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Archive for August, 2006

Studying Biomedical Informatics

In August 2006, I started a graduate program in a field called Biomedical Informatics. Everyone always asks me what it is, and the simple explanation is that it’s a combination of computers and medicine. The field is very broad and still being defined, but that’s the general idea.
Often Biomedical Informatics is broken into the [...]

Buying a Student Laptop (Part 2)

I wanted to see how prices would compare between buying a Mac laptop and various PC laptops. I went to the Web sites of the manufacturers and sought out student pricing (if available) and did a rough comparison of the data.
Here are my findings. Please note that these are rough estimates and the laptops don’t [...]

Buying a Student Laptop (Part 1)

I think I’m going to do something I thought I’d never do–buy a Mac computer.
I’ve always used a PC, and despite the quirks/problems you find in Windows, I never thought I’d make the switch. But Apple has made enough improvements recently to get me to think seriously about switching over to a Mac:

They recreated [...]

About Steve Piccolo

Hello! I’m Steve. I grew up in Provo, UT and currently live in Salt Lake City, UT. I’m the second of eight children in a wonderful family. If I have a birthday this year (which I’m trying to avoid , I’ll turn 30. Ugh! I love playing sports, reading, writing, and creating computer programs. [...]