Study Buddies

If a college student's life could be more convenient in terms of having time to study or finding ways to stay organized when you're constantly on the go, college life could go much easier.

In this issue of Study Buddies & Study Breaks, you'll find that convenience and organization does not always have to come with a hefty price tag. Using your mobile device, you can download hundreds of applications that you could use to keep track of homework assignments, notes, useful websites and other information when you're on the go.

Study Buddies

The California-based company Evernote has created a mobile application by the same name that will allow you to take notes on a mobile device or computer, and seamlessly transfer those notes when you need them. For example, if you use a desktop PC at home and you want to transfer notes or test review sheets to your laptop for use on campus, Evernote can help you do so quickly and easily. Evernote is available on both Mac and Windows platforms and the mobile version is available across all Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices. According to the website for Evernote, (www.evernote.com/ evernote), the program is most compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. Best of all, the app is completely free. This app has found its way onto the top ten lists of many websites and rightfully so as it is one of the most convenient ways to stay on track on or off campus. The ease of Evernote could make even the most cluttered, unorganized person free of that burden.

Study Breaks

One music program that has become a widely used service is Spotify. The Pandora-like application was founded in 2006 but due to the service's "invitation only" membership in its early days, Spotify is just now beginning to peak in popularity.

civic duty," ACC student Karl Toth said. "I think the President needs to hear from his constituents in order to take care of the problems we encounter on a daily basis. For instance, when I order pizza from Simon's Café it takes way to long. This needs to be addressed!"

Event planners have only delegated one hour for each "conversation" held. Hopefully, such important issues will be able to be resolved in such a short amount of time.

Rumors surrounding the events range from celebrity guest appearances to Rhodes warming up the crowd with a stand-up routine.

"I guess you'll just have to come and see what happens," Rhodes said. "I guarantee there will be a few laughs before the night is done."

With Spotify, users can listen to all their favorite songs and find related artists. In addition, you can share specific tracks or entire playlists with other users and listen to tracks others are listening to. The ‘radio' feature gives

access to customized stations featuring artists or genres of music. There are 3 tiers in terms of the memberships available with Spotify. The aforementioned features are all available on the free membership. The ‘unlimited' membership is $4.99 a month for access to all the same features with the addition of removing advertising in between tracks. The ‘premium' membership is $9.99 a month for additional access to the mobile version of Spotify and play songs on Spotify using certain stereo devices. Despite the limited access available on the Free membership, Spotify gives you a wealth of music to listen to and the opportunity to discover new artists you may not have heard otherwise.