Back in the day when I was in undergrad...there was no internet, no real cell phones. Computer class programming consisted of going to the computer lab, typing in your program at the terminal, then submitting it to the central computer for processing!

Actually, my Freshman year was the last year the computer department used punch cards (the university was a bit behind then).

When I went to grad school some years later, things were only marginally better!

When almost 1,000 freshman students showed up at Abilene Christian University on Aug. 16, they got something more than the usual medical release forms, parking permits and Welcome Week t-shirts.

They got a choice of a brand-spanking-new Apple iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, plus a package of ACU-written Web applications to use on them.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/101308-abilene.html?nwwpkg=slideshows

Pretty iPod covers -- they are in 3 pieces and you can get each of the 3 pieces in different colors .

http://ifrogz.com/silicone-ipod-cases.php

For example, you could select something like this --