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Contrast vs Brightness Contrast and brightness are two variable settings that can be set at each phase of video recording, production, and playback. Most televisions and monitors allow the user to easily change how these aspects of the image are presented. While they often go hand-in-hand, they are very different. In this video, LockerGnome's Brandon Wirtz discusses the differences between contrast and brightness, and how each of these settings impact the quality of the image. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is VP8? In short, VP8 is an open video compression format. Google, after acquiring On2 Technologies, released VP8 in an open-source format as part of its WebM project. Essentially, VP8 is a video codec, much like H.264. Where it shows promise is by allowing service like Skype (which uses VP7) to operate under HTML 5 in a web-based Skype player. In this video, LockerGnome's Brandon Wirtz breaks down the facts and explains what Google's release of VP8 actually means, and how it could impa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do You Name the Devices on Your Network? Do you have a unique naming scheme for your network devies? Do their names hold a literal meaning, or were they picked just to be silly? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 3 Color vs 4 Color Displays You've probably seen the advertisements, or you might even own one of these Quattron displays which boasts brighter and more true-to-life images thanks to the addition of a yellow subpixel to the typical red, green, and blue ones. This technology makes the making of LCD screens easier because pixels line up side-by-side rather than being in a triangular shape, but do they really improve the overall clarity of an image? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LED vs OLED Light-emitting diodes have been around for years. They're getting better, but they still have a ways to go. Enter the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) which generates light within the screen itself. In this video, LockerGnome's Brandon Wirtz tackles the differences between these two technologies as they currently stand. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LCD vs LED LCD and LED screens are so similar, what is the real difference between them? LockerGnome's Brandon Wirtz knows, and in this video he shares his knowledge on the subject and explains why LED may or may not be a better option for you. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Composite vs Component Composite and component cables are far too often confused with one-another due in part to their slightly similar name and purpose. LockerGnome's Brandon Wirtz sat down with me recently too break through the confusion and explain exactly how different they really are. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Can You Tell if a Cable is Male or Female? How can you tell if the plug (or port) on the end of your cable is male or female? While it may seem like common sense in most cases, some cables can pose a bit of a challenge when determining the "sex". In this video, LockerGnome's Brandon Wirtz instructs me on the finer points of determining the gender of various cables. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Record HD Video with a Webcam on the Mac http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-record-hd-video-on-os-x-from-a-webcam-free/ For quite some time, I've been spending time and money attempting to discover a way to record HD video with a webcam on the Mac. While it seems like a simple enough request, Logitech has repeatedly took the stance that it can't be done. Well, they were either incompetent or dishonest. I've long been a fan of Logitech webcams for their overall build and image quality. Their software, on the other han ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will You Join Google+? Google has announced a project that it hopes will allow it to integrate social in to its current app lineup. This project is called "Google+". So, are you going to join? Do you think that Google may have finally discovered a way to successfully break in to the world of social, or will this project fall flat like several others before it? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will You Join Google+? Google has announced a project that it hopes will allow it to integrate social in to its current app lineup. This project is called "Google+". So, are you going to join? Do you think that Google may have finally discovered a way to successfully break in to the world of social, or will this project fall flat like several others before it? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is it dangerous for one company to have too much of your information? A member of the LockerGnome community asked, "Google is one of the most powerful companies in the world, with access to one of the largest user databases. In your opinion, is there a point where Google becomes too powerful? How much is too much in terms of corporations having information on their users?" Google and Facebook are two of the largest brands in the world. With user bases the size of large countries, each of them have access to an incredible database of information on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How do You Define Popularity in Blogging? AlexCrowley1995, a member of the community, posted the question, "What would you consider a 'popular' blog?" This is a good question, and that may have many answers. You could be popular in a group of ten people or millions, depending on what you're trying to achieve. A blog in a small niche, such as LEGO, can be very popular with a relatively small audience while a video gaming blog is a small fish in a much bigger pond. So really, being popular is relative. A po ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should You Bring a Laptop On International Vacations? A member of the LockerGnome community, asked the question, "How do I convince my parents to let me take my laptop to Europe?" This is a good question. First, I would have to side with the parents on this one. While you're in Europe, enjoy the sights and sounds of a new continent. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for most people, and a chance to really enjoy something away from the keyboard. Trust me, the regret of spending your time in Europe glued to a keyboard and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Processing Power Becoming Less Important? A member of the LockerGnome community sent in the question, "As more and more of our programs become web apps, do you think speed and processing power is losing importance in the computing world?" Which would you rather have: a slower computer and a super fast Internet connection, or a super fast computer and a slow Internet connection? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Socially Proactive or Reactive? Fraser Cain from Universe Today sent in an email question asking, "Are you proactive socially, or just reactive? With the tidal wave of social requests you must be getting, is your day completely filled by just responding to social connections? Do you make time to connect outside your network, or are you overwhelmed by your inbound stuff? If you had more hours in the day to invest in growing, how would you spend it?" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Measure Electricity Usage with PowerCost Monitor Have you ever been curious exactly how much your appliances and other electronics are costing you to run? You could use something like a Kill-a-Watt which measures the amount of electricity being pulled on a single outlet, but what if you want to keep track of the electricity usage across your entire home? This is where the PowerCost Monitor can really come in handy. This two-part device includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter installs with a simple ring clamp to your exter ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will Smartphones and Face Recognition Destroy Anonymity? Fraser Cain from Universe Today emailed in the question, "Will smartphones and face recognition destroy anonymity? Now that pretty much everyone has a smartphone, and face recognition is pretty good, and everyone has put photos of themselves on the Internet, are we about to have a complete loss of public anonymity?" There is a delicate balance that must be maintained. For every reason systems like these may be useful, there is a counter-argument against any stripping of anonymit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is the First Social Network You Ever Joined? This question was asked by the community, and though I'm sure this might refer to sites like Twitter or Facebook, social online communities existed well before the social networks we know today. In the late 80s and early 90s, BBS (Bulletin Board Systems) were set up by enthusiasts and opened up for people to connect to through a modem connection. Back then, modems were considerably slower. A 2400 baud modem was common during the height of BBS popularity, and only folks with a good am ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wi-Fi Enabled Thermostat I have never installed a thermostat before, but thanks to the help of several incredible community members, I managed to pull it off without electrocuting myself. Andrew, a long-time member of the LockerGnome community, turned me on to a Wi-Fi enabled thermostat that enables me to control my home air conditioner and furnace by way of a smartphone over the Internet. With the help of an incredibly knowledgeable plumber from AA Plumbing (who happened to have HVAC experience), and teesix (htt ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Work with NASA NASA is a leading force in the world of technology. Because of their many technological initiatives, we have been able to not only explore space, but enjoy some of the biggest creature comforts we use every day. Things like memory foam, scratch-resistant glasses, various long-distance telecommunications techologies, and even advances in personal water filtration have all come from the labs of NASA as they researched new ways to make space travel possible. With their Open Government initia ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Robot Art ;I've mentioned in the past that I am a huge fan Justin Hillgrove's artwork. His paintings are incredibly unique and fun to look at. When I picked up one in particular that features robots, it was only natural that I seek out some more robots to go along with the painting. That's when I came across Kitchen Robots by Leuckit on Etsy. These little robots are made up of items commonly found around the kitchen and each one has a personality entirely its own. My den is full of these things now ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | gtassist Mac OS X Lion New Features Review Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mac OS X Lion New Features Review Mac OS X Lion is set to be released next month and you will not be able to get your hands on a copy. That's right, Lion is going to be released through the Mac App Store so you can purchase and install it without leaving your desk. There are a lot of new features, including Launchpad which displays your installed apps in a very similar manor to the iOS. Another new feature is Resume which lets you pick up where you left off on your apps, even after a system restart. Other new feature ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 1080p vs. 720p for YouTube ouTube has come a long way since the days when 320x240 was the highest resolution the popular video sharing site could handle. As time went on, it evolved and adopted the widescreen aspect ratio, higher resolutions, and started piling on features for content creators to take advantage of. Now, you can upload and share videos all the way up to 1080p resolution. This begs the question, is 1080p really even necessary on a video streaming site? After 720p, does it size really matter? Some wou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Decrease Video File Size Video, especially with HD content, can take up a lot of space on your hard drive. Thankfully, there are some easy ways to compress these large files down to a smaller size without doing much to degrade the overall quality. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do Mobile Phones Cause Cancer? The World Health Organization announced yesterday that our beloved mobile communication devices may cause cancer, which puts mobile (cell) phones in the same category as car exhaust, chloroform, and lead. ; This news comes after studies showing that exposure to a transmitting phone pressed against your ear for 50 minutes causes increased brain glucose and activity in the areas closest to the device. The form of radiation emitted from these devices is referred to as non-ionizing, which is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Would you use Amazon Cloud Player? Amazon Cloud Player provides storage for you music collection and the ability to stream from almost anywhere? But would you use it? Here Chris Pirillo's take on Amazon Cloud Player. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are All the Good Domain Names Taken? The Internet has been around for some time, and surely by now all of the good domain names have been taken, right? Well, while a lot of them have been acquired, there are some resources out there that can help you find one that fits your needs. ;http://tagjag.com Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Calm an Anxious Dog Do you have a dog that is constantly jumping at every noise, whining even though nothing is wrong, and shaking seemingly uncontrollably? This was the case with Wicket, until he was introduced to the Thundershirt. Almost instantly, his anxiety and skittishness subsided and he became calmer. Without a doubt, I'd have to consider this the best dog gadget I have ever tried. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are the Days of Breakthrough Innovation Behind Us? In the past 30 years, our lives have changed dramatically thanks to several key breakthrough innovations that have defined how we live our lives. The personal computer, smartphone, tablet computer, and other incredible firsts have gone from being visions of the future expressed through science fiction to everyday household items we take for granted. Have we reached the peak of innovation? ; Are we at a point where technology is about to shift from being in an era of first to a time of sim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Digital Music: The Growing Battle Between iTunes and Amazon Lady Gaga's new album was put on sale at Amazon for an unusually low $0.99 on Monday. This deal resulted in waves of fans and music lovers flocking to the online music store to place orders and subsequently overwhelming Amazon's servers. Despite technical difficulties, this experiment may have sparked a new trend in the music industry. ; A $0.99 album, especially one that is still on top of the charts, has been all but unheard of until now. Could this be the first sign of a heated price w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are Online Friends Real Friends? Is friendship defined by the amount of physical space between two people? Can you have meaningful and real relationships with someone you've never met in person? To me, the answer to the question of whether or not online friends can be real friends is an absolute yes. ;What do you think? Can the people you meet online become real friends, even if you've never met in person? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Create Your Own DVDs for Free with DVD Flick Do you have videos sitting on your hard drive that you'd like to put on a DVD you can play on your set top DVD player? Matthew Sabia brings us a free solution for burning fully authored DVD media. ; DVD Flick can take a number of video files stored on your computer and turn them into a DVD that will play back on your DVD player, Media Center or home theater. It also allows you to add custom subtitles and navigation menus, similar to those found on professionally authored DVDs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How HTML 5 Makes Browsers More Fun HTML 5 has opened the door for a lot more innovation on the part of web app developers. One example of this innovation can be found in the new web-based version of Angry Birds. If you can't play Angry Birds on an iPad or smartphone, you can play it using Chrome or another HTML 5 capable browser. Another great example of a fun web app is Isle of Tune which allows you to create music using virtual streets and cars which activate sounds as they drive past objects along the side of the road. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Better than a MacBook Pro Unboxing Unboxing videos can be boring and awful. This one won't be. I'm taking a different approach to showing you the new MacBook Pro, with an eye toward taking this past the box and into the real world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad 2 and iPhone 4 Video Quality Comparison It's tough to do a perfect side-by-side comparison of iPad 2 and iPhone 4 video quality, because as you can see in the beginning of this video the frame rates don't match up perfectly, which results in some dropped frames. Still you can see a good comparison of the image quality, ignoring the result of encoding two different frame rates in a split screen. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will the Google Chromebook Kill the PC Industry? Google's Chromebook puts the Google Chrome browser inside a notebook computer that you can rent for as little as $20 per month. This, coupled with its various cloud services, creates a compelling case for average users to make the switch. ;Would you rent a Google Chromebook? Do you think your grandparents or non-geeky relatives would? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Better Way to Clip Your Nails Geeks, unfortunately, are not renowned for their excellent practices in hygiene. Either we're too caught up in the latest gadget, or buried in a sea of code. Here's a look at a gadget that solves some of the most annoying problems with clipping fingernails. The Klhip is a different take on the traditional nail clipper. It puts the pressure point right above the blade and the lever doesn't shift from one side to the other. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Protect your iPad Screen Protecting your iPad screen is a good way to ensure the screen doesn't get scratched. iPad screen protectors reduce glare from your iPad screen and also reduce finger prints. A good iPad screen protector also keeps your screen from other potential damage. In this video you'll hear about screen protectors for your iPad and the best way to protect the screen on your iPad. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make a Webcomic For the past couple of weeks, I've been uploading webcomic panes and sending them out to my Twitter and Facebook pages. People have asked me exactly how I make these, and so I thought I'd make this video to explain exactly how it's done. How would you caption the image in this video? Please leave a comment with your gag and it may find its way in to the comic. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why You Should Join Empire Avenue Join Empire Avenue - Until now, there was no true way for you to exact an exact value from my participation in this new form of media (participatory). Sure, you might get some value from watching my videos, reading my Twitter updates, scanning the Facebook fan page, scoping out the RSS feed from my blogs, etc. - but what does it all mean? Empire Avenue may finally place a virtual value on my social media activity. You can invest in me, using virtual currency (eaves) - and for every commen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Put an iPad App on an iPhone You can use iPhone apps on your iPad, but what about those iPad apps you wish you could use on your iPhone? ;Have you ever wanted to put an iPad app on the iPhone or iPod Touch? Have you ever considered jailbreaking? Reza Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Use an iPod, iPhone, or iPad as a Webcam You can use an iPod, iPhone, or iPad as a webcam for chatting withing someone in another part of your house, or for chatting with someone across the world, using Apple's Facetime. Configure Facetime by creating an Apple account for each computer you want to connect with, then let other Facetime users know which account they can use to chat with you via Webcam. Here you can see how to use an iPod with Facetime as a Webcam to monitor your front door, while connected to a computer that is vi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Phone Specs are Irrelevant - It's the Experience That Matters Most New Android smartphones are announced every week, and each one says it's the best yet thanks to a faster processor or more memory. This doesn't say anything for experience. The most important thing about a smartphone is the experience.What phone works best for you? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Get a MagicWand for your Keyboard and Trackpad The MagicWand is an accessory that combines Apple's Magic Trackpad to your Apple Wireless Keyboard. The result of the combination is basically an all-in-one input device you to take to the sofa, desk, or anywhere else you might want to go. Would the MagicWand work for you? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are the iPad and other Tablet Computers a Fad? Some people got very upset at me when I said the iPad, and even the iPhone is a computer. They are certainly more powerful than my first computer. ;If you ever owned a 386, you understand this better than the people who are entering the i7 world. The tablet market is heating up right now, but in order for Apple's competitors to stay in the market with any success, manufacturers need to innovate and create a cohesive user experience. Competition would be very healthy for the tablet market ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why You Need Atari's Greatest Hits for iPad and iPhone Atari games are a classic video game touchstone for many of us from a certain generation. The Atari games look simple by today's near life-like standards, but they are still fun to play. Apple recently approve Atari's Greatest Hits for the iTunes App Store, a collection of 100 classic Atari 2600 arcade games. All of the Atari classics have been enabled with touch screen controls, so you can play paddle controller and joystick games with your fingertips. Pong is available free in a sort of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Interviewing the Interviewers at Imagine Cup 2011 A meta interview at the Imagine Cup 2011 US Finals in Redmond, WA. Passion is an important component of social media. Can passion be transferred from social media to business? For Imagine Cup participants, passion is what takes a team from good to great, especially in a world where the only barrier to software is imagination. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Team Machinehead Converts Text to Video for Imagine Cup 2011 An Imagine Cup 2011 team from University of Arkansas at Little Rock and University of Central Arkansas created a project to help students with learning disabilities. Based on the assumption that some students are better able to process information when it is presented in an oral format rather than as text on a page, the team created software that uses 3D animations to present text as a video avatar to better communicate information to a student. See more about the team on Machinehead Imag ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Note-Taker - Imagine Cup 2011 US Winner Note-Taker took first place as the US winner of the Imagine Cup 2011 US finals. Note-Taker combines an integrated software solution for Microsoft OneNote with a user-controlled camera to provide low-sight individuals with the ability to take notes in class more effectively. The camera allows the user to zoom in on specific sections of the front of the class, back up in time to review, and generally have better access to all the same visual experiences people with unimpaired vision. ; The ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Could Bing be the Best Search App for iPad and iPhone? The Bing App for iPad does Bing better than bing.com. Bing's new iOS search app is free in the iTunes app store and it's awesome. Bing for iPad takes all the features of the Bing search engine and elegantly integrates them into the iPad user experience, changing the way you browse results to better fit with a touch experience. From searching for information, to finding weather reports, to checking traffic, to browsing images in a variety of ways, Bing keeps you in an iPad-optimized experi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Monitor and Activate Your Home Security Camera System with iOS Home security systems are notoriously complicated, with many buttons to push and complex key commands for arming and disarming security. An easier solution might be an iPhone app. ADT offers customers an iPhone app that allows you to arm and disarm the security system on your home, with your iPhone, whether you are home or away. Additional security is easy to add by using software on your Mac and a Slingbox to route video for remote viewing of even more locations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lifelens Malaria Diagnosis Tool - Imagine Cup 2011 US Finalist Lifelens is an Imagine Cup 2011 US finalist with a point-of-care solution for malaria diagnosis, which relies on smartphone techology using an augmented mobile smartphone application. The key problem the Lifelens project attempts to address is child mortality rates caused by the lack of detection and availability of treatment of malarial diseases. Using a point-of-care diagnosis, which allows for analysis and disease detection provides the potential to reduce the cost of diagnosis and tre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cloud-based Ultrasound Image Processing from Imagine Cup 2011 Changing the way Ultrasound images are processed changes the economics of providing ultrasound services in hospitals and clinics. Current ultrasound equipment increases the medical costs associated with prenatal care, making it prohibitive for many births to access this equipment for the associated health benefits in detecting complications. The Bear Claw team from BYU designed a cloud-based image processing solution, which couples with a tablet computer and USB ultrasound device to drama ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sushi Tips Eating sushi requires more than putting nigiri in your mouth and chewing. There are a number of things you should keep in mind when eating at a sushi restaurant, starting with how you use your chopsticks. There's etiquette to eating rolls and sashimi. Asking the sushi chef for the best cuts also requires tact that can either make you look like you know how to eat sushi, or it can make you look like a total sushi noob. This video shows you all the things you shouldn't do at a sushi restaur ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Geeks Gather at CES Yes, we all are meeting each other for the first time. At least, all four of us are together for the first time. This was an epic moment, and expect to see everybody's respective video perspective uploaded to their own channels at some point in the near future! Were you at CES, too? Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Beep It! Beep-it is a electronic musical instrument that responds to light. Beep-it is shifts pitch and tone based on how much light is available, making it an analog optical theremin. By casting shadows and reducing available light to sensors inside Beep-it, or by passing it closer to a light source at varying speeds, you can dramatically alter the pitch of sounds coming from Beep-it. The original Beep-it was created by the founder of Unatronics for his nephew. Early reproductions were made with ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Apple Rechargable Batteries Apple rechargeable batteries come in a white box, are made by Apple, and cost more than other rechargeable batteries. That either means you're overpaying because you're an Apple fanboy or they truly are better than your average rechargeable battery. So are the Apple rechargeable batteries better? Or are they simply overpriced? See the Apple batteries unboxed complete with an unbiased take on their viability for keeping your Apple keyboard and mouse operational. Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Do Magazines Still Exist? If a magazine needs to tell you that magazines are still important, is it already too late? The news predicts the end of magazines or the switch to a fully digital reading experience with regularity, yet many of us still have magazines arriving every month. In this video Chris points out some of the tactics magazines and their advertisers are using to remain relevant. Using the iPad to raise awareness of the Samsung Epic by surrounding articles with Samsung Epic ads. He shows us how Micro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World's Best USB Gadget Battery Pack (TM) http://go.tagjag.com/powermax USB battery packs are necessary for almost all portable devices. Most devices, like iPhone and Android cell phone can't make it through an normal day without reconnecting to power. The i.Sound Portable Power Max is a USB battery pack designed to solve this power limitation, with a 16,000 mAh battery pack, complete with 5 USB ports for charging any device you can connect via USB. In addition to powering standard devices, the i.Sound Portable Power Max has the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remote Viewing with the iPod, iPhone or iPad If you have a home security system with a convoluted series of buttons to push, you may want to consider upgrading to an iPhone app. ADT offers customers an iPhone app that allows you to arm and disarm the security system on your home, with your iPhone, whether you are home or away. Additional security is easy to add by using software on your Mac and a Slingbox to route video for remote viewing of even more locations. Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Star Wars Snaggletooth It's not just any old star wars figure, it's Snaggletooth! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How To Play PC Games on Mac A viewer asks how to play Windows games on an OS X machine. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Switching To Google Chrome Switching my main browser to Google Chrome Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Add a Videos Folder to the Windows 7 Start Menu http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/ ;Dylan Combshttp://youtube.com/windowsguru84 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do the Dyson DC35 and DC24 Really Suck? http://facebook.com/chrispirillo ;- Cleaning your floors is a necessary part of housekeeping, but it becomes particulary important when you have pets. Chris reviews the Dyson DC24 Animal, which is an ultra-lightweight and compact Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner optimized for pet hair removal and dirt elimination. The ball helps provide maneuverability as Chris shows in his video demo of the Dyson DC24. The Dyson DC24 pet brush helps clean loose hair from your pet, which Chris demonstrates on a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do the Dyson DC35 and DC24 Really Suck? http://facebook.com/chrispirillo ;- Cleaning your floors is a necessary part of housekeeping, but it becomes particulary important when you have pets. Chris reviews the Dyson DC24 Animal, which is an ultra-lightweight and compact Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner optimized for pet hair removal and dirt elimination. The ball helps provide maneuverability as Chris shows in his video demo of the Dyson DC24. The Dyson DC24 pet brush helps clean loose hair from your pet, which Chris demonstrates on a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Google Cloud Print? Google Cloud Print allows you to print to your local printer through Google Cloud Print-enabled apps on any computer or smart phone. Google Cloud Print attempts to take the headaches of printer networking out of printing. If you want to connect your printer to Google Cloud Print, you need to have Google Chrome installed on a Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 computer with an attached printer. Enabling the Google Cloud Print connector in Google Chrome makes your printer work with Google Clou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Old Time Tech Video Take this video and remix parts of it! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pen Cam Demo Footage Want a pocket's eye view of the world outside Chris's office? Follow Chris around as he shoots demo video with the Swann PenCam. This video camera is a pen with real ink that writes, as well as shoots 640x480 video. The nice thing about being a pen is that you can discreetly wear the pen in your pocket (or pocket protector) and not attract any more attention than normal. As Chris walks around his house, you can see the pen video quality in light and dark rooms, as well as how the video ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy an iPad 2 I lucked out today. Even after a disappointing turn of events at Best Buy, I wound up getting an iPad of choice (at least, my first choice). Shout outs to Reza for his help, in every way. While I won't likely be using the 3G feature on the iPad, it's nice to know the GPS is a bit closer to ideal (when compared to the iPad WiFi-only edition). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which Screen Protector is the Best? Protecting your iPad screen is a good way to ensure the screen doesn't get scratched. iPad screen protectors reduce glare from your iPad screen and also reduce finger prints. A good iPad screen protector also keeps your screen from other potential damage. In this video you'll hear about screen protectors for your iPad and the best way to protect the screen on your iPad. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should You Buy the iPad 2 Smart Cover? Apple designed the iPad Smart Cover with the same elegance it approaches hardware design. The case folds back to act as a prop for watching movies. The case also folds up to tilt the screen for typing. Apple designed the case to work in combination with the iPad to wake the device when the Smart Cover opens and to put the iPad to sleep when the Smart Cover is closed. So how does the iPad Smart Cover stack up? Find out whether it is as smart as Apple claims. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which USB Battery Charger Works the Best? USB battery packs are necessary for almost all portable devices. Most devices, like iPhone and Android cell phone can't make it through an normal day without reconnecting to power. The i.Sound Portable Power Max is a USB battery pack designed to solve this power limitation, with a 16,000 mAh battery pack, complete with 5 USB ports for charging any device you can connect via USB. In addition to powering standard deivces, the i.Sound Portable Power Max has the 5W charging power required to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad 2 Initital Impressions So, was iPad 2 worth the wait? Yes. Should you rush out and get one? That's up to you. Should you upgrade? If you can sell your first generation iPad at a decent price, I do believe the difference is worth spending. After playing with iPad 2 for a few hours, here are my initial impressions. I suppose you could say this is a "review" of sorts, but a true review couldn't come until after I've spent an insane amount of time with any given product (iPad 2 included). Generally speaking, I'm h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are the Differences Between iPad 1 and iPad 2? Apple's new iPad 2 takes the original iPad design and improves on it in a number of key ways. The iPad 2 includes a faster processor. The iPad 2 is thinner and lighter than iPad 1. iPad 2 includes cameras for video chat and taking photos. But in a head-to-head iPad 1 vs. iPad 2 comparison, which Apple tablet is better? If you have an iPad 1, should you throw it out and upgrade to iPad 2. If you have a chance to buy an iPad 1 used, is it a better option than an iPad 2? Make a more informed ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Errands Made Easy with SmartShopper http://go.tagjag.com/smartshopper The SmartShopper SS-301 Voice-Recognition Grocery-List Organizer makes it easy to build an organized grocery list ready for taking to the store. You say the items on your list, SmartShopper sorts them into categories, and you take a printed list to the store with all your shopping needs neatly sorted. Based on audio tests, the gadget seems to recognize voice fairly well, although presumably there's also an app for that. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Dropped My Unlimited Data Plan for iPhone Tethering Having a data plan for every device is expensive. With the new iPhone tethering option, you get a $45 monthly plan on your iPhone, with the ability to share the plan with your iPad or your laptop. Assuming you don't go over the 4GB data cap, monthly tethering might be a better option than buying a data plan per device. Be sure to look at your personal data usage of iPhone, iPad and computer data, you can find a model that works for your needs, avoiding unnecessary charges for data plans y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Guy Kawasaki - The Original Technology Evangelist Guy Kawasaki is the original technology evangelist. After championing Apple products from the inside, Guy has gone on to a career that recently includes co-founding Alltop.com and founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures. His recent book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions explains how to influence what people will do while maintaining the highest standards of ethics. The book explains when and why enchantment is necessary. It outlines the pillars of enchant ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad HDMI AV Cable - Is it Good to Buy? The iPad HDMI adapter, officially called the Apple Digital AV Adapter, mirrors anything on your iPad 2 scren to an HDTV or computer monitor with HDMI input. Screen mirroring works at up to 1080p, but movies are limited to the 720p of the iTunes downloads. Slideshows and movies are supported at 720p from the original iPad, iPhone 4, or 4th generation iPod touch hardware. For any screen with support for digital audio input via HDMI, audio is also passed to the high definition display. A sec ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does iPad 2 Speed Feel Faster than iPad 1? iPad 2 includes a faster processor, which means it should be faster than the first generation iPad. But is it? Here's a comparison of the iPad 2 and iPad 1 to see differences in performance between the two tablet computers. Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CeBIT 2011 Will I see you at CeBIT 2011 this coming week? And if you've never heard of CeBIT before, you're definitely not a geek. Even if you can't make it, maybe you know of consumer electronics vendors I should visit while I'm there. CeBIT is basically Europe's largest "gadget" / consumer electronics show. Undoubtedly, there will be geeks and nerds galore - assuming you'll be one of the thousands of attendees who show up over the course of the week. So, I hope to catch you there - even if you can ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which camcorder type is best? HDD, SD, or MiniDV How do you know which type of camcorder is best for your needs? There are dozens of camcorders on the market at any given time. From HDD camcorders, to SD card camcorders, and tape-based MiniDV or HDV camcorders, the options can be confusing. Finding the best camcorder comes down to understanding how you plan to use the camcorder. If you live stream like http://live.pirillo.com you need a MiniDV or HDV camcorder with FireWire so you can easliy connect your camera to a computer and stream ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Would You Like to Win a Dell Vostro? Would You Like to Win a Dell Vostro? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe Dell Vostro is likely the best laptop for business use that I have ever come across. It’s light and fast – and I’m happy to be giving one away thanks to Dell!This Vostro V130 sports an anodized-aluminum case, zinc hinges and magnesium-alloy palmrest. There’s no flimsy plastic here, folks. The vivid 13.3-inch WLED display, full-size keyboard a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Would You Like to Win a Dell Vostro? http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - The Dell Vostro is likely the best laptop for business use that I have ever come across. It's light and fast - and I'm happy to be giving one away thanks to Dell! In order to enter, you need to send a Tweet with the hashtag #tradesecrets - telling us how to make a good first impression in your business. Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Facebook From the Bathroom? Do You Facebook From the Bathroom? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA survey that was posted in the Consumerist stated that 27% of Facebook users update their status in the bathroom. What’s even weirder is the breakdown: women are 54% more likely than men to spend time on Facebook while, ahem… doing their business.Lamarr thinks this can potentially be pretty disgusting, although he wonders if the iPhone would have an “a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Facebook While in the Bathroom? http://facebook.com/chrispirillo - A survey that was posted in the Consumerist stated that 27% of Facebook users update their status in the bathroom. What's even weirder is the breakdown: women are 54% more likely than men to spend time on Facebook while, ahem...doing their business. Are you one of the guilty parties? - http://youtube.com/wilsontech1 Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Taking Notes Online with Shrib Taking Notes Online with Shrib is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen you need to take notes while at your computer, you may worry about someone being able to access what you’re working on and possibly edit the information. That could be true with several of the note-taking apps in the Cloud, but not with Shrib. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Taking Notes Online http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://shrib.com/ - When you need to take notes and keep them locked up online so that others cannot access them, Shrib is ready and waiting for you. There is nothing to sign up for, and the site will save and lock down your text any time you need it to. - http://youtube.com/windowsguru84 Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Switch Tasks Quickly on a Jailbroken iPhone Switch Tasks Quickly on a Jailbroken iPhone is a post from Chris PirilloRMalayeri is going to be bringing you regular screencasts each Thursday to talk about different things you can do with a jailbroken iPhone. This week, he is showing off Multiflow, an app which brings Expose-like functionality to iOS. It will set you back a mere five bucks through the Cydia store.This app is a replacement for the standard iOS multi-tasking view. With Multifl0w, you can “explode” all of your o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will Facebook or Twitter Ever Die? Will Facebook or Twitter Ever Die? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA few weeks ago, someone asked me if I felt Twitter or Facebook would die out first. That’s impossible to answer at this point in time. Both services are going quite strong as of the recording of this video. It’s also not really fair to compare the two, since they are very different from each other.Some Facebook fanatics hate Twitter… and many Twitter fi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will Facebook or Twitter Ever Die? http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://facebook.com/chrispirillo - A few weeks ago, someone asked me if I felt Twitter or Facebook would die out first. That's impossible to answer at this point in time. Both services are going quite strong as of the recording of this video. It's also not really fair to compare the two, since they are very different from each other. Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Learning the Alphabet with Star Wars Learning the Alphabet with Star Wars is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhat better way to learn your ABCs than by having a beautifully illustrated Star Wars book to help? Every penny of your book donation will go to the college fund of the author’s child. If I ever have kids, they will totally be learning all about Star Wars, and maybe they will even learn the alphabet.A is for Ackbar is a collaborative effort by Brandon and his wife ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Learning the Alphabet with Star Wars http://brandonpeat.com/ - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - What better way to learn your ABCs than by having a beautifully illustrated Star Wars book to help? Every penny of your book donation will go to the college fund of the author's child. If I ever have kids, they will totally be learning all about Star Wars, and maybe they will even learn the alphabet. Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Unmask Starred-Out Passwords How to Unmask Starred-Out Passwords is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYou know how websites star out your password when you type it in? Did you know there’s a simple way to unmask those characters so you can see what it was you just typed? Matthew is here to show you how, using some simple javascript.If you paste the following simple JavaScript into your address bar after the starred password has been filled in, the password will be ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Find Your Lost Passwords http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - You know how websites star out your password when you type it in? Did you know there's a simple way to unmask those characters so you can see what it was you just typed? Matthew is here to show you how, using some simple javascript. - http://youtube.com/thematt7000 Java Script: javascript: alert(document.getElementById('Passwd').type='text'); Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Use Your Phone While Wearing Gloves http://go.tagjag.com/agloves - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - Have you ever tried to use your touch screen phone while wearing gloves on a freezing cold day? It's impossible to do, unless you're using the new offering from Agloves. Conductive texting gloves give 10-finger access to all capacitive touch screen devices. http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Edit Images with Gimp Edit Images with Gimp is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMarques is back this week with a short review of his favorite image manipulation program – Gimp. Gimp is free cross-platform software that can help you complete a variety of image tasks with ease.Gimp is a very powerful piece of software. Marques uses this program for all of his graphics on his site instead of using the expensive Photoshop software. You can do anything with Gimp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Edit Images With Gimp http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://www.gimp.org/ - Marques is back this week with a short review of his favorite image manipulation program - Gimp. Gimp is free cross-platform software that can help you complete a variety of image tasks with ease. - http://youtube.com/marquesbrownlee Distributed by Tubemogul. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Best Free Blogging Platform Best Free Blogging Platform is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone asked recently which free blogging platform is the “best” one to get started with. This question is pretty impossible to answer. There are many decent free blog providers out there. As with anything, you have to research what they offer and see how well it fits your needs.Blogger is a good choice for beginners. It’s the one I used way back in the day &# ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will You Rent Electronics from Best Buy? Will You Rent Electronics from Best Buy? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA few week’s ago, Best Buy (and most recently, Apple) changed their policy and ended the infamous re-stocking fee policy. No more do you have to pay a 10-15% fee to return items that you no longer want or need.However, this brings up an interesting question mentioned in the Consumerist: Will this tempt people to simply “rent” their electronics? I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | YouTube Video Limits YouTube Video Limits is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone asked recently what my thoughts are concerning the new limits that YouTube has placed upon content producers. They raised the length of video allowed to fifteen minutes for many of you. The problem is, though, that many of us don’t watch anything more than ONE minute.Do you watch fifteen minute videos? Does anyone you know sit through clips that long on YouTube? I can und ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Do You Use Google Chrome? Why Do You Use Google Chrome? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone in our live community recently asked what I feel the advantages – and disadvantages – are for using Google Chrome. We are talking about the web browser in this instance, not the operating system. Google Chrome is built upon the Chromium foundation, as are Flock and RockMelt.One advantage of Chrome is that they are constantly releasing new versions. It’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Necessary? Is the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Necessary? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone recently asked if I felt the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is actually necessary. It’s a good tool for what it’s designed to do and I don’t see why you would NOT have it on your Windows machines. It’s free, and it’s designed to help keep your computer – and information – safe.My assistant K ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which Programming Language Do You Prefer? Which Programming Language Do You Prefer? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone on our Lockergnome site recently asked which full programming language is “the best.” That is a good question – but impossible to answer, really.Each language was developed for a specific purpose. What works for one type of application may not work for another. Therefore, you can’t really chose “the best.” It would be bet ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Organize Your Life With Quick Note Organize Your Life With Quick Note is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis week, Marques is showing off one of his favorite Chrome Extensions: Quick Note. It’s such a simple way to organize yourself, remind yourself and keep yourself sane.As of right now, you can only save notes locally to your own machine. However, the team behind the Extension is working to bring Cloud functionality into the swing of things. This will allow you to s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Would You Do With TechNet? What Would You Do With TechNet? