I'm moving back onto campus this weekend (junior year).
Keeping your door locked is the best way to prevent theft. Make sure your roommate knows that he should lock the door also. Also have your roommates cell phone number, in case of situations you forget your keys (if applicable) Always carry your keys around. Don't be too paranoid over security, but just make sure you keep your eyes on your stuff, like never leave your notebook in the student center or library unattended.
As others have said, you don't need a laptop for notetaking. Often it proves a distraction if you're school has wireless Internet enabled. It also isn't a time saver if your professor starts drawing diagrams. Better use pen and paper.
Although, I'm learning it now, it's best to socialize. College isn't like HS, there's all kinds of people out there and many may have the same interests as you. Make the best of your time for the 4 years or more you stay there, trust me time flies when you're in college.
Yeah, similar situation. My university is always becoming infected with viruses, if I ever do a reformat and have the system hooked up to the network before applying the firewall...BAM! I get a virus. No, the school shouldn't be the ones that monitors and automatically apply updates to your computer. Like Windows updates, I don't apply every single update (some of them end up causing more problems). I like to have total control of my system. What schools should emphasize is that everyone should be using a firewall and keep their antivirus software updated. Occassionally also run Windows Update, whenever a security flaw is discovered.
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I'm not looking forward to being sucked into the Black Space of Death.
5MB is a ripoff, Iriver is more overpriced than Apple. Still given the typo, should be 5GB, that Iriver player looks nice.
I guess those nude pictures of Anna Kournikova could indeed be a virus.
I think id's strategy was to get people to buy the game first, even if it meant that their systems couldn't handle it.
I'm moving back onto campus this weekend (junior year). Keeping your door locked is the best way to prevent theft. Make sure your roommate knows that he should lock the door also. Also have your roommates cell phone number, in case of situations you forget your keys (if applicable) Always carry your keys around. Don't be too paranoid over security, but just make sure you keep your eyes on your stuff, like never leave your notebook in the student center or library unattended. As others have said, you don't need a laptop for notetaking. Often it proves a distraction if you're school has wireless Internet enabled. It also isn't a time saver if your professor starts drawing diagrams. Better use pen and paper. Although, I'm learning it now, it's best to socialize. College isn't like HS, there's all kinds of people out there and many may have the same interests as you. Make the best of your time for the 4 years or more you stay there, trust me time flies when you're in college.
Yeah, similar situation. My university is always becoming infected with viruses, if I ever do a reformat and have the system hooked up to the network before applying the firewall...BAM! I get a virus. No, the school shouldn't be the ones that monitors and automatically apply updates to your computer. Like Windows updates, I don't apply every single update (some of them end up causing more problems). I like to have total control of my system. What schools should emphasize is that everyone should be using a firewall and keep their antivirus software updated. Occassionally also run Windows Update, whenever a security flaw is discovered.
BU needs to start putting wireless access in the dorms...