Give Your Kids the Gift of a College Survival Kit

(ARA) - When you headed off to college, your parents likely sent along a care package filled with goodies. Yours may have contained some homemade brownies, an envelope filled with cash for those late night snack runs and some change to call home. That was all you really needed to get life on your own started back then.

But my how times have changed. Today, it's all about technology. The modern-day care package will include a few of the traditional items: homemade baked goods and cash, but kids will also be getting some high-tech gadgets -- ipods, PDAs, cell phones, digital cameras and last but not least, the staple of every college kid's existence -- a laptop computer.

As any college kids will tell you, their computer is their lifeline. They use it for everything from surfing the Web for fun to research and creating that A+ paper; but unfortunately computers aren't foolproof.

No parent wants to get that midnight call, "Mom, Dad, my computer stopped working and I have a paper due tomorrow. What should I do?" Prevent that problem from happening by adding a little something extra to that care package -- the gift of 24/7 tech support from BluePhone.

"Our company was founded on the premise that too much time is wasted every day dealing with computer quirks, crashes and questions. So we set out to make life easier for everyone by making personal tech support available to them any time they need it, 24 hours a day 7-days a week," says BluePhone spokesman Allen Nieman.

Whether the Blue Phone member needs a problem fixed, help installing new software or just wants to make sure their computer is working as well as it can, help is just a phone call away. A tech capable of helping solve the problem can help out any time assistance is required.

The membership fee is just $74.95 per quarter or $199.95 for the entire year, and comes with a 30 day money back guarantee. Log on to www.bluephone.com, sign up for service today, and in addition to membership, your student will also receive a copy of CA AntiSpyware 2008, which is designed to stop phishing attacks triggered from software or other intrusions into their computer.

In addition to providing them with computer support, here are some other extras that are always appreciated by college students, not just in August, but throughout the school year:

* Fun things to do that will help them relax, such as movie tickets, books, magazines or brochures for some of the attractions near the university. Since many colleges are located in metropolitan areas, this kind of information is easy to find. Just log on to the Web site of the city's local Chamber of Commerce for assistance.

* An occasional gift from home, such as the teddy bear left behind on the child's dresser, or perhaps a monthly DVD. If your son or daughter enjoyed The Office, Undeclared or Entourage as they were growing up, they're sure to appreciate the gift of a DVD filled with their favorite episodes.

* Perhaps the most coveted gift of all would be regular notes from home that let the student know they have not been forgotten.

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