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Uni and computers
Feb. 20th, 2006 02:13 pmSo, uni starts in a week. I now have a timetable of classes running Mon-Thurs, generally finishing late into the evening. I've been looking through the online subject info and marvelling at just how much better the Deakin Online interface is compared to Melbourne's antiquated system... There's a customiseable information portal, with webmail/event calendar/uni announcements/subject websites, and everything from new Journal articles to traffic conditions around the uni.
I'm also amused at the novelty of having a student card that also works for building access, printing and copying, library borrowing and vending machines :)
I'm determined to avoid doing the "easy subjects" this time, as I know I'll need the less appealing ones later on. Sadly, the graphic design subject lost out over picking up some basic law... graphics I've studied before, while law is something entirely new to me. The subject list for semester one is:
Monday: ALW738 Editing
Tuesday: ALR731 Public Relations: Theory & Practice
Wednesday: ALJ724 Law and Ethics for Professional Communicators
Thursday: ALW729 Writing for Communications Media
It looks like the most productive way to travel to and from uni will be by tram, taking some work with me. It's the slowest way to get there (over an hour from Flinders St), but it means I have an hour of uninterrupted working time. To avoid double handling everything by writing it and typing it up later, I'd like to get a laptop to take with me...
I'm interested to hear advice & horror stories from the notebook users out there... I used to have a Twinhead, which managed to have problems with the battery (twice), power supply, and eventually a complete hard drive failure. Needless to say, I have no intention of dealing with that company again.
Are Asus any good? They seem to have more models in my price range than some of the larger brands. I've been looking at things like this so far.
Most of the time, I'll just be working on things in Word/Excel/Powerpoint etc, or looking at PDFs. I'm not sure whether to get a reconditioned laptop that will only handle current requirements, or whether to get something a bit better (link above) that I can get a bit more use out of.
I'm also amused at the novelty of having a student card that also works for building access, printing and copying, library borrowing and vending machines :)
I'm determined to avoid doing the "easy subjects" this time, as I know I'll need the less appealing ones later on. Sadly, the graphic design subject lost out over picking up some basic law... graphics I've studied before, while law is something entirely new to me. The subject list for semester one is:
Monday: ALW738 Editing
Tuesday: ALR731 Public Relations: Theory & Practice
Wednesday: ALJ724 Law and Ethics for Professional Communicators
Thursday: ALW729 Writing for Communications Media
It looks like the most productive way to travel to and from uni will be by tram, taking some work with me. It's the slowest way to get there (over an hour from Flinders St), but it means I have an hour of uninterrupted working time. To avoid double handling everything by writing it and typing it up later, I'd like to get a laptop to take with me...
I'm interested to hear advice & horror stories from the notebook users out there... I used to have a Twinhead, which managed to have problems with the battery (twice), power supply, and eventually a complete hard drive failure. Needless to say, I have no intention of dealing with that company again.
Are Asus any good? They seem to have more models in my price range than some of the larger brands. I've been looking at things like this so far.
Most of the time, I'll just be working on things in Word/Excel/Powerpoint etc, or looking at PDFs. I'm not sure whether to get a reconditioned laptop that will only handle current requirements, or whether to get something a bit better (link above) that I can get a bit more use out of.
