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“Saturday Night Live” had some great momentum this month: Betty White, then Alec Baldwin, then… repeats.  Momentum stalled. I’m not sure the new “MacGruber” film will be enough to fill the void most of us fans will feel until the fall.

 But I have found some fun related sites that you can add to your My Yahoo! page that will keep the laughs coming this summer while keeping you in the loop with any new SNL developments that happen.

• Hulu clips from Saturday Night Live: You can spend hours with this collection, reliving the best and funniest skits.
• Saturday-Night-Live.com: Catch up with news about the show and view Web exclusives (like Alec Baldwin’s faux commercial for “Scrotox.”)
• Hilarious.net: This collection has some great SNL spoofs, but it also highlights items that are good for a laugh any day of the week.
• KristenWiigfan.com: Clips and tidbits about one of the most talented SNL cast members (in my humble opinion), who also costars in “MacGruber.”

 Speaking of Kristen Wiig, I’ll leave you with one of the clips that crack me up from the hulu.com feed:

Tom
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Our lives intersect with personal electronic gadgets more and more every day. Even if you have a flat-screen HD TV, iPhone 3G S, Kindle, and a Pentax Optio M90 camera, I’ll bet there are times you feel intimidated by all the rapid innovations and updates.

 You’re not alone. Compared to the hypothetical consumer mentioned above, I’m a Luddite with my habits of reading books and watching a boxy, TiVo-less, 15-year-old television.

 While I’m in no hurry for upgrades, I am thankful for this CNET app. It’s the closest thing I’ve seen to having all the relevant info you need in one place. In addition to the daily top features, you get four handy sections that can help nearly all your tech needs: 

• Top Technology News
• Popular Gadget Reviews
• Up-to-Date Tech Videos
• Deals of the Day

 The sections have a simple presentation that doesn’t intimidate. But that’s not to say you can’t find really comprehensive information on any of the items that interest you.

 If that’s not enough geekiness for your My Yahoo! page, check out these more specialized feeds: 

• Apple, Mac, iPod and iPhone News: The latest from Macworld.
• Digital Photography Review: Loads of camera info (maybe more than you need to know) from dpreview.com.
• Gizmodo: Updates from one of the leading gadget blogs.

 Tom
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The big summer movie season kicks off with “Iron Man 2,” and fans can expect a steady stream of high-profile films that are packed with action and stars.

Surveying the latest reviews, celebrity interviews, and red-carpet action is all part of the summer-movie fun. Will Tom Cruise’s latest film bomb? Can a fourth “Shrek” find box-office gold? How will Julie Roberts look in her latest movie?

The following apps can help you enjoy all the details:

• Movies Coming Soon: Check this out for movie trailers, premiere dates, and more.
• Variety.com Film Reviews: Find out what the critics think at Hollywood’s influential trade magazine.
• Rotten Tomatoes – Opening Movies: Consult the Tomatometer, an aggregate of critical opinion, before deciding what films to see.
• Movie Showtimes: Find out when and where to see the films that catch your eye.

With all these features for keeping tabs on the summer film season, you’ll always have the best seat in the house.

Apps mentioned in this post:

• Add Movies Coming Soon
• Add Variety.com Film Reviews
• Add Rotten Tomatoes – Opening Movies
• Add Movie Showtimes

Tom
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