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Welcome Back to School! Early mornings (yah right!) and late nights (all nighters!) are you ready? We've searched high and low to find you the coolest tools for school, we use them too! We are always on the net, so this virtual School Survivor Kit contains smart tools for you that are easy on the wallet and fun to use. Whether it's keeping in touch, tracking classes, conducting research on the Web or finding the most happening bar - these tools rock! |
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JAJAH - Free Global Calling - Stay in touch with your friends globally Jajah is free and low-cost global calling with your regular phone. There is no headset, no download, no software and no broadband connection needed. You are using your existing phone (landline or mobile) and so is the person you are calling. You can call your friends for free, no matter if they are online or not.  www.jajah.com
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Google Scholar - Search scholarly papers Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. scholar.google.com
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Wikipedia - The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit Wikipedia is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia project. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. With rare exceptions, its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the Internet, simply by clicking the edit this page link. www.wikipedia.org
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Basecamp - Project collaboration, management, and task software Collaborate with your team and clients. Schedules, tasks, files, messages, and more. Basecamp takes a fresh, novel approach to project collaboration. Basecamp provides tools tailored to improve the communication between people working together on a project. www.basecamphq.com
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Google Calendar - Organize your schedule and share events with friends Simplify. Organize. (And relax.) Organizing your schedule shouldn't be a burden. That's why Google has created Google Calendar - a free online shareable calendar service. With Google Calendar, it's easy to keep track of all your life's important events - birthdays, reunions, little league games, doctor's appointments - all in one place. www.google.com/calendar
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Facebook - Connect with friends near and far Write on walls, send private messages, post cool stuff, share your photos all this and more on Facebook. Find old friends, add new friends, seek out that highschool crush. www.facebook.com
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Plaxo - The easiest way to keep all your contacts up-to-date How often have you left home and forgotten to bring a friend's phone number or the details of your appointment? Keep all your contacts in ONE places and find your contacts ANYWHERE! Keep all your contacts up-to-date and in sync across all platforms. www.plaxo.com
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Plazes - Right Plaze, Right People, Right Time Never miss a spontaneous moment! Share your current location and activities or your favorite hangouts with others or to find out where your friends are with your phone. Or use it to keep track of all the cool Plazes, activities and people in your life. www.plazes.com
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Twitter - What are you doing? Set up a buddy list, big or small, then TWITTER with text messages from your phone! Tell people what you are doing, what you just bought or a funny realization. Its super fun to share moments right when they happen! www.twitter.com
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Meebo - Instant Messaging Everywhere How many Instant messaging accounts do you have? Bring them all together on Meebo. Because you use only your browser, there are no downloads or installs required! www.meebo.com
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Flickr - Photo management Have you tagged your photos before? Do it on Flickr then find people around the world with the same tag. Discover new photos and share your pictures with the world! www.flickr.com
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Firefox - Rediscover the web The award-winning Web browser is now faster, more secure, and fully customizable to your online life. With Firefox 2, they've added powerful new features that make your online experience even better. www.mozilla.com/firefox
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Yelp - Real People, Real Reviews Are you a Yelper? Find, review and talk about what's great (and not so great) on campus and in your neigbourhood. Find friends' and the rest of the community's recommendations all on Yelp! www.yelp.com
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Sputtr - Your search, your way! Sputtr is a refreshingly clean way to search the things that matter the most. With Sputtr you can save valuable time by having all the right searches on just one page! Some of the best things about Sputtr are that it is: simple to use, fully customizable - build your own search homepage and fast - we hate wasting time, so we go directly to the source of your search results. www.sputtr.com
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| What do YOU use back at school? Drop us a note and with enough votes we will add it to the list! | ||||