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone recently asked if it was worth spending money on a TechNet subscription from Microsoft. If you’re a developer, the answer is a definite yes. If you’re a student – you can get a pretty hefty discount. In any case, if you’re anyone who uses a lot of Microsoft software, then it’s definitely something you should look into.Yes, it’s goi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How To Have One Profile How To Have One Profile is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe have too many profiles on too many social networks. How do people new to our circle know where to find us? We can’t just spam them with all of our links at once. Matthew is taking a look at About.Me this week. The site is a great place to create ONE profile and link to the rest of the places you can be found online.Your About profile is completely customizable. Add whatever ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Google TV vs Apple TV Google TV vs Apple TV is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is Google TV. I am more than grateful to the team at Google for sending this unit to me, and for showing me how I can help all of YOU win one for yourself. I have to tell you – this piece of hardware is simply stunning. The quality is far beyond what I had expected. Besides, what could be cooler than watching YouTube videos on a big screen television?Google TV is a new plat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is the Next Big Little Thing? What is the Next Big Little Thing? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA giant orange crate from Reese’s showed up on my door step the other day. You’ll have to watch the video to see what’s inside. We can tell you it’s The Next Big, Little Thing. If you plan to be at CES 2010, be sure to stop by Reese’s booth in the Grand Lobby at Noon PST for a special announcement from Reese’s. I will be streaming live ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Rely on Your Phone? Do You Rely on Your Phone? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone asked recently if I could live without my cell phone. Ten years ago, I could have. Back then, my phone wasn’t smart at all. It was big. It had a lot of buttons on it. But it didn’t really DO much.These days, my smartphone has turned into the best computer I’ve ever had. It’s with me anytime I leave the room, let alone the house. I don’t (and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Helps You Sleep? What Helps You Sleep? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re like most geeks, it’s difficult for you to shut your brain down, relax and just – sleep. Many of us cannot pass out without some type of noise to help our brains tune out completely. Dylan’s video this week features an excellent website that will put an end to your sleep deprivation.SimplyNoise is a website full of sounds that will put you to sleep &# ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Recover Lost Files With Recuva Recover Lost Files With Recuva is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis week, Matthew is showing off a small but powerful tool called Recuva. Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. And it’s free!I know it’s happened to you… you’ve deleted something that you shouldn’t have. Perhaps your computer crashed (or the power went out) and you lost someth ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LEGO Advent Calendar 2010 LEGO Advent Calendar 2010 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed‘Tis the season to assemble LEGO! You may not celebrate Christmas or Advent, but how cool is this particular Advent calendar, anyway? There are 25 days, just as with normal Advent calendars. Instead of chocolate being behind each little window you open, there are new LEGO pieces!The kit comes with a total of 257 pieces, including various city equipment, minifigs, a Christmas ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Edit Audio and Video with Roxio Creator 2011 (and a Giveaway!) How to Edit Audio and Video with Roxio Creator 2011 (and a Giveaway!) is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen the good people at Roxio asked if we wanted to take a look at Roxio Creator 2011, I jumped at the chance and tagged Dylan to do the honors for us. His work is solid, and I knew he’d give an honest review. From what I’ve seen in this video, Roxio Creator 2011 is a fantastic overall application that will fit most of your m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Optimize OS X How to Optimize OS X is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone in chat asked if there are tips and tricks to fine-tune OS X. Why yes, young grasshopper, there are actually many ways you can optimize your Mac!I recently came across MacKeeper. If you’re interested in this software, I can try to get you a discount on it. It’s a piece of software that is a bundle of most important system utilities for performing different tasks on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Manage Your Network With Tonido Manage Your Network With Tonido is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTonido is a fantastic – and simple – way to manage your home network. Tonido lets you access and share all of your files, documents, photos, music and videos from anywhere, either via a web browser or your smartphone. There’s no uploading, no storage limit and no cost.You can share large files, stream your videos, listen to your music, publish a blog and mo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Using the New Facebook Profiles? Are You Using the New Facebook Profiles? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMatthew’s screecast this week takes a close look at the new Facebook profile design. Word on the street is that once you change, you cannot revert back to the old style. With that in mind, watch Matt’s video here to see if you think this is going to be something you’re going to enjoy.Most of the changes take place at the top of the page. Your infor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is the Government Blocking Cell Phones in Cars? Is the Government Blocking Cell Phones in Cars? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMSNBC reported that the Department of Transportation is considering software that, if you reach a certain speed in your car, would disable your cell phone from use. If this isn’t Big Brother, then I don’t know what is. As quickly as it comes out, it’ll be hacked and disabled, so what’s the point? Spend that money on educating the idi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Much Should an eBook Cost? How Much Should an eBook Cost? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedPatti asked on Twitter what I think a fair price is for an eBook. A fair price is the price that someone is willing to pay – for anything. This includes eBooks. I’ve sold eBooks in the past for as low as ninety-nine cents, and as high as forty-nine dollars. People have bought them, no matter which price range they fell in. If the information is worth something, th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Install Hold ‘Em Poker on Windows 7 Install Hold ‘Em Poker on Windows 7 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedBowman is back this week for his regular Thursday screencast to show you how to install the epic Hold ‘Em game on your Windows 7 machine. This nifty gem from Vista days has suddenly disappeared in the newest OS. Now you can once again gamble the hours away.Hold ‘Em will install in just three easy steps. Microsoft has promised to release it later through ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Want an iMac? Do You Want an iMac? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedBrandon asked in chat the other night if an iMac is a good investment. I don’t know if I can view any computer as an “investment.” Yes, I think the iMac is a good computer. The issue I see with a lot of desktop computers is that they lose their value the moment you bring them home. The iMac is an excellent machine, to be sure. However, is it really something you need ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | YouTube Chrome Extension YouTube Chrome Extension is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedVeronica Belmont from Tekzilla has graced us with her presence this week to tell all of you about a very cool Chrome extension. Adding the YouTube Feed extension to Chrome will give you easy access to everything that’s happening on YouTube.If you have YouTube friends or subscription who create content you don’t want to miss, then this instant-notification extension is p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which Social Browser Do You Use? Which Social Browser Do You Use? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMarques recently did a screencast to talk about the new RockMelt browser. This week, he’s showing off another social browser alternative – the newest version of Flock.Flock pulls all of your favorite people, places and content together in a convenient view and delivers a more personal experience of the web, where its users are more easily connected to what’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy a Netbook How to Buy a Netbook is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhile using the I Am T-Pain Auto-Tune app the other night, someone in chat asked if I would buy a netbook through Sprint or just purchase one outright from a regular store. You know me – I had to keep singing along through the app as I gave my answer.I would definitely buy the device outright and not through Sprint. Think about it this way: Sprint could be dead in the water in a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Firefox 4 Thoughts and Review Firefox 4 Thoughts and Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis week, Matthew is going to give you a little preview of Firefox 4 Beta 7. He wants all of you to see why he believes Firefox is most definitely still in the running for best browser available.The only issue Matt has seen is that Aero crashes when he opens this Beta. Mozilla has integrated a lot of new features and a nice speed boost. One of the nicest inclusions is the way ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Want a 3D TV? Do You Want a 3D TV? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone recently asked if I thought it was a good idea for them to buy 3D monitors at this point in time. Honestly… no, I don’t. There simply isn’t enough content out there to justify spending the money on these. Yes, they’re cool. But wait a year or two until the rest of the world catches up to the technology.When you have money to burn, go ahead and splurge. I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Would You Text Your Emergency to 911? Would You Text Your Emergency to 911? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMashable reported that the FCC may allow you to send text messages to 911, as well as images and video. They feel that this would lead to better, faster responses. I feel that it’s stupid and lazy. I mean, the time it would take to type out the text of what the situation is, what you need, and where you are, you could have just called! Why are we so unwilling t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which Android Tablet Should You Buy? Which Android Tablet Should You Buy? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone recently asked me which Android tablet I feel is the “best.” I admit to not having much experience with Android tablets as of yet. What experience I have had has been okay. They’re functional, and they work.However, I feel that they will really start to get interesting (and become more viable) once Google releases the Gingerbread update. This i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which Twitter Client is Right for You? Which Twitter Client is Right for You? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDylan is talking today about his love of HootSuite as a Twitter client. He hates having to run extra apps and software on his machine, such as Adobe Air. HootSuite is nice and simple, and uses very little resources.HootSuite touts itself as a social media dashboard, and not just a Twitter client. Manage multiple social networks, track your statistics and add team memb ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Do You Read the News? Where Do You Read the News? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMy dog, Wicket, decided to demonstrate how to use Google News. I figured I’d let him.Wicket proved in a matter of seconds how easy it is to consume your news right within Google. You’re likely already using it as your search engine or home page on your desktop, laptop and mobile devices. Why not use it to find out what’s going on in the world around you, as wel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Still Using MySpace? Are You Still Using MySpace? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSeb asked me in chat recently if I actually use MySpace. I have an account there, yes. I actually even receive tens of visitors there each month. I admit that I really don’t even USE the site. Do you?From all appearances, it seems as though MySpace has turned into almost a joke. They are working hard to rebrand the site and turn it into something unique that people will w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Favorite LEGO Gift Memory Favorite LEGO Gift Memory is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhile building a new LEGO holiday scene recently on my live stream, someone in chat asked me what my favorite holiday memory was. It actually took me a moment to decide. I’ve been fortunate to have had many holidays that were a lot of fun and special in different ways.I remember one year I pitched a fit because I thought Santa wouldn’t bring something I really wanted. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Twitter Client for Windows: blu Twitter Client for Windows: blu is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMarques has found a Windows-only Twitter client called blu that he wanted to share with all of you. blu features a lot of eye candy and comes in quite a polished and clean package, which many of you will appreciate.With blu you can view unlimited tweets. Just keep scrolling and more tweets will be loaded and displayed automatically. Replying to a tweet couldn’t be easi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Black Friday Deals and Coupons Black Friday Deals and Coupons is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone in the chat room asked if I am looking forward to Black Friday. The answer is simple: DUH! I love to save money as much as the next person – and I love helping YOU save money. Keep your eyes on my blog and our coupons site in the next few days to find some pretty sweet Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.What deals have you found in past years during Black Frida ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Auto-Tune Turn You into T-Pain? Does Auto-Tune Turn You into T-Pain? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI had a little TOO much fun playing with the new I Am T-Pain app for my iPad. Created by our friends at Smule (the Glee app creators!), this little nugget is going to amuse you for many hours. Hey, singing the things my chat room said back to them kept THEM entertained.The App bundles several of T-Pain’s top songs including Bartender and I’m N Luv (Wit a Strippe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Does Google Affect Your Brain? How Does Google Affect Your Brain? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTechCrunch had a great title for a recent article: “Just Because Google Exists Doesn’t Mean You Should Stop Asking People Things.” We get annoyed when co-workers or bosses ask us silly questions that they themselves could have Googled. However, the bigger issue is whether or not we are so reliant on Google that we are dumbing ourselves down? The Pope t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Want the Beatles on iTunes? Do You Want the Beatles on iTunes? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA chat room member asked me recently whether I thought it was important that the Beatles are now on iTunes. My initial reaction was a big snooze. I like the Beatles, but why is it such a big deal to have them on iTunes?It’s not like we couldn’t listen to their music in a million other ways, people. There are still CDs and casette tapes out there. Heck, I’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nick Chase: A Detective Story Game Review and Discount Nick Chase: A Detective Story Game Review and Discount is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMatthew was lucky enough to receive a copy of the new game Nick Chase: A Detective Story to review for us.Nick Chase, a hard-boiled Private Investigator, is in need of a job. Lucky for him, one arrives from a man known only as The Collector. Solve a variety of puzzles and find hidden clues to uncover the mystery behind the missing manuscript penned by ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Facebook App for Communities with Game Mechanics Facebook App for Communities with Game Mechanics is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedHopefully you are already a member of our Facebook community. There’s not a doubt in my mind that it is a community within a community. People are interacting like crazy. There are good things being shared and discussed, but I’m wanting to take that a step further, as I talked about in a previous blog post.I’m looking to work with an app de ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Burn ISO Images to Disc Using ISO Recorder Burn ISO Images to Disc Using ISO Recorder is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedBowman is back to tell you about a simple and free ISO burning program called ISO Recorder. It’s one of the best ways to burn an ISO image to a disc.ISO Recorder allows you to burn CD and DVD images, copy disks, make images of the existing data CDs and DVDs and create ISO images from a content of a disk folder. It is recommended by MSDN download site along w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Love Broadband? Do You Love Broadband? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedArs Technica reported that 23% of U.S. households don’t have Internet anywhere in the house? Why not? many people just don’t see the need for this “Internet” thing at all. Really? Lamarr thinks broadband should just be something in the house like electricity, water, and heat service so that it’s just normal to have.The largest reason is listed as a lack ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is That Website Safe? Is That Website Safe? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAaron has recorded this screencast to show all of you how to figure out if a website you want to visit is safe or not. McAfee’s SiteAdvisor doesn’t require any downloads, and will give you a detailed report along with your green (or red!) light.Not only does the report give you a red or green light, it also includes demographic information such as the country the site is l ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Community Challenge: Dancing Stormtrooper Community Challenge: Dancing Stormtrooper is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re complaining that there’s no audio… that’s the whole point to this community challenge; YOU are being asked to provide the soundtrack / dialogue.Yes, it’s your task to Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How To Create a Screencast How To Create a Screencast is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe have had more screencast submissions lately than we can even count. I know all of you are anxious and hoping to be featured in our channels. However, you’re wasting your time – and ours – if you aren’t following a few simple steps. Dylan took the time to create this screencast to help all of you have a better chance of having your work showcased.HD Qual ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Star Wars LEGO Slave 1 Review Star Wars LEGO Slave 1 Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe Slave 1, as you know, is the vehicle that you will find Boba Fett riding around in. The LEGO version is well-made, easy to put together and comes with several cool little weapons.I put my LEGO Star Wars Slave 1 together with a minimum of fuss and muss. There are three bags of LEGO bricks included and they’re numbered. As you follow the assembly instructions, you only ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Will RockMelt Change the Way You Browse? How Will RockMelt Change the Way You Browse? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMarques is back with another screencast. This time, he’s taking a close look at the hot new RockMelt browser. If you’re a social media addict who cannot get enough of your Facebook and Twitter streams, you’re going to want to pay close attention.RockMelt takes a whole new approach to sharing within a web browser. You’ll be asked to log in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is HTML5 the Future of the Application? Is HTML5 the Future of the Application? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone asked recently in chat whether developers are going to start basing their apps around HTML5 in the near future. I believe we will see this with web apps, but likely not mobile apps.The beauty of HTML5 is that they’ve tied in a lot of these formerly disparate components such as audio, video and databases. Prior to this standardization, these elements wer ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are Two Cores as Good as Four Cores? Are Two Cores as Good as Four Cores? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMichael from CMPLive decided to do a special episode of “Real or Hoax” for our channels. He is a brave soul, and decided to take on the age-old question of whether or not two cores really are as good as four. In order to do this test properly, he made sure that the machines used were truly alike, apart from the cores themselves.To run this test, Michael perf ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Internet Explorer 9 Thoughts Internet Explorer 9 Thoughts is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe IE 9 beta is definitely something you should try. We uploaded a screencast not long ago to much positive response. There are good things coming down the pike, and Microsoft is definitely getting back into the game. In four earlier platform previews, aimed primarily at developers, Microsoft has already shown off some of what it’s delivering in IE9: dramatically improved pe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Should You Use the URL Shortner from Google? Why Should You Use the URL Shortner from Google? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMarques has created a screencast to show all of you how to make use of the newly (publicly) released Google URL shortener. Short URLs are almost a must-have these days since much of our content is shared on Twitter.Google is aiming attempting to make their service even easier than that of Bit.ly while still bringing you many of the same features. In your Goo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Joomla Thoughts Joomla Thoughts is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone asked recently what I think about Joomla. It’s a great framework and platform to build websites on top of. It’s still largely unfriendly, though. I know there are tons of modules, but it’s just so user UNfriendly.Some people would be intent on comparing Joomla with something like WordPress. WP is a great blogging platform at this time, and it’s working on bei ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Many Questions Do You Get Asked Every Day? How Many Questions Do You Get Asked Every Day? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedRyan recently asked if I am afraid of spiders. Indeed I am. This gives me reason to bring up that we now have more than 50,000 questions answered on the Lockergnome Questions and Answers site – including “What kind of spider is this?”I’m a massive arachnophobe… you have NO idea. Thankfully, I was able to click away from that horri ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s the Best iPhone 4 Screen Protector? What’s the Best iPhone 4 Screen Protector? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone sent me an email recently to ask what screen protector I recommend for the iPhone 4. Up until now, I really didn’t HAVE a recommendation because most of the ones I’ve tried suck. However, the SGP STEINHEIL Anti-Fingerprint Screen Protector sent to me recently is by far the best I’ve tried.I do love matte screen protectors. I cannot ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Facebook vs YouTube Videos Facebook vs YouTube Videos is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedNot long ago, Jamie asked in the live chat room if I thought Facebook video would ever replace YouTube. I felt it was actually a good question, given how prevalent Facebook is in today’s society.However, I don’t think Facebook will overtake YouTube in terms of what people think of and look for when they want to watch videos. You cannot find Facebook videos when you do ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How To Chat From a Mobile Device How To Chat From a Mobile Device is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedJared has put together this screencast tutorial to show you how you can join our live chat room (or any chat room) using your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.Open up your browser and point it to mibbit.com/m. You’re going to need to enter your specific information now. Add your registered chat name (if you already have one), or pick one randomly. Enter in the server addres ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Convince Someone to Switch Web Browsers How to Convince Someone to Switch Web Browsers is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone in the live chat room recently asked how they can convince a relative to stop using Internet Explorer. The answer is that you really can’t – and you shouldn’t. They use what they use because they like it. It’s a matter of personal preference, folks. How would you like it if someone told you you need to stop using Chrome, Firefox ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wix Website Hosting Options Wix Website Hosting Options is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne of the visitors to our live chat room recently asked what my opinion is of the Wix website builder. It’s okay for a free service, if you like that kind of thing. I don’t necessarily agree with their business model, though.I’d not have a professional website on a Wix model, though. It doesn’t exude professionalism. In terms of looks, you get what you p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should the iPhone Have a Physical Keyboard? Should the iPhone Have a Physical Keyboard? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedRecently, someone asked me on Facebook if I felt the iPhone should have a physical keyboard. My answer, in short, is a resounding NO.I am very grateful that my iPhone does not have a physical keyboard. You might remember that the first video I ever recorded about the iPhone was one stating my reasons for not wanting one. One of the biggest reasons was that it did ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top Ten Cydia Apps for the iPhone Top Ten Cydia Apps for the iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAlex submitted this screencast to tell all of you about the top ten Cydia apps for the iPhone. These are apps that you can use on a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch.Lock screen customization – This allows you to choose what notifications you want to see when your phone is locked, from unread text messages to the weather.Winterboard – This app gives your iPhone o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Keep the Boxes Your Gadgets Come In? Do You Keep the Boxes Your Gadgets Come In? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI was asked on the live stream the other night if I keep the boxes when I buy new electronics or gadgets. I keep them for a while, to make sure that there are no issues that would cause the item to need to be returned.I also hang on to them if I know I might resell the item later. For instance, I kept the box and all of the inner packaging for my iPhone 3GS. When ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is the Best Twitter Client? What is the Best Twitter Client? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMarques has created another screencast for us. This time, he is showing off an Adobe Air Twitter client called DestroyTwitter.This client has an unbelievably light footprint. The installer is under 1mb in size, and the memory usage can run as low as 25mb. That’s nearly unheard of, especially for something that packs in so many features.One cool thing that I really lik ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Prefer Matte or Glossy Screens? Do You Prefer Matte or Glossy Screens? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI prefer matte screens, largely to cut down on glare. I hate having to position my screen so that I can actually see it. In relation to touch – I cannot stand fingerprints. I use a screen protector that helps to eliminate both of these problems.When I bought the Macbook Pro (courtesy of PC Pitstop), I chose to go with a glossy finish since I don’t touch th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do You Think About TweetDeck? What Do You Think About TweetDeck? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne person who called the live stream recently wanted to know my thoughts on the TweetDeck application. It’s good enough, I suppose. I happen to feel it’s too cluttered, and doesn’t have a good user experience overall.It is running on the Adobe Air platform. One of my largest frustrations with Adobe Air is that I cannot scroll sideways. There are so many ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iMovie ‘11 Review iMovie ‘11 Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedJust like I had done for iPhoto ‘11, I’ve recorded a screencast of iMovie ‘11. It’s difficult not to like something that’s continually improving and is relatively simple to use. The addition of the audio editing features makes iMovie ‘11 worth the upgrade from earlier versions. iMovie makes it easy to turn your home videos into your all-time favor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | FaceTime Beta for Mac – Not Windows, Yet FaceTime Beta for Mac – Not Windows, Yet is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedApple recently released the first public beta of the free FaceTime Mac desktop app. It’s not without its share of flaws, but for the most part works as advertised. I’m happy enough – for now. FaceTime for Mac makes it possible to talk, smile, wave, and laugh with anyone on an iPhone 4, iPod touch, or Mac from your Mac over Wi-Fi. So you can c ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s in Your Dock? What’s in Your Dock? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI bet you’re either running Mac OS X or some kind of dock software on Microsoft Windows (RocketDock or ObjectDock). Either way, I’ve received a few emails from y’all asking what I have in my dock. I hate to disappoint, but there’s not much in it.In my dock, you’ll find a few things. Mine is kept at the bottom of the screen and hidden automatically. I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Do You Draw the Line? Where Do You Draw the Line? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIn August, the Consumerist wrote an article that asked “Which Illegal Activities Get a Pass From You?” Whether it’s torrenting media, going over the speed limit, underage drinking, or taking office supplies home, many have different definitions of what they consider to be “stealing” and “illegal.” This video raises a question about how ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Apple TV Initial Impressions Apple TV Initial Impressions is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI received my Apple TV the other day, and decided to unbox it in front of the live audience. Yes, I know that the television currently in my home office sucks. If you have recommendations for a new one, I’d love to hear them.I appreciate that the Apple TV is black and silver. It matches my home office perfectly. Poor Wicket wants a Google TV but has to be patient for a wh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Best Star Wars Video Game – Ever! The Best Star Wars Video Game – Ever! is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen Star Wars: Trench Run was released in the App Store, I had to buy it right away. I love games on my iPhone, and I am a Star Wars fanatic. I was shocked to discover how awesome this game really is. It’s definitely worth the money, by far. Playing the game is actually quite intuitive. Use the Force to overthrow the evil Galactic Empire as they attempt to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Community Challenge: You Create the Stormtrooper Dialogue Community Challenge: You Create the Stormtrooper Dialogue is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re complaining that there’s no audio… that’s the whole point to this community challenge; YOU are being asked to provide the soundtrack / dialogue.Yes, it’s your task to download this video, remix it with your own audio, then upload it as a video response to this one.You don’t have to use the entire video, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do Stormtroopers Eat? What Do Stormtroopers Eat? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne of you out there wanted to know what Stormtroopers eat. I decided to record this video just for you. Nothing is scripted… it happened just as you see here.And yes – Vader is most definitely an ass.You can email your questions to Ask a Stormtrooper. Perhaps they will be featured in an upcoming video segment.Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Aren’t You a Little Short for a Stormtrooper? Aren’t You a Little Short for a Stormtrooper? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSo, am I a little short for a stormtrooper? Quite honestly, I didn’t even want to dignify this question with a response. It’s really upsetting to be someone who has grown as much as he ever will be belittled on friendly nice web sites such as YouTube.Oh, and if you threaten to unsubscribe, I’ll have to blast ya with Imperial precision.Yo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do Stormtroopers Do Their Duty? How Do Stormtroopers Do Their Duty? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedHave you always wondered how a Stormtrooper goes to the bathroom? We did, too. Many Bothans died to deliver this information to you tonight.Oh, and for all of you threatening to unsubscribe – I don’t care, nor does anybody else. Take your whining elsewhere. Bye!You can email your questions to Ask a Stormtrooper. Perhaps they will be featured in an upcoming vi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lorex Baby Video Monitor Review Lorex Baby Video Monitor Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWith Pixie so ill recently, I was happy that the folks at Lorex had passed along the Live “Snap” Video Monitor for me to review. I was able to keep an eye on her as she rested in another room. This little monitor is light and portable, and works VERY well.The system comes with one camera but you can add up to four total cams. The unit comes with one base station ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | readySTEADY Portable Video Camera Stabalizer System Review readySTEADY Portable Video Camera Stabalizer System Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedEveryone seems to have some type of pocket video camera these days. The issue is that most of these cameras don’t have any type of optical image stabilization. Thankfully, there are products available to help, such as the readySTEADY stabilizing system.readySTEADY fits right into your pocket and actually works very well to stabilize your came ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jailbreaking Thoughts Jailbreaking Thoughts is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring live calls recently, Oscar wanted to know my thoughts on jailbreaking now that the courts have decided that it’s legal. It’s not that I dislike jailbreaking in the past. I didn’t find it compelling. I love my iPhone because it comes with a total package – the hardware, software and user experience are all excellent. Sure, I’m not happy with AT& ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Recharge Your Device Batteries? How Do You Recharge Your Device Batteries? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe worst-named product in gadget history also happens to be the most awesome ever. You use devices all day long which run on battery. What happens when you run out of batteries? Why not use a 5000mAh Battery Charger? It will quickly and easily charge just about anything you can think of.Yes, the name is horrible. But this is an awesome product. I use it. I was sh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Star Wars Mighty Beanz Collection Review Star Wars Mighty Beanz Collection Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedUp until a minute before recording this video, my favorite kind of bean was refried ones. However, now I’m addicted to my new Star Wars Mighty Beanz. These little things are seriously cool, and they come in a Darth Vader tin.From a galaxy far, far away, Mighty Beanz battle for control of the galaxy with their amazing flips and flops! Collect all 60 Star Wars M ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Accessories from Cyber Acoustics iPad Accessories from Cyber Acoustics is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI love this iPad case so much that I’m going to give it to one of you. It’s the one I’ve been using on my iPad. I happen to have a replacement for it from the folks at Cyber Acoustics. They were blown away with the traffic you guys gave them, so they sent me a red one to replace this black one.This leather case is not for everyone, I know. Many of you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7 Port USB 2.0 Powered Hub Review – 500mA per Port 7 Port USB 2.0 Powered Hub Review – 500mA per Port is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIt’s time for an intervention. Your computer and I want you to know that the USB hub you’re using just isn’t working out well. It’s time to take a look at something new – something better! The NewerTech 7 Port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hub with Power Adapter is a fantastic replacement for that tired old hub you’re using now ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My Star Wars Stuffed Animals From Build-a-Bear My Star Wars Stuffed Animals From Build-a-Bear is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you do not join the fuzzy side of the Force, I will never stop using this bad accent. I couldn’t help but build some Star Wars bears at Build-a-Bear recently. These things are actually seriously cool. I actually built several different bears. They’re just so freaking awesome. We didn’t have this kind of thing when I was growing up. I was j ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Would You Let Google Drive You? Would You Let Google Drive You? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedGoogle is currently testing cars that drive themselves in California. These cars are serious about safety and could actually speed up your commute.However, would you trust Google to get you and your family to your destination safely?Lamarr said that even though Google is in his television and phone, he is simply not ready to allow it to drive him around. The Google car has o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Cisco Doesn’t Want You to Know – ADTRAN’s Router Performance Results What Cisco Doesn’t Want You to Know – ADTRAN’s Router Performance Results is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gillette. All opinions are 100% mine.I had the opportunity to speak with the Director of Marketing for ADTRAN over the weekend. If you’ve not heard of them, you definitely need to pay attention. Independent tests have shown that when it comes to router performance, ADTRA ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pixie’s Puppy Dog Eyes Pixie’s Puppy Dog Eyes is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMy friends, both Pixie and I appreciated all the well-wishes you passed along this week. She’s doing much better, as this video illustrates. I couldn’t just leave all you geeks hanging.Last Sunday, I woke up to see that Pixie had discharge coming out of her eyes and they were swollen badly. I took her to the pet emergency room. She was initially diagnosed with Conju ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Google, Verizon, and Net Neutrality Google, Verizon, and Net Neutrality is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA recent caller wanted to discuss an article he had read on Lockergnome. Written by none other than Ron Schenone, the piece talks about how Google and Verizon have been discussing paths they feel the Internet should take.The proposal between the two companies is just that – a proposal. It’s not “a secret behind the door deal designed to sabotage net neu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to OCR Text on the iPhone How to OCR Text on the iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis app amazed me so much that I had to get Kat out of bed to help me record this video while she was here visiting. She had the flu, but was still extremely impressed with how well Prizmo can capture text and display it beautifully on the iPhone. It really is THAT good.Prizmo lets you scan and recognize text documents, business cards, bills, and whiteboards, then share the r ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is the Best Temperature for Tea and Coffee Water? What is the Best Temperature for Tea and Coffee Water? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe folks behind the XPress lid turned me on to this awesome gadget when they sponsored Gnomedex. It is the simplest way to make the perfect cup of tea or coffee.The Cuisinart PerfecTemp Cordless Kettle allows you to choose the right temperature for your hot beverage at the touch of a button. You can even set it to keep water at that exact temp until y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPads and Androids Can Get Along iPads and Androids Can Get Along is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedConnecting an Android device (by way of hot spot) to an iPad is an excellent solution if you don’t want to use the built-in 3G connection. One caller to the live stream recently asked if I felt it would be faster to stop using his Android device, and simply connect to the Internet using the 3G provided on the iPad. There’s honestly no cut-and-dried answer to thi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Ultimate Far Side Comic Strip Set The Ultimate Far Side Comic Strip Set is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI am a fan of both comic books and The Far Side, so purchasing this collector’s set made perfect sense! Gary Larson calls The Complete Far Side, the massive two-volume collection of his Far Side cartoons, an “18-pound hernia giver.” Sure to give any coffee table a solid workout, the handsome and heavy 1,272-page “legacy book” is a must fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Who is Soldier Knows Best? Who is Soldier Knows Best? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedEarlier, I finally had a chance to connect with Mark on FaceTime. You probably know him on YouTube (and other social sites) as SoldierKnowsBest. The burning question is… WHAT does he know best?Mark is in the Army Reserves, stationed in St. Louis right now. He says that his full-time job is as a video producer on YouTube, though! His YT bio states that his channel is dedicat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will the New iPad Have a Camera and Retina Display? Will the New iPad Have a Camera and Retina Display? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring live calls recently, one person asked if I felt he should buy an iPad now, or wait for a new version to come out. I think he should wait. I feel that Apple will include several of the things on the next iPad that we all wish it had now.I do feel there will be another new one at the beginning of the year, likely in February or March. It’s not ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Ready to Cut the Cable? Are You Ready to Cut the Cable? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed37% of young Netflix subscribers aged 25-34 have cut cable for Netflix only, and almost 30% of users between ages 18-24 are using Netflix only vs. cable or satellite. Are people cutting cable for On Demand services? Are you thinking about it? Lamarr is definitely thinking about it – or at least talking about it.It’s interesting to see so many people getting rid ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Microsoft Hate Open Source Software? Does Microsoft Hate Open Source Software? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedJosh represented Microsoft during OpenCamp recently. People were quite confused as to why Microsoft would be interested in Open Source products. While Windows and Linux may be competitors, much of the Open Source applications are not. They run really well in Windows.The IIS team is making sure that open source software runs better on Windows than it does on Linux. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Want Your Own Face on a LEGO Minifigure? Do You Want Your Own Face on a LEGO Minifigure? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYes, it’s true. You can finally find your face on a LEGO minifig head. Well, as long as you put in an order for one. You know I had to do it on-site, but since you likely couldn’t be at this year’s BrickCon with us, you can order your own online (if you’re so inclined). See, I’m not the only adult fan of LEGO (AFOL) out there!The ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | BrickCon is for Adult Fans of LEGO BrickCon is for Adult Fans of LEGO is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSo, what exactly is BrickCon, and why are adults obsessed with LEGO? Well, I can answer at least one of those questions for you today – with Dan Sabath.More than 10,000 people were in attendance during the event this past weekend. This was the 8th year for the conference, which has grown exponentially since the beginning.Dan has many tips for would-be AFOLs. Look at ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LEGO X-Wing Fighter Review LEGO X-Wing Fighter Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIt’s been quite a wonderful weekend for LEGO! Took no time at all to build the LEGO Star Wars: Hoth X-wing Fighter Vehicle, either. Once Imei separated all the pieces into various trays, we were able to fly through the instruction booklet. Plus, look at all those minifigs!The fighter plane is a well-constructed piece of work. It looks exactly like the model in the movie wit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LEGO Minifigures Series 2 Unboxing LEGO Minifigures Series 2 Unboxing is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI love me some LEGO! Don’t all geeks? LEGO isn’t just for kids, you know? I’m an AFOL – an Adult Fan Of LEGO. Nerds who build together, stay together!I finally have my hands on the LEGO Minifigs Series 2 Collection and I had to show you all of the cool dudes and dudettes included this time.Life GuardKarate MasterExplorerDisco DudeWitchWeight Lifter ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Want to Buy a Sony PSP? Want to Buy a Sony PSP? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’m selling my PSP and not going to be getting a new one. Along with the PSP, I’m going to sell all of my games. The carrying cases and various accessories could also be yours if you are the lucky person to convince me to sell.The games included in this package are:Tatio Legends Power UpCubeGrip ShiftActivision Hits RemixedPuzzle Challenge: Crosswords and MorePQ: Practic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Star Wars Omnibus Comic Book Look Star Wars Omnibus Comic Book Look is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you are a fan of Star Wars, then you may want to take a look at this series of comic books. They are condensed into Omnibus versions, and will provide you with hours of entertainment.The Star Wars Omnibus comic series is a collection of comics from over the years. I now have Early Victories, Droids, A Long Time Ago Volume 1, X-Wing Road Squadron Volume 1, 2 and 3, Rise ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LEGO Star Wars: Luke’s Landspeeder Live Assembly LEGO Star Wars: Luke’s Landspeeder Live Assembly is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI love LEGO so much that I am a speed demon when it comes to putting sets together. This one happens to be Luke’s Landspeeder, and I got it ready in record time!This is a special edition landspeeder vehicle, which conceals a secret lightsaber compartment. The kit includes Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2-D2, C-3PO and Sandtroopers.How fast can ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are Ads Really That Bad? Are Ads Really That Bad? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring live calls the other night, one person brought up the topic of online ads. This usually tends to spark a debate. Some people, like me, don’t mind ads. They help pay the bills for many sites. However, some of you out there become almost violent any time you see an ad on a page.If Twitter ever became ad-supported, a lot of people will be angry. The caller was surprised t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Your Home Need a Dropcam? Does Your Home Need a Dropcam? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedHere I am taking a video with one camera of another camera here in my home. I think I have more security cameras in my home than anyone else in all of Seattle. The people behind the Dropcam state that their product is the easiest one to set up and begin using. I have to agree with that. The quality of it is actually extremely good, as well.A Dropcam will make a great Internet ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Use Windows XP on a New PC How to Use Windows XP on a New PC is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne of the callers during our live stream the other night was asking about new hardware. He wants to put Windows XP on a newer machine but keeps receiving a BSOD every time he tries. He prefers XP over Windows 7 when it comes to customization. The modern hardware he’s trying to use just doesn’t want to use an operating system that is older and slower.Using Wind ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Star Wars Jedi Path Book Review Star Wars Jedi Path Book Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI happen to have the manual for students of the Force. This venerable text crafted by ancient Jedi masters has educated and enlightened generations of Jedi. A single copy has survived. It’s now been passed on to me. This is the LAST remaining copy in the entire Galaxy. Annotated by those who have held it, lived it and studied its secrets, it has now been given to me to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Best Antivirus Security Software The Best Antivirus Security Software is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring live calls recently, one person asked my opinion on the best anti-virus program to use. I always defer this question to my assistant, Kat. She is a five-year Microsoft MVP in Consumer Security.Kat said that if you are looking for a good, free anti-virus program, you want to choose either Avast or Avira (which also works on Linux!). Another excellent free option i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Star Wars Sound Effects Book Look: Jeditacular Star Wars Sound Effects Book Look: Jeditacular is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you are as big of a Star Wars fan as I am, you love every sound in each of the movies. I love the little noises R2-D2 makes. It’s awesome to hear Chewbacca’s adorable little Wookiee sounds. Now you don’t have to watch the movies in order to hear your favorites sounds. Just grab the new Sounds of Star Wars book and enjoy! Any Star Wars fan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Does Your iPhone Stand? How Does Your iPhone Stand? