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The Beloit College Mindset List for the class of 2016
Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of how the incoming freshmen class views the world.
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Everyday heroes: Nine tales of American heroes
Victor Perez stopped the abduction of an 8-year-old girl. Two teenage boys rescued a couple from a burning car wreck in Florida. New Yorker Kashmir Singh goes the extra mile to help a Swiss couple. Here are nine stories of everyday American heroes who responded to trying circumstances with extraordinary grace and courage.
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Switching from a Mac to a PC: Five lessons from an Apple fanboy
The Internet is filled with testimonials of people ditching their PC for a hip new Mac. Where once they trudged through stodgy spreadsheets, they now write screenplays and edit flashy videos (if the ads are to be believed). But there's almost no material documenting the opposite experience. Most of the personal switching-to-Windows stories are many years out of date and center around now-obsolete "But you can't play games and none of your software will work!" arguments.
So, here are the top five things an Apple fanboy learned from two months using Windows.
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Steve Jobs: 10 quotes on his birthday
10 quotes from Steve Jobs
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40 iPhone tips and tricks everyone should know
With hundreds of iPhone features and 500,000 iOS apps, it's easy to miss some of Apple's best tricks. Here are 40 of our favorite.
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Culture Cafe
TV's best holiday episodes – from Festivus to Holiday ArmadillosTV has been host to various memorable holiday episodes, from the 'Community' gang becoming Rankin/Bass-like characters to the 'West Wing' staffers experiencing a sobering winter season. Here are a few of the best.
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Grammy nominations 2013: Nods to Kanye, Auerbach, Mumford celebrate diversity of music
The Grammy nominations featured a six-way tie for most nominations with artists like Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons and fun. leading the pack.
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Saving Money
Black Friday 2012: the best electronics deals so farBlack Friday is the perfect time to save big on the latest and greatest electronics. Here are some of the best Black Friday deals on tablets, smart phones, cameras and MP3 players.
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Chapter & Verse
Apple and Flipboard team up to bring more books to iOS devicesVia Flipboard, the new version of the app also lets users see what titles are popular in other countries.
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Reinventing Bach
Paul Elie's serious and inventive book asks: How has Bach in our time become a Godlike being whose center is everywhere?
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'Breaking up is hard to do'
A Christian Science perspective.
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Horizons
A year after losing Steve Jobs, how has Apple changed?Apple has posted a video memorializing former CEO Steve Jobs, who passed away a year ago today. A look at where Apple stands in the post-Jobs era.
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Cell phone babysitting: NY teens pay valets for cell phone daycare
Cell phones and other devices, such as iPods and iPads, are banned in all New York City public schools, creating a market for mobile nannying.
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Apple's iPhone 5 sales surge circles the globe (+video)
iPhone 5 buyers lined up outside of stores from Hong Kong to London to New York. The iPhone 5 goes on sale in 9 countries Friday, and 22 more next week.
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Paul Ryan role reversal: speech was about the personal, not policies (+video)
Paul Ryan wooed voters with an address that focused more on his mom than on budget math. The subtext: Republicans can fix Medicare without neglecting moms, grandmoms, or moms-to-be.
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Is the end of late-night TV as we've known it near?
Two staples of late-night TV – 'The Tonight Show' and 'Nightline' – received bad news this month, suggesting that a recasting of the late-night order might not be far off.
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Unplugging: One family puts away technology
No Twitter, no cell phones – one family was without gadgets for six days and, says Dad, was better for it.
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The Beloit College Mindset List for the class of 2016
Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of how the incoming freshmen class views the world.
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How not to be an old fogy when face to face with Class of 2016
To bridge the generation gap, you might want to drop references to Mrs. Robinson, car radio, and even, perhaps, Bill Clinton. The Mindset List, produced yearly, is now out with the cultural touchstones of new college freshmen.
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Steve Jobs' wallet, iPhones, iPads, and iPods taken in robbery
The man accused of breaking into the late Apple co-founder and CEO's house, took his wallet and other Apple products. He was caught when he used the stolen devices online.
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Modern Parenthood
Pete Seeger: Folk singer continues to connect families with musicPete Seeger, the American folk singer, talks to TV host Stephen Colbert about two forthcoming albums, inspiring one mother to reminisce on his work and how it continues to unite her family and, she hopes, the American family.
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Resignation of New Yorker writer revives questions about media ethics
The resignation of New Yorker magazine staff writer Jonah Lehrer again raises concerns about the credibility of journalists. Smaller newsroom budgets and demand for quick stories may be partly to blame, say media analysts.
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Horizons
Apple's best new tricks in the new Mountain Lion OSMountain Lion, the ninth iteration of the Apple desktop operating system, arrives today.
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Horizons
Apple said to be revamping iPod Touch, iPod nanoAlong with a new iPhone, Apple could release a pair of new iPods.
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Horizons
A look at the original iPad prototypeThanks to some legal actions, photos of "Prototype 035" -- possibly Apple's first iPad mockup -- were recently made public. Prototype 035, made between 2002 and 2004, is clunky by today's standards but shares a lot of design elements with the modern iPad.
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Amazon uncovers GameCircle, a dead ringer for Apple's Game Center
Amazon gives us a peek at GameCircle, social gaming tools designed for the Kindle Fire.
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Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q orb charge into Apple and Amazon territory
With the announcement of the Nexus 7 tablet and Nexus Q streaming media player, Google has entered Apple and Amazon territory.
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Apple scores patent for inductive charging station
Pretty soon, Apple's iOS devices may not need charging cables. Wireless power, here we come – assuming that Apple doesn't sit on this patent.
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Apple iTunes store comes to Asia
Apple expanded its online iTunes store to include Taiwan, Hong Kong, and 10 other Asian countries. Previously, Apple users in the company's fastest growing region could only access the iTunes store by using gift cards sold in Europe and the US.
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As Sony struggles, many see cautionary tale for Japan
Sony, whose Walkman music players once epitomized Japanese innovation, hasn't turned a profit since 2008. Many worry Sony represents a bigger problem with rigidity in Japan.
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