Well isn’t this magical? I have lost another laptop in the space of 8 months due to age and dodgy software. Goodbye assignments, referencing and resume. Yes my resume.
I cannot complain though, another student friend of mine gave me a spare to work with, and boy, boy, has it been a huge help. One downside though…. No Microsoft Office or word. Just Apache Open Office. All well and good, now I have to learn how to use a new word processing program. No biggy, I just have five assignments and a quiz to get through till the end of semester.
Nah. It turned out okay. I now have two assignments and a quiz to finish and it is all thanks to a friend offering an old, unused computer in a major time of need. Still, learning to use different software, and also referencing styles (I’m using oxford for history) can really make your study life a little easier. Depending on the course and the university :). I do have to admit, I much rather go and learn a new word processing program than have to write a 2000 word assignment in print.
So yes, a pox on computers, but at the same time, they really do make life just that little bit easier for studying purposes. Till next time.
Matt
The Fencer 