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI have the pleasure of taking a look at a lot of products. Sadly, I don’t always have the time to review every single thing that is sent to me. If something is unique or really good, I definitely make time for it. The other day, I received a letter. Inside of this single sheet of normal typing paper sat three device stands which can be used for an iPhone, iPod touch or any ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Keyboard Carrying Case Review Keyboard Carrying Case Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI usually lug several different things around with me when I’m out and about. I take my iPad, in case I need to do any work. Then, of course, I have the Bluetooth wireless keyboard for it, my iPhone, perhaps a netbook… and various cords. I tend to throw all of the cords into a gallon-sized baggie, which doesn’t give such a great impression. I’ve been on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Box Wine Myth Box Wine Myth is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere is often a bad perception surrounding box wine. People turn their noses up, feeling the quality couldn’t possibly be good. I’m not a wine snob – I’ll try anything at least once! I also am a person who lives alone and therefore doesn’t always drink a bottle of wine before it goes stale. Drinking this boxed wine is a great solution. The inner bag is vacuum-se ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ustream Problem Ustream Problem is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe took live calls again last night. I discovered that some of you are unable to view Ustream content – and your ISP may have some major splainin to do.My assistant Kat knew I was about to take calls, and opened her browser to my live stream page. She wanted to follow along as she always does. However, when the page loaded, the Ustream box did not. There was nothing there at all. She ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do Your Speakers Suck? Do Your Speakers Suck? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedLet’s face it – portable devices such as phones do not have high-quality speakers built into them. They wouldn’t be quite so portable if they had huge speakers to lug around, right? However, there are times when you just need a better quality of sound coming out of your phone or even pumping out to a group of people. That’s why I jumped on the chance to review ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LEGO Space Needle Review LEGO Space Needle Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAt 400 Broad Street in Seattle stands the Space Needle. It’s an observation tower built in 1961 for the World’s Fair. I was able to build my LEGO version much faster than the real one was created. This kit is part of the LEGO Architecture Series. This isn’t just some toy… it’s a piece of art. I can shelve it in my home and let people talk about it when ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Has Technology Changed Your Life? How Has Technology Changed Your Life? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere’s no denying that technology has made our lives easier in many respects. Over the past 20 years we have seen amazing accomplishments.As an article on The Consumerist recently mentioned, back in 1990 mobile phones were the size of toddlers, we struggled with programming our VCR and bills were paid by check… in the mail.We are all grateful for technolo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPod touch Camera vs. iPhone 4 Still Photography iPod touch Camera vs. iPhone 4 Still Photography is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYes, I posted the still photos to my Facebook, Twitter, blog, etc. last week. You may have seen them already if you were following me off-network. However, this screencast sums up the differences quite nicely, I believe.The iPod touch’s camera, in a word, sucks.Video comparison between the two devices is not as much of a dramatic differences as the sti ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Stand Review – Wood is Good iPad Stand Review – Wood is Good is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is NOT an ordinary block of wood. It has a notch in it, which automatically makes it totally awesome. I could do many things with this particular block of wood. However, it was designed to accommodate an iPad! It holds the device in either Portrait or Landscape position. I can also easily set it up in order to type on the iPad.The iEcostand is hand-made with hard ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You An Angry Birds Addict? Are You An Angry Birds Addict? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’m being told that this is the single most addictive game available for the iPhone. I don’t get it though. WHY are people addicted to it? I get that there are these cute little birds who appear to be ticked off at some pigs. It’s kinda cool shooting the birds out of the slingshot to knock the pigs down and kill them. Angry Birds is just one of those things ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia Book Review The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia Book Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWicket and Pixie were as excited as I am about the newest addition to our library. The Star Wars Complete Encyclopedia is crammed full of every detail you could possibly need to know. The secrets of the galaxy far far away will be revealed within the pages. Luckily for my dogs, the books are also full of illustrations. They can’t exactly read very well. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Explain Collaboration How to Explain Collaboration is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe other day, Andrew sent a link to this game for me to try out. He knows that I am a fan of puzzles, and thought I would enjoy this team test. It is owned by the Swedish Army, and they use it for team-building exercise. The opening splash screen tells you that “We demand a lot of our officers. Cooperation is a given.” I was almost afraid to play the game. I’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LEGO is for Boys and Girls LEGO is for Boys and Girls is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI was pretty young when I received my first LEGO set. There was no such thing as minifigs back then, unfortunately. Even though I’m an adult now, I still love to collect LEGO kits – and more specifically, minifigs. While visiting the LEGO store not long ago, I found a set a minifigs I didn’t already own. Each of the persons in this set just happens to be a femal ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s New for Internet Explorer 9 What’s New for Internet Explorer 9 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe beta for Internet Explorer 9 was officially released this morning during a press conference. This streamlined version has a better user experience and is far faster than any previous iteration of the application. With this release, Microsoft is asking us to “unlock the beauty of the web.” The team in Redmond feels that a browser should be focusing on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The iPod touch Screen Needs a Cleaner The iPod touch Screen Needs a Cleaner is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you are under the belief that the new iPod touch 4th gen is made of the same material as the iPhone 4, you’d better think again. The iPod touch does not have an oleophobic screen. While the iPhone will certainly get a few little smudges on its screen at the end of the day, the iPod touch is just “ewwww” after only a few moments.An oleophobic screen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A New Parallels Mac Download – for Your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch A New Parallels Mac Download – for Your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOn the heels of Parallels 6 being launched, the team behind the software today announced their new offering in itunes: the Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Mobile App. The app will allow users of Parallels 6 or Parallels 6 Switch to Mac to use their iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to access and use Windows applications running on a Mac. This ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Incredibox Beatboxing Incredibox Beatboxing is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIncredibox lets you throw down your own beatboxing jams in seconds, right in your browser! Mix things up and add or remove different sounds and styles to create something completely unique. Adding more effects will unlock special sections for you to enjoy. There’s even a screensaver you can download and interact with right on your desktop, which comes in versions for both Window ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Halo: Reach Halo: Reach is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMicrosoft and Bungie sent me an advance copy of “Halo: Reach” to play. Given that I’m not that much of a FPS kind of geek, I thought I’d just pop in the disc and let you see what I saw – for the first time, together.After stopping the recording, i did play it for quite a while longer – as the people in the chat room will tell you. In fact, I might still be pl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | InterConnection Connects Communities at Gnomedex InterConnection Connects Communities at Gnomedex is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedInterConnection provides computers to under-served people and communities around the world. From their Seattle-based computer recycling and reuse programs to schools and organizations far and wide, they make a connection that makes a difference. They create opportunity through computer reuse.Company founder and director Charles Brennick was a presenter on th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPod touch Myself iPod touch Myself is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYes, I had it sitting there on my desk for a few days. Had to let the thing ripen, ya know? Anyway, this morning, in front of the live virtual audience (were you there?), I opened ‘er for the first time and copped a feel.Initial impressions? Generally good, although I’m a bit disappointed there’s no LED flash and no ability to view actual battery usage percentage… ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Archive Twitter How to Archive Twitter is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA few weeks ago, I hosted the tenth – and likely final – Gnomedex conference. I was a bit depressed to find that no one had archived the hundreds of tweets that flew around the Internet with the official #gnomedex hashtag. Beth emailed me the other night to tell me that she had, indeed, archived these tweets using a new tool called The Archivist. This application is a pow ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Alphabet Game The Alphabet Game is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAre you a fan of word games? Test your reflexes and hand-eye coordination with Alphabetic. There are several different challenges which will unlock badges as you meet them, and you can customize your own experience. If you can tear yourself away from this addictive little game, you can disable the timer and slow things down to help younger children learn their ABCs.The object of the game ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Love LEGO Minifigs I Love LEGO Minifigs is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI have sixteen unopened packages of Series 1 of LEGO minifigs. These are unique in the sense that they do not belong to any particular LEGO set. When I first starting collecting LEGO bricks, these awesome little people didn’t exist. I happen to not be able to get enough of them – so sue me! I drove all over the Pacific Northwest trying to make sure I had each one of these.H ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The People of Gnomedex The People of Gnomedex is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMichael Foley is one of those people that everyone loves to stop and talk with. We’re very grateful for that fact, since he managed to interview many of the movers and shakers who attended Gnomedex last month. Michael was kind enough to give us his raw footage, and Uncle John worked his magic to stitch it all together. Ladies and germs, meet the people of Gnomedex!Tac Anderson ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do You Think About Windows Phone 7? What Do You Think About Windows Phone 7? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne of our sponsors during Gnomedex just happened to be the Windows Phone 7 team. Larry was on site manning the booth, showing off the device and letting people get their first hands-on look! It was announced today (finally!) that Windows Phone 7 will be released on October 11th.Windows Phone 7 is the new mobile phone operating system from the folks at Microsoft. It ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Hack Household Products I Hack Household Products is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI recently returned home after being away for a month. Much to my dismay, I found my house overrun with fruit flies when I walked in the door. Some of them were still flying around, but a few had managed to die – inside of my mini-blinds. Argh! I tried a few different things to get them out of there without hurting the blinds. I ended up having to head to a local store and p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dropbox Tools Dropbox Tools is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIt’s been a while since I last talked to you about Dropbox. It’s a service which gives you 2GB of free storage space in the cloud. You can then purchase up to 100GB of space if you wish to. The best part of Dropbox is being able to share your space with as many others as you choose. Invite people to download or add files, and even help organize them into separate folders. Don̵ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Web Browser Games Web Browser Games is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI consider myself an extreme casual gamer (which is why I spent this weekend at home playing Web games instead of rubbing shoulders with stinky geeks at PAX across town). Not sure if you’d heard of these two in particular, but I’d be surprised if you had – unless you were following me on Twitter and Facebook, then you would have found out about these two and a helluva lo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Your Password Suck? Does Your Password Suck? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe New York Times on Sunday stated that a strong password isn’t the strongest security. We should instead be focused on the malware/keyloggers that invade systems and can steal ANY password, weak or strong. Should we continue our focus on “strong” passwords which some jobs make you change every few months, or should our focus be more on computer security, getti ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Solve Rubik’s Cube Solve Rubik’s Cube is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI have been trying to solve the Rubik’s Cube all of my life. Keep in mind this addictive puzzle was invented back in 1974.Like many humans, I can spin the Rubik’s Cube in various directions all day long. After hours of studying the masters on YouTube, I finally figured out how to record myself solving the Rubik’s Cube:Walk into the store and buy a new Rubik’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | InterPad 10 Inch Tegra 2 Android Tablet InterPad 10 Inch Tegra 2 Android Tablet is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe tablet features a 10-inch capacitive display that also accepts multi-touch gestures. It packs the usual 1024×600 pixels and runs Android 2.1 on its powerful Nvidia Tegra 2 processor that brings in 1080p video support. This tablet design is manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Malata as you can see from this Computex video filmed last June.Inside, you’ll fi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Cases and Stands Roundup iPad Cases and Stands Roundup is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver the course of the past month, I’ve received a handful of iPad accessories to try out. Most of these are stands or cases, and I wanted to try them out. Be sure to email me before you buy any of these products. I will do my best to get a coupon to you. With so many great things to choose from, how will I decide which is best for me?I’ve been using the Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iTunes 10 Review iTunes 10 Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’ve never been a fan of iTunes, but here I go… taking iTunes 10 a spin for the first time. I predict that I’ll have more people following me on Ping than Lady Gaga within two days. Or not.iTunes has a new icon! The CD is missing from it, but the musical note is still there. This confuses me greatly. iTunes manages far more than just music. It keeps track of eBooks, video ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Should You Buy an iPod shuffle? Why Should You Buy an iPod shuffle? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhy the hell are people still buying iPod shuffles, anyway? If anything, the new iPod Nano should replace all use cases for an iPod Shuffle – minus price, which is relatively negligible. I’m not kidding when I ask why anyone is using them, folks. Take a good look at all of the new iPod models, and tell me WHY someone would feel the need to buy this particular ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Archos 101 Internet Tablet Archos 101 Internet Tablet is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis new machine is probably one of the most affordable 10.1″ capacitive Android 2.2 ARM Cortex A8 tablets. It has beautiful built-in HDMI output and full sized USB host. Pricing will start $299 for the 8GB model with MicroSD slot. It’s amazingly thin and light, weighing only 480 grams. That is 30% less heavy than the iPad and it’s got 12% more screen surface ar ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Should You Buy an iPod Nano? Why Should You Buy an iPod Nano? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedJust when you thought the iPod Nano couldn’t get any smaller, Apple is introducing one that is 46% smaller! This thing is really tiny. They took away the click wheel, and have made the device into a touch screen. This is perfect for an entire set of people who want something small that they can take with them on the go. One big drawback is that there is no longer a ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Family Technology Trends Family Technology Trends is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe family that gets geeky together stays together. That’s how the saying goes, isn’t it? It doesn’t matter, I suppose. I happen to know that it’s very true.My parents – Joe and Judy Pirillo – and my brother Adam were all here to help with the Gnomedex conference. While hanging around at the house late one night after the event had ended for the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The [Ultimate] Oatmeal Recipe The [Ultimate] Oatmeal Recipe is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMatt Inman didn’t come to Gnomedex to discuss baking. He wasn’t explaining how his mom fixed his breakfast. He stood before us on the big stage to tell us his recipe for success. Matt IS The Oatmeal. His cartoons and quizzes are legendary. His is a story of passion and dedication, of laughter and late nights, and of skyrocketing over the top of that “other&# ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Keep Your Cables Untangled How to Keep Your Cables Untangled is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI HATE CABLES! I hate the mess they make. I hate seeing them coiling all around the gadgets on my desk. I can’t stand it when they get all tangled together into one huge knot. I picked myself up a new organizer recently for only ten bucks. This little thing is awesome! It keeps everything neat and tidy. The Dotz Cable Wrap even prevents the tangling and knots that ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | This is the Only Rubik’s Puzzle I Can Solve This is the Only Rubik’s Puzzle I Can Solve is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI remember the first Rubik’s Cube I had many moons ago. It was given to me when I was in grade school. Much like every Rubik’s Cube I’ve owned over the years, I couldn’t solve it beyond the first couple of steps. I enjoy puzzles even if I’m not always very good at them. This new version of the popular cube is pretty cool, thoug ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Violet Blue Turns Sexuality Social During Gnomedex Violet Blue Turns Sexuality Social During Gnomedex is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhy do we not discuss sex? According to Violet, America (and much of the world) has become so puritanical that we equate sex and sexuality with something negative or bad. There is a real fragility in having these types of conversations and building these communities. She’s seen many online communities falter over the years. Sometimes, they are dispos ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Your Cell Phone Make You Rude? Does Your Cell Phone Make You Rude? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedBack in the day, we tended to focus more on what the person across from us was saying vs. what the person that we couldn’t see was on our phone. Nowadays we check email, tweets, texts, calls, etc, and in social situations, this can seem extremely rude. Mashable tackled this in an article yesterday on ending social rudeness by putting your phone away. Lamarr has def ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Livin’ La Vida LEGO Livin’ La Vida LEGO is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAre you a LEGO maniac, too? I was pleasantly surprised when community member Zane Harnish built my home office with the free LEGO Digital Designer. Even though you can buy this kit to build for yourself, I wouldn’t recommend it – based on price, as I mentioned in the video. Can someone build a model of my home office that is substantially cheaper?Download the LXF if yo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Apple Magic Trackpad Review Apple Magic Trackpad Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedApple’s Magic Trackpad is definitely magical. It made some money disappear from my wallet faster than you can count it out. If you’ve been used to the way Apple does their trackpads, then you’ll be familiar with this device. There’s no real moving parts so to speak. It does have a large surface, and looks sort of like one of Apple’s keyboards – ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Austin Heap Speaks Out Against Censorship at Gnomedex 10 Austin Heap Speaks Out Against Censorship at Gnomedex 10 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you don’t know who Austin Heap is, then you’re going to want to. He recently appeared on the cover of Newsweek Magazine, where his work in bringing uncensored Internet to the people of Iran was featured. Austin believes in fighting censorship in all forms and works tirelessly around the world to foster change in the way governments, le ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Robert Scoble Interviews Kat During Gnomedex Robert Scoble Interviews Kat During Gnomedex is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring the Gnomedex registration party, the people watching the live stream wanted to talk to Robert Scoble. Kat dragged him over to the camera and apparently tried to leave. Robert had other ideas though. He decided to turn the tables on her and he interviewed her. Keep in mind that Scoble interviews some of the biggest and brightest people in technology and so ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Geeky Video Game Bathroom A Geeky Video Game Bathroom is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI am attempting to build the world’s Geekiest bathroom. A few weeks ago, I showed off my NES controller soap. I felt it was looking lonely all by itself in the upstairs bathroom, so I picked up a few other Geeky types of soaps. Some of these were purchased from a different vendor than I normally use, and they decided to throw in a surprise… a Chris Pirillo head soap! ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Did Justin Bieber Abuse His Social Media Power? Did Justin Bieber Abuse His Social Media Power? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis week, Lamarr is all worked up over Justin Bieber and his apparent mis-use of Twitter. It seems as though JB was upset after a fan hacked the computer of a friend of the Bieb to obtain Justin’s cell phone number. This “hacker” then called and texted JB a few times. In order to get back at the poor kid, Justin tweeted HIS phone number out ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are There Things You Shouldn’t DO on a Laptop? Are There Things You Shouldn’t DO on a Laptop? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver on Lockergnome, PhidiasBob asked the community if there are things you can do on a desktop machine that you should NOT do on a laptop. This is a fair question to ask. I think the only thing I wouldn’t do with a notebook or laptop vs a desktop is to do something that is very memory or processor intensive. They to tend to underpowered compared t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Who is Vanae Tran? Who is Vanae Tran? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedVanae is a life and dating coach from California who was chosen as a team member this year for the Ford Fiesta Movement (chapter 2!). The Fiesta Movement brought ideas and art to life right here in our own backyards. The teams of agents – including Vanae – brought the passion and creativity. Ford brought the public spaces. The teams worked to promote the car, hosted local eve ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Starting a Small Business Starting a Small Business is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTechnTux is planning to start a small multimedia company in the near future, and asked the community for some tips. He wondered what pitfalls he should avoid, and what types of problems he can cut off at the pass before they can happen. I started my small business in 1996 and I’ve been at it for over ten years. I have a small amount of experience, and have picked up a few ti ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | When Will 4GB of RAM be Obsolete? When Will 4GB of RAM be Obsolete? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedNazmus Khandaker asked the Lockergnome community recently when we feel that 4GB of RAM just won’t be “enough” for our machines. As of now, there are very few people who need more than this, even though we all like to think we do. If you think back to when Windows XP was released, the minimum requirement to install was 64MB of RAM. Compare that to Vista o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Favorite Seattle Artist – Justin Hillgrove Favorite Seattle Artist – Justin Hillgrove is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMy favorite artist of all time is Justin Hillgrove – and he happens to be right here in Seattle. The first time I saw his work was during the Seattle Folklife Festival back in December. I fell in love with the original artwork on display, and knew I had to have some of it in my own home. Unfortunately, the originals were a bit out of my budget. However ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do Women Game More Than Men? Do Women Game More Than Men? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIt’s true: The New York Times reported on Sunday that Women are starting to outpace men in online time with social networking, instant messaging, and other communications. The most shocking one is online gaming! Will we see women take over gaming in the next few years? Lamarr chose to do his weekly video about this topic, and is curious to see what your thoughts are.It ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does the Brand of an SD Card Matter? Does the Brand of an SD Card Matter? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver on Lockergnome, BMM2010 asked: “Does a class and make (manufacturer) of an SD/micro SD card really make a difference?” The short answer is that yes – it does. I have always believed that you get what you pay for. If you think you’re getting an amazing deal, you may end up with junk that will fail on you. Most of the time, you tend to get mor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Didn’t Second Life Become a Hit? Why Didn’t Second Life Become a Hit? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver on Lockergnome, Guyfromdenmark wonders why Second Life never became a hit. When it was first launched, he (and many of you, really) thought that it would be a HUGE deal. It pretty much just fizzled and died, and our Denmark friend asks the community their thoughts on what happened.Second Life is a free program that lets users (Residents) interact with each ot ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Sketch Like a Pro How to Sketch Like a Pro is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI purchased the Harmonious Sketchpad app for my iPhone AND my iPad after seeing someone demonstrate it. I love to pretend I’m an artist by creating something unique and fun, and this app is one of the best I’ve found to help me do this. The touch interface is very intuitive, allowing you to interact with the same elements as found on the web.I can’t believe how ea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is the Size of Your Largest Hard Drive? What is the Size of Your Largest Hard Drive? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhat’s the biggest hard drive you have in your possession right now? Which single hard drive in your home has the largest capacity? I happen to have a 3 TB drive here, sent to me as a review unit by Seagate. It’s their FreeAgent GoFlex external drive. If you remember, I’ve reviewed some of their stuff in the past, and been very happy with it. D ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Copy a URL from a Browser to a Mobile Device How to Copy a URL from a Browser to a Mobile Device is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere are many different ways that you can copy a URL from a browser on your desktop (or laptop!) onto your mobile device. I’ve tried several of them, and finally have found what I feel is the easiest method of all. Google Chrome has an extension called “QR Relay” which is free to use. It will create a QR code from any web page which you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Do Law Enforcement Officials LOVE the iPhone? Why Do Law Enforcement Officials LOVE the iPhone? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDid you know just how MUCH information the iPhone stores on you? Police do, and they LOVE the iPhone for making it easier to track down criminals. The Chicago Sun Times discussed exactly what the iPhone stores without your knowledge, and we discuss this in today’s video. Lamarr didn’t know that quite this much information was captured and store ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Deal With Bullies? How Do You Deal With Bullies? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver on Lockergnome, Pretty Pink asked a question about dealing with school bullies. Apparently, this is a hot topic, as it has received more answers and discussion from the community than most other questions on the site. It’s sad to see that so many of you have to deal with some type of bully, be it in a school setting or online. In my opinion, people who bully others ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Emoji on the iPhone Emoji on the iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI love being able to send cute little smilies to friends who are also using an iPhone. Using Emoji is fun and is simple to do. Once you’ve installed Emoji, it will tell you exactly what you need to do to get started. After enabling Emoji, anyone who has an iPhone will be able to see all of the cute little symbols you send via email, IM and text.There are more than 460 different ic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Truth as Parents Know It The Truth as Parents Know It is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver on our questions and answers community, roguekiller23231 began a discussion about things our parents told us when we were young which may – or may not – have been true. “Your face will freeze that way if you do that!” How many times did you hear that growing up? I’m willing to bet your face is intact and not frozen into some grotesque mask. Wh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TweetDeck Helps You Manage Your Social Stream TweetDeck Helps You Manage Your Social Stream is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMatthew has created a screencast to walk you through setup of the free TweetDeck application. TweetDeck runs off of Adobe Air, and is an excellent program to help you manage your social stream. You can add your Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, FourSquare, Google Buzz and MySpace profiles. Mix and match to have any (or all) of those accounts right in one easy-to-use ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have We Thrown Privacy Out The Window? Have We Thrown Privacy Out The Window? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedPEHUB wrote an alarming article last Friday about a lady named Louise who they identified & tracked using Foursquare. When she was confronted with this information, how did she respond? Lamarr was shocked at her answer – are you? Reporter Leo Hickman outlined how easily he was able to stalk a woman chosen at random, using only her Foursquare account, a glan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are Solid State Drives Better Than Traditional Hard Drives? Are Solid State Drives Better Than Traditional Hard Drives? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver on our popular questions and answers site, bcgocubs asked how a computer will benefit when using an SSD. Also, they would like to know what everyone’s general opinions are regarding solid state drives vs traditional hard drives. A traditional hard drive has moving parts, but is quite inexpensive compared to an SSD. The solid-state drive ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Samsung Galaxy S Initial Impressions Samsung Galaxy S Initial Impressions is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Samsung Mobile. All opinions are 100% mine.The Samsung Galaxy S will be available soon in the AT&T network. I’ve been able to play with it for the past week or so. Despite moderate usage, I haven’t had to charge it since first turning it on. The battery astounded me, to be quite honest. I’ve been ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Flipboard for the iPad – Free! Flipboard for the iPad – Free! is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe other night my long-time friend Robert Scoble tweeted out a link about his interview with the CEO of the company that created the free Flipboard application. This app is the future of news distribution. It’s a beautiful mashup between social media connections as well as traditional and community sources. This, my friends, is the way I’m going to start na ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Using Dragon Dictation? Are You Using Dragon Dictation? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDragon Dictation 2.0 from Dragon NaturallySpeaking is one of the best apps on the market for the iPad. I should say – “Soon to be on the market” though. I was able to get an advance sneak peek at the app, thanks to the folks at Dragon Dictation. The new version will fully support iOS 4 on your device. You can paste directly from the application itself to th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iMovie for the iPhone iMovie for the iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI realize that after having used iMovie on the iPhone a number of times it would be easier to demonstrate it to all of you instead of simply talking about it. It is insanely easy to edit and process your movies and videos using iMovie. Don’t let its ease of use fool you, though. This app is very full-featured and powerful. With iMovie for iPhone, you can start several projects a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is There a Better Way to Protect the iPhone Screen? Is There a Better Way to Protect the iPhone Screen? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI went out yesterday and purchased an AT&T branded screen protector for my iPhone 4. In less than twenty-four hours, it is already smudged and messed up quite a lot. The packaging claims that it is “anti-fingerprint.” You can clearly see in this video (shot with the new Samsung Galaxy S) that there are, indeed, fingerprints everywhere.I a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don’t Unfriend Me, Bro Don’t Unfriend Me, Bro is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedLast week CNN Tech wrote an article about how to deal with a friend “unfriending” you on a social network, such as Facebook or Twitter. Do you confront them, or just deal with it and move on with your life? Lamarr decided to discuss his own take on this article for this week’s video with us.The article deals with a person writing in and asking how to handle an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Future of the Internet The Future of the Internet is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver on Lockergnome, Slick asked what our thoughts are on the future of the Internet. With speeds and capabilities ever-increasing, it can boggle the mind to think of what we’ll have available to us in 20 years or so. It will be funny to look back to the year 2010 and think about how SLOW we thought the connections we have now were.It’s interesting that this question ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Overcome a Gaming Addiction? How Do You Overcome a Gaming Addiction? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI saw a question on Lockergnome the other day where Luke admitted he has a gaming addiction. He reached out to the community for help in overcoming it. He managed to stop playing all day long, but finds himself not caring about other activities. He feels a strong pull towards his game(s), and doesn’t know how to get past that. The first thing to remember that i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do Microsoft Certifications Help You? How Do Microsoft Certifications Help You? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedRedChannel is a student who plans to pursue a career in the IT field. He isn’t able to obtain a four-year degree at this time, and wonders if gaining some certifications from Microsoft would be enough background to help him land a decent job.I don’t know if they will help you find a job… but in terms of getting a job – they will absolutely h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Wine Taste Better How to Make Wine Taste Better is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI am a Geek who happens to love gadgets, food and wine. When the folks at Nuance sent me their newest aerator to review, I jumped at the chance. You have to properly aerate a bottle of wine prior to drinking it, or you’ll never experience the true taste. If you don’t want to wait for the bottle to breathe on its own, then a gadget such as this may be just the ticke ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Save Energy With Your Computers How to Save Energy With Your Computers is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedFlavioGomes asked the Lockergnome community how we can save money and energy with our computers. He has to leave his machines on all day, and he claims that it makes a big difference in his electricity bill each month. He’s hoping to find a way to cut that down, without having to turn off his machines. Any advice or tips you have will certainly be appreciated!Ge ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is McDonalds Creepy? Is McDonalds Creepy? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAccording to the Consumerist a few weeks back, the Center for Science in the Public Interest threatened to sue McDonalds for putting toys in Happy Meals. Apparently, they don’t like the idea of McDonalds enticing little boys and girls with toys. The director of the company stated that: “Tempting kids with toys is unfair and deceptive, both to kids who don’t understand ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Recover Lost Items – Stuffbak How to Recover Lost Items – Stuffbak is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI hope I never lose my digital camera, or the data on it. If only I placed a Stuffbak sticker on it, then perhaps I’ll never have to worry. You can protect any mobile device from permanent loss and placing the sticker onto your gadget so it’s fully visible. If it happens to be lost or stolen after that, the company will offer a reward to help ensure th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Used iPhone 3GS Unboxing Used iPhone 3GS Unboxing is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen I received my iPhone 4, I decided to give my 3GS model to my assistant and Community Manager Kat. She works extremely hard, and is always willing to drop whatever she’s doing to take on something else whenever I need her to. She’s fantastic at handling the community issues that crop up, and it seems as though everyone loves her. I was lucky as hell to find her thre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make New iPhone Wallpapers for Free How to Make New iPhone Wallpapers for Free is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re looking for a way to create unique wallpapers for your iPhone, you need look no further than Meritum Paint. The app is free in iTunes (or 99 cents for an upgraded version), and is one of the coolest ways to create wallpapers. Tap or drag your finger around the screen until you have a design you love and then shake your phone to save it. That’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Carry a Keyboard in Your Pocket How to Carry a Keyboard in Your Pocket is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re someone who wants a physical keyboard to use with your device, you might want to look at the Magic-Pro ProMini. It’s a full keyboard with a touchpad that actually rotates and works in either direction. It’s one of the only pieces of hardware that’s able to do that. It connects by way of a 2.4 GHz wireless network and will fit in your ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Fun for Kids and Adults – Granimator iPad Fun for Kids and Adults – Granimator is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe Granimator iPad app is a freeform iPad & iPhone wallpaper creator. Begin by choosing one of the pre-designed templates created by artists from around the world. Each artist pack includes different sounds, tools, shapes and backgrounds with it.Draw, tap, pinch, drag and interact with the various graphical elements to create art and soundscapes. When y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Motorola Backflip is Android for Social Media Simplicity Motorola Backflip is Android for Social Media Simplicity is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you want to sign up for a new AT&T plan right now, you can receive the new Motorola Backflip phone for just a penny. Why would you want to do that, though? Well, thankfully I was sent one of these awesome little phones to review. If you’re a social media fanatic, I think you’re going to like what Motorola has in store for you.What ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 100 Mac Tips 100 Mac Tips is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re switching from Windows to Mac OS X, I thought I’d help get you started with my top 100 Mac tips. If you’re sticking with Windows, fine – I released the Windows eBook earlier this year (and I hope you scored a copy).Every day, I get asked questions related to “making the switch.” I just figured this was an easier way to get you the information you n ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Crackdown 2 on Xbox 360 Review Crackdown 2 on Xbox 360 Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedCrackdown 2 is about to hit the stores and we were lucky enough to get a review copy early. Community member (and professional DJ) Dan Guru-Meditation Wood was kind enough to play the game for a while and then create a video review for all of us to enjoy.The story for the game takes place in Pacific City which is filled with infected humans who attempt to kill anything that g ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Want a Logitech HD Webcam? Do You Want a Logitech HD Webcam? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI have been addicted to webcams since they were first introduced to the market. I still have the first one I ever owned sitting in a box in the closet! I have to thank Logitech for passing along their new HD C510 webcam, which is part of their new series. This little device may be small, but it packs a lot of punch!The Logitech HD Webcam C510 with 720p Video and Swivel Des ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fireworks Software on the iPad – Uzu Fireworks Software on the iPad – Uzu is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is absolutely the coolest iPad app I’ve ever come across. Heck, it’s likely the most awesome app for ANY device – ever. Uzu is a free app for the iPad that lets you create an interactive fireworks show! Uzu is a kinetic multitouch particle visualizer. Points of light will shoot across the screen and fly to your command, twirling in a vortex ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sync Google Chrome Browser Features Sync Google Chrome Browser Features is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI told you that I was considering making a browser switch from Safari to Google Chrome / Chromium Nightly. Well, thanks to newer builds, I’m inching ever-closer to making the leap.Being able to sync extensions is something I’d want to do, so imagine my surprise when I discovered that newer nightly builds of Chromium had the feature enabled. I’m living o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Break Up With Your Job? How Do You Break Up With Your Job? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAccording to a recent poll over at Mashable, Lamarr discovered that an alarming number of people would break up with someone simply by changing their Facebook relationship status or posting a Wall story. When reading this article, he started thinking about other types of breakups. In true Lamarr fashion, he created a video to share his thoughts with you.Mostly, Lamarr won ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Who Uses MobileMe? Who Uses MobileMe? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver on Lockergnome.net, Tucker asked if it is worth it to buy MobileMe. Back when Apple released their online services, it had a different name. I bought it at that time, but didn’t really use it until the name had changed to MobileMe. When the iPhone and iPad were released, MobileMe really came into play with the “Find Device” feature. If you’re someone who is l ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wash Yourself With Geek Soap Wash Yourself With Geek Soap is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedUnlike some Geeks, I take a shower every day. I’ve unfortunately been around some of the ones who don’t. If you are one who hates bathing, perhaps you’d like to use some seriously Geeky soap. You can grab a soap that is shaped to look like an NES controller! I bought a “Fight Club” bar of soap, as well as ones that look like bacon.I purchased sever ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Transfer Digital Photos from the iPhone to the iPad How to Transfer Digital Photos from the iPhone to the iPad is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYou may remember a video I recorded a few months ago to talk about the Bump app for the iPhone. You could use it to bump two phones together and share contact information. Now, I can use Bump on my iPad in order to quickly and easily transfer photos from my phone(s) to my iPad. (Gorgeous, well-behaved dogs NOT included.)After taking the photos, I j ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World’s Biggest Windows Phone 7 Device World’s Biggest Windows Phone 7 Device is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYou won’t be able to get ahold of your own Windows Phone 7 device. I, however, am lucky enough to have one I can play with right now. The screen is ginormous… way bigger than that of my iPhone 4. It fits easily into your pocket, too – as long as you have seriously large pockets.According to those in the know, Windows Phone 7 is going to complet ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Wearing Jinx? Are You Wearing Jinx? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI love to wear clothes – especially if they are free t shirts. Jinx has a new batch of shirts coming out in the very near future, and sent several of them to me to preview. You cannot really review a shirt, can you? I can tell you how cool it looks, or how comfy it is. All I can do, though, is show them off and tell you where to go to grab some for yourself.The new summer 2010 l ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Future of Biking The Future of Biking is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring a recent Bluetooth SIG event in Seattle, I learned how easy it is to keep track of your biking habits using Bluetooth technology. The demo bicycle wheel was spinning at about five miles per hour, even though it wasn’t really going anywhere. It was being measured by the little piece of plastic attached to the spokes, which is about the size of a thumb drive. The Velo Comput ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Future of Bluetooth The Future of Bluetooth is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring a recent Bluetooth SIG event, I was able to witness a proof-of-concept technology which shows the power of Bluetooth. As you can see, a photo was taken of Blair and then sent instantly to her phone via a Bluetooth connection. A Bluetooth peer-to-peer link can connect you with others in ways you have yet to even dream of.Instead of using a large wireless network such as Bump u ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | App Store VS Android Marketplace App Store VS Android Marketplace is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI received an email the other day from a community member who has some questions about the differences between the Apple App Store and Google’s Android Marketplace. He feels that the apps are one of the biggest reasons people choose one phone (or operating system) over another, and wants information to make an informed decision himself. I was asked to focus on specifi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are the iPhone 4 Bumpers Worth Buying? Are the iPhone 4 Bumpers Worth Buying? