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Go Paperless in 2017

Posted on: December 30th, 2016 by wmapother No Comments

I’m striving for a (99%) paperless office in 2017. My favorite weapon is the Dropbox ios app, esp with receipts I get handed at stores that won’t/can’t email them. Here’s how I do it:

First, while you’re at the counter paying, open the Dropbox app (turn on Touch ID to speed this up).

2. When you’re handed the receipt, set it on the counter, click the big ‘+’ icon, then ‘scan document.’

3. Crop the photo as necessary. Hit ‘Next.’

4. Tap on the file’s name (current date and time) to rename it. Use the phone’s dictation to do this, eg, “CVS dash drinks for my thirsty friends comma twelve point thirty-one point sixteen.” Tap Done.

5. Look below to verify folder it’ll be saved to. (I created a folder called “RECEIPTS SCANNED.”) If necessary, navigate to the correct folder. Hit Save.

6. Smugly throw receipt away.

7. If you want, occasionally drag all those receipts from Dropbox to wherever you save them on your computer. Ideally, you’ll do this part smugly as well.

8. Bonus points if you feel very good about yourself.

Here’s  Dropbox’s page on Document Scanning.

Posted in Acting Tips & Info, Random, Tech

Emotion-Reading Computers

Posted on: February 4th, 2015 by wmapother No Comments

Soon, your phone will soon read your emotions better than your partner does. Computers are developing the ability to read human emotions better than humans can.  The conequences are enormous.  It’s all in a great, scary New Yorker piecenew yorker cover, 2.2.15.

Posted in NYC, Random, Tech

‘Lost’ ranked by annoyingness….

Posted on: March 19th, 2014 by wmapother No Comments

Just when you thought Lost had been dissected every possible way…    'Lost' cast

Everyone on Lost, ranked by annoyingness(?). Thank you, Jezebel.  If I/Ethan only do as well on my NCAA march madness pool…

Posted in Acting Projects, Funny Like Ha-Ha, Other Photos, Random, TV

‘Lost’ Alum Showdown

Posted on: December 21st, 2012 by wmapother No Comments

In anticipation of the Jan 7 college football championship of Notre Dame vs. Alabama, wsj pce on nd vs bama alums
the Wall Street Journal has a funny piece predicting the winner by comparing some of the two schools’ alumni.

The writer did his research:  He discovered that two ‘Lost’ actors are from the two schools.  One of them is me.  Check it out to find who went to ‘Bama.

Go IRISH!

Posted in Acting Projects, News & Events, Notre Dame, Press, Random, TV

The Election Candidates as Movie Protagonists

Posted on: December 4th, 2012 by wmapother 2 Comments

 

I forgot to post this link a month ago, what with my advising top political strategists and all.  It got a little busy.

I co-wrote an op-ed for the Huffington Post with Lynn Vavreck, a noted political professor at UCLA and author of  The Gamble.  Through the prism of Lynn’s extensive polling data, we considered the two candidates as traditional movie protagonists—studio films vs. indie films—and the strengths and weaknesses that suggested for each of them.

Yes, the election is over, but if you’re into that sort of thing, the piece is here.  I also have a couple other pieces up on HuffPo, and they’re here.

Posted in Film, Press, Random, Website & Social Media