Earning Money

College is a place of learning. You know that. Moreover, you should try to learn not only from your professors but from your classmates. Glean from the wisdom of others rather than brutal personal experience. I go on this tangent because I want to share with you some information I have gained over the years.

In college you must electronically submit papers to be scanned for plagiarism. These documents most likely must be in .doc format. The most popular program to write in this format is Microsoft Word. However, most laptops and student computers sold today do not come with a full program of Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office for students costs over $100. I am here to tell you that you do have options.

On the Internet you can download a program called OpenOffice. OpenOffice is a freeware program that allows you to create text documents, presentations, and databases in the most popular formats. It also allows you to open all .docs created with Microsoft Word. There are only small instances where the formatting does not completely transfer. If you only use Microsoft Word for writing term papers, why pay over $100 when you can get the same program for free?

I encourage you to try out OpenOffice and see if it fits your needs. There is no harm done in merely trying the program as it is a freeware program with no catches. (Note: If you run a Mac and do not want to install X11 on your OS, try NeoOffice. It is a Mac version of OpenOffice and available through the Apple website. It too is free and what I am running on this laptop.)

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Congratulations you’re at college now. At your fingertips you have high speed internet to read DormEarning.com at 20x to 100x the speed of dial up. (Or at least that’s what we hope you’re doing between those long hours of studying.) Just keep in mind while high speed allows you to surf the internet at rapid pace, you are much more susceptible to viruses via broadband. Be sure to install a trusted version of a anti-virus software. Most colleges provide free copies of Norton or McAfee in the campus IT department. Go by in the coming days and ask your campus IT liaison about free software.

Another thing to remember is while downloads are much faster on broadband, that does not give you permission to illegally download music and programs. Be sure to use the legal methods to get your tunes and games. A great number of colleges have now signed contracts with companies such as Ruckus and Napster for you to have unlimited perfectly legal music downloads. Contact your campus IT professional for information on logging in for free music. Do not think just because you’re on campus, you can’t be tracked when downloading illegally. It is not unheard of for some students to actually be expelled for abuse of copyright law. Please, have a safe and fun fall semester.

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