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAlways wear protection! This is advice I’ve been giving people for years in conjunction with their communications devices. For instance, I have my new iPhone 4 here with me… along with the official Apple Bumper I purchased to help protect it. The Bumpers come in a variety of colors to help you personalize your phone to suit your lifestyle. My Bumper has a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Eyefinity is Perfect for PC Gaming Eyefinity is Perfect for PC Gaming is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYes, I like to drive a big truck with the pedal to the metal. Eighteen wheels will be rolling until the break of dawn. I decided to try my hands at playing the Rig’n'Roll game on my sweet ATI Eyefinity setup. Running in 5760×1080 resolution is just… beautiful. I know I use that word a lot, but it seriously applies here.Eyefinity isn’t just a multi-m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Too Polite? Are You Too Polite? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAn article on The Consumerist discussed customer service reps that are infuriatingly polite that they make you scream! Would you rather have an overly polite rep or a person who can just get to the point?Lamarr has some very definite opinions as to how a customer service representative should act. Yes, they should be polite. However, they shouldn’t be SO polite that it makes you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 3G vs 4G Speed Tests 3G vs 4G Speed Tests is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedPlease post a video response demonstrating how your speeds measure up against mine. Your mileage may vary!From where I sit in this home office, however, I’m not so sure I see a clear difference between Sprint’s 4G network and AT&T’s 3G network – at least, from these two devices today. That may change with network upgrades, of course.If anything, most of my ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Families Love FaceTime on the iPhone Families Love FaceTime on the iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedShould my dad go with a “Sprint phone” or an iPhone 4? Here’s your chance to influence his decision! The family that FaceTimes together… stays together. At least, virtually. I decided to live stream and capture the first FaceTime call with my parents. I wanted them to see just how easy it was to do.Then, my dad launched into a series of questions ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | For Coffee, AeroPress Impresses For Coffee, AeroPress Impresses is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhat drink do you enjoy first thing in the morning? Is it coffee? Is it something else caffeinated? Join the club. Well, it’s not an official club or anything – just that there are millions of us who love the wake-up juice.I recently learned about an easier way to make “French Press” coffee without the French Press. The AeroPress is an entirely new wa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone 4 YouTube Video Upload Issue iPhone 4 YouTube Video Upload Issue is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI uploaded a video to YouTube a few hours ago that I had recorded with my iPhone 4 while in my car. At the last minute, I decided to edit the video using the iMovie app which is available for only five bucks in iTunes. It was exceedingly simple to use. It has to now be my video editor of choice. It’s a fantastic app and I highly recommend it. The caveat, though, is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Problems Connecting the iPhone 4 Problems Connecting the iPhone 4 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAfter successfully unboxing my new iPhone 4, it was time to connect and sync it for the first time. I had to choose a name for my device. My iPad was named Pythagoras. Therefore, I wanted to stick with a “P” name. One person in the chat room suggested the name “Placenta.” I’m not calling my iPhone that, but why not call the USB cables the place ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Unboxing the iPhone 4 Unboxing the iPhone 4 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen I first opened the box for my iPhone 4, you can see how well they packed it. There’s no extra material. It was strapped in tight with a thin strip of cellophane. The box was white, but the phone is black. I ordered the 32GB model.Yes, I used a pair of scissors to cut the tape on the iPhone box. No, I haven’t learned my lesson about using sharp objects.The phone itself ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Giving Away my iPhone Giving Away my iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedNow that I have my iPhone 4, I had to decide what to do with the iPhone 3GS. I could sell it. I could put it up for auction. I could keep it for a backup device, since it’s still in excellent shape. Some of the chat room members wanted me to smash it or microwave it – neither of which I wanted to do. There were so many possibilites that I had no clue what the hell to do wi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone 4 Updates iPhone 4 Updates is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWell, it’s been about a day since I’ve switched from the iPhone 3GS to an iPhone 4, and I thought I’d gather some of my thoughts in video – using the iPhone 4 while I was on the road.The video came out very well, in my estimation – except I couldn’t control where it was focused (and there was no way of telling how it was focused since I couldn’t se ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Apple iPhone 4 FaceTime Work? Does Apple iPhone 4 FaceTime Work? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne of the features I was anxious to try out with my new iPhone 4 was, of course, FaceTime. I called up my buddy David Banther so that we could see how well it works. The video was crystal-clear, and the audio was crisp. As we talked, we showed off a couple of the cool features and options inside of FaceTime.You’ll notice right off the bat that I was using landscape ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone 4 Indoor Video Test iPhone 4 Indoor Video Test is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI recorded a quick video with both the EVO 4G and my iPhone 4 at the same time. I wanted to compare, and let everyone decide for themselves which is the better device when it comes to video. I used the default settings for both phones.The reason I chose to shoot indoors (with and without artificial light) was to better illustrate “extreme” conditions – knowing t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | HTC Evo 4G Indoor Video Test HTC Evo 4G Indoor Video Test is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI recorded a quick video with both the EVO 4G and my iPhone 4 at the same time. I wanted to compare, and let everyone decide for themselves which is the better device when it comes to video. I used the default settings for both phones.The reason I chose to shoot indoors (with and without artificial light) was to better illustrate “extreme” conditions – knowing ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should SETI Stop? Should SETI Stop? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTedd asked over on Lockergnome.net if we feel that SETI should continue. SETI is the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. It is the collective name for a number of activities people undertake to search for extraterrestrial life. SETI projects use scientific methods to search for electromagnetic transmissions from civilizations on distant planets. The United States government contr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Define Bloatware? How Do You Define Bloatware? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA caller the other night asked simply: “What is Bloatware?” That’s actually an easy one to answer! Bloatware is when you have a piece of software that should be a certain size. However, due to several unnecessary things being added in, the size of the software increases dramatically. Heck, sometimes companies add so much crap in that the original software ends ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Flex Your External Hard Drive Options How to Flex Your External Hard Drive Options is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis ultra-portable hard drive doesn’t have a USB port nor a Firewire port, an eSata port or any other sort of port. The issue with external hard drives is that they have one type of port or another. When a new type of connection comes out, you’ll need a new drive. This Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex that was sent to me for review is completely different. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Never Gonna Give You Up Never Gonna Give You Up is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAccording to a study just released by Slate, the sale of laptops eclipsed the sale of desktops last year – 44% to 38%. The remainder of sales went to netbooks. These figures would lead one to believe that laptops may be replacing desktops as the primary machines people own. Lamarr is here to tell you that as far as he’s concerned, that isn’t going to happen.Lamarr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | It’s Time to Use a Different Browser When… It’s Time to Use a Different Browser When… is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOver on Lockergnome.net, Michael asked people which web browser they prefer, and why. This is something I am asked constantly. It certainly seems as though everyone has a definite preference: there are over a thousand views on that question alone, and several pages’ worth of answers. I’ve been using Safari for quite awhile, but I think I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Share URLs How to Share URLs is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDylan recorded this screencast for the community to pass along his favorite method of sharing website URLs quickly and easily. Shareaholic is a plugin that works with nearly every browser, and makes sharing simple.You’ll be able to share your link with more than 100 different places with one click. You can share the pages out on places such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Mai ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | DNSF David Newman Makes iPad Portraits DNSF David Newman Makes iPad Portraits is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring the recent 1C Company Another Night in Moscow 2010 event, I happened to run into David Newman. He is an artist who can do some pretty amazing portrait work – right on the iPad. I had to see it to believe it for myself, so I sat down and let him draw.You know me – I couldn’t sit still. However, David did a pretty fantastic job capturing my like ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Seeking Home Theater Advice Seeking Home Theater Advice is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedKevin called in the other night and wanted advice on setting up a home theater. The friend of his who is trying to set things up is wondering if an Xbox 360 is sufficient as a starting point. He also already owns a 1080p television. Have you ever set up a home theater? What was your experience like?As far as Blu-Ray players out on the marketplace, for my money it was the PS3. It ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Eyefinity Setup Review Eyefinity Setup Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI recently attended the 1C Company “nother Night in Moscow 2010″event. While there, I had the opportunity to talk with Shane from the AMD team. We were standing in front of a huge ATI Eyefinity multi-monitor display, giving us the perfect opportunity to introduce you to this technology if you’ve yet to witness what it can do. Playing games (such as those titles from ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone 4 Order FAIL iPhone 4 Order FAIL is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’ve been waiting all morning to order my iPhone 4, but AT&T’s servers have been #FAIL for most of us. Perhaps it’s time I just choose another carrier for my mobile wireless service? What do YOU think?All across the country, people are ranting about the absolute FAIL that is the pre-order process for iPhone 4. One Apple store employee in Manhattan said that even t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Garmin StreetPilot GPS Review Garmin StreetPilot GPS Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen I was in the third grade, I learned map skills. North, East, South and West were pretty easy to master. I’m still not sure how I failed. It was likely because I didn’t own a GPS system at the time. I’d have killed for one of these devices when I delivered pizzas during college. Thanks to the folks at Garmin, I not only reviewed the StreetPilot c320 GPS s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Someone is Getting a Free Mac Computer… Someone is Getting a Free Mac Computer… is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere are a lot of Geeks in our community. One of the best of the best is UncleJohn, who is a moderator in our chat room. He also has saved my butt over the past several months on a near-daily basis. I used to record the live videos using the Ustream console. After I “upgraded” to the Ustream Producer account, though, I began having all kinds of tro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Understand Teenagers How to Understand Teenagers is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedHave you ever wondered what those teenagers are saying when they type acronyms like LOL, WTH, etc? Community member Lamarr Wilson created this video to showcase a website that will help you figure out what the heck (WTH) your kid is trying to say.Teen Chat Decoder is a free service that helps you make sense of the gobbledy-gook that is rampant in text messages and IMs from teena ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My First Hard Drive Was… My First Hard Drive Was… is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedHeadwards is a user on our Lockergnome.net site who asked what capacity our first hard drive was. My first computer didn’t even have a hard drive in it! The first one I purchased with my own money cost me around $200.00 and it had a couple of 5 1/4″ floppy drives. When I bought it back in 1993, it seemed relatively outdated even then.I then worked to save around $ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Clean Text Clean Text is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe community has asked me to do more videos about software. The biggest challenge is to find titles that most people may not have heard of. I also try to find things that are affordable and cross-platform. The other day, I stumbled across this software which is free – and cross-platform. What does it do? Perhaps the title of this video will help you figure that out!CleanHaven will clean u ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | $88 5″ Android Tablet: Acorp EM501R $88 5″ Android Tablet: Acorp EM501R is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedHeard about the $500+ Dell Streak Android Tablet? This is similar but is to be sold at only $88 (for distributors buying at least 1000 pieces). This is the Acorp 5″ Rockchip 600mhz ARM9 based Android tablet. This sized tablet fits just fine in most pockets and provides better view of web browser, video and apps.This video was filmed by Charbax at Computex 201 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Acer Stream: New 3.7″ 1 GHz Android Phone Acer Stream: New 3.7″ 1 GHz Android Phone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAcer is launching this new 3.7″ Qualcomm Android 2.1 phone with the new customized Acer user interface layer on top of Android. The build quality of this phone is solid and the screen is fabulous according to all reports. Viewing angles on the AMOLED panel are pretty sweet. The 1GHz Snapdragon CPU handles transitions quickly and easily. The phone is a t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 10″ capacitive Android Tablet by Malata 10″ capacitive Android Tablet by Malata is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis tablet has a nice design; it’s compact and light for a 10″ capacitive Android tablet. It comes with a HDMI output for 1080p video output, USB host ports, and is based on the ARM Cortex A9-based Nvidia Tegra 2 processor.The SMB-A1011 features a 10.1 inch capacitive 1024 x 600 multitouch screen. There’s 512MB/1GB SLC or 2GB to 32GB iNand st ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Android One-Second Boot Android One-Second Boot is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAndroid usually takes about 30 seconds to boot. Ubiquitous, somehow, has made their QuickBoot solution to work for the Freescale i.MX51 processor, where Android can boot in about 1 second. In this video, a full Android OS is demonstrated booting from complete power off in about 1 second.QuickBoot doesn’t actually “boot” the operating system. It is simply achieving ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SCSI RAID NAS – Three-in-One Hardware Heaven SCSI RAID NAS – Three-in-One Hardware Heaven is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is my first SCSI device – ever. In all my years of owning computer equipment, I’ve never had a single SCSI device. I’ve had plenty of scurvy devices over the years since none of it ever had enough Vitamin C. SCSI is fast. That’s one of the reasons why they’ve decided to add it as a feature to the TS-459 Pro – a NAS ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 3D TV Is… 3D TV Is… is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed3D technology has been around for several years now and has undergone significant changes during that time. Ryan called from the UK asking my thoughts on 3D TV in general, and whether I feel it is a “fad” or not.I would say that 3D isn’t a fad – it’s a feature that will be over-used in the near future. I expect we’ll see 3D in places that it should never ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | When Do You Power Down Your Laptop? When Do You Power Down Your Laptop? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne caller to the live show the other night wondered if it’s a good idea to turn off your laptop when you are finished using it. Many people simply let the machine go into sleep mode or flip it to a screensaver.When I am done using mine, I tend to turn it off completely if I know I won’t be using it again soon. If I’m traveling and using it often, I let ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Berry Sweet Taste Berry Sweet Taste is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe Funky Food Shop sent me something new to try since my review of the Space food went over so well. I was a little nervous about these mBerry tablets. You’re supposed to dissolve them on your tongue and then eat something that is normally bitter or sour tasting. According to the package, whatever you’re eating will completely change in taste and end up being sweet. I’l ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Like LEGO I Like LEGO is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA Danish caller the other night actually gave me a choice of topics to discuss. He threw out LEGO, windmills, politicians on Facebook and journalism for me to choose from. I ruled out politics immediately. If you get me going on that, I will never stop. I don’t know much about windmills, and the chat room went insane wanting to talk about LEGO bricks. LEGO it is!It’s no secret that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should We Use YouTube Moderation? Should We Use YouTube Moderation? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedHave you tried YouTube’s Moderation feature yet? If not, why not? If so, will it be worth keeping around for us to use? To me, it seems interesting – but relatively stunted if we can’t get a lion’s share of people to use it to generate good ideas. I’m not going to answer the same questions over and over again.YouTube moderation in our channel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Xbox Fail Xbox Fail is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIn conjunction with the E3 event, I am now a part of a super elite group of Xbox 360 enthusiasts. We were hand-selected by Microsoft to receive advanced (beta) copies of games. If you’d like to join the group, you can submit your application for the “Red Ring Club” online.With any luck, you’ll be able to play it at some point in the future. I know you’re jealous and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | This is Better Than That This is Better Than That is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne live caller last night asked me which (in my opinion) is better – NVIDIA or ATI. I can’t possibly answer that question. That’s like asking me if Windows or Mac is better. It’s akin to wanting to know whether apples or oranges are better. You have to be much more specific if you want to know whether one of these is better than the other. All kinds of thin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iWork for the iPad iWork for the iPad is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI was at a conference a few weeks ago, and realized I hadn’t taken my presentation with me! I had the iPad on the trip, so I purchased Keynote and threw it on there. I created a pretty awesome presentation in just minutes. For my needs, it was more than sufficient. It’s perfect if you need to create presentations and things of that nature on the fly. The software only cost me ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A 16-Port USB Hub Hubbub A 16-Port USB Hub Hubbub is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI love USB. I love the ports, the devices and the hubs. The problem with hubs, though, is that most of them top out at only seven little spots to plug things into. I have SO many USB devices. How the heck am I ever going to plug them all in at once? It’s a good thing my friends at ThinkGeek sent along their 16 port USB Hub for me to review!This baby has a built-in 22.5W power ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy a Digital Camera How to Buy a Digital Camera is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMark called in the other night with questions about cameras. He’s looking for a digital camera that will record in 720p. I tend to do a lot of reviews on different cameras and camcorders. Mark knows there are several I have recommended in the past, but is still unsure which he should buy.I jokingly told him to wait for the next iPhone because it will allegedly record in 72 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zagg Your Way to Extra Power for USB Devices Zagg Your Way to Extra Power for USB Devices is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe people at Zagg asked me if I wanted to take a look at the ZAGGsparq.Their claim is that it is the world’s most powerful battery backup and charger. They aren’t kidding, folks. This thing packs 2000mA hours inside of it! The 6,000 mAh Lithium Polymer Battery has enough juice in it to fully charge an iPhone four times.The ZAGGsparq plugs into a reg ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | You’re Invited to the Gnomedex Conference You’re Invited to the Gnomedex Conference is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMost tech conferences would charge you thousands of dollars for the privilege of being inspired. Gnomedex, however, does not! It delivers more bang for your buck, as it has been for the past ten years. This year, the 10th Gnomedex will be happening from August 19 – 21 in Seattle. Will you be joining us?We don’t know what is going to happen with t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Google TV Thoughts Google TV Thoughts is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone in the live chat room asked me last night what my thoughts are about Google TV… bringing the Google experience to your television instead of just the Internet. It makes sense to me, given that Google owns YouTube. They are working with manufacturers to bring the Google TV experience into your homes around the world. Some people compare Apple TV to Google TV, and I don’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Chic Meets Geek Chic Meets Geek is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAre you a geek living / working in the San Francisco Bay area? Even if you’re not there, perhaps you know someone who is? Be sure to let them know of the opportunity to be sponsored to attend this geeky chic’y evening event. You’ll rub shoulders with people you’d otherwise likely never meet in real life!Chic Meets Geek is a gathering of two different groups in one ro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Lose Weight Fast How to Lose Weight Fast is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen doing a Google search for ‘weight loss tips,’ my post on the subject will come up as the first result. One caller the other night asked me to expand on that, and give him an idea of some types of foods I usually eat. When I’m maintaining my weight, I tend to stick to about 2000 calories a day. I wouldn’t say I’m a fanatic by any means. Eating healt ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Does Space Food Taste Like? What Does Space Food Taste Like? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’m no stranger to strange foods. When given the opportunity to sample some space snacks, I jumped at the chance. Today, I received the Prof. Retro’s Space Food Sampler on my doorstep. I decided that I had to do a live tasting of each product inside the cute little box.There are several different freeze-dried snacks in the nifty gift box:Neapolitan Astronaut Ice ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Prince of Persia LEGO Set Prince of Persia LEGO Set is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI LOVE LEGO! I’ve put together several sets on my live stream before, and am looking forward to doing so again. Someone at LEGO reached out to ask if I would be interested in putting together a new set that isn’t even available in stores yet – the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (the Ostrich Race) LEGO set. My answer was but one simple word…DUH!The coolest ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Patent Wars Work How Patent Wars Work is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedApple and HTC are locked in a patent infringement lawsuit. The actual legal complaints blatantly list 20 infractions that Apple feels HTC has made pertaining directly to Android devices. A caller to the live show the other night asked my thoughts on the situation, and on patents in general.Holding a patent is your way of holding on to insurance. It’s not so much that you’d ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPod or iPad? iPod or iPad? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI had a caller the other night who is trying to decide between buying the iPod Touch or the iPad. He isn’t sure which would be right for him, and hoped I would throw some advice his way. I asked the kid what he plans to use such a device for, so that I could make a better recommendation. However… he doesn’t know what he wants to do with it. If you aren’t sure what you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Private is Facebook? How Private is Facebook? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAre you leaving Facebook? With all of the concern over privacy lately, many people are choosing to close their accounts. Others are educating themselves with the changes Facebook has made and making the best choices for their profile pages. Still more people are clueless… they don’t realize what is being shared and with whom. They have no idea how to fix this problem on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone Case Stand iPhone Case Stand is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI can’t stand my iPhone – literally! It won’t stand up on its own. It’s impossible to watch any type of videos on the phone unless I hold it at a particular angle. Who wants to do that all of the time? Don’t even get me started on the fact that the sound is directed outwards instead of towards my ear. Why can’t I just have some type of case for the iPho ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Things That Glow Things That Glow is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA caller asked recently if I still have my Laserpod from ThinkGeek. He is considering buying one for himself, but isn’t quite sure how they work. He said the pictures on the site don’t really show how they work. I had to go grab mine from the other side of the office, and was happy to see that the batteries still work!According to ThinkGeek: “This desktop sized device sp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Halo: Reach Beta Preview Halo: Reach Beta Preview is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDan is a moderator in our live community chat room who goes by the name of Guru_Meditation. As an avid gamer and radio personality in the UK, I knew he was the perfect person to review the beta of Halo: Reach I received from Bungie. Judging by what you see in this video, this newest iteration of the popular game is going to fly off the shelves when it is finally released later this ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zeemote is a Game Controller for Your Phone Zeemote is a Game Controller for Your Phone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere are tons of games out there for mobile devices. However, they aren’t always easy to play without the benefit of a controller. Zeemote has come up with a game controller for your phone and other mobile devices that connects via Bluetooth technology.During a recent Bluetooth SIG event, I learned about a better way to game on my mobile devices. Theoretic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Make a Backup of Your iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad Apps List Make a Backup of Your iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad Apps List is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIt occurred to me recently that I have installed almost 600 applications on my MacBook Pro. Many of them were given to me to review, and quite a few of them were free. As I was going through the list in order to decide what I wanted to load onto my new iPad 3G, I realized that it would not be too cool if I were to lose all of these little beauties. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Portable, Recyclable French Press A Portable, Recyclable French Press is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedEverybody has their own morning routine. Mine happens to include making a good cup of coffee. Mind you, there are several ways of crafting what tastes best – since “best” is typically relative. If you drink coffee, I’m wondering how you choose to make it (if you make it at all).I need caffeine to get me going… in more ways than one. It provi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kodak Printer – Community Review Kodak Printer – Community Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA couple of months ago, Kodak sent me the ESP 9 to review. They also had me determine how much money I could be saving on ink if I were using this printer instead of the one I currently own. Several other YouTube partners were given the same opportunity. Since more than one of those videos showed up on YouTube, there were – of course – a few haters in the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visually Impaired Software is Built Into Mac OS X Visually Impaired Software is Built Into Mac OS X is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI had a community member call in the other night asking me about accessibility features inside of OS X. He specifically wondered about things that may help those of us who have impaired vision and need some extra help to maneuver around our computers with ease.There are several options built in to OS X that can help you be able to see and manage your experi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Broken Xbox 360 Broken Xbox 360 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedEvery weekday, I ride my Gazelle for 45 minutes. This helps me get my muscles moving and helps to keep me healthy. While I’m “working out” on the machine, I usually either watch a movie or play a game on my Xbox 360.However, when I signed on today, I noticed my avatar was freaking out. I guess this may be a bug report? It used to look like me. I’m not sure what’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad Bad? Is Jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad Bad? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedNow that the iPad is available over in the UK, many of our community members who live there are ordering as fast as they can. However, one particular person called in to express his disgust over the fact that his friends plan to jailbreak their device as soon as they get it. He feels it’s “wrong” to do this, and wondered what my thoughts are.None of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Set up an iPad How to Set up an iPad is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI received my iPad 3G the other day, and decided to set it all up on my live stream. I had a USB cable plugged in to my MacBook Pro, and then took the other end and connected it to the new iPad. That really was all I had to do. The device booted up and connected me to iTunes. It asked me to set it up as a new iPad. I had to give it a name first… and asked the chat room for ideas ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | DRM and You: How to Break the Cycle DRM and You: How to Break the Cycle is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne person who called in to the live show the other night had some pretty tough questions for me about DRM. He asked my thoughts on the direction of DRM technologies and the perceived war on consumers by media giants… mostly the methods the companies are using to interfere with the fair uses that we enjoy.It all boils down to a matter of control. A lot of the media ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Ultimate USB Microphones The Ultimate USB Microphones is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne live caller recently told me he had just ordered the same USB mic that I use because he loved the crystal-clear sound that I have. Unfortunately, he didn’t use the coupons that I have available. He wondered if I used any special settings with my mic, because the sound really is fantastic. All I’ve done, though, is plug it in… honest. My mic provides me wit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tech Questions and Answers Tech Questions and Answers is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAfter we did another round of live phone calls, I decided to place Pixie on my lap and answer a few of your burning questions (at least, those being posted in the open chat room at the time). Mind you, only the questions were burning; I couldn’t answer questions related to burning sensations.And to anybody who thinks I was a bit short with my answers – that was intent ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Creative Zii D5 Bluetooth Wireless Sound Speaker Review Creative Zii D5 Bluetooth Wireless Sound Speaker Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf I want to listen to audio on my iPhone, it’s not usually a great experience. It’s not practical to walk around with my hand cupped to my ear. Unless external speakers are Bluetooth-enabled, it’s a pain in the proverbial rear to hook them up and tether it. I have to thank the folks at Creative for sending along the ZiiSound D5 Blue ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why I Think Apple’s iAd Sounds Amazing Why I Think Apple’s iAd Sounds Amazing is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedApple has made a way for advertisers and sponsors to support free apps – but in a way that makes people want to click. iAd essentially makes the ad itself into another app. That iAd is an app that is embedded inside of your download. Potentially, you’re getting a second app for free. They demonstrate something an advertiser might do.If I were an adve ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make a Glossy Screen Matte How to Make a Glossy Screen Matte is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen I ordered my new MacBook Pro not long ago, I decided to go with the glossy screen. I’m a matte fan, but I don’t like the way that Apple does those on their notebooks. The device isn’t all black with the matte screen, and it ends up getting a lot of gunk and debris around it. My friends over at RadTech happened to see the unboxing video, and sent alon ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Can You See in Hawaii? What Can You See in Hawaii? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI just returned from Hawaii, courtesy of @alohabruce and his team at Hawaii-Aloha. Despite visiting the state to speak at a Social Media conference, they coaxed me out onto the water for an afternoon of frivolity. I learned there are many interesting things to see there in Oahu.Believe it or not, I managed to not have a problem with motion sickness. Being The Great Indoorsman, i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is This the Best iPad Case? Is This the Best iPad Case? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI think I have found a case for my iPad that I am happy with. This is the Elan Passport from our friends at Griffin. The folio flips open to reveal your device, then closes like a book for privacy and protection. The micro-suede lining protects your iPad from scratches and smudges. There are also pockets on the inside of the cover to hold your ID or other items.I like this case ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Killer at Large, King Corn, & Food, Inc. Killer at Large, King Corn, & Food, Inc. is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone in our chat room asked me if I had watched any movies lately that I would recommend to everyone. I’ve seen a few seriously good films that dealt with technology in some way – even though it wasn’t in a way you might expect. Three movies in particular stand out: Killer at Large, King Corn and Food, Inc.Corn production in the United Stat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Open Source vs Closed Source Open Source vs Closed Source is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedJustin called from southern California recently to talk about open source projects. He’s doing some research into this for school, and had a few questions. Justin asked my opinion as to the pros and cons of both open source and closed source applications, along with positives and negatives of each. My opinions are not definitive, of course. As a user, I can appreciate eit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad 3G Unboxing iPad 3G Unboxing is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYes, it’s another iPad unboxing! It’s pretty much like a regular ol’ iPad unboxing, but 3G’ier. There’s really not much to see in an Apple product unboxing, though. I mean, they do a pretty good job at packing and the product quality usually speaks for itself. However, since products can’t speak, I’m forced to do the translating.After this video, m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Popchips are the Best Potato Chips Popchips are the Best Potato Chips is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI get stuff to review all of the time. It’s very seldom, though, that baskets of chips show up on my doorstep. Recently, I woke up to find a basket full of popchips sitting on my porch with a note attached from the founder of the company. I tried these for the first time at a local Seattle event not long ago, and loved them. I was pretty darn happy to see a whole bo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Stylus iPad Stylus is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe application running on my iPad in this video is Penultimate. It encourages you to take notes or make sketches because your handwriting and drawing looks pretty cool in bold gel ink. Three different paper styles are available and there are several standard features you’ll need… including an eraser and full undo capability.One very cool thing about this application is that you can ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which iPad Stand Stands Best? Which iPad Stand Stands Best? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen it comes to creating a stand for the iPad, it’s difficult to get it right. You want the stand to hold the device securely in both landscape and portrait mode. You also want to be able to tilt it to meet your unique viewing preferences. My friend Dave Delaney sent along the new A-Frame from the team at Griffin for me to review, and I have to say I’m impressed. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Targus Premium Laptop Power Review Targus Premium Laptop Power Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI really hate cables. I like what cables can do for me – bringing power to my devices. I don’t like looking at them all day long. That is why I keep them tucked away out of sight. I was disappointed when I got my iPad recently, because it needs 10 watts of power to charge. My then-current Macbook Pro didn’t support that much output, so I had to charge th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Glow Burst for the iPad Glow Burst for the iPad is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedGlow Burst is a highly addictive game that relies on a quick mind and even faster fingers. Click each glow pad as fast as you can from the lowest to the highest number in each set. Each glow burst earns you more points – and gives you extra time. Each round you complete gets you even more bonus time. This may sound simple, but I can assure you that it’s NOT.There are thr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | WordPress Vs Tumblr WordPress Vs Tumblr is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring live calls recently, Alex called in to ask my opinion on the differences between using WordPress and using Tumblr to blog. Tumblr is a great service and it works very well with almost zero downtime. However, I still prefer WordPress. I don’t like the limitations placed on users by closed platforms such as Tumblr.I feel that Tumblr (and other systems like it) don’t pro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone OS 4.0 Thoughts iPhone OS 4.0 Thoughts is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis video was recorded the night before Apple’s big iPhone OS 4.0 announcement. The community speculated as to what could be coming with the next iteration of the OS. With the announcement live now, I want to focus on talking about what is happening, instead of what might happen as we did in this recording. iPhone 4.0 OS will have more than 100 new features. Apple has seven ma ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Adobe Has Ideas Adobe Has Ideas is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’m going to go on the record and say that 95% of the apps available for the iPad are going to be drawing-related in some way. I’ve been inundated with requests to review these types of apps. One of the best ones that’s floated across my screen, though, is Adobe Ideas. It’s a free app, and is available right now in iTunes.Adobe Ideas lets you sketch designs anywhere ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Unlock the iPad Zoom Feature Unlock the iPad Zoom Feature is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedEven with the larger screen on the iPad, some people may have trouble reading what’s in front of them. There are a countless number of people who have impaired vision, and Apple kept them in mind. It’s quite easy to zoom in on anything you may be looking at on the device.All you need to do is double-tap the screen with three fingers… then slide your fingers up ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Screen Saver iPad Screen Saver is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedEven when I’m not using my iPad, I can enjoy it. As you can see, a handful of pictures of Wicket and Pixie are floating through. This is a feature that is built in to the iPad, specifically when you’re not using it. This is – undoubtedly – THE best photo frame that I’ve ever had the pleasure of using.It’s quite easy to enable this feature. Tap the Sleep ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Case Review iPad Case Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen we recorded the iPad FAQ video the other night, I mentioned that I was going to purchase some type of case for the iPad. I did end up heading out to the Apple store to grab the “official” iPad case. It’s very functional, and works well for the most part. There are a couple of things that I don’t particularly like, and I’m hoping those can be addressed by ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Do You Recommend? What Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Do You Recommend? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI have three monitors and one large surface, thanks to Eyefinity by AMD. I have these screens connected to a new AMD computer system, which was sent to me by AMD as well. I will be reviewing that system at a later date, so stay tuned for it.As I set up this new system on the live stream, I realized I didn’t have the right keyboard and mouse to use wi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Apple iPad FAQ Apple iPad FAQ is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAfter unboxing the iPad and fiddling with it all day, I opened up the virtual floor for questions. Of course, I took questions from the chat room last night.As you can see, we had several hundred people hanging out in the channel… all of whom were excited to talk about the iPad. I tried to answer as many of the relevant questions as possible, but I have a feeling I missed a few. It was ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Apple iPad Unboxing Apple iPad Unboxing is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYes, we had quite a few of you tune in for the live delivery and unboxing of Apple’s first iPad product. Was it worth the wait? Only time will tell. There wasn’t much to the box, really – and setup was certainly a breeze. I went on to demonstrate quite a few features after unwrapping my package. *ahem*The one that I unboxed in this video is the Wi-Fi version, of course ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | AMD Eyefinity Multi-Monitor for Productivity AMD Eyefinity Multi-Monitor for Productivity is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSometimes, there’s more to the web than a single page. You may want to track conversations on your social media websites while watching a video at the same time. You can easily do this you know. AMDs Eyefinity makes it a snap to connect one computer to multiple monitors – and keep the picture as clear as a bell.We’ve already shown you what Eyef ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Chris Pirillo Live iPad App The Chris Pirillo Live iPad App is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re a fan of my live stream who also happens to be getting an iPad, you’re going to want this app. Steve (Granit in our chat room) has come up with an app that will allow you to see the video AND the chat room right on your iPad screen – without having to click between them. You’ll be able to private message other users if you choose, and have m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | YouTube Layout Changes – Good or Bad? YouTube Layout Changes – Good or Bad? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedLike any other website, YouTube is in a state of constant evolution. Like it or not, the site rolled out several new changes to their layout yesterday. I have to give those changes a thumbs up – and a thumbs down.If you’ve visited a YouTube video page in the past few days, you’ve seen what they’ve done. I appreciate that I have more option ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Unboxing the Apple iPad Live Unboxing the Apple iPad Live is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI started the countdown 24 hours ahead of time for my iPad unboxing. UPS was kind enough to make a mistake, and delivered it early! I set it out on my desk, and spent the day teasing everyone about the fact that I was going to get to open it early. I nearly burst at the seams trying to wait, trust me. I was dying to get my hands on my new iPad on this specific date.Now that you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You on Gowalla? Are You on Gowalla? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring the SXSW conference, I happened to run into Phillip. He is a developer with the Gowalla team. Up until that point, I had only heard about the service. I hadn’t taken the time to sign up or check in anywhere using the service.Gowalla is a simple way to share your location with your friends, tell them about your favorite places, and figure out where everyone is gathering for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Siri? What is Siri? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA few weeks prior to the SXSW conference, I was told I “needed” to download the Siri app for my iPhone. I did so, but hadn’t really had a chance to use it until I was talking to the people who created the app. If you’re a busy person who has things to do, Siri may well be the answer you’ve been looking for. You ask – and Siri will DO. Forget clicking a hund ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | AMD Fusion Media Explorer AMD Fusion Media Explorer is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe AMD Fusion Media Explorer provides you with a very different way to browse through your media. FME allows you to explore your digital media content from either your local machine or online resources such as Flickr, YouTube, and Microsoft Live.FME lets you experience your media in a 3D application, which helps you to discover related content based on what you’re currently ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Who is Violet Blue? Who is Violet Blue? