Dave Meyer
Dave Meyer is a PPE major and the Forum's Senior Technology Writer during the little time he spends outside the Rose Institute. He loves maps, pastels, J. Crew, and pastels from J. Crew. He doesn't think Foursquare is stupid.
Signing off students.claremontmckenna.edu
Are you sure you want to sign out of dmeyer12@students.claremontmckenna.edu? It’s a simple question that Google loves to ask me. Unfortunately, Google doesn’t...
Technology Potpourri
As graduation quickly approaches, the number of topics that I would like to cover as the Forum’s humble technology writer begins to dramatically exceed the time...
Stop Spamming Me, CMC
I’m old school when it comes to email. I don’t use “Priority Inbox” or any other kind of novel email sorting mechanism. (Although I do use Rapportive and...
#Awkward
If you swung by Ath tea on Wednesday, you might’ve noticed the signs urging you to tweet with the hashtag #kravisprize. If you need a primer on Twitter, refer...
Trepic: Making CMC More Epic
I am a fiercely independent person. There are few things I dislike more than depending on someone with a car for a ride, or suffering through the responsibility...
An Interview with the Silicon Valley Program Director
In the fall of 2012, CMC will inaugurate the new Silicon Valley Semester Program (SVSP). On February 7, CMC announced that Steve Siegel ’87, former Associate...
STAG SWAG: The Forum’s Holiday Gadget Guide
So here’s the situation: you’ve been skipping class occasionally regularly to play Skyrim over the last month and your trusty Xbox 360 is feeling a little worn...
Why I Don’t Mind Publishing My Thesis Online
I’m almost done with my thesis. Wow. That feels amazing to say. I’m writing this article as my “pre-final” draft prints out–just one more read-through...
Stop Wasting Time On Your Computer
Professors, other adults, and your parents probably think that you are really good at using a computer. Based on my none-too-empirical observations of most Claremont...
This Column Isn’t About Steve Jobs
Ok, this column is kind of about Steve Jobs. I wish it wasn’t. I wish I was writing about the iPhone 4S or iOS 5 or iTunes Match or any number of possible...
