I recently wrote an article about How Not to Fail at a Job Fair. I guess that something went right for me at the job fair because today I interviewed with a company called Vocollect. Here are some things that I learned through the process of preparing myself for the interview, and the actual interview itself. Continue reading…

Today, a Co-Op fair was held at the University of Pittsburgh. The Co-Op program at Pitt consists of companies who higher students to work for them (full-time) for three separate 4-month (one semester) periods. Usually you alternate between semesters of work and school. A Co-Op is similar to an internship, but with a Co-Op there is a greater focus on long-term skill development. Continue reading…

I love music, and love listening to music. I currently have 8145 songs (44.58 GB) in my growing iTunes library. This is not the largest music library in the world, but a sizable collection, nonetheless.

While at my computer, which is a large portion of my day, I am constantly listening to music. A while ago I started using VirbTunes, a feature that is part of the Virb° social network, to record the music I was playing. VirbTunes uses a plugin that works with iTunes to record your music history. My main motivation for using VirbTunes was to display my recently played music on my website. However, after installing OS X Leopard, I couldn’t get the VirbTunes plugin to work correctly, so I ditched it and started looking for a replacement. Continue reading…

York is a Norwegian band led by vocalist Erik Schjerven and guitarist Kjetil Nilsen. The band also includes a bassist and a drummer, but these positions are not filled by full-time members.

I came across York a while ago while searching through CSS Vault’s gallery of attractive websites. At the time they had three songs available to download, so I gave them a listen and loved what I heard. Continue reading…

Few things get me as excited as watching Macworld conferences. Apple always unveils their new and innovative products at these events, and this year was no exception.

Steve Jobs introduced four items today: major software updates for the iPod Touch and the iPhone, iTunes movie rentals and added features to Apple TV, Time Capsule, and the MacBook Air. Continue reading…

If you browse the internet regularly, I’m sure that you’ve seen an RSS logo (pictured to the right) before. RSS feeds are a way to stay updated with news, articles, blog posts, and other internet content without having to constantly check to see if websites have been updated.

RSS feeds alert you when a website that you frequent is updated, so you don’t waste your time by tediously visiting each one. This way, you can view a large amount of online content in a short period of time. RSS feeds are truly for the smart (and lazy) internet browser. Continue reading…