Ten Modern Literary Classics You Probably Haven’t Read But Should

Note: This is a guest post by Alex Morris. Alex Morris works for Office Kitten in Manchester where he writes, researches and blogs about the business world. He can also be followed on Twitter. The Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck (1931) Depicting life in China at a time before mass political and social…

February 2, 2012 by Alex Morris in Books

Time Management For Freelancers And Power Procrastinators

During any given day I do a lot of different things. I’m working on short stories, help people with their WordPress websites and German skills, write blog posts like this one and try to be a normal human being that gets enough fresh air and food. Sometimes I joke that the day doesn’t have enough…

January 29, 2012 by André Klein in Lifestyle

How To Get Kindle Feed Subscriptions With Instapaper For Free

kindle with official NYT subscription / img by B.K. Dewey via flickr

Ever since I got a Kindle, I read a lot more. And it turns out that it’s not just great for re-reading the old classics or long PDFs I never had the nerve to read on screen, it’s also a very convenient way to get my daily dosage of news. These days, first thing in the…

January 24, 2012 by André Klein in Hacks & Tutorials

A Free Short Story About The Middle East

( tl;dr – wrote a short story, you can download it here) I’ve lived both in the Far and Middle East. Both experiences left strong memories, traces, impressions. And I noticed very early that if I wanted to convey any of my experiences to others in writing, an autobiographical account wouldn’t cut it. Short Fiction…

January 19, 2012 by André Klein in Books

Housing Swap: Learn A Language By Immersion

Ask any foreign language teacher, and they will tell you that the best way to learn a language is to become fully immersed in it. You can only learn so much from reading, writing and speaking the language for short amounts of time. First hand experience, day in and day out, is an incredibly quick…

January 17, 2012 by Henry Fitzgerald in Language Learning

How To Skype Better: 5 Tips For Professional and Daily Calls

Skype is not just a software. It’s a verb. As the Oxford Dictionary informs us, it can be used both with an object ”When is a good time to Skype you?” and without as in ”We skyped before we met in person.“ Skype is a word that is understood by grandmas and expat toddlers all over the world….

January 13, 2012 by André Klein in Hacks & Tutorials