllis on September 27, 2011
A friend on Facebook and in life posted something to her wall and asked that we read it. At first, I was a bit put off with the seemingly lines of gibberish but before I reached the end of the post, I was able to read it, make sense of it and follow the instructions [...]
Posted in General, Observations, Personal Experiences | Tagged facebook, information processing, power of the mind, reading |
By Phyllis on September 22, 2011
Did you know that UCO has a “Tutoring Central” (TC) on campus? It’s located in the northeast corner of West Hall. Hours of operation for Fall and Spring semesters are 9:00 am – 8:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 9:00 am – 1:00 pm on Fridays. To visit their website and learn more go to [...]
Posted in Academic Activities, Campus Resources, Programs, resources, Student Privileges | Tagged 24/7 access, online help, personal help with classes, studying, tutoring, Tutoring Central |
By Phyllis on September 15, 2011
The cooler weather has arrived and with it a spattering of rain. However, I thought we were in for a good, long soaking kind of rain that would last for days on end. Pardon me if I’m a bit skeptical, but the drought has left me with a “see it to believe it” attitude.
Maybe tomorrow [...]
Posted in General, Observations, Personal Experiences | Tagged cooler weather, rain |
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