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI happened to run into Violet Blue while I was attending the SXSW conference recently, and she agreed to sit and talk with me. Violet is an awarded author, a frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, a magazine columnist, an all-around web celeb, and damn sexy. You might have seen her in Macheads (and if you haven’t, there’s no time like the present to watch the movie).She t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Flash Video is Better With AMD and ATI Flash Video is Better With AMD and ATI is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere are a lot of people making and watching videos online these days. When I visited the AMD campus in Texas during the SXSW conference recently, Casey showed me how AMD is helping people all over the world enhance their Flash experience. Adobe Flash 10.1 is a collaborative effort between Adobe and the team at AMD.This new version of Flash takes advantage of the ben ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tech Support Ethics Question Tech Support Ethics Question is a post from Chris Pirillo Find more videos like this on Reviews, News, and How To GeeksThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of GoToAssist. All opinions are 100% mine.It’s super simple to help someone with their computer issues remotely. What happens, though, if you’re in the middle of a tech support session using GoToAssist Express, and you can’t solve the problem they’re having? Do you charge for the time you have already ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Transfer a Tech Support Desktop Sharing Session How to Transfer a Tech Support Desktop Sharing Session is a post from Chris Pirillo Find more videos like this on Reviews, News, and How To GeeksThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of GoToAssist. All opinions are 100% mine.If you are a computer tech who works via remote desktop connection, chances are you’re using GoToAssist Express. No matter how smart you are or how long you’ve been working with computers, you don’t know it all. Others, however, may know th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sign Language Translation Sign Language Translation is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere may be times when you need to talk to someone who uses sign language to communicate. If you don’t know sign language yourself, it may be difficult to converse with the other person. However, if you have an iPhone, there’s an app that can help you. The ASL Dictionary is full of more than 4800 signs. Type a word or letter into the application, and it will show you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | AMD Eyefinity Multi-Monitor for Gaming AMD Eyefinity Multi-Monitor for Gaming is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedPlaying games is fun, but sometimes one screen is just not enough. Wouldn’t you have a much better experience if you were using three screens? With AMD’s Eyefinity, you can easily run three screens off of one graphics card. I spent a little bit of time with Casey while I was at AMDs campus in Texas recently. Casey is the Director of Product Marketing for t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | AMD’s Vision AMD’s Vision is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring my trip to SXSW last week, I spent some time at the AMD campus. I was able to talk briefly with Raymond from the AMD Product Marketing Group. I had heard that AMD has a vision for Vision, and wanted to get more information for all of you. It’s a difficult process to buy a new computer these days, with all of the choices there are. AMD Vision was created to simplify that proc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Acer Ferrari One 200 Acer Ferrari One 200 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’ve been watching my live stream this past week, you’ve likely seen the red laptop sitting on my desk. It is an Acer Ferrari One – part of the 200 series. It was sent to me to review by my friends at AMD, and I have to thank them for it. This notebook is part of the new Vision program set forth by AMD. Vision tries to make it easier for consumers to understand i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Bump? What is Bump? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne of the most popular apps on both the iPhone and the Android has to be Bump. I see people everywhere bumping their phones together in order to get to know each other better. You can use Bump to exchange contact information, share photos, or even become friends on Facebook. As you can see from the demonstration we did in the video, it’s simple to use. Stop wasting your time manually t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Local Tech Support Ideas Local Tech Support Ideas is a post from Chris Pirillo Find more videos like this on Reviews, News, and How To GeeksThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of GoToAssist. All opinions are 100% mine.I grew up in a small town, and I was able to really get to know my neighbors. You may live in a bigger city. Even if you do, the chances of you reaching out to those around you at some point are pretty high. We still need to connect with people, even if it’s via the Internet while ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get Referrals From Clients How to Get Referrals From Clients is a post from Chris Pirillo Find more videos like this on Reviews, News, and How To GeeksThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of GoToAssist. All opinions are 100% mine.They say that word of mouth is the best form of advertising. While I don’t know who “they” is, exactly, I do enjoy spreading the word regarding products and services that I find to be helpful or that I have enjoyed using. If you’re helping people with the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | FaceVsion TouchCam N1 FaceVsion TouchCam N1 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Facevsion. All opinions are 100% mine.You know it’s time to get a new webcam when people have to squint in order to see you.Most likely, you’re relying on the webcam that came with your system – if you have a webcam at all. Judging from 90% of what I see on YouTube, many people have yet to upgrade to an experience w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Home Decor Ideas Home Decor Ideas is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYou already know I’m a gadget freak. You also know I like really cool and unusual things. Probably the most awesome things that I have bought recently all came from Etsy, from a user named ForkedUpArt. I thought the iPhone holder, I picked up some of the other pieces, as well!The artist has created some really neat artwork using forks and spoons, including phone holders, business car ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Social Media Questions and Answers Social Media Questions and Answers is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed‘Social Media’ is the phrase of the day. Many of us were doing things socially online long before the term was even coined. No one can seem to decide what, exactly, social media really IS, anyway. Craig sent a series of questions to me from Scotland, asking five questions about social media. I thought it would be fun to record my answers as a video. Also, by h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Twitter eBook Twitter eBook is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAs promised, I have compiled and released a set of 140 Twitter tips and tricks. It’s in a PDF format, and there is no DRM. That means you can take it with you wherever you go. It works out to one penny per tip! The eBook is Creative Commons licensed, so you can feel free to use the tips any way you see fit, as long as you give proper attribution! This eBook will help you, whether your ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Keep Track of Your Life Online Keep Track of Your Life Online is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring Gnomedex last August, we had an open-mic session where attendees could come up on stage and share their favorite websites, Apps and tools with the audience. Ayush wanted to share two of his life-saving websites with us.Skittlr allows you to put your own little bar on your website that you customize to fill with the sites you visit the most. The bar can be moved around ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | When Will Your Bus Arrive? When Will Your Bus Arrive? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring our open mic session at Gnomedex last August, Bill Corrigan came on stage to talk about OneBusAway. This website was built by some students at the University of Washington who were tired of always missing their bus. You can search for bus stops near your location, and it will give you not only where they are… but also tell you how much time until the next one departs ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Building Community From LeWeb 2009 Building Community From LeWeb 2009 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’ve been online since 1992, and in an official business capacity in 1996. I’m just me… someone who loves gadgets, technology and communicating. I have always believed that community exists inside of all of us. Wherever we go, our community goes.If you’re familiar with a Venn Diagram, you’ll understand what I’m about to tell you. It inv ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is the Square? What is the Square? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDom was gracious enough to take the time to introduce me to what could be the hottest new item soon to hit the marketplace. The Square is a little device which is bound to change the World.You can start accepting payment cards immediately with Square, right from your mobile phone. There are no contracts, monthly fees, and no hidden costs. You can read the credit card payments not only f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Keep Your Gmail Safe Keep Your Gmail Safe is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring the Gnomedex conference this past summer, we held an open mic session. Anyone in the audience could get up on stage and share their favorite website, tips, trick and resources. In this short video clip, we were all reminded of how simple it is to secure our Gmail when viewing it from a public location (such as a conference or an Internet cafe).When you are logged in to your Gmai ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Use VMWare Fusion? Do You Use VMWare Fusion? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedVMWare Fusion 3.0 is finally here, and is the best way to run Windows on your Mac. Using a Mac doesn’t mean abandoning your Windows applications and devices. Ditch your PC and safely run your favorite Windows programs alongside Mac applications, while continuing to use your Windows-only devices on your Mac. Instantly launch your favorite Windows applications directly from your D ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | An eReader That Looks Like a Big iPhone An eReader That Looks Like a Big iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedShenzhen Million-E Culture Industrial Co. Ltd. is showing a new e-reader based on e-ink with built-in 3G, WiFi and even with resistive touch screens.This video was filmed by Charbax during the CeBIT 2010 consumer electronics show in Hannover, Germany.Would you like to cover conferences, trade shows, and events in exchange for promotion in our YouTube channel and soci ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Asus O!Play HD2 High Definition Video Player Asus O!Play HD2 High Definition Video Player is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAsus is releasing their third generation of HD video players in the O!Play HD2. It plays all video formats, comes with a USB 3.0 connector, eSata, and an HDMI output. In theory, it could play back Youtube videos in HD from its Ethernet connection… if Google would authorize set-top-box makers to connect with the Youtube video API.This new device, which clai ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | YouTube Captions and Rentals YouTube Captions and Rentals is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOops. I was messing around with a new YouTube “Rentals” feature for Partners – which had unforeseen consequences. As soon as I realized my mistake, I undid as much as I could on the affected video. Everything should be back to normal now, save not being able to make that video (in question) visible in countries beyond the USA. I’m waiting to hear back fr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | $65 Laptop $65 Laptop is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedFirstview Electronic HK Limited is showing what may be one of the worlds cheapest laptops. It runs Android on a low cost and low power VIA 8505 ARM based 533Mhz processor. It has 128MB RAM, 2GB Nand flash, 7″ 800×480 screen, WiFi, SD card reader, and 3G dongle support. It’s supposed to run 4 hours on a 2100mah battery.It loads websites slower than a more expensive computer, but ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Internet Society Internet Society is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhat kind of impact has the Internet had on you (personally or professionally)? Do you remember what life was like before the Internet? Could you imagine your life without the Internet? Could you imagine a world without the Internet?Michael sent an email to me. He’s a high school student, doing some research on the Internet. Specifically, he’s writing about how the Internet has ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Smart Technologies Hands-on Demo Smart Technologies Hands-on Demo is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI don’t know about you, but I love being able to interact with technology using my fingertips. Perhaps I would have paid more attention in class if the teacher was using something like this SMART Board!Two can be better than one when it comes to using the SMART Board interactive whiteboard. With the SMART Board SBD600 series, two people can work on SMART Notebook soft ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World’s Smallest Windows XP PC World’s Smallest Windows XP PC is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIn this video, usmart Sun Power Technology Limited is showing what they say is the world’s smallest x86 computer. It comes with a 4.8″ screen, an Intel Atom 1.60ghz processor, 512mb RAM, a USB port, Wi-Fi capability, a MicroSD slot, and a removable battery that lasts through 2 hours of Windows XP usage. It should cost below $500 when it becomes available.When Charb ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iMac Skins – Black, Pink, or Red iMac Skins – Black, Pink, or Red is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedNo, Apple hasn’t released a new “Black iMac.” This is the same ol’ silver iMac with a shiny new black bezel clip-on. Works perfectly, too – from the front or the side. IMHO, this is a must-have for all iMacs. I’m not sure why Speck isn’t making the black one more readily available? Maybe they’re working on an updated mod ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Live Video iPhone Live Video iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI recently started broadcasting my live stream in SD widescreen (720×404). Once I made the switch via the Ustream Producer software, the live feed was no longer available in the current build of Ustream’s mobile applications. Moreover, I’ve been able to start pushing out a live video feed which doesn’t require Flash! This particular HTML5 version of my feed is truly ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tips for Twitter Tips for Twitter is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI need your advice! I’m putting together an eBook full of Twitter tips. There will ultimately be 140 tips, each consisting of 140 characters or less. As of right now, I only have 89 solid tips that I can use. This is where you come in!Send me your best Twitter tips. Make sure that they are under 140 characters. If I use your tip, you will receive credit in the eBook. You will also ge ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Clean a Poop Stain How to Clean a Poop Stain is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you have pets, you’ll want this gadget somewhere in your home. As every pet owner knows, accidents are commonplace (and sometimes, it is believed that the “accidents” are actually “purposefuls” if our pets are angry). If you’re still trying to rid those stains and smells with paper towels and spray cleaners, you’re living in the poop ag ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Record Your Life with AudioBoo Record Your Life with AudioBoo is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedBrian Person was a Gnomedex attendee this past summer. During our open mic show-and-tell session, he wanted to share his favorite iPhone audio recording app with us.Not only does AudioBoo work on the iPhone, you can also use it from your home telephone, using PhoneBoo! It will record up to five minutes’ worth of high-quality audio, and will immediately publish your Boo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Social Media Site Management Strategy Social Media Site Management Strategy is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOn an average day, how many web browsers – or tabs – do you have open at any given time? If you’re like me, there are one heck of a lot of them. Heck, just managing all of your social media sites can be a nightmare. You have to keep track of your Facebook account, your Flickr page, your Google Buzz threads and even your Twitter. You may use a separate ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Motorola Head-mounted Computer Gen.2 Kopin Golden-i Motorola Head-mounted Computer Gen.2 Kopin Golden-i is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedImagine walking around with a head-mounted 15″ display to view information available to you at all times. This system features a pretty cool six-axis position tracker from Hillcrest Labs that allows you to operate a cursor with nearly pixel-for-pixel accuracy by just moving around your head when for example panning around a large image or a map. The ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stolen Laptop Tracking Stolen Laptop Tracking is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhat are you afraid of? Go ahead… share your fears with us! Are you afraid of the dark, or of heights! I promise no one will make fun of you for your fears, whatever they are. For me… I’d have to say fear of having my laptop stolen has to be my worst nightmare. I have a lot of data and information on there, and it would be a royal pain to try and straighten it all o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is GameSalad? What is GameSalad? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedCharbax recently attended MacWorld, and was kind enough to record a few videos for us, since I wasn’t able to attend myself. GameSalad is the world’s most advanced game creation tool for non-programmers. With GameSalad, game makers of all levels can bring their ideas to life without programming a single line of code. Build games visually using a drag-and-drop interface along with ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Photoshop Alternative Free Photoshop Alternative is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTechOverlord has submitted a screencast to us in order to show off Sumo Paint. This is a free – and excellent – alternative to Photoshop. There are more features and filters than I can begin to describe in this short description. I messed around with Sumo Paint myself, and was pretty impressed with my results. Are you still not convinced? Go browse through some of the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is This the Tripod for Your Gadgets? Is This the Tripod for Your Gadgets? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere are times you need a tripod. However, if your device doesn’t have a tripod mount (say, a small gadget – like a phone), you might think about clipping ‘er into a Versihold. Yes, it’s quite versatile. Or, should I say: versitile? WARNING: not designed to grip babies or kittens.The Versihold Personal Media Stand works perfectly for things such ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Mic Review Wireless Mic Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOne of the most frequent questions I get asked is “What microphone do you use?”. If I’m recording something in my home office via the live stream, then I use the Audio-Technica AT2020 USB microphone. However, when I’m recording on the go, that just won’t work.The Vado 3 happens to allow an external mic. Therefore, I decided to try and see how it will work. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Caption This Video of Dancing Microsoft Office Icons Caption This Video of Dancing Microsoft Office Icons is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDon’t ask me why, but for some reason Microsoft Office icons were not allowed to use the restroom at Macworld. They were forced to “dance” it off. Unfortunately, this made quite a mess. The Microsoft Office for Windows icons could pee anytime they wanted, which leads me to believe that someone there is playing favorites.Go ahead – ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | High Quality Live Video Streaming Now Available High Quality Live Video Streaming Now Available is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI started streaming live nearly three years ago already. Can you believe how fast the time has gone by already? Up until today, though, I was broadcasting at a resolution of about 320×240 at about 17 frames per second. That wasn’t “bad”, but it wasn’t as good as it is now!Using the new Ustream Producer, I am broadcasting at 720 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Facebook App Fun Facebook App Fun is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhen I announced our new fUNICODE site a few weeks ago, you guys went ape! You were all over that, having a lot of fun transmogrifying your text into something fun. You took that text and pasted it on your Twitter accounts, your websites, and even into our chat room!Now, the fun can continue on Facebook with our new fUNICODE Facebook App!! Thanks to David Nelson, you can use FunText on Fac ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Does the Community Want From Video? What Does the Community Want From Video? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI record videos for YouTube – and other outlets – on our live stream. I’ve been doing this for awhile now. Since I was using standard definition in the past, I could only eke out a few frames per second. This is nowhere near what I can do with these HD videos in 720p. I got an email the other day from Acer_Lover, asking if I could go back to record ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remote Desktop Control Software Remote Desktop Control Software is a post from Chris Pirillo Find more videos like this on Reviews, News, and How To GeeksThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of GoToAssist. All opinions are 100% mine.The world is full of software, and I am a software addict. Chances are that people who use support don’t like software as much as we do. This is why we might want to use something like GoToAssist to help with these scenarios. Instead of having to go to their home, you can ju ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Facebook Desktop Facebook Desktop is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAre you addicted to Facebook? I’m willing to bet a large portion of our community are Facebook fans, and hopefully fans of my page! Heck, you may even be watching this video right from Facebook, instead of on YouTube. Whether you’re a casual user of the popular social networking site, or someone who spends all of their time there, there’s a new desktop application you may ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Build Your Community Using Open Atrium How to Build Your Community Using Open Atrium is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedGregory Heller was an attendee at Gnomedex this past summer. During our open mic session, he talked to us about the Open Atrium service, which is a free (and apparently better!) alternative to Drupal. It comes with six features – a blog, a wiki, a calendar, a to do list, a shoutbox, and a dashboard to manage it all. Open Atrium is completely customizable. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Save Money When Shopping? How Do You Save Money When Shopping? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuncan Riley from The Inquisitr came up on stage during Gnomedex to talk to us during our open mic hour. Duncan came all the way from Australia to attend our conference! He wanted to share an excellent site with everyone called RetailMeNot. It is full of thousands of coupons and discounts that anyone can use anywhere in the World. There are no catches, and there are no ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Resize Photos With Shrink O’Matic Resize Photos With Shrink O’Matic is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedBWOne has done several screencasts for us in the past, with great success. He’s been busy uploading CES videos to his own channel lately, but took a break to create another screencast for all of you. Today, Bowman is going to show you how to easily reduce the size of your pictures using Adobe Air’s Shrink O’Matic!Shrink O’Matic is an AIR appli ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Samsung LED TV Review Samsung LED TV Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSome people ask what products I choose to buy myself to use in my home. This television is the latest acquisition of mine, and it’s one that I’m seriously happy with. This gorgeous TV is the Samsung 46″ 1080p LED HDTV. The picture is so much better than what this video will show you. It’s seriously crisp, clear and beautiful. This ultra-slim 46-inch LED HDTV bo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remote Tech Support Software Remote Tech Support Software is a post from Chris PirilloThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of GoToAssist. All opinions are 100% mine.The age-old question has been wondering how many ways there are to support someone when they have a computer problem. If your career is built on helping people, especially software problems, you may want to look into GoToAssist. You can use GoToAssist on virtually any platform. There are many ways you can use to support your user, but you won ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mustaches Vs Cancer Mustaches Vs Cancer is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAndrea Wojcik was a Gnomedex attendee this past August. She is passionate about causes, and helping to raise money for Pediatric Oncology. She discovered a very cool website that she wanted to talk about during our Gnomedex Show and Tell! Mustaches Vs Cancer is an organization whose motto is: “Kids can’t grow mustaches, and they shouldn’t have cancer, either”.Eve ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Turn Your TV Into a Media Center How to Turn Your TV Into a Media Center is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYou have content scattered all over your network, I’m sure. The problem is when you want to watch your media on your HDTV. That’s where the FreeAgent Theater + from Seagate comes in handy! It allows you to not only access files from across your network, it also accepts input devices, such as memory cards. It has a variety of inputs, including full 1080p v ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Download Center Download Center is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedEvery so often, you may need to download something to make your computer or mobile device run better. There are millions of pieces of software and applications available for every operating system you can think of. To help you find the best deals on software of every type, we’ve created our new Downloads center! Every day, we feature the very best software – including games!  ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wide-Angle Camera Lens for the iPhone Wide-Angle Camera Lens for the iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYes, I’m using my iPhone to record this video, instead of my regular video recorder. The reason for this is quite simple. I wanted to show off the OWLE Bubo that was sent to me for review. How cool is this thing?! You can use this to extend the recording capabilities of your iPhone!You can see that once I clipped the OWLE Bubo to my iPhone, I immediately extended ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sony Bloggie Camera Review Sony Bloggie Camera Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’m very glad that Sony sent along the new Bloggie PM5 and CM5 for me to review. I decided to record half of the video using one of these little devices, and half using the other one! They can take still shots, and record in full 1080p format! They support a media stick, or SD media, which is impressive to see. Both cameras are capable of creating very nice YouTube videos!T ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pogoplug Review (with the FreeAgent Dockstar NAS) Pogoplug Review (with the FreeAgent Dockstar NAS) is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’ve been looking for a quick and simple way to access your files (no matter how you’re connected to the Web), you need to look no further! I have to thank Seagate for sending the Seagate FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter to me to review! I think this is the NAS I’ve been looking for. If you’re in the market for a solution in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Super Bowl Sunday Snacks Super Bowl Sunday Snacks is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSuper Bowl Sunday is famous for something other than just football! It’s also all about the snacks you put out for everyone to nom on during the game! I had to call in an expert, since I’m not a football person myself. Thankfully, my Dad is here visiting and could give me a hand. I’m also not a cook, so I am grateful that Imei was here to lend a hand with food pre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Seen in Apple Store iPad Seen in Apple Store is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I can’t believe my local Apple Store had them in stock and was selling them tonight! I took advantage of this OBVIOUS oversight and decided to buy one on the spot.This is the $499 (16GB) model. As you can see, it runs just fine. Too bad it doesn’t support Adobe Flash. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mountain Dew Throwback Mountain Dew Throwback is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis was the first Mountain Dew I’ve had in about a decade. It tasted pretty good, IMHO – although I’m not sure my head will ever recover from the experience.I’m grateful that Pepsi is (at least for now) releasing soft drinks made with cane sugar vs. high-fructose corn syrup. They’re a nice treat every once in a while, but not every day. Diet sodas are j ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Internet Explorer Suck? Does Internet Explorer Suck? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe all must browse the web. Unfortunately, the Lynx browser is no longer cutting it. If you don’t remember it, then you are not old like I am. PC PitStop community member James asks if Internet Explorer is safe yet. He’s been waiting to use the newest version, because he’s heard that it has a lot of problems. What are your thoughts on this? Is IE solid, and sa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microsoft Security Updates Microsoft Security Updates is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSoftware is constantly evolving and changing. That’s a good thing, honestly. There are always new and better features being added, along with important security updates in some cases. David from PC PitStop asked about Microsoft Updates. He’s wondering if they’re really necessary, since it takes him so long to download them on his DSL.At least they released them, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Protect Your Hard Drive How to Protect Your Hard Drive is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere are thousands upon thousands of hard drive enclosures. However, only one of them is both fireproof and waterproof. I have precious video files from the Gnomedex conference on my ioSafe Solo. For the purpose of this video, I completely submerged the hard drive in water, to show you that it truly is waterproof as they claim! Yes – the videos were all still completel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Video Editing Job Gone Horribly Wrong Video Editing Job Gone Horribly Wrong is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedA jump cut is a cut in film editing where two shots of the same subject are taken from different camera positions. This type of editing will cause the subject to appear to “jump” into new positions. For this reason, many classical editors loathe the use of jump cuts. However, Ze Frank made it an extremely popular type of editing amongst YouTubers… esp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Add a Monitor Using USB How to Add a Monitor Using USB is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring CES recently, Traci Toguchi was kind enough to cover the events and parties for us, as I was unable to attend. During this interview, she’s talking with Seb Hochmuth from DisplayLink. DisplayLink allows you to easily add additional monitors to your PC. You do not need to add a new graphics card, or be restricted by your laptop’s hardware, such as a single V ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Text Generator Text Generator is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you follow me on Twitter, or you’re a fan on Facebook, then you may have seen some funny-looking text flow through my stream recently. You may have even wanted to try it out for yourself! Well, I’m happy to report that now you can. fUNICODE is an all-new ultimate fun text generator! Type anything you want into the box on the page, and it will automagically be transmogrified fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fingerprint Problems in Windows Fingerprint Problems in Windows is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMy finger is very secure! It’s attached to my body. However, PC PitStop community member Bob isn’t so sure his fingers are secure. He wrote in to ask about fingerprint sensor on his laptop. He’s been having trouble with them since updating from Vista to Windows 7.Hopefully Bob ran Microsoft’s Upgrade Advisor. That will tell you whether or not a driver ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Portable Pen Scanner Portable Pen Scanner is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhile covering CES for us recently, Traci was able to catch up with Robert Kerkhoven from PlanOn. He showed off a portable pen scanner to her! How handy would that be?Both the DocuPen and the PrintStik are about a quarter of the size of your laptop. They’re fully functional on their own, and are powered by rechargeable batteries. The combination of the two provide a potent “ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Help Desk Help Desk is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIn 1992, I got online, and I was addicted from the word GO! In 1996, I started Lockergnome, even though at that time it was simply a newsletter that I sent out every day. Then, in 2001 I started hosting the show Call for Help on the old TechTV network! I loved hosting that show, because I loved the live help I was able to give to people. I’ve continued that spirit through our live videos an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | First LEGO Set First LEGO Set is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’m the one in the KC Chiefs pajamas, although I don’t care a lick about sports (the outfit must have been on sale). Decades later, I’m still playing with LEGO and video games – longing for the simplicity of an Atari 2600.You’ll have to mix in your own soundtrack, as the video camera did not record sound. Imagine a whole bunch of high-pitched screaming – m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | First Haircut First Haircut is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDo not adjust your volume (there is no sound in this video). Back in the day, we were lucky to have cameras that could record video in the first place. This segment sat on an 8MM reel up until recently (when I had it digitized). I thought I’d share with you my first haircut… followed shortly thereafter by my first documented case of OCD… followed shortly thereafter by a romp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | HD Web Camera Wants to be Yours HD Web Camera Wants to be Yours is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhile covering the CES conference for us recently, Traci was astounded by the new Facevision TouchCam N1. It’s an HD video cam with an embedded H.264 codec chip, and dual microphones! This allows for crystal-clear HD video and superior audio at the same time. This little gadget is the first Skype certified video camera, and works perfectly for all of your video-confere ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Control Scroll Control Scroll is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOn my notebook, I use a touch pad to glide the cursor across the screen. You may use a different input device on your computer to allow you to push the cursor across your screen. I received a question from our sister community, PC PitStop. Jerry asks why the page starts going up and down really fast when he attempts to scroll up and down with his mouse.The problem is that your mouse is too s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI love seeking solutions for people. That’s kind of what got me started in this whole Internet thing, way back in about 1996. I also enjoy answering questions when I can, especially from our sister community over at PC PitStop! Mike is a CAD designer, and is wondering if his XP software will install and run on Windows 7.I can’t guarantee that Mike’s software ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Boxee Box Review Boxee Box Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTraci Toguchi covered the 2010 CES for us last week in Las Vegas. She was able to spend a few moments talking to Andrew about the new Boxee Box! The Boxee Box brings all your favorite TV shows & movies from the Internet or your hard drive onto your TV, without needing a computer. Why pay money for shows you won’t watch? Simply use the Boxee Box to watch what you want – on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows 7 Gadgets Windows 7 Gadgets is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe are typically talking tech in our community, and that goes for our sister community, as well! PC PitStop has been kind enough to work with us on a number of occasions. So, when they asked me to answer some tech questions from their community, I was only to happy to help! This particular question comes in from Carlos. He wonders if Windows 7 has a sidebar like the one found in Windows V ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Ping.FM? What is Ping.FM? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhile at CES last week, Traci Toguchi caught up with John Yamasaki, who is the Community Evangelist for Seesmic. They talked about the fact that Seesmic has now acquired Ping.FM! You have a lot of friends, and they’re not all in one place! With this merger, you can now update 50 social networks using Seesmic+Ping.fm from email, chat, sms, Blackberry, Android, or the web itself!From S ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Lifestream WordPress Options Free Lifestream WordPress Options is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYou’re doing things online every day, whether you’re posting to YouTube, publishing photos to Flickr, or sending out tweets. You’re doing all kinds of things, but what are you doing to archive your life stream? I have a solution for you… a brand-new site that I have created with some help. It’s a free WordPress blog, where we will help you agg ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Outdoor Gadget Tech Outdoor Gadget Tech is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTraci Toguchi was in Las Vegas last week, covering CES for us. During the event, she came across a display that Eton had put together, and stopped to find out more. During this interview, Traci is talking with Jonathan Wong, who is an account executive with Eton.Eton’s Scorpion is a very cool device. It has a solar panel on the top, and a hand-crank on the back. It will help you s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Facebook Music Application Facebook Music Application is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’m sure you’ve been to YouTube to listen to your favorite music. What if you just don’t want to go to YouTube? What options do you have then?! If you haven’t used Muziic yet, it’s time you check it out. Muziic lets you share songs, albums, radio stations or playlists with your friends. Oh, and guess what? Muziic now has a Facebook application, as we ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Idapt to Your Gadget Adapters Idapt to Your Gadget Adapters is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWhile covering the recent CES conference in Las Vegas for us, Traci stopped by the Idapt booth and met up with company founder Jacques Guadamillas. Picking up a box from the table, Traci was astonished! She was certain that they had snuck into her home and taken a picture of the mess of cables and adapters she has lying everywhere. Thankfully, Idapt can help her!IDAPT allows y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Use Icon Generator How to Use Icon Generator is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMarques has now done several screencasts for us, all of which have been fantastic! This time, he’s going to show you how to make use of a free Adobe Air app. Icon Generator allows you to generate a CS3 or Web 2.0 style icon, in only 3 steps! Choose your color, the character types and then save it in four different sizes! Being an Adobe Air app means that this will work on an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Desktop Server Difference Desktop Server Difference is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe are typically talking tech here in our channel, and sometimes we even answer questions! PC Pitstop community member Richard asked why anyone would want to use a server as a personal home computer, and wonders what the advantages of doing so would be. There are some advantages, and I’m glad that Richard thought to ask about this!You’d be able to use more hardware in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do Bachelors Eat? What Do Bachelors Eat? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Tony’s Pizza. All opinions are 100% mine.I know many of you worry about my eating habits now that I am a bachelor. Don’t worry… I eat on a regular schedule, I promise! The people at Tony’s Pizza were apparently worried, as well! They were kind enough to send me a handful of coupons for free pizzas! I’m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Natasha, Art Girl Geek Natasha, Art Girl Geek is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTraci Toguchi was in Las Vegas during this past week, covering the Consumer and Electronics Show for us. While attending an after-party hosted by Robert Scoble, Traci ran into Natasha Wescoat, who happens to be a friend of mine! Natasha is an Art Geek in the true sense. Not only is she an amazing artist… she’s also a true techie Geek! What more could you ask for? I have t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Qik? What is Qik? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTraci Toguchi was kind enough to cover CES for us over the past several days. She attended sessions, parties, and product release events. During this interview, Traci is talking with Rishi Mallik, Senior Manager of Business Development for Qik. Rishi was excited to talk to us about the new Qik-in-Touch desktop application. Thanks so much to Daynah for working the Vado 3 that Creative provided ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Who is iJustine? Who is iJustine? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTraci was in Las Vegas last week to cover the CES conference for us. While there, she was able to catch up with none other than iJustine while attending Robert Scoble’s Blogger Party. Justine was, as always, fun and insightful. It ws the first time that Traci and Justine had met in person, which was apparently icing on the cake for Traci! Thanks so much to Daynah for working the Vado ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Touch the Future with Light Blue Optics Touch the Future with Light Blue Optics is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedTraci is in Las Vegas this week, attending CES 2010. She was kind enough to agree to be our stand-in this year, and capture some of the best moments of the conference. Traci is using a Vado 3 to record during CES, courtesy of the folks at Creative. Here, Traci is talking to Dr. Adrian Cable, the CTO of Light Blue Optics.Light Blue Optics announced the release of thei ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microsoft History Microsoft History is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedCommunity member Scott emailed me recently to ask for my help with a documentary he is creating about Microsoft. He knows that I’ve been using Microsoft since the days of DOS, and wanted to get my thoughts on a few questions he had. Not only did I agree to answer them in this video… I want YOUR opinions, as well. Go ahead and leave a follow-up comment with your answers to the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Convert VHS to Digital Convert VHS to Digital is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI was rummaging through old boxes the other day, and came across several MiniDV tapes. These are pretty important tapes. For instance, I have Wil Wheaton’s keynote from Gnomedex 4 back in Lake Tahoe. Another is Steve Wozniak from the same conference! If I had the proper equipment, I could hook it up to my computer, transfer the videos and convert them myself. That’s very ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Security Camera Systems for Home Security Camera Systems for Home is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe Vue is a wireless camera connected to my home network, thanks to the base station. The kit includes a base station and two wireless cameras. If you’re looking to add something like this to your home network, this is about easy as it gets. This was sent to me as a review unit, but I asked them how much it is for me to KEEP it. That’s how well this works!!Esse ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Solar Power Battery Charger Solar Power Battery Charger is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAside from communicating with the opposite sex, what is a Geek’s greatest fear? I’d have to say it would be the fear of losing power! We are always worried about our batteries dying just when we need them most! Due to this, I spent a bit of my own money to buy a Solio Universal Solar Hybrid Charger. That’s right… it can charge from the Sun!! It also has a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Electronic Music How to Make Electronic Music is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedOur friends over at ThinkGeek have done it again. As if my Tenori-On wasn’t cool enough, now I have two Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizers!! They are exclusive to ThinkGeek, and I’m more than happy that they sent these babies to me for review. You can connect as many of them together as you like, and watch them create beautiful music! Change the tone, volume, style an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Star Wars Games Star Wars Games is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAs you know, I am obsessed with Star Wars. I decided to buy myself this book for Christmas, since I’m a single adult. Santa doesn’t visit my house unless I make him visit! In any case, I love Star Wars. This trivia book is interactive, and something that will bring me hours (and HOURS!) of enjoyment!The Obsessed with Star Wars: Test Your Knowledge of a Galaxy Far, Far Away book ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make a Man Do Anything for You How to Make a Man Do Anything for You is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAs I mentioned the other day, I will be turning into Subservient Chris again this New Year’s Eve. In the past, all of the money donated during the event has gone to the IRC network that I am associated with. The folks at GeekShed are an awesome group of people, many of whom I’ve worked with for years! This year, though, we’re doing things a lot differ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Creative Vado HD 3rd Generation Video Camera Review Creative Vado HD 3rd Generation Video Camera Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedEver since I purchased it, I’ve been pretty happy with my Creative Vado HD first generation. I really like it because it has a wide-angle lens. Now, I have in my possession the Creative Vado 3rd Generation! It definitely looks a lot different than the one I already had, that’s for sure. Let’s see how it works!They’ve improved thing ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Need for Speed Car Racing Video Game Need for Speed Car Racing Video Game is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedPlaying Need for Speed on my iPhone is actually a great way to unwind. I gotta thank the folks at EA for sending this along to me to play with – I mean… review! I’ve been having a great time trying to beat my own score. Racing games are always fun, but this one takes first prize in my book. It has excellent graphics and animations, the audio is good, a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | InfraRecorder DVD and CD Burning Software InfraRecorder DVD and CD Burning Software is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re looking for a free alternative to programs such as Nero or Roxio, look no further than InfraRecorder. As Warren demonstrates in this screencast, InfraRecroder is a powerful – and FREE – CD and DVD-burning tool! You, too, can have your screencast appear in our channels.InfraRecorder will not only burn CDs and DVDs for you, it can also cre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Simpsons iPhone Video Game The Simpsons iPhone Video Game is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, and you’re a fan of the Simpsons, you’re going to want this App. I’m very thankful that the folks over at EA for sending me this App to review! I admit that I’ve spent far too many hours already sitting here playing it!The Simpsons Arcade is full of win. You can help Homer save Springfield, or make him figure out ho ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Seattle Twitter Seattle Twitter is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSeattle Social Central is a website I recently helped to launch. It’s an aggregator for all of the tweets coming in, around and through people and businesses in the Seattle area. Even if you don’t live here, I’d like you to take a look at this and give us your feedback. If this works well for Seattle, we’re considering creating the site for cities all over the world! ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bing Building Bling Bing Building Bling is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedImagine my surprise when I saw this splashed upon a building in the Seattle area. Thank goodness they went with “Bing” instead of sticking with “Windows Live Search” (or they would have needed a MUCH bigger building).This was taken in Bellevue, WA looking at the Microsoft building. Neither the Google nor the Yahoo! buildings were decorated in any way. The Microso ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gifts for Him and Her Gifts for Him and Her is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI gave you a chance to ask for what you wanted this holiday season. Hundreds of you responded, but only one of you… actually, TWO of you were given a gift. We’ll do this again next year, assuming our community continues to grow.The first winner was Kari, who asked for a digital camera for her stepdad. Apparently, her camera was stolen somewhere on her college campus recent ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LEGO Games LEGO Games is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedPart of the geek experience is playing with LEGO. I took the bricks for granted, as some people (like Imei) have never played with them at all. This was her first time – caught on tape. Actually, it was caught on Memory Stick.LEGO is serious business for most of us Geeks. We GET it, you know? You don’t need to have a set of directions, or a particular build in mind. You just dump out ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Save Money on Mac Software How to Save Money on Mac Software is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYou know I love software, especially when I can get it at a discount. Mac Update is currently running their promo winter bundle. You can get 14 Mac Apps for only $50.00!! That is a 90% savings off of the normal retail price. Celebrate the holidays with a collection of legendary apps and a few new classics at an unbeatable price!Once you purchase, you will receive Path Find ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christmas Dogs Christmas Dogs is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe woof you a Merry Christmas! We woof you a Merry Christmas! We woof you a Merry Christmas! And a happy new bark!Wicket and Pixie are really in the Holiday spirit this year. How are your dogs doing? Upload a video response starring your Christmas pets if they wanna play along. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Santa Claus is Coming to Town Santa Claus is Coming to Town is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIt’s officially Christmas Eve in some parts of the World right now, and only a few hours away here in Seattle!! Santa and I go wayyy back – all the way to my childhood. When I found out that the Jolly Elf himself was going to be live streaming this year, I had to get in on the action. After all, this is what I DO! So, I contacted Santa up at the Pole, and proposed ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Santa Claus Email Santa Claus Email is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSanta sent me a video email! Can you believe it?! I didn’t know he did things like this! Oh, I hope I’m on the Nice list! I’ve tried so hard to be good this year. I only asked Santa for one thing. If I’m lucky, I’ll find it in my stocking on Christmas morning!Wait, what? Santa says I haven’t been good enough? That is a load of hooey! I’ve been a m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Android OS on an Archos Tablet Android OS on an Archos Tablet is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYou don’t necessarily have to lock yourself into a two-year contract to make use of the Android operating system. Thanks to the Archos 5 Internet Tablet, you can have video playback and web browsing – and use Android, as well. I ran into Charbax during the LeWeb conference in Paris last week. He asked me if I’d like to check one of these out, so that I can f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | BumpTop on the Mac BumpTop on the Mac is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedFINALLY BumpTop has come to the Mac! Up until recently, it was only available for Windows users. I used it often on my Windows install, and love it. The Mac version is still in private beta, so you won’t see the things I do when you go to the webpage. However, if you sign up, maybe you’ll be able to get in on the next release! BumpTop is basically a different type of desktop ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should Twitter be Banned at Conferences? Should Twitter be Banned at Conferences? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI was fortunate to be a keynote speaker last week at the LeWeb conference in Paris. It was definitely an amazingly well put-together conference. I cannot express enough gratitude to Loic and Geraldine for making us all more than comfortable during our stay. I did happen to notice one thing during the conference that bothered me a bit, so I decided I wanted to talk t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christmas Tree Fun Christmas Tree Fun is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedLast year I had a lot of fun making a holiday video with my face in it by using JibJab. Hundreds of you responded with your own JibJab video. I’m hoping you’ll do the same again this year! Let’s see what everyone comes up with!JibJab is so easy to use, and a lot of fun! A lot of people prefer to “Elf” themselves. You can upload as many as five pictures, and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Re-Partition a Hard Drive How to Re-Partition a Hard Drive is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWarren has done a couple of screencasts for our channels over the past weeks, and has done a very good job with them. In this one, he’s going to show you how to re-petition your hard drive. Keep in mind that this is something anyone can do, with the right instructions. Warren’s are clear and easy to follow. Remember that it’s not too late for you to submit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | eStarling Touchscreen Digital Picture Frame Review eStarling Touchscreen Digital Picture Frame Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’ve had a couple of eStarling digital frames in the past, and been very happy with them. When the folks at eStarling sent me their newest product to review, I was more than happy to take a look – especially since it features a touchscreen! The frame also boasts 802.n networking capability, and automatic firmware updates.The eStarling TouchConn ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Too, To and Two Too, To and Two is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedFor the last video in the Grammar Teacher series, I had to discuss the difference between the words too, to and two. Too often, people are either too lazy (or just don’t care) to use these words properly when writing. How hard is it? And by the way – these videos were done at the request of viewers. That must mean they have several people they want to send these to!Too is an adv ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make a Mac Dashboard Widget How to Make a Mac Dashboard Widget is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re a Mac user, you may want to place a personal Dashboard Widget. In this screencast, Alex is going to show you how quick and easy it is to do this! Don’t forget that you can submit your screencast for possible promotion on our channels.The first step in developing your personal Dashboard blog widget. You need to have the SDK downloaded and installed on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Their, There, and They’re Their, There, and They’re is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedHey there. Someone sent you the link to this video to let you know there’s a difference between the words there, their and they’re. It’s not difficult to figure out, I promise you that. Why can’t you just take two minutes, pay attention, and learn the basics?!There is an adverb which means into or to that place. To use this word properly in a sentence ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Portable Scanner for the iPhone Portable Scanner for the iPhone is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedJotNot is a five dollar application, available in the iTunes store. Even though I had only had this App for one day when I recorded this video, it had already turned out to be one of the best Apps I own. JotNot turns your iPhone into a portable document scanner. I took a picture of a document, and performed optimizations right on my iPhone. That makes it nice so that sensiti ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mockups Software Mockups Software is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedNot long ago, I was talking to my friend Brent Spore, who happens to be an amazing designer. I helped sponsor his PodCamp Arizona recently, and he wanted to do a favor for me in return. Knowing the quality of his work, I was all over this offer! I needed a single web page where people can go to read more about me, and go through a simple PayPal form to pay me to coach them. It would be lik ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Espresso at Home How to Make Espresso at Home is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedJust before I left for France the other day, I decided to make myself a cup of Espresso. One of the sponsors of the LeWeb conference I spoke at was Nespresso, and they sent a unit to all of us as a gift! So, I decided to try it out, and let all of you know what I think… since it really does make an excellent cup of espresso!The genius thing about the Nespresso is that it& ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Compare Documents Compare Documents is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedLet’s say you have two documents, and you need to compare the text in them against each other. Heck, let’s say you need to add yet another document into the mix! That could get to be a pain. You can just use Compare My Docs. Choose your documents and let the website point out comparisons for you!Once you’ve uploaded your documents, you’ll be presented with differen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Right and Write Right and Write is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSomeone sent you a link to this video because you apparently don’t know the difference between the words right and write. Did you not pay attention back in about the second grade? Okay, fine… maybe it was fifth grade. In any case, if you’re old enough to watch this video, you’re old enough to know when and how to properly use those words.Right is an adjective that me ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Gift of Giving The Gift of Giving is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThe season of giving is now upon us. Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, you still like to receive gifts, right? You’re in luck… I love to give gifts!!This holiday, you have a chance to win a gift from me. This is open to anyone in the world, no matter where you live. Post a video response on YouTube (NOT here on the blog) to this video. Tell me what you want, and wh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Meet a Geek With Money to Give You Meet a Geek With Money to Give You is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI ran into my old friend Dave McClure down in Hawaii recently, when we both attended the [re]Think Hawaii conference. Dave and I go way back – all the way to Gnomedex 2 in Iowa! Back then, he was working for PayPal in the Marketing department. These days, he has money that he’s just waiting to give to you! He’s a Venture Capitalist in the Silicon Valley. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Other Mike from TechCrunch The Other Mike from TechCrunch is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you’re not following Mike Butcher on Twitter, you’re missing out! He writes for TechCrunch – but only for a specific part! Mike and I ran into each other at the [re]Think Hawaii conference recently, and had to talk about social media, and his take on things.As I mentioned, Mike writes for TechCrunch. He started out writing only for TechCrunch UK, and has ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Paris, France Tips Paris, France Tips is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedNext week will be my first time to visit France! I am going to be the Keynote speaker for the LeWeb Conference. There are over 1800 people registered for this particular conference, and the speaker lineup is astounding. I am honored to have been asked to speak at LeWeb – but I’m nervous, as well!As I said, I’ve never been to France. I also don’t really speak a sin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gifts for Geeks Gifts for Geeks is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed‘Tis better to give than to receive, so they say. It’s true, though. I like to give more than I receive. When it comes to Christmas, I love stocking stuffers the most! How much fun is it to stuff a bunch of things into a big sock and then give it to someone?! They get a whole bunch of presents all at once this way! I’m going to share some stocking stuffer ideas with all of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | It Tasted Better Than Soap! It Tasted Better Than Soap! is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedEveryone loves gifts! I especially love them when I’m not expecting them! Nancy from the Outrigger Waikiki sent me a surprise gift basket to my room when I was staying there recently, courtesy of Bruce Fisher and his team. I was in Hawaii for the [re]Think Hawaii conference. Apparently, the hotel noticed that I was tweeting from my hotel room, and posting pictures of the s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Was Your Favorite Childhood Toy? What Was Your Favorite Childhood Toy? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI remember playing with an original Lite Brite when I was a kid. My brothers and I would spend hours on end creating different pieces of artwork. You could use the pre-made sheets to guide you, or create something right out of your own imagination! Nowadays, you can play with the new Lite Brite Cube! Create something different on all four sides, or go with a theme. The ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is This a Real Piano? Is This a Real Piano? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI can’t leave my office for two minutes without having to worry about Wicket or Pixie rolling out my new piano and playing with it! It’s a roll-up piano, and it has some excellent sounds. I can’t blame them, really. It’s a lot of fun, and so easy to use!This little piano comes with a full-size MIDI keyboard, and has five different octaves. There are 100 differe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Drink a Wine Before Its Time Drink a Wine Before Its Time is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe normally talk tech in my live chat room. But, occasionally, we tend to talk of other things. One of those things happens to be fine wines. I enjoy a glass or two of wine at times… preferably a nice red wine. The problem with red wine is that you have to let them breathe… nearly an hour after opening! I want a shortcut. And, I love gadgets and gizmos! The Vinturi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Magic Mouse Review Magic Mouse Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI believe in magic. I also believe in Apple. Therefore, I had to buy the new Apple Magic Mouse. There is no scroll ball on this particular mouse, as there was on the Mighty Mouse. The entire surface of the Magic Mouse is touch-enabled. I like this a lot, as I had issues with the scroll ball getting stuck at times on my Mighty Mouse. I do have to say I was a Microsoft mouse users for many ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Skype Phone Without PC Skype Phone Without PC is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThere are hundreds – if not thousands – of services that allow you to chat in real time. The one that tends to rule the roost is Skype. Nearly everyone seems to have a Skype account these days. Let’s say you have a Skype account, but you’re traveling. Yet, you still want to get ahold of your contacts without having to pay a lot of money to do so. What you need ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pause for a Cause Pause for a Cause is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWicket and Pixie wanted to help me pass along a message. We want you to head over to SurveyForGood – Pause for a Cause to create a video related to your favorite non-profit or charity. Upload it to that website, and you’ll have a chance to win a trip to Africa. I happen to be one of the judges – but don’t think that I will play favorites!! What charity or non-profi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Useful Things in my Home Office Useful Things in my Home Office is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI love to surround myself with things I can use – and that look good on my desk. When the folks at Useful Things sent me a care package recently, I was only too happy to try out their nifty little offerings! I was especially happy with the staple-less stapler. That’s right… it actually “staples” papers together without using actual staples! It&# ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My First PDA – Sharp Wizard My First PDA – Sharp Wizard is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMy first PDA was an old Sharp Wizard which carried 64MB of data! It was over $300 back in the day, and was considered to be a high-end model. I could add things to my calendar and keep track of what I had to do. My calendar from 1989 is still intact even! I added memos and contact lists, since there was no such thing as an iPhone. It doesn’t have a Qwerty layout, whi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone Comics iPhone Comics is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is Ken Brady, who lives in both Portland and Japan. He’s a software developer who I think you’ll want to follow! He’s working on a few very cool things. One of these is a comic reader for the iPhone. You can change languages on the fly even, from English to Japanese! There are game-style elements involved, which makes it not only cool for people who like to read these t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Black Friday Deals Black Friday Deals is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIt’s nearly time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday! I know I’m excited. Both days give me opportunities to save serious amounts of money – and I LOVE to save money! I also love gathering together coupons and deals for all of you. The people at myGearStore have decided to help save you money, as well! For starters, they’ve sent several cool products to me to give a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rubik’s TouchCube Rubik’s TouchCube is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedI’m sure all of you have played with a Rubik’s Cube at some point. There’s a new version out – the TouchCube. That’s right – it works via touch! This is the first completely electronic and solvable Rubik’s Cube. Just slide the lighted squares with your finger from any side or direction and watch the move automagically! The colors pulsate, fa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are You Having for Thanksgiving Dinner? What are You Having for Thanksgiving Dinner? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThanksgiving is tomorrow, and I can’t help but reflect on what I’m thankful for. It’s easy for me… I’m most grateful for all of you – the community. Thank you for watching the videos, for joining the chat room, and for reading my blog. Thanks for subscribing to my Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for just hanging out, and talking ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | HP Photosmart Premium Review HP Photosmart Premium Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYes, this is a printer. It happens to be connected to my network wirelessly. It also boasts bluetooth features and a touch screen! This HP Photosmart Premium allows me to print, copy, fax and scan. It also allows me to connect to parts of the Internet, such as coupons, Google Maps and more!I can even print wirelessly using the HP iPrint application on my iPhone. It happens to b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sony DSC-WX1 Review Sony DSC-WX1 Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedSony recently sent me their new DSC-WX1 to play with and review in conjunction with an upcoming Sweep Panorama photo contest. I can tell you that I’m excited about this camera. I’m by no means a professional photographer, but I do enjoy snapping shots whenever I can. This camera has some amazing settings options, as well as extremely clean and clear pictures. Even with all o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Dropbox? What is Dropbox? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe uploaded a screencast from Billy not long ago. He received excellent reviews, so I was only too happy to look at his newest creation. This one will teach you what exactly Dropbox is, what it’s for, and why you should be using it! I use it on a daily basis, myself, and love it! Don’t forget that you could have your screencast featured on my channels. Get to work, and email me ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Chumby One Review Chumby One Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedYou might remember the original Chumby, which wasn’t quite as cool as the new Chumby One is. It has a touch screen for starters, and an awesome speaker. You can configure the widgets through the free web account that you get when you buy your Chumby. Personalize it any way you want. The thing I think I like the most is that it runs on battery, as well as through a regular cord.A Chu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make an iPhone App How to Make an iPhone App is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedAnthony saw my call for screencasters, and stepped up to the plate. He has created an amazing tutorial for all of you would-be iPhone devs out there! In this screencast, he will show you how to get started, and walk you through creating a simple iPhone App of your very own! It’s not too late for you to submit a screencast to be uploaded to our channels. Click on the link at ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Have a Chris Pirillo Live Gadget on your Windows Desktop How to Have a Chris Pirillo Live Gadget on your Windows Desktop is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedWe’ve uploaded several awesome screencasts lately. All of you are sending in informative and high-quality tutorials for us to share with the world. It’s not too late for you to get your screencast on our channels, you know! Get busy and create something wonderful! Gabriel is a fan of our live stream, and has come up with a simple t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Create Your Own WordPress Themes Create Your Own WordPress Themes is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedIf you have a blog, you have a theme. Chances are, you downloaded a theme off the web somewhere. It’s okay that you don’t know how to code your own customized theme from scratch! Very few people are capable of doing this. You want your blog to say “YOU”, but you don’t want to pay a designer a ton of money to accomplish this. It’s a good t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Be Still My Beating Geek Heart Be Still My Beating Geek Heart is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedThis is a plush beating heart. Why would you want one? Uh, probably because it’s cool! It has realistic beating sounds, which can soothe a baby… or yourself! This could just be the hottest new item for that impossible to buy for person on your holiday shopping list! What will our friends at ThinkGeek come up with next?Your friends will be oddly fascinated by the b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is an Eye-Fi? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I used a digital camera to take a photo of the chat room, and then had it automatically transferred to my Flickr account. I could just as easily send it to my Facebook page, or any other account that is supported by the Eye-Fi. The picture was transferred wirelessly over my home network from the camera directly to my desktop… and then right to my Flickr! Using the Eye-Fi SD card, it is a snap to upload photos wi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Convert Cassettes to MP3 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of the first pieces of hardware I ever remember lusting after was a cassette player. I was pretty young back then, and a cassette player was innovative! As I got a little older, making “mix tapes” for girls you liked was all the rage. I enjoyed being able to record things, and play them back. These days, we take audio and video recording for granted. Back then… it was really high tech stuff! Read ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Surf Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Most of you know that I am an experienced surfer. I’ve been at it since about 1994, through various platforms and browsers. Yes, I’m an Internet surfer! I’ve never gotten on a physical surfboard, or been on one in the water. However, I did get my own custom surfboard today, courtesy of LeapFish! How cool is this thing?! The folks at LeapFish just recently re-launched their site, dedicated to bringing ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 10 Things to Do in Florida Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This is the last in our series of travel videos – for now, at least. We have uploaded quite a few of these in the past several months. Each one is full of the places that you – the community – think we should visit if we should ever travel to your hometowns. This last installment is a list of places you don’t want to miss if you ever happen to find yourself in Florida! Read more on 10 Things t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Downtown Hawaii Skyline Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The skyline in Honolulu is absolutely beautiful during the late evening. Isn’t that view amazing?! The reason I recorded this, though, is to get all of you involved. I want to have everyone record a short video response for this post, and show us your skyline. You can live in a city, a small town, or even out in the country. Take a short video and show us what it looks like in your neck of the woods just before ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Todd Friesen – Confessions of a Reformed Spammer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Todd Friesen is a former blog spammer. Who knows? He may have visited your blog in the past. Hear his tales of the “old” days, why and how he did what he did… and why he no longer does it. Read more on Todd Friesen – Confessions of a Reformed Spammer… Jason Calacanis: The Internet’s Environmental Crisis Gnomedex 9 Photo Awards with Kris Krug Chris Brogan and Julien Smith – R ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Remove Vocals from Songs Using Audacity Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This is the next in our series of screencasts recorded by people in our community! You can always submit your own, you know. I’m still looking for more good screencasters! Daniel has created this short tutorial for us, to show us how to easily remove the vocals from any song using the free Audacity software. Read more on How to Remove Vocals from Songs Using Audacity… How to Sing Karaoke Online for Free ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Want a Google Car? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, I was driving in my car at night. I had two hands on the wheel, and four eyes on the road. I do think and drive, though! Do you? Read more on Do You Want a Google Car?… iPhone GPS App Review Roundup Have you Tried the Google Open Source Android Emulator? Google Goes Sesame Street Google Seattle Don’t Believe Everything You Read Do Your Research – on Every Topic How to Improve Internet Explorer ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ubuntu 9.10 Screencast Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently asked all of you to submit your screencasts to me for review. The best of the best will be chosen to be featured here, in my various channels and outlets. This provides content of a different perspective for our community, and gives you new exposure for your work! Duncan has submitted an excellect screencast, showing all of us the new Ubuntu 9.1 operating system. Read more on Ubuntu 9.10 Screencast… ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World’s Shortest USB Cable Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I hate having super-long USB cables when all I really need is one that’s an inch or two long. It’s such a waste of space, especially when I’m traveling. Thank goodness the folks at ThinkGeek have the iStubz to charge my iPhone with! Read more on World’s Shortest USB Cable… How to Use FireWire 400 Devices in 800 Ports Does Every Mad Scientist Need a USB Plasma Ball? Am I the Only One in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gnomedex 9 Photo Awards with Kris Krug Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed At the end of Gnomedex 9, photographer Kris Krug graced our stage once again. Last year, he presented his best photography tips to us in order to help us all capture conference moments (and life moments!) more effectively. This year, he provided an awesome and fun look back at this year’s conference by giving away photo awards. Here, in order of appearance, are this year’s photo winners! Read more on Gnome ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 10 Things to Do in Reno, Nevada Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s been awhile since I posted one of these travel tips videos. The response was so overwhelming that I couldn’t possibly record a video on all of the emails you sent! However, keep your eyes on my blog. I’ll be posting those there (one per day!) so that we can share your hometown with the World! This particular set of must-see places was sent in by David Beck. Read more on 10 Things to Do in Reno, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microsoft Office 2010 Comparison Screencast Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently asked all of you to submit your screencasts to me for review. The best of the best will be chosen to be featured here, in my various channels and outlets. This provides content of a different perspective for our community, and gives you new exposure for your work! Jack has submitted another excellent screencast, this time showing us a nice comparison between different versions of Microsoft Office. Read mo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Twitter Good For? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed An acquaintance of mine, Deb, made an interesting assertion at the [re]Think Hawaii conference last week. She suggested that Twitter is where conversations are happening. I suggested that that isn’t quite accurate. Read more on What is Twitter Good For?… What Technology has Shaped Your Life Who is Tweeting in Your City? Are YOU a Social Media Geek? How Do You Get Started in Social Media? Putting the Me i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Aloha, Hawaii! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here I am, leaving Hawaii again. I had an amazing time at the [re]Think Hawaii last week. I not only made some new friends, I was able to gain several new perspectives on many things. Read more on Aloha, Hawaii!… 10 Things to Do in Reno, Nevada Expedia.com Coupons What Does Hawaii Taste Like? Hawaii Weather is Beautiful (Even Without the Sun!) Top 5 Reasons I Could Live in Hawaii The View in Hawaii from my She ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bird is the Word Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On my recent trip to Hawaii, I visited Puka Dog Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Chris Brogan and Julien Smith – Rise of the Trust Agents Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How did Scoble do it? What made Perez Hilton so much more successful than People magazine? How do emoticons change the way we do business on the web? Join Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, authors of the book Trust Agents, for an exploration of how the human circuitry goals of Chris Pirillo might possibly be accomplished in the coming months. Read more on Chris Brogan and Julien Smith – Rise of the Trust Agents ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Foxit Screencast Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently asked all of you to submit your screencasts to me for review. The best of the best will be chosen to be featured here, in my various channels and outlets. This provides content of a different perspective for our community, and gives you new exposure for your work! Marques has submitted an excellent screencast, showing you an alternative to Adobe’s PDF Reader 8 – FoxIt. Read more on Foxit Screen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Who Loves Windows Vista? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During a recent live call, Charles nearly knocked me out of my chair when he proclaimed that he LOVES Windows Vista. I was honestly shocked, especially since the calls were supposed to be about Windows 7. Charles stated emphatically that he never had issues with Vista, and that it actually just worked for him. He fully admits that he may be the only person in his entire town – or state! – who feels this wa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Phil Plait – Active Skepticism Online Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Phil talked to us about science communication online, and how the “new” (now teenaged, in more ways than one) media has affected it. Specifically how instant info – passed on Twitter – can actually make misinformation spread faster than good info, and how freaking hard it is to clean up once that happens. Read more on Phil Plait – Active Skepticism Online… Micah Baldwin – Bui ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Disable the UAC in Windows Vista Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Recently I threw down the gauntlet, asking all of you to submit your best screencasts. I plan to highlight the best of the best here in my channel, and help promote yours. Dylan has sent a few in to us now, and they’re fantastic. This particular screencast is going to help you quickly and easily turn off the UAC in Vista. Read more on How to Disable the UAC in Windows Vista… Automatic Login for Windows ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Technology has Shaped Your Life Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My cousin, Dr. Adrian Lamberti, is writing a book about technology, and wants your help. She and her co-author are putting together a book about technological history. It will look at watershed moments in communications technology, beginning with the advent of email and the World Wide Web back in the 90s. Take a listen to the video and hear the list they’ve already come up with. Then, leave a comment on the corr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christine Peterson – Life Extension for Geeks Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Compared to our computers, our bodies are mind-bogglingly complex systems. There’s no “life extension pill” available today, and none is likely to arrive soon. Fortunately for us, we can use our technical skills to evaluate and implement today’s life extension techniques, some of which can be fun – at least from a geek perspective. Read more on Christine Peterson – Life Extension f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World’s Geekiest Rice Cooker Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Being the gadget-lover that I am, I have been on the cookout for the Geekiest rice cooker out there! I finally found it, and I love it! It’s the Zojirushi Micom 3-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer. I bought it in the stainless steel finish, to match the other appliances in my kitchen. It’s easy to use, Geeky enough to make me happy, and makes delicious rice! Read more on World’s Geekiest Rice Cooker… ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Install Your Favorite Windows Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The easiest ways to get programs these days is to download them. When I was getting started with software, you had to actually go to a store and buy them. The Internet didn’t really even exist back then! There’s software available for any platform these days, but this video is all about Windows… and the ease with which you can install programs using Ninite. Read more on How to Install Your Favorite W ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Does Windows 7 Bring to the Table? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During live calls recently, the main topic of discussion was Windows 7. Ross was happy to get through, and immediately asked what he felt I think Windows 7 brings to the table for an average or intermediate computer user. I have my own opinions, of course. I’m interested in seeing what all of YOU think. So, let’s hear it! Read more on What Does Windows 7 Bring to the Table?… Best Buy and Windows 7 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Firas Khatib – FoldIt Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Firas Khatib is a postdoctoral researcher in David Baker’s Laboratory in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Washington. He is currently trying to cure cancer by getting people to play online video games, specifically Foldit, but has yet to break the news to his grandmother who would not approve. Firas received his PhD in Bioinformatics from UC Santa Cruz in 2008 where he gave the graduate commencem ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | This Video Will Get 1,000,000 Views on YouTube Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, this video will get a million views. Why? I don’t know! Pixie isn’t sure exactly what’s going on, but that’s ok. She’s often clueless when it comes to funny sounds emanating from my office. Read more on This Video Will Get 1,000,000 Views on YouTube… Pixie Puppy Sleeping in my Arms New Dog Trick! What is Your Favorite Type of Dog? Dog Pictures A Dog’s Social Network Pla ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microsoft Office 2010 Screencast Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Recently I threw down the gauntlet, asking all of you to submit your best screencasts. I plan to highlight the best of the best here in my channel, and help promote yours. Jack has sent a few in to us now, and they’re fantastic. This one gives you a quick (but excellent!) overview of Microsoft Office 2010. Read more on Microsoft Office 2010 Screencast… Microsoft Office Windows Installer Problem Finally, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Photo Fun Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You know you want to brag to all of your friends because you know me. You’re a Gnomie, right? I’ve been running Lockergnome for about 13 years now, and I wanted to give something back to everyone who has supported me. So, go have some fun over at the new photo site! Read more on Photo Fun… How to Create an Icon What is the Best Camera? How to Create or Edit an Avatar Why are Most Digital Photos Bori ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do You Like? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, my keyboard is a moneymaker. It not only helps me make money, it helps me help others to make money! Hopefully, you will check this website out and make some dough for yourself. I received an Amazon Kindle several months ago from them. Now, they’re giving away three dollars for every valid referral! Read more on What Do You Like?… What Do You Like About Likaholix? What Do You Like? is a post from: ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jay Grandin and Leah Nelson – 20,000,000 versus 20: Audience vs. Impact Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Leah Nelson and Jay Grandin have established themselves as accomplished New Media producers with web content that has seen audiences of over 35 million. The success of their short films, comedy and documentary work has led to contracts for original series with companies such as Myspace, and inspired them to found Giant Ant Media, a web-focused video studio that creates unique campaigns and shows for online audiences. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Virtual Machines Love Windows 7 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Josh called in last week during live calls to talk with me about Windows 7. His general opinion at first was just that Windows 7 is a “great operating system”. I had to chuckle at that, because I of course agree. As we talked more, we got into a bit of a discussion about how much better Windows 7 runs on our Macs inside of Boot Camp. In my opinion, anyway, Vista never did run well on any type of virtual ma ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Cook Tofu Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My friend Imei is a great cook, whether it be Asian food, or “American” food. I happen to like Tofu if it is cooked properly, so we decided to show you how to make it – and make it taste good! Read more on How to Cook Tofu… How to Cook Rice How to Cook Tofu is a post from: Chris Pirillo How to Cook Tofu is a post from: Chris Pirillo Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Amber Case – Prosthetic Culture Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist and New Media Consultant from Portland, Oregon. Amber’s interests include real-time analytics, data visualization, and how marketing works in online ecosystems. She founded CyborgCamp, an unconference on the future of humans and technology. Read more on Amber Case – Prosthetic Culture… Random Posts Picture020 Gnomedex Site Redesign Webroot Coupons Game On Not i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows 7 – Better for Gamers? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During a live call session the other night, people were on the phone to gab about Windows 7. We talked about everything from security to aesthetics. This particular caller, Sonu, is a member of our live community on a regular basis. He is a gamer, and had something interesting to note in favor of Windows 7 that I hadn’t yet heard. I’m wondering if you are experiencing this, as well. Read more on Windows 7 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Screencast! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It seems that everyone is doing screencasts, other than me. I do them every so often, but it takes a lot of time. I know I don’t do them as well as many of you can do. So, I’m going to give you an opportunity to do screencasts for my YouTube channel. What’s in it for you? Promotion, of course! You’ll be promoted not only on my YouTube channel, we’ll also link off to YOUR YouTube channel. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Warren Etheredge – The Art of the Interview (Or How to Grill a Star) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed As founder of The Warren Report, Warren Etheredge curates and hosts over 250 events every year, a podcast and television series. The Warren Report promotes “slow culture” through commentary, outreach, events and education. Their principle: Smarter audiences make a better world! Read more on Warren Etheredge – The Art of the Interview (Or How to Grill a Star)… Beth Goza – Nerd Craft: A Fi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows 7 – How Soon Should You Upgrade? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I opened the phone lines a few nights ago, asking the community to call in to talk about Windows 7. We had some excellent discussions. This particular call was from Ray, asking me about whether he should upgrade his Windows 7 RC 1 to the full/final release now… or wait a bit. We also talked about differences in the different versions available of Windows 7, and what may work best for his needs. Read more on Win ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Eat a Hamburger Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On a recent trip to Fatburger, I became involved in a burger eating contest. I thought “hey, no sweat! I can pack away a burger pretty fast”. This, of course, was before they brought out the WTF Burger. When I took a look at what I was supposed to eat, I indeed thought WTF!!! This thing isn’t a burger, it’s a monster. It is, however, delicious. I’m happy to report that I managed to eat ab ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Beth Goza – Nerd Craft: A Field Guide Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Beth describes herself as a gadget loving, game playing, movie junkie who reads, knits, and spends far too much time on the Internet. Emerging from the explosion of next-gen DIY movements, hand crafting revivals, and celebrating all thing geek comes a unique set of makers; the nerd crafter. Nothing is off-limits from the imagination and ingenuity of these crafters, who blend their passion for sci-fi, gaming, technolog ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Best Buy and Windows 7 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed With the advent of Windows 7 going public, I opened the phone lines up. People called in to talk about anything and everything related to Windows 7. Danny Minick is a long-time member of our community, and now apparently has a new job working at his local Best Buy. During this particular call, I asked him what the buzz is around the store. Read more on Best Buy and Windows 7… Windows 7 Thoughts Save $100 on Wi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Yoga – It Does a Body Good Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of the cool things my friend Imei does is to teach Yoga. She often works with people in corporate environments, to help them learn how to be more productive due to learning how to relax. Isn’t that an interesting concept for a Geek? That whole relaxing thing kind of worried me a bit at first. I have to admit, I feel more comfortable in my own body now. I feel as though I’m getting more oxygen… an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Angel Djambazov – Amazon, Affiliates & Taxes Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Born in Bulgaria, Angel Djambazov has spent his professional career in the fields of journalism and online marketing. In his journalistic career he worked as an editor on several newspapers and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Wyoming Homes and Living Magazine. Later his career path led to online marketing where while working at OnlineShoes he earned the Affiliate Manager of the Year award at the Affiliate Summit. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Cook Rice Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m gonna be on this video like white on rice, because we are learning to make rice! I told me friend Imei that I don’t know how to make rice, even though I love to eat it. She decided to teach me, since she is the rice master. She’s been making it since she was nine years old, so I’m guessing it’s safe to say she knows what she’s doing. Read more on How to Cook Rice… Spam M ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Micah Baldwin – Building Influence Online Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Micah is VP, Business Development and Chief Evangelist for Lijit Networks, the sixth startup Micah has been involved in (having sold his last startup, Current Wisdom, in the beginning of 2007). He came to Gnomedex to talk to us about how we can better build up our influence online, and come to have more of a presence. Read more on Micah Baldwin – Building Influence Online… How Do You Think Outside the Bo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows 7 Security Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I took several live calls earlier tonight to talk to people in the community about Windows 7. I wanted to get their honest reactions – find out what they love and hate. One of the calls was with my assistant, Kat. She’s been a Microsoft MVP in the area of Windows Security for over four years now, and has been considered an Expert in the malware removal community for about seven years. We talked a bit about ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Use a Neti Pot Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My entire life, I’ve dealt with being stuffed up. I’ve always had problems with my ears, nose and throat. When I started stuffing up recently, I decided to take a new and drastic approach. I wanted to try something I had seen on YouTube, that supposedly really works… a Neti Pot. It looks weird and awkward, yes. But apparently, it works! My friend Imei came over to watch and laugh, and to hold the cam ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Choose a Domain Name Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The problem with registering domain names isn’t the registration process. They’re fairly inexpensive, and easy to register. The problem is that all the good names and addresses are already taken. Finding a decent one is sometimes a bit of a challenge. This is the reason I have created this new site – to help you find possible names for the perfect site for you! Read more on How to Choose a Domain Na ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Improve Reading Comprehension Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I enjoy reading the chat room that we have. I tried to record this video several times, and had trouble. I’m a perfectionist, whether it’s when I’m recording a video or read something. I enjoy reading, and love enhancing my knowledge as much as possible. To this end, I have a top five list here that was submitted by Dallas. This list is full of tips to help you improve the way you read and comprehend ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bacon! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Wicket and I both love bacon. If you don’t like bacon, then maybe you’ve never had GOOD bacon. It’s also inspired other products on the marketplace, so I decided to try nine of them. There’s everything from jelly beans to toothpicks to bacon soap! Which one will you try first? Read more on Bacon!