Slackerology

Two Tips on Landing Interviews for Your Blog

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:41:48 +0000

Last week on Twitter I had a discussion with a number of followers about landing interviews with other bloggers as a way to generate interesting content for your blog. One of the responses I had via a direct message from a follower was: “I’m too shy to approach big bloggers for an interview - do you [...]

Blogging portátil

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:41:45 +0000

Si bien hoy día existen interfaces web para cualquier servicio que usemos, si eres de los que prefiere utilizar programas cliente para conservar la información en local, es posible que cuando hayas querido bloguear desde un lugar distinto al que utilizas habitualmente, te hayas sentido incómodo sin tener tus herramientas preferidas a mano. Sin embargo, para [...]

Download Genuine Activation Patch for Windows 7 Beta

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:41:42 +0000

Previously I wrote about Windows 7 Beta 1 that was leaked via torrent sites. The only problem that boggles all the unofficial testers is that the latest Windows 7 Beta 1 Build 7000 has 30 days limit while official Microsoft testers enjoy better privilege to use Windows 7 for a longer period (thanks to the [...]

Auto Shutdown PC After Winamp Playlist Ends

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:41:40 +0000

For those who love to listen to their favorite playlists in Winamp might be thinking of having a feature that will turn off PC after the playlist ends. This feature comes handy especially when you do listen to some of your “lullabies” before going to bed. Winamp Shutdown is a Winamp plugin that allows you [...]

How to Save Web Pages and Blogs for Offline Reading

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:41:36 +0000

Consider the following two situations where a local offline copy of websites may come handy: Situation A: You are travelling in a taxi or an airplane where you have access to a reading device (like a laptop computer or your mobile phone) but no Internet connection. Situation B: You have just checked into a modern hotel [...]

Brad Balfour: The Strange Case of Claus Von Stauffenberg and Valkyrie

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:53:09 +0000

Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Tom Wilkinson, Jamie Parker, and Eddie Izzard, Thomas Kretschmann, Carice van Houten, Christian Berkel directed by Bryan Singer, co-written by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander. Both director Bryan Singer and star Tom Cruise have described Valkyrie as an adventure thriller. Maybe that’s what they had [...]

Sal Nunziato: Download A Song, Help Build A Home In New Orleans

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:53:09 +0000

I know there are plenty of you out there who may have forgotten that the city of New Orleans still needs your help and the good people of New Orleans still need homes. One man who has not forgotten is Josh Charles. Josh was in the process of making New Orleans his home when Katrina devastated [...]

Gwyneth Paltrow Shares Post-Holiday Cleanse

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:53:09 +0000

Gwyneth Paltrow started off 2009 by emailing her latest GOOP newsletter, this one sharing her post-holiday cleanse, complete with menu and bowel movement advice. “I need to lose a few pounds of holiday excess,” Gwyneth wrote to subscribers. “Anyone else? I like to do fasts and detoxes a couple of times during the year, the most [...]

Brad Balfour: Talkin’ With Doc Director John Walter About Meryl Streep, a Mother Courage, and Bertolt Brecht

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:53:09 +0000

While Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep garners attention for her role as the authoritarian nun in Doubt, another film — the doc Theater of War out now — offers insight into who Steep is as an actress, and it grapples with the nature of war as viewed through the life and work of the late, great [...]

Sherri Shepherd Tells Of Tense Flight With Jeremy Piven (VIDEO)

SlackeR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:53:08 +0000

Monday “The View” returned live after two weeks for the holidays. Over the break, co-host Sherri Shepherd recounted, she flew home to Los Angeles with son Jeffrey, 3 1/2, on the same plane as a mercury-poisoned Jeremy Piven. Shepherd first recognized Piven when she boarded as the “a guy with the fedora, a little short [...]