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Buzz News Roundup, 6/6
- Hayden Panettiere has signed a deal with Candie's in which the fashion brand will help promote the Heroes star's first single "Wake Up Call", Billboard reports.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, Adam Sandler's production company Happy Madison will produce a thriller called Shortcut under the name Scary Madison.
- The Associated Press has a report about this weekend's academic conference studying Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- Variety has the news that Tucker Max's bestselling book I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell will be adapted for the big screen.
- Zap2it has Fox's updated Fall premiere dates, with shows now starting in September, not August.
- Brittany Murphy and Thora Birch will star in an indie psychological thriller titled Deadline, ComingSoon reports.
- Variety writes that F. Gary Gray will direct a biopic of Marvin Gaye called Marvin.
- Van Halen brought in more than $93 million touring with David Lee Roth, Reuters reports.
Download of the Day: Pizza Hut Shortcut
Ordering your medium stuffed-crust pizza just got a whole lot easier. (Goodbye, Wii Fit training progress!)
Pizza Hut has just introduced a Pizza Hut shortcut tool that sits right on your desktop and allows you to build customized orders. It's both Mac and PC friendly and makes online ordering a breeze.
No More Waiting for Butter
Have you ever decided to make a batch of cookies only to realize that the butter is cold or frozen? Waiting for butter to come to room temperature can take forever (and ever and ever and ever... believe me I've timed it).
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Geek Tip: Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts
Ever since I made the leap to Firefox, I can't imagine using any other web browser to navigate my way around the internet. Even considering the current controversy regarding the browser's growing pains I'm still hooked. I mean, who doesn't love colorful tabs and the idea of an open-source Internet browser?
Open House Recap: Top 10 House-Cleaning Shortcuts
Ever since I saw this list of 10 things you can stop cleaning right now — much of which involves disposing of things rather than washing them — I've been wondering how we can make housework easier without making landfills fuller. So in the Open House this weekend, I asked you guys to share your house-cleaning shortcuts.
Several users mentioned the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, which is also one of my must-have cleaning tools.
Geek Tip: A Whole Slew of Google Reader Shortcuts
As a devoted Google Reader user, I relish any tips I can use to make it even more useful — so imagine my delight the other day when I let my laptop slip (I told you I was a klutz) and grabbed for it, panicked — and accidentally had hit a key combo that brought up a key of Google Reader keyboard shortcuts.
Don't worry, I replicated it — it's shift + ? — and you can also open it as a separate page.
Geek Tip: Use a Keyboard Shortcut to Shut Down Your Mac
Learning useful hotkeys makes my heart swell, as do any efficient shortcuts (I say it once a week to somebody: if you're not using Quicksilver, you're wasting your own time).
Here's two keyboard shortcuts to expedite shutdown for any Apple computer:
- To shut down, press Control + Command (Apple) + Option and Eject for shut down.
- Alternatively, Control + Command + Eject restarts your computer.
15 Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know: Mac Edition
Like I told the PC users yesterday, if you don't already know all the keyboard shortcuts, you're probably only half geek, but just in case you've missed a few along the way, check out these shortcuts that will surely make your life much easier.
- Shift + Command + Delete = Empty Trash
- Option + Shift + Command - Delete = Empty Trash without dialog
- Shift + Command + N = New Folder
- Command + O = Open
- Command + S = Save For 10 more keyboard tips, just read more
15 Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know: PC Edition
If you don't already know these, you're probably only half geek, but even the biggest computer nerds among us sometimes take the long route, so here are some PC keyboard shortcuts you should know. They're sure to make your time at your computer easier, and allow you to stock up on those precious seconds which you could be using to surf the web. Tune in tomorrow for a Mac edition.
Geek Tip: Prevent Web Blindness by Increasing Font Size
Inevitably, there will come a day when even while your glasses are on, or your contacts are in, you'll be squinting to see the small print on your monitor. Is it old age? Too far from your monitor?
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