… Pixie Puppy Sleeping in my Arms Rainbow Shaved Ice in Paradise New Dog Trick! There are No ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 70 Windows 7 Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have finally put together a new eBook – 70 different tips related to Windows 7. These are things you can come to expect from within the operating system. If you ask me, you should definitely think of updating to Windows 7 if you’re using XP still – and more so if you’re using Vista. It took quite a bit of time to put all of this together, and I hope you’ll consider taking a look at what ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sonos Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am able to change the music I’m listening to throughout my house by controlling it from one small little tool! This is one of the best things I’ve used in quite awhile, for sure. The Sonos Controller gives you instant access to all your music and all the rooms in your house, with just the touch of a finger… even from my iPhone! Read more on Sonos… Random Posts Sitting in Sitka Jabberwocking ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Music Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed iNudge is probably the coolest new website I’ve come across in quite awhile. You can make a composition of music on your own, and share it with others. You might remember when I demonstrated my Tenori-On awhile back. iNudge is very similar, only it’s online – and free! Read more on How to Make Music… Do You Consider This Tool to be a Musical Instrument? BeBot! Music123 Coupons Geeks can Dance ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Edit Video Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Most video editors suck. I don’t mean the people who edit videos. I’m talking about the software itself. Many of them require you to take classes in order to even begin to grasp how to make use of the program. You just want to edit video! Maybe you have video sitting on some kind of media like VHS tapes that you want to digitize, edit and share. If you’re looking to edit video without installing any ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can You Read? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s a well-known fact that 99.997% of users on YouTube are illiterate. If you don’t believe me, take a read through some of the comments there. In all seriousness, illiteracy is a large problem in our country today. You would be surprised at how large the actual percentage is of people who have difficulty reading and comprehending written words. There’s a website that can help – by giving you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Archive Facebook Data Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What do you think about Facebook? When I first joined, I added anyone and everyone. I had to end up clearing out all of my friends, and changing over to a fan page. I post all kinds of links and updates there – often things that I find to be important or funny. I was looking for a way to archive my data there, to keep for all time. I didn’t want to exactly copy and paste into notepad. Thankfully, thereR ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | uBoard Review Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I do have a lot of desk space, but it’s still not enough. I could always build up if I wanted to, by adding shelves. This would allow me to put things on, under and around the shelving. What type of shelves would I use? I’m glad you asked! The uBoard is not just any old shelf, sitting there doing nothing. It’s an amazing addition to my work space! Read more on uBoard Review… What’s Your ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s Your Favorite Screen Saver? 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Thanks to Tarek for sending th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tech Support With My Dad Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My Dad is at home in Iowa, and needed help with some software updates. The easiest way for me to do that is to use remote software of some type. GoToAssist Express happens to be a partner of ours – and with good reason: I love the product. To me, it stands heads above others of its type for one main reason… the diagnostics and reports. I can see what’s installed, what’s running, and more as soo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 10 Fire Safety Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A calendar with firefighters in it tends to be quite hot… literally! Firefighters work very hard, and risk their lives every day. Silver Joa sent in ten fire safety tips to share with all of us. This is a very prudent video for you to watch. You’re surrounded by electronics and other fire hazards every day, so it’s a good idea to keep safety in mind at all times. Read more on 10 Fire Safety TipsR ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | BeBot! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Is this not the cutest thing ever? BeBot is a Robot Voice Synthesizer. Everyone needs one of these, I’m telling you. Not only is it probably one of the better synth apps out there, the cute little robot graphics are just awesome. The App designer, Robert, knew that he had to go a step further before releasing his Synth App – so he enlisted a graphic designer to help. Read more on BeBot!… Son of a B ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mega64 Invades PAX Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed While I was at PAX recently, I ran into the gang from Mega64. If you haven’t heard about them yet, you definitely need to look them up. They produce short films that re-create video games in real life! I cannot even begin to rival the way the site describes themselves. Their “about me” section is just too awesome not to use here: Read more on Mega64 Invades PAX… Random Posts Lance knobel Fran ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Barbeque! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I know that after watching this video, you’re probably as hungry as I am. Who doesn’t love a good BBQ? I personally love to have ribs slow-cooked on the grill all day long. Steaks and chops are right up there as favorites, as well. What do you like to cook out on the Barbeque when you have the chance? And, more importantly, what do you like to cook on the BBQ on your iPhone? Read more on Barbeque!… ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Air Hockey! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was in the middle of getting my tail kicked on this game when I recorded this game. This is an air hockey game for the iPhone. It’s addictive – even if I’m not any good at it! There are several different air hockey games available, so take your pick. You can play them against the computer, or against friends. Read more on Air Hockey!… Quick iPhone OS 3.0 Review What are the Best and Worst i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s the World’s Smallest Video Recorder? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Pixie might think she’s fooling me, but I always see her sitting in my chair. However, I had to make her move since I needed to record this video talking about the uCorder. It’s possibly the World’s smallest recorder, but don’t let the size fool you. It’s an excellent little device, and one I am sure you will be happy to have. 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No!… What About the ARCHOS 5 Internet Media Tablet? Do Televisio ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kodak Zi8 Review Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You might remember my review of the Kodak Zi6 awhile back. The folks at Kodak recently sent me the new Zi8 to review – and I’m very thankful they have. I really like what they have done with it! Read more on Kodak Zi8 Review… Video Camera Comparison Test: Mino, Zi6, Vado! Best Video Camera: Creative Vado HD vs Flip Mino HD vs Kodak Zi6? What’s the Best Video Recorder to Buy? Still Image Qualit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Super Apps for the iPhone (with Bwana) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently sent a set of Apps to my friend Bwana, and asked him to review them. The Apps came from SuperApps Online’s website, and include a full suite of things to enhance your iPhone. 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I drank so much, that I had to take out a second loan to cover the cost of all the soda I bought. That’s really all I drank. I just have never been much into alcohol, not even in college. College costs a lot – certainly far more today than when I was attending. Is it worth it anyway? Absolutely, it is. A college education and a degree are priceless in many ways. B ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bre Pettis – Personal Manufacturing: The Robots That Sharing Built Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Bre Pettis is a founder of Makerbot, a company that produces robots that make things. (...)Bre Pettis – Personal Manufacturing: The Robots That Sharing Built is a post from: Chris Pirillo Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do You Know About Your City? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Did you know that there are over 129,000 home owners in Seattle? 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(...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How Do You Enlarge Web Site Fonts for Printing? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Pepsi Natural Taste Good? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t drink much soda, to tell the truth. I won’t eat or drink anything that contains trans fats and/or artificial sweeteners. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Does Pepsi Natural Taste Good? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lux-Pain DS Game Review Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Once again, my friend Michelle is helping me out by playing a game and reviewing it for me! She’s a gamer - and we all know I am not. 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(...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Protect Your iPhone / iPod Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Unboxing the iPhone 3G S Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A couple of years ago I sat at my desk claiming I’d never buy an iPhone on the first day. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Unboxing the iPhone 3G S Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Swype Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently attended the WTIA Fast Pitch Forum & Technology Showcase. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Swype Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SSD Video Camera Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Last week, I uploaded footage of Wicket as I was testing optical image stabilization. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping SSD Video Camera Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Diet eBook Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you’re anything like me, you’ve struggled with your weight at some point in your life. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Diet eBook Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Broadcast a Wireless Audio / Video Signal from PC to TV Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Let’s say you have an HDTV, a computer and Internet access. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Broadcast a Wireless Audio / Video Signal from PC to TV Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can You Predict the Future? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed News is breaking right now. What kind of news? You name it. Something is always happening. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Can You Predict the Future? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Visualize CSS Font Properties Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What is your favorite font of all time? If you say Comic Sans, I’m going to jump through the camera. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Visualize CSS Font Properties Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s the Best Hard Drive Enclosure to Buy? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A few days ago, I heard whimpering from my closet. I thought one of the dogs had been stuck inside there. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What’s the Best Hard Drive Enclosure to Buy? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will Code for Green: Make Money! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed As you know, I’ve been hosting my Gnomedex conference for the past nine years. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Will Code for Green: Make Money! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Play Chess on Twitter Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Chess is a game of strategy, which is a reason you’ll never find me playing it. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Play Chess on Twitter Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Toledo Vader Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I bet you never knew that Darth Vader had an evil brother named Toledo, did you? (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Toledo Vader Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should Parents Share a Kid’s Life Online? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was a baby once, a looong time ago. Some may argue I still act like one at times. However, I’m not dwelling on that point right now! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Should Parents Share a Kid’s Life Online? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Picnik Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently attended the WTIA Fast Pitch Forum & Technology Showcase. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Picnik Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You an 8-Bit Video Game Fan? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There were 50 different games loaded on this controller, and it only cost me $13.00! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Are You an 8-Bit Video Game Fan? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Experience Digital Media on HDTV Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You have digital images, digital video and even digital audio. What if you want to experience digital quality on your television? (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Experience Digital Media on HDTV Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s Better Than Microsoft PowerPoint? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Did you ever know how most presentations suck? It’s bad enough that people doing them tend to suck, as well. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What’s Better Than Microsoft PowerPoint? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why I Love Flying Virgin America Airlines Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently flew on Virgin America airlines, for a trip to California. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Why I Love Flying Virgin America Airlines Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s the Best iPod Speaker? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The music sounds great, doesn’t it? You’d never guess I’m listening to my iPhone, using external speakers, would you? (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What’s the Best iPod Speaker? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Hulu? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Who doesn’t love Hulu? No doubt you’ve heard about it. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Do You Hulu? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Charge Your iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I would have liked to go to an event, but I had to stay home and charge my iPhone. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Charge Your iPhone Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Extract Links from Download Sites Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Links are pieces of text that make a web browser useful. Some pages have a lot of links sitting on there. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Extract Links from Download Sites Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Mozilla’s Prism? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There are probably millions of applications that you can install on your computer, no matter what operating system you use. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What is Mozilla’s Prism? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Wired or Wireless Network Camera is the Best? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you listen closely to the beginning of this video, you’ll hear Wicket bark. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What Wired or Wireless Network Camera is the Best? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are Tags? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If I were to tag my dogs, I would use words such as: wicket, pixie, dog, puppy, paws, pet, tail, wag, and so on. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What are Tags? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Set a Good Price to Sell on eBay Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When you have things you no longer need, you may want to think about selling them on eBay. The problem is, where do you set the price at? (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Set a Good Price to Sell on eBay Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create Your Own iPhone or Desktop Wallpaper Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t know if you remember the Spirograph toy or not. It had these little plastic gears that you stuck a pencil inside of. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Create Your Own iPhone or Desktop Wallpaper Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Does Your Geek Pie Chart Look Like? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Since the cake is a lie, we must now turn our attention to the pie! I’m talking about a Geeky pie chart, of course. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What Does Your Geek Pie Chart Look Like? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Discounts for OS X and Windows: Mariner Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love software! It’s so soft and squishy! Oh wait, maybe it’s not soft and squishy. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Discounts for OS X and Windows: Mariner Software Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Text Art Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Textorizer has to be one of the coolest pieces of software I’ve ever come across. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Make Text Art Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Browse Your Computer’s Installed Fonts Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What is your favorite font in the entire universe? So help me - don’t tell me it’s Comic Sans MS. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Browse Your Computer’s Installed Fonts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Best Free Way to Share Files, Photos, Music Online Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You probably have hundreds - if not thousands - of photos on your computer. You likely also have tons of other files sitting there, as well. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping The Best Free Way to Share Files, Photos, Music Online Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create or Edit an Avatar Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How often do you change your avatar? You know what an avatar is - it’s that graphical representation of yourself that you use online! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Create or Edit an Avatar Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which CD Case is the Best? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedWouldn’t it be nice if there was something I could do with the compact discs I have lying around? (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingWhich CD Case is the Best? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create a Seamless Tile Background Image Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedSure, you can take a small picture and turn it into a tiled background for a web page or your desktop. It’s not difficult to do. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Create a Seamless Tile Background Image Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Big (or Small) is that Gadget? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedThe object in my hand, my iPhone, has length, width and height like most objects in this Universe. I know the dimensions of it, even. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow Big (or Small) is that Gadget? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Best Free Desktop News Ticker Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI don’t really watch the news anymore, unless someone sends me a clip of something. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingThe Best Free Desktop News Ticker Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get RSS Feeds via Email Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Wicket is one who believes RSS is dead. He thinks that Twitter has replaced RSS as a means of receiving information. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Get RSS Feeds via Email Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Community Member Missing - Your Help Needed Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A long-time community member and Geeks contributor, Gerald Smith has been missing since Friday night. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Community Member Missing - Your Help Needed Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s the Gaudiest Hotel Decor? A Glowing Buddha! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Not long ago, I appeared at MacHeist. The hotel I stayed in while there was pretty good. I had clean towels and bedding. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What’s the Gaudiest Hotel Decor? A Glowing Buddha! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is MagicJack? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What do you currently use for your phone service? Do you use a traditional land-line company, or something like Vonage? (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What is MagicJack? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create QR Codes and Barcodes Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You can’t tell it, but all the dots and such on my computer screen says live.pirillo.com! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Create QR Codes and Barcodes Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Edit Text Documents on the Web Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have yet to find a text editor that is the one to beat all the rest. None of them are perfect, so I try them all. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Edit Text Documents on the Web Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Save Money with Online Backup Service Discounts Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When is the last time you backed up your important data? I’m talking about things that cannot be reinstalled. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Save Money with Online Backup Service Discounts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Send SMS Text Messages to Groups of Friends Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed So what is Tatango? It’s a free site that allows you to text message umpteen-billion people at once. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Send SMS Text Messages to Groups of Friends Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Cross-Platform Freeware Games Can You Download? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was trying to play Capture the Flag. It’s a cross-platform game that you can get for free! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What Cross-Platform Freeware Games Can You Download? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Hide Your Twitter Addiction at Work Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Are you addicted to Twitter? I know you are - you’re constantly refreshing so you don’t miss anything. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Hide Your Twitter Addiction at Work Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Talk to Strangers Online Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Growing up, my parents warned me to never talk to strangers. It’s really never smart to talk to random strangers. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Talk to Strangers Online Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Enter Community Contests, Giveaways, and Sweepstakes Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you like contests, giveaways and free stuff… I have the site for you! Everyone loves these things - you know you do! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Enter Community Contests, Giveaways, and Sweepstakes Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Share Files on Twitter Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was surfing my Twitter feeds this morning, and happened upon someone asking how could they attach a Word document to a tweet. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Share Files on Twitter Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Making Synth Music with the Korg… on the Nintendo DS Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m having so much fun playing with the Korg DS10, a cartridge available for the Nintendo DS. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Making Synth Music with the Korg… on the Nintendo DS Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nintendo DSi Unboxing and Review Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here we go - the Nintendo DSi! I unboxed it prior to recording the video, because my live audience couldn’t wait. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Nintendo DSi Unboxing and Review Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Do You Find Indie Music? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently had a chance to have a video conference with Rachael, from 1 Indie Nation. She produces her own podcast, discussing Indie music. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Where Do You Find Indie Music? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Would I Go Back to Television? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During live calls a bit back, I received one from someone who couldn’t believe they were actually talking to me. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Would I Go Back to Television? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Use FireWire 400 Devices in 800 Ports Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t know if you remember the battle between USB and FireWire, but USB won of course. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Use FireWire 400 Devices in 800 Ports Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Ready to Buy an SSD? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What’s the bottleneck in your primary machine? For most people, it’s actually the speed of their hard drive. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Are You Ready to Buy an SSD? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Samsung’s SSD Hardware is Stupid Fast Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently purchased a Samsung SSD drive and put it in my Mac. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Samsung’s SSD Hardware is Stupid Fast Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What All-in-one Instant Messenger Should You Use? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What do you use for your default instant messenger? (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What All-in-one Instant Messenger Should You Use? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LEDs in the Dining Room Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve always been kind of messy when I eat. There are times I’m in need of a placemat because of this. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping LEDs in the Dining Room Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Edit with Chroma Key / Green Screen Videos Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m still surprised at how many of you accepted the first community challenge I threw out regarding green screens! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Edit with Chroma Key / Green Screen Videos Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Eliminate Body Odor Tutorial: a “How to” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Tonight’s final installment of Geek Eye for the Sloppy Guy is a rather sensitive subject. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Eliminate Body Odor Tutorial: a “How to” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fingernails Tutorial: a “How to” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Well, here we are again with another installment from the Geek Eye for the Sloppy Guy! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Fingernails Tutorial: a “How to” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sideburns Tutorial: A “How To” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed In case you haven’t noticed, I’m in the process of starting a new trend! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Sideburns Tutorial: A “How To” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Unwanted Facial Hair Tutorial: a “How to” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here we go with the second in my series of beauty tips for guys! This one deals with shaving your face. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Unwanted Facial Hair Tutorial: a “How to” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Unibrow Tutorial: a “How to” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, this was really me. And yes, I really did make some “beauty” videos! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Unibrow Tutorial: a “How to” Cosmetics Beauty Tip Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Fast is Booting from an SSD? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Booting up using a Samsung SSD drive is stupid fast. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How Fast is Booting from an SSD? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Improve AM Radio Reception Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I still listen to AM radio, don’t you? I grew up listening to AM - and I used to host a show there back in the day. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Improve AM Radio Reception Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Find Duplicate Files (or Compare Them)? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How many files do you have on your computer? You probably have too many, and you probably have a lot of duplicate files. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How Do You Find Duplicate Files (or Compare Them)? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Sing Karaoke Online for Free Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedWho doesn’t like to sing? Even if you can’t“sing” really well, you still probably like to. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Sing Karaoke Online for Free Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Edit Audio and Video with a PowerMate Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI wasn’t using a mouse to scroll up and down on the page a moment ago. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Edit Audio and Video with a PowerMate Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cool Your Laptop with a Griffin Coupon! Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedJust how cool are you? Is it cool in your room? Is your notebook computer cool? It may look cool, but is it running cool? (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingCool Your Laptop with a Griffin Coupon! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Fake Calling in Sick for Work Excuses Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedAre you feeling ok right now? I wasn’t feeling to well when I recorded this, but I can’t exactly call in sick. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Fake Calling in Sick for Work Excuses Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I’ve Got Rhythm… on the Nintendo DS Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedAfter practicing a few times, it was time to try playing Rhythm Heaven on my Nintendo DSi. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingI’ve Got Rhythm… on the Nintendo DS Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Community Challenge: Green Screen Me! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here’s your chance to put words into my mouth! I recorded this while sitting in front of a Green Screen. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Community Challenge: Green Screen Me! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hotel (dis)Honor Bar Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On my recent trip to help host the MacHeist presentation, I decided to grab something out of the Honor Bar in my hotel room. I wanted a snack! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Hotel (dis)Honor Bar Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do You Like About Likaholix? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There are many things in this life that I like. I like green tea. It’s Geekalicious, really. I like old video games, like back on Atari. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What Do You Like About Likaholix? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Spend too Much Time on the Internet? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed That horrible sound I make at the beginning of this video represents time being sucked out of our day by spending too much time on the Internet. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Do You Spend too Much Time on the Internet? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Play Games and Get Free Stuff Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During our latest GoToMeeting, we were viewing Connor’s desktop. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Play Games and Get Free Stuff Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Organize Text and Programming Code Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Managing text in a single text file is a bit of a kluge. Let’s say that text happens to be code, such as PHP or CSS. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Organize Text and Programming Code Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Run Linux on Windows (Ubuntu) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, it’s possible to have Linux and Windows installed on the same PC - and why wouldn’t you have both? (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Run Linux on Windows (Ubuntu) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Test Your Typing Speed Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You can join the race if you wish! Just type the text that appears, and compare your typing speeds to everyone else you share the link with. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Test Your Typing Speed Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Money Playing World of Warcraft: WoW! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of the live callers the other night is a professional World of Warcraft player. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Make Money Playing World of Warcraft: WoW! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What do You use for a KVM Switch? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Let’s say that you have a PC, but you don’t have a monitor, keyboard or mouse plugged into it. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What do You use for a KVM Switch? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Set up a Wireless Light Switch Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How cool is this? I have a wireless light switch. I can sit at my desk, and just push a button to turn the lamp off and on. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Set up a Wireless Light Switch Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Count Loose Change Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s always been such a pain to count loose change. No more, though! I have a money-counting jar. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Count Loose Change Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get Cheap Mac Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There’s a myth that there’s no software available for OS X. That is a lie! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Get Cheap Mac Software Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Play TRON Light Cycle Games on the Mac or PC Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you know what my favorite movie is? I love TRON the movie, and the games as well. The Light Cycles is a lot of fun. I play it on Mac OS X. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Play TRON Light Cycle Games on the Mac or PC Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can I Has Cheezeburger? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I put Wicket in my office chair, and had everyone in the live chat take screen grabs of him. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Can I Has Cheezeburger? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Monitor Twitter Keywords and Conversations Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m monitoring one simple keyword that I’m quite attached to - my last name. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Monitor Twitter Keywords and Conversations Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Add Even More Screens to Your Notebook Computer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Let’s say for argument’s sake you want to add two external monitors to a computer that has only one video port. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Add Even More Screens to Your Notebook Computer Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s the Best HDTV to Buy? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Stealing it is not the way to get an HDTV. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What’s the Best HDTV to Buy? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Analyze Twitter User Stats Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Everyone uses Twitter differently. Some people use it to do nothing but post updates from their web site. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Analyze Twitter User Stats Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Cool Your Laptop Notebook Computer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s important to keep your notebook computer cool. It adds wear and tear to your machine when it gets too hot. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Cool Your Laptop Notebook Computer Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Export a Facebook Calendar Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Of course I’m on Facebook, aren’t you? Both of my brothers are there, and even my Dad asked me about it! (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Export a Facebook Calendar Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Take Notes on the Web Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There are many times I will be on a wesite and need to remind myself of something. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Take Notes on the Web Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get Free Microsoft Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Whether you love them or hate them, Microsoft is here to stay. If you ask me, I’d have to say I’m more on the love side. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Get Free Microsoft Software Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are There Musicians in Our Community? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was taking some live calls the other night when David Crandall called in. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Are There Musicians in Our Community? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Give a Sketch, Get a Sketch Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you doodle? I do - I’ve always been a doodler. I can draw my own caricature, and my dogs. That’s about it though. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Give a Sketch, Get a Sketch Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Your Color? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What’s your color? Is it #3A68A7? That’s a really Geeky hex color! I’m not asking your favorite color. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping What is Your Color? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Locate Local Twitter Tweeters Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am sure there are people in the city I live in who are tweeting right now, but there’s not many easy ways to discover them. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Locate Local Twitter Tweeters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Web Communities do Artists Use? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI’ve long believed that creativity is the pinnacle of intelligence… to take something that is in your head and create something that the rest of the world can enjoy. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingWhat Web Communities do Artists Use? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Track Your Sleep Habits Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI’ve pulled all-nighters, that’s for sure. If I stay up too long though, everyone starts looking funny. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Track Your Sleep Habits Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Looking for a Free Internet Whiteboard? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI had some of the people from our live chat room draw and write on my virtual whiteboard. They managed to quickly fill up 24 pages! (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingAre You Looking for a Free Internet Whiteboard? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do You Know About Online Video? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI’ve been doing this live video thing for just about two years now. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingWhat Do You Know About Online Video? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Colors Complement Each Other? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedPeople ask me all the time why I normally wear black tshirts. I’m not so good at the whole color-coordinating thing. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingWhat Colors Complement Each Other? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Would You Like to See Yourself in Somebody Else’s Hair? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedWhat color hair do you have? Have you ever wondered what you’d look like with more or less hair, or sporting a different color? (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingWould You Like to See Yourself in Somebody Else’s Hair? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Sync Any Device (Audio, Video, Photos) to a Computer Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedLike many of you, I have a lot of gadgets. These devices are capable of playback of audio and video, and of viewing images. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Sync Any Device (Audio, Video, Photos) to a Computer Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Improve Twitter Email Notifications Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedTwitter is a great place to stay up-to-date with what your friends are doing, and for them to keep up with you. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Improve Twitter Email Notifications Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Place Your Face on a Sticker Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedMaking stickers out of pictures of myself is just kind of fun. I’m sure all of you played with stickers when you were younger, right? (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Place Your Face on a Sticker Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Improve the Readability of a Web Page for Free Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedBoomarklets are awesome. I remember the first time I saw them - I was amazed! (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Improve the Readability of a Web Page for Free Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Edit PDFs for Free Online Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedEditing PDFs is a PITA. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Edit PDFs for Free Online Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Backup a Web Page Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedWeb pages change all the time. For you to view an earlier revision of a page, you’ll need to view a cached version. (...)Chris Pirillo|YouTube|Twitter|Geeks|Coupons|Blogs|ShoppingHow to Backup a Web Page Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Integrate Twitter with Your Web Site Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Just because I have a blog, doesn’t mean I’m not active on Twitter. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Integrate Twitter with Your Web Site Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hard Drive: Fail! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My Macbook is working now, thankfully. I had to get a new hard drive. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Hard Drive: Fail! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Blog Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve been online since 1992, but I’ve only been building this business since I started Lockergnome in 1996. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Blog Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which Webcam has the Best Audio? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When you record videos, you need good audio in addition to good video. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Which Webcam has the Best Audio? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Track Popular Links on Twitter Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love links! And, of course, I love Twitter! So, it’s no wonder I enjoy checking out links on Twitter, and tracking them. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Track Popular Links on Twitter Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | More Network Tools for Professionals: PacketTrap pt360 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed In some cases, you may be connected to the Intranet - meaning you need a set of tools to help you troubleshoot problems, or see a problem before you know it exists. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping More Network Tools for Professionals: PacketTrap pt360 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create a Photo Flipbook Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you were to take a picture of yourself today and compare it to a picture of yourself from a year ago, the changes are likely subtle. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Create a Photo Flipbook Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Visualize Files on Your Hard Drive Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During our last GoToMeeting, we took a look at what Will had on his desktop. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How to Visualize Files on Your Hard Drive Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Track Your Twitter Statistics? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Literally millions of people belong to this social commons known as Twitter. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping How Do You Track Your Twitter Statistics? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have You Tried a Cuby Clock? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Well, this is definitely a cube, and it’s a clock. It’s also a radio, alarm, and photo/video viewer. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Have You Tried a Cuby Clock? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Social Views of Email on the Desktop Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Incoming information via RSS feeds can be completely overwhelming. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Social Views of Email on the Desktop Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Future of the Data Center Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The Microsoft Data Center Futures team built a prototype containing 100 dual-core Atom processors. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Future of the Data Center Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Recognizing Characters Written in the Air Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Write with Air is being touted as a way to input characters into devices (such as the Xbox) equipped with a low-cost Webcam but no keyboard or mouse. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Recognizing Characters Written in the Air Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SecondLight: Bringing the UI into the Real World Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed SecondLight is a new surface-computing technology that can project images and detect gestures in mid-air above the display, in addition to supporting multitouch interactions on the surface. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping SecondLight: Bringing the UI into the Real World Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Real-Time Stitching of Mobile Videos Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It seems like everyone has a cell phone these days. And most phones now have a camera built-in, capable of taking still shots and video clips. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Real-Time Stitching of Mobile Videos Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Interactions with an Omnidirectional Projector Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This is a hemispherical dome in which users can interact with data from Virtual Earth and WorldWide Telescope. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Interactions with an Omnidirectional Projector Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Helping Writers Find the Right Words Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Writers often need help in choosing words. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Helping Writers Find the Right Words Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Do You Look for Jobs? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What do I do for a living? Go ahead and take a guess. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping Where Do You Look for Jobs? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | You Need Things to do Things Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed No matter what it is you need to do, you need to keep track of what you’re doing. Everyone has a different system. (...)Chris Pirillo | YouTube | Twitter | Geeks | Coupons | Blogs | Shopping You Need Things to do Things Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create an Awesome Twitter Profile Background Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedDo you Twitter? If so, then you know you can tell the World what you’re doing in 140 characters or less. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Free Memory on the iPhone Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedEven though we know that Apple doesn’t currently let you run any application in the background. