Animal: The Dragon
AKA: N/A
Zodiac Ranking: 5th place
Years: 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012*
Month: April**
Hours: 7:00-9:00 (7:00a-9:00a) **
Most Compatible With: Rat, Pig, Rabbit
Least Compatible With: Other Dragons, Ox
Famous Dragon Celebrities: Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Stephen Colbert
Claim to Fame: In the race to determine their zodiac ranking, the Dragon was questioned by the Jade Emperor, who wondered why such a magnificent (and flying!) beast did not come into first place. The Dragon explained that on his way, he stopped and made rain for people on Earth. Then as he was crossing the river bank, he saw a Rabbit struggling on a log–he blew a gust of wind towards his way. His selflessness earned the Dragon 5th among the Zodiac Ranking. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re a college student, then credit card companies are practically jumping at you to sign up for their cards. With so many numbers, conditions, regulations, and so on…How do you know what to look for when you actually want one?

I was inspired to write an article about this when a good friend told me he had signed up for a credit card. When I asked him simple questions about it, he couldn’t answer them!

Without understanding how a credit card words, one is liable to go into deep deep deep debt. Many people go into debt because they use the money from their credit card irresponsibly. And with credit card companies offering thousands of dollars in credit, it’s very tempting to buy things that you normally can’t afford. So how does one go about getting a credit card without getting screwed over? In this article, I am going to attempt to explain credit cards simply. Read the rest of this entry »

Animal: The Rabbit
AKA: Hare, Cat
Zodiac Ranking: 4th place
Years: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011*
Month: March**
Hours: 5:00-7:00 (5:00a-7:00a) **
Most Compatible With: Pig, Dragon, Sheep
Least Compatible With: Rat, Tiger
Famous Rabbit Celebrities: Albert Einstein, Brad Pitt, Frank Sinatra
Claim to Fame: In the race to determine their zodiac ranking, the Rabbit crossed the dangerous river bank by hopping from stone to stone. About halfway through, the Rabbit slipped and fell into the river! Luckily, he managed to grab onto a passing log and, with the help of a gust of wind, made it safely to the other side of the river bank (phew!) Read the rest of this entry »

Animal: The Tiger
AKA: N/A
Zodiac Ranking: 3rd place
Years: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010*
Month: February**
Hours: 3:00-5:00 (3:00a-5:00a) **
Most Compatible With: Dog, Horse, Monkey
Least Compatible With: Sheep, Ox, Rabbit
Famous Tiger Celebrities: Oscar Wilde, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Karl Marx
Claim to Fame: In the race to determine their zodiac ranking, the Tiger used his sheer strength to swim across the strong currents of the river bank. His determination and powerful strength led him to rank 3rd in the Zodiac. What is it about the year of the Tiger that lead some people afraid to have children? Read the rest of this entry »

Many iPod owners feel that the downside to the mp3 player is that you cannot transfer files back onto your computer. Fortunately, with the help of EphPod, Windows users can copy their files to their desktop with little hassle.

Why would you want to do this? Because although you should already have a copy of the mp3 in your computer (how else did it get into the iPod in the first place?), accidents and errors do happen and one can find themselves with data loss. It is very dangerous to rely on your iPod as the only place to store your mp3 files. As reliable as Apple products are, I have heard many horror stories about users who turned their iPod on only to find that all their files are gone.

My old computer had died and the only copy of the mp3s I had were on my iPod. Fortunately, after some searching I came across EphPod and was easily able to back up the mp3s safely off of the iPod and into my computer. EphPod is resource-light (which means it won’t bog down your computer), and while the interface is a little primitive, it gets the job done. Simply open EphPod, select your iPod, and it will load all the mp3s inside it. To transfer a copy of the mp3s to your computer, select whatever mp3s you need, right-click and select “Copy to Directory.” Choose which folder you want the mp3s to go into, and you’re all set! Now you can sleep at night knowing that, should the two-headed iPod troll give you a visit and eat all of your mp3s, you can easily replace them.