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Brain Toniq Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedMany of you follow me on Twitter, and know of the Twestival - a World-wide Twitter festival. People were busy raising money for Charity:Water. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Your Room Smell Like an iPhone Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedThere’s going to come a time in your life when you feel the room you’re in just doesn’t smell very well. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Send Large Files Via Email Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI love my Dad, but we have the same argument every week on the phone. He wants to attach videos through email, even though they’re huge. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Read to Your Kids - or Did Your Parents Read to You? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you’re a parent and you’re not reading to your child - start. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is the Best Network Management Tool? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I know many of you out there have to manage a network. The folks over at PacketTrap have been instrumental in helping our community grow. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Keep Your Game Hands Cool: Nyko Airflow EX Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There seems to be approximately 1 billion game controllers on the market these days. Most of them happen to run only on Windows. Ugh! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Beats by Dr. Dre and Monster Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m checking out the newest in products from the folks at Monster - The Beats. Would you believe that Dr. Dre himself sent these to me? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Find Friends on the Wii? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have a Mii on my Wii. Both of my brothers do, as well. Bringing us all together isn’t always easy to do. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Survey Service Do You Use? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The GoToMeeting session this week focused on a pretty cool service that Derek told us all about. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Schedule Appointments in Different Time Zones Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There’s never enough time. Inevitably, we have to communicate with people in different time zones. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create a Digital Photo Montage Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I know you likely have hundreds or even thousands of photos sitting on your computer right now. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Days of Thunder for the iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The App looks fun because it is fun. Days of Thunder is available right now for only 99 cents! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Natural Sweeteners vs Artificial Sweeteners: Truvia Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I make my own hot chocolate, using natural sweetener and cocoa powder. I avoid anything artificial, such as Splenda and Sweet and Low. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Become the World’s Best DJ: Kaoss Pad Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I enjoy listening to music, and creating sounds of my own. I love using my Korg Kaossilator to create and loop sounds. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Sign up for iPhone and Mac Beta Software Testing Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The word beta supposedly means that a product is not quite there yet - it’s still baking, so to speak. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Read eBooks on the iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ahh, reading the classics always makes me happy. I could spend hours just curling up with a good story on my iPhone. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Merge PDF Files for Free Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, you likely have PDFs scattered across your hard drive. What do you do when you want to merge one PDF with another? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get Free Flowers Online Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you’re going to buy flowers for someone, you might as well save money in the process! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Back Up Your Tweets from Twitter Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed f you follow me on Twitter, I’ll follow you back. If you’re not on Twitter, what the heck are you waiting for? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Has the iPhone Game Experience Plateaued? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The idea of the new Plateau game for the iPhone is that you have to untangle the orbs, and have none of the lines crossing. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why are Earbuds so Uncomfortable? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have you ever had those small earbuds from your mp3 player fall out of your ear, or cause discomfort after prolonged use? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s Your Favorite Cap to Wear? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Typing in all caps is bad. I don’t recommend it. But wearing caps is good! I have a large collection of caps. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Fly a Helicopter on the iPhone: Hellfire Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A few years ago, I bought my dad a PSP, and he really enjoys playing games on it. I haven’t really shown him any games on the iPhone. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Edit Videos for Free Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you hadn’t noticed, I do happen to record and upload a lot of videos. I don’t really like to do video editing. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Race a Car on Your iPhone: SlotZ Racing! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m a fan of racing games on any platform, including on my iPhone. Freeverse has released SlotZ Racer, which is only $3.00! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are Your Government Officials on Twitter? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You’re on Twitter, right? I mean - who isn’t? Even your elected officials are likely on Twitter. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows 7: Problem Steps Recorder Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I never thought I’d say this again - but I’m looking forward to the next version of Windows. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Print Wirelessly from Your iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Just about every mobile device has a camera on it these days. But how do you get your pictures to your printer? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Fight for Your Right… to iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed iFight turns your iPhone into a cool sound effects machine! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mobile Credit Card Processing for the iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Every business out there takes credit cards. If they don’t, they aren’t really a business. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Change Avatars on the iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you have an iPhone, chances are you have a contact list. In your contact list, you may have photos. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows 7: Action Center Utility Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There are times when your operating system needs to tell you something. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wanna Win a Wii? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you want a Wii? How would you like to win a Wii? You may be the winner if I am the winner of the Wii! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have You Played Arcade Bowling on the iPhone? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When I was 14 years old, I took my first job at an adventure park near my home. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get Graphical Emoticons on the iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Looking at my iPhone, you can see the SMS window. I was texting Ponzi, but I wasn’t sending her text. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows 7: Resource Monitor Tool Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It doesn’t matter how new your computer is, you only have a limited amount of resources. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s New in iLife ‘09 (iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, GarageBand)? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am taking a look at the new iLife ‘09 for Mac OS X. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Chat on the iPhone or iPod Touch Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you couldn’t tell, I was reading what was being said in our live chat room - on my iPhone! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Travel Back in Time Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When this application hits 88 miles per hour, you’re going to see some serious stuff! Visualize data in a completely different way. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Find Files and Geotag Photos Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It doesn’t matter how you say “Houdah,” the developer of this series of utilities for Mac OS X just wants you remember it. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make a Miniature Effect in Digital Photos Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve asked you to pass along any cool resources that you might find, as I may not have heard of them. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Solve Trigonometry Problems on the iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am definitely not a math genius, that’s for sure. Back in high school, Trig class blew my mind. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s Shaking in the Windows 7 Beta: The Windows! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am running Windows 7 on my TouchSmart PC, as well as within a virtual machine on my Mac. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Do Crayon Physics on the iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t know how many of you have played Crayon Physics on the web. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where do You go to Find Music Online? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Sometimes you may have a song running through your head. You may know the artist and title of the song, but you cannot find it online. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy and Sell on eBay Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Like many of you, I’ve purchased and sold things through eBay auctions. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create a Digital Photo Mask with Ease Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You know I’m a software addict. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Watch TV on the iPod / iPhone Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you’ve been longing for a way to watch television (live or recorded) on your iPod Touch or iPhone, look no further than Equinix’s solution: the TubeStick! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How To Search Amazon, YouTube, and Twitter in Windows 7 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed RSS is powerful, for sure. I’ve been a fan of it since before it was supported natively within the web browser. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to turn Your iPhone into a Video Recorder Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m live streaming from my iPhone once again! The latency isn’t bad at all. You know what this means, don’t you? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) at Macworld Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was lucky to catch this performance live. They were on stage right before I was this year. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Manage Your Passwords? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, there are several utilities to help you manage passwords on Windows, but Mac OS X users love 1password for a reason: it’s amazing. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Have Network Media Storage? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There’s something to be said for having network attached storage. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fruity, Cinnamon, Banana, Honey Cheerios: Cereal Extravaganza! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Growing up, I ate Cheerios all the time. I eat Multi Grain Cheerios every morning, as part of my nutritious breakfast. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s New in Windows 7: The Taskbar! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed As you know, I’ve been playing with Windows 7 on my HP TouchSmart. So far, I’m enjoying the experience. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get Tons of Mac Software for Free: MacHeist Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You’ll never have more fun finding free software for Mac OS X. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Keep Track of Business Cards and Contacts: CardScan Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You probably have a business card, even if you aren’t part of a business. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s New in Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Oh Vista UAC how we hate you. The UAC is still present in Windows 7. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s The World’s Most Flexible Camera Tripod? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedWhat am I supposed to do when I need my tripod to be flexible, or to shorten it? Most of them are not flexible in any way. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which Wireless Security Cameras are the Best? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedIf you look at this little device, you’ll see it looks like a phone. It’s not, though. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which is Better: A Microsoft or Logitech Mouse? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI’ve been very happy with my Apple’s Mighty Mouse for awhile now. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s New in Windows 7: Window Management Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI’ve been playing with Windows 7 on my HP TouchSmart for a few days now. I have to admit - I really like it. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Watch Live TV on Your iPhone: Slingbox Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedOne of the pieces of hardware that I love the most is my Slingbox. A Slingbox lets you watch and control your television through the Internet. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create an Animated GIF: Webcam2GIF Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI was moving my lips, but I wasn’t saying anything. It’s not a movie, it’s an animated .GIF. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Turn Your Mouse Cursor into a Finger Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedBack when I was on TechTV, I had a free utility that I used to change my mouse cursor into a floating hand. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Take a Neon Crayon Photo: Shutter Priority Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedThe Panasonic Lumix G1 camera was sent to me to test, and I’m definitely having a lot of fun with it. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s New in Windows 7: Desktop Wallpaper! Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedTraditionally speaking, Windows out of the box has sucked at wallpaper management. You could change the wallpaper, but that was about it. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Record Audio on an iPhone Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedWhat exactly is the best operating system? Is it Mac OS X? Is it Windows? Is it Linux? To answer that, I asked myself. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Keep Thinking With a Clear Mind Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedThe night I recorded this video, I was fighting off a bad cold. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s the Best Gamepad Game Controller? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedHere’s a question for you all: what kind of game controller do you use on your computer, if any? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What’s New in Windows 7: A Lot!! Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedYes, I’m now running Windows 7 on my HP TouchSmart PC, instead of using Vista. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Persistence of Vision Meets LED Scanning Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedYou might have a scanner in your home or business. But, I’m going to show you a scanner that you probably don’t have. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are the Best NAS Options Free? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve reviewed a few different NAS devices in the past. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Unboxing my Sony PSP-3000 and Quick Review Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve been a PSP fan pretty much from the very beginning, but not because of the mobile gaming. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do You Use to Notify Friends Together? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Let’s say you have more than one friend, which I’m sure you do. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Bartering Books, Movies, Music and Games Practical? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A long time ago, people used to trade items back and forth… and they’re still doing it today. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where�s My GPS? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Where are you at right this minute? When you travel, do you know where you are? Do you need help getting from one place to another? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Kind of Magazines do You Like? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Years ago, my Dad sold magazines for a living. I really haven’t subscribed to any for a long time. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Can�t all Playlists be this Easy to Build? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Sometimes you may be in the mood to listen to one kind of music or artist. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What About the ARCHOS 5 Internet Media Tablet? br> Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s not easy watching television when you’re on the go. You can’t exactly take the TV with you, nor a DVR. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where are all the PC Gizmos? br> Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How cool are all of my new toys? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Anybody Still Read Web Pages Offline? br> Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, there are times you may want to read content on various pages at a later time. You may not want to bookmark them. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Want to Create Your Own 3D Cartoon? br> Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you can type, you can movies at xtranormal! My friend Joe sent this link along to me, so I had to check it out. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Looking for Trackmania Tips from a Gamer? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I played many different arcade games back in the day. I still do enjoy racing types of games. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Interact with Your Technology Today? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I received an email from Kevin recently, telling me about a very cool new piece of software he’s found. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s in Your Home Theater? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have you set up a home theater yet? I finally had the opportunity to finish our home theater system that was started when we moved in. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which is Better: Television Service or Internet Service? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You can watch programming from several popular networks, and it won’t cost you a thing. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s an Alternative to Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Is Windows Explorer just not doing it for you? Maybe the Finder isn’t doing it for you, either. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Would It Be Like to Play Inside an M.C. Escher Sketch? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I did my best to run through the tutorial of Echochrome. It’s a game that came with my new PSP 3000. The music is actually really cool. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Live Streaming from Your iPhone Yet? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you remember the Qik service we talked about awhile ago? Well, now it’s able to run on an iPhone… without jailbreaking it! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are all iPhone Problems Apple�s Fault - or AT&T�s? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My wife loves to remind me of the day that the iPhone was released. I had come up with a list of reasons why I would not get an iPhone. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Audio Recorder Do You Use on Your iPhone or iPod Touch? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Back before I started live streaming, I did a few hours’ worth of audio streaming each week. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Would You Like to Make Money with Music? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How would you like to find an unknown band or musical artist, support them, help them get a recording contract, and then receive a portion of the proceeds from their sales? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Keep Files and Folders in Sync? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s a routine task to copy or move a file from one location on your computer to another. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Create and Edit Panoramic Digital Photos? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I want to take a picture of what’s on the wall behind me, so I would have had to take three different pictures. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Who is the Geek of the Week? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed At some point in the near future, I will be known as the Geek of the Week, from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Facebook Changing for the Worse? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Mona is an active member of FriendFeed, and also of Geeks. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Does Your Life�s Timeline Look Like? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Back in grade school, I remember having to make timelines. We had to rely on paper, and pencils to sketch things out. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Extend Your iPhone or iPod Battery Life? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I couldn’t help doing my impression of the way my iPhone eats up battery life. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Would Brian Eno do with iPhone Music? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How relaxing and amazing does that sound? It’s from an App called Bloom, for the iPhone. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Does Live Streaming Change Your Life? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently gave a short presentation at Microsoft�s Social Computing Symposium. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Does This Sound to You? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Before you finish watching or listening to this video, you’re going to download this App. I can almost guarantee it. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Document Annotation Software Still Necessary? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Annotation isn’t exactly fun, no. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Many Words Per Minute can You Read? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you consider yourself a speed reader? Are you looking for ways to improve your reading speed? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is the Theremin a Musical Instrument? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This is the Thereminator for the iPhone. You can find it in the App Store. The interface isn’t so hot looking, but it sounds great. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Determins a Blog�s Success? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed LisaLee is a long-time community member, and she writes: “Just wondering… what does blogging mean to you? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do You Think About Social Networking? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m not able to grant all the interview requests that I receive. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Well Did You Score on the Geek Test? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I bought Ponzi a book recently, called “A Girl’s Guide to Dating a Geek”. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Does Your Web Browser Handle JavaScript? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Google Chrome has been officially in beta for about a month now. Many of you are using it for your default browser already at this point. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Your Favorite Sound? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The sound of a cat purring may be very relaxing for you. Or what about the sound of crickets chirping? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is There an iPhone Clipboard App? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On your computer, you have a virtual place called a clipboard, where you can cut, copy and paste. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s Missing in Today�s Portable Media Experience? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I still remember my first portable media player. Back then, it was called a “Boom Box”. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My New Canon PowerShot Digital Camera: Review is Here Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What digital camera are you using, and how long have you had it? I’m curious, because I just bought a new digital camera. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Have Any Resume Building Tips? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When is the last time you updated your resume? For me, it’s been well over ten years. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kodak Zi6: Best Portable HD Video Recorder? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed For once, I’m doing a product review while using the product itself. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Got Any Good Geeky Relationship Advice? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m not an expert on anything, even though I may get introduced as such sometimes. I tend to dismiss that label every time. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Sound Does Your iPhone Make? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Can your iPhone make really cool noises and sounds like mine does? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Kind of Digital Camera do You Prefer to Buy? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m not a photographer, but I have owned several different digital cameras. I usually buy a new one every year. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Should a College Newspaper Publish on the Web? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I graduated high school many years ago, and first got online in 1992. The Internet was there, but not the World Wide Web at that point. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Share Files Between Computers: Mac, Linux and OS X? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Sharing files between two computers is a fairly simple task. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have You Turned Your iPhone into a PC or Mac Remote? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How many remote controls do you have lying around? I’m sure there are several. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have You Ever Wanted a Network or Wireless Scanner? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It seems like when I review hardware, most of you listen. I look at all kinds of hardware. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Open Files on Your iPhone? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed So you might have an iPod or an iPhone that has all this space. Maybe you aren’t filling it with Apps or pictures. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have You Ever Wanted to Create Your Own 3D Game for Free? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What game are you playing these days? Are you trying to beat it, or do you just enjoy playing it? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Save on Printing Costs? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Tell me if this sounds familiar: you go to print a web page, and find you’ve printed fifty pages instead of just a small part of one page. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Look Good in Stripes? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you’ve visited my blog recently, you’ve likely seen the interface. It’s designed pretty well. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Your Computer Glow? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I unboxed the HP TouchSmart PC the other night, and found something on it that is just too completely cool for words. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How and Where do You Watch TV Today? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What is television anymore? How do you define television? Is it a piece of hardware that allows you to watch shows? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which iPhone Bowling Game is the Best to Buy? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of our regular community members is an avid bowler, and is quite good at it. In fact, his chat handle is Bowler4Ever. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Looking for Free Desktop Wallpapers? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What is your current wallpaper? More importantly, how often do you change your wallpaper? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have You Tried the Pogo iPhone Stylus? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of the nice things about having an iPhone is not having to carry around a Stylus. There are times, though, that I wish I had one. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Dating a Geek (or are You the Geek)? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Are you dating a Geek? Find out just how Geeky he is in “The Geek Test“. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Call for Help Blooper - in LEGO Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed LegoShark has done it again. He’s fast becoming a name in the Brickfilming world, and this newest creation is genius. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s Your Usual Handle in a Chat Room? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Lockergnome is a nickname that I kind of gave myself, but I can’t take full credit. My college-prep writing teacher called me the Gnome. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Your Username Already Taken on Popular Social Networks? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I use Lockergnome, or even just my real name, on most of the Social Networks I belong to. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Do You Search for Stock Photography Images? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When you need to search for an image, where do you turn first? Most of you will probably answer that you use Google Image search. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have You Ever Raced an ATV? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This morning, I opened my front door and found the package waiting for me that contained the new game from Disney. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Want Some 3D Astronomy Software? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You ever wonder what would happen if two planets got too close to each other? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Looking to Buy a Graphics Tablet? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I know that a few of you out there are into Graphic Design. If you’re one of those people, you probably own a Graphics Tablet. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Young Were You When You Finished College? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was a college student once, but I don’t think I would want to repeat the experience now as an adult. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is the iPhone 3G Worth Buying? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t think I’ll be standing in line for the release of the iPhone 3G, although I will be getting one. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you Want an iPhone 3G? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m never going to live down the first day I talked about the iPhone. I said it was “just another device”. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Can You Download a Company Brand or Business Logo? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What happens when you need to find a graphic… let’s say a logo for a company? You might go online and do an image search. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are you Worried about the Gas Crisis? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On June 9th, the National average for gas prices per gallon hit the $4.00 mark. This all-time high came as no surprise to most of us. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s in the Next Mac OS X: Snow Leopard? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The current shipping version of Mac OS X is dubbed Leopard. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Father�s Day Gift Ideas Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Father’s Day is just a few days away. This year I’m more grateful than ever to have my Dad. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make an iPhone Web Site and Icon Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, I have an iPhone. If you look closely, you can see my little Chris icon on there. It’s also on my home screen. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have you Ever Owned any Apple Products? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you have any kind of history of all the PCs you’ve ever owned? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are Popular Home Repair Scams? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The last time I changed our furnace filters, I sliced my finger open. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you use Gmail�s New Features? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ah, yes… Gmail. It’s the free email service from Google, that can be accessed via the Web or by using a desktop client. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where can you Watch Severe Weather Videos Online? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love living in the Seattle area, because I’m a big fan of overcast skies. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have you ever Been to a LAN Party? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I asked my “son” Wicket if he wanted to go to a LAN party. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are there any Free Web-Based Virus Scanners? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What is more stupid… running your face alongside a cheese grater, or running Limewire? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is the Windows UI Important? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedIt’s kind of funny. The 45 minute long video I recorded ranting about Windows Vista still gets a ton of traffic to this day. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Upload Digital Photos to Web Albums for Free! Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedLast year, my parents lost a lot of digital photos in a hard drive crash. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Google have a Command Line Interface? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedIt’s hard to believe that many of us started learning computers before there was any kind of GUI, or Graphical User Interface. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have You Called an Internet Advertising Phoul on Phorm? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI don’t mind advertisers, so long as they are advertising something I would care about. I notice Marketing campaigns all the time. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do Xbox Live Marketplace Games have Problems? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI came across an article the other day on Wired, titled“Microsoft: Don’t Cut Off the Long Tail”. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Want a Free VPN for Public WiFi Hotspots? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedWhen it comes to accessing the Internet when you’re away from home, you never really know what you’re going to get. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What do you Need to Know about USB? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedPonzi called me while shopping with some questions about USB Hubs. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How do you Deal with Old Technology? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedWe talk about new technology quite a lot. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s Cheaper than a Gallon of Gas? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedI was sitting here chatting with the people in my chat room when Ponzi called me with a pretty cool discovery that I thought you all would find interesting. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | It�s a Free Computer! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Thanks to HP and BuzzCorps, Ponzi and I gave away a $5000 Dragon notebook last night! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you Have eBay Seller or Buyer Accounts? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Sutty5 writes: “Many discussions recently have focussed on having more than one eBay account. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are you Participating in FireFox Download Day 2008? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Join FireFox in their mission to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What did you Want to be When you Grew Up? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What did you want to grow up to be when you were little? I wanted to be a few different things. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you Embed my Videos or Pictures? Add to iTunes| Add to YouTube| Add to Google| RSS FeedSomeone recently asked me what exactly embedding means? To embed something simply means that you are enclosing or adding something. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make your PC into a Firewall Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Last week, we shared tips with you on things you can do with your old computers. One of those things was to turn it into a firewall. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Home Inventory Delicious? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have you ever wished you had an inventory list of all your games, software, DVDs, CDs and even books? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can Marriage be Saved without Talking about It? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Any book that Ponzi has ever given me on the subject of relationships makes me shudder. I’m a dude. Dudes don’t read those books! (...) 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A USB Grommet Hub for your Home Office Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Everyone knows that I’m addicted to USB devices. Because of this, I need several USB hubs, but my desk is only so big. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Flash Encoding Slow Down the Computer? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Dimitri just sent me an email, saying that he’s really happy we inspired him to live stream. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is the Future of Science Research Open? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What was the last magazine you read? Every once in awhile, a magazine floats through my house with an article that catches my attention. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are you an Indiana Jones Fan? 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I used to be very addicted to them. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stop Email Forwards and Video Emails Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I received the following email the other day from Doug: I’m still surprised at times when I get an e-mail forwarded to me that claims something is true without anyone having checked the validity of the contents. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Flip Video Camcorder Tip: Get One Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you buy only one new tech gadget this year, you really should look at getting a Flip Video camera. This thing is literally plug-and-play. It doesn’t matter if you have a PC or a Mac. If you have a USB port, you can use this camcorder. Simply point the camera at what you want to video, push the button, and voila! It records. It truly is that simple. The one that I bought holds about 60 minutes’ worth of video. I act ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wits and Wagers Trivia Game for the Xbox 360 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My neighbor just happens to be Jeff, who is the CEO of Hidden Path Entertainment game company in Seattle. They just recently launched a new game into the Xbox Live community called Wits and Wagers. This is a trivia-based game, based on a board game that was created around 2001. Wits & Wagers is the fun trivia party game where you don�t need the right answers to win! For each question, bet on the answer you think is closest t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Get Documents and Spreadsheets on the Go with Google Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Invariably, when you’re on the road, you forget a document at home. It’s of course difficult to get to them, especially if no one is at home to send them to you. 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Could you get along without it for a week? I tried it, and dubbed it Google Fasting. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How and Where do you Save Files? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Where do you save your files? Do you have any particular folder on your computer? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you Really Want to Win this PC? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m going to be giving away the HP Dragon Notebook very soon… May 29th to be exact. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where do you go to Discuss Art Online? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My brother Adam is an artist, who is very passionate about art of all kinds. He has a live stream now. So if you’re into art or even music, why not drop by and visit him? You may even catch him live at work on a painting. YOU all got him into this live streaming business. I recently visited Adam in Iowa for a few days, and streamed live from his living room. He became addicted quite easily. He loved the interaction with all ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How do You Deal with Information Overload? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The problem today isn’t that there’s not enough information. There’s too much. It’s not there aren’t ways to publish content on the Internet - there are an abundance. A lot of noise comes with that signal. So we’ve got different problems than we used to have. Information used to be handed to us from “on high”, as recently as a decade ago. Nowadays, information is just literally every ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are the Implications of using Video Services? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How do you guys out there watch tv these days? Do you still watch it on an actual television set? Do you watch it through the Internet? More to the point… how do you watch video? I have a question here that was sent to me in an email. That’s why I’m bringing this up. “What is the social and political impact of services such as iTunes and Adobe Media Player?” Up until recently, we didn’t have muc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Web Communities and Social Networks Need Transparency Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I need you all to think about your answer to this question I received in an email: “What would be the one fundamental principle every social networking community must have for maintaining its integrity to the people who are using that site?”. To me… the answer is simple. Say it with me: Transparency. Transparency is the number one underlying principle for any website or network that plans to connect people togeth ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Steal my Content - with Permission and Credit Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Isn’t this soundboard the coolest thing? It was created by live community member desertwarrior. Not only is it fun, it also really underscores my belief in being open about everything I do. He’s taken about 60 clips of things I’ve said and sounds I’ve made, and put them together in this neat little application you can all play with. There are some content producers who aren’t as unfriendly to their c ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My Leather Coach Wallet Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi says it’s time to let my favorite wallet go, and get a new one… or get mine fixed. With a Coach wallet, you can send it in to be re-sewn if it starts to come apart. The leather on my wallet is great still. But, Ponzi is worried about money falling out, due to the sewing coming apart. The great thing about Coach products is that their warranty is so amazing, you can send in your wallet if anything goes wrong with ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cory Doctorow�s Little Brother: DRM-Free Audio Book Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Cory Doctorow has written a new audio book, entitled “Little Brother”. He sent me the following email to give us all a peek at the plot, and to explain something very important and ground-breaking about this book. Plot Synopsis Marcus, a.k.a �w1n5t0n,� is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works � and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked worl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s the Best OS for Data Storage and Stability? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I received the following email the other day from a chat regular who goes by the handle of Woomis: Yesterday, I was consulting a client about OS choices. If storage failure rate was 0%… What OS would you trust to store your most important documents, photos, keepsakes and otherwise? Diving even further into that thought, you realize that you must understand there are other factors involved that whether one is better than the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | HP�s Color LaserJet CM1312 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You guys know about my two dogs, Wicket and Pixie. I took some pictures of them recently, and printed one in about a minute flat on the new printer sitting in my office. The quality was as good as the quality of the photo itself. The big deal would be that it was printed on a color jet printer. To be exact, I used the new Color LaserJet CM1312 from HP. I’m really excited about this machine, actually. HP sent this to me to r ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Future of Software is Open Source Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You are an absolute fool to believe that the future of software is anything but open. Are we there now? Obviously not… but in good time, proprietary software will become a thing of the past. That’s a pretty bold statement, yes. But, watch the trends. Watch what’s happening now. Watch what’s been happening. Some of the more powerful efforts to be spearheaded by like-minded individuals have happened because o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Will iPhones Fly with Free WiFi? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed AT&T has now made it so you can now get online with your iPhone anywhere there is a HotSpot of theirs… including airports! Finally! It used to be a pita to try to get a connection in an airport. Not anymore, thanks to AT&T… or is it true?? On April 30th, MacRumors announced that “AT&T hotspots are now offering free WiFi access to iPhone users. Barnes and Noble, Starbucks and presumably AT&T&# ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | HP Dragon Notebook Giveaway Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have been selected as one of the people to give away an HP Dragon notebook this month on May 29th!! My requirements to win will be simple: You must be present in my chat room at the time of the giveaway. You must be subscribed to my YouTube channel. And… you must comment on my blog. The winner will be chosen from a random blog post, so the more you comment… the better your chances of winning! Remember, only GOOD comm ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can Temporary Email Addresses Stop Spam? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve used my chris@pirillo.com email for many years now. The reason I share that address so openly is that I’m just not afraid of it. Some of you are quite afraid of sharing your email address, with good reason. You never know where that address will end up, or what mailing lists it could get sold to. There are various ways you can stop junk emai ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Online Radio Killing Traditional Radio Advertising? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The differences between traditional radio and Internet radio are pretty vast. Yes, they are both audio. Everything else is merely the mechanism and limitations of the delivery. With a traditional radio, you can flip between bands and frequencies. You hope to pick up some kind of signal with your antenna that may be within range. With Internet radio… your Internet connection is your antenna. You have no limitations on what yo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Isn�t Mario Kart Wii Fun? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve been having a Wii bit of fun lately, playing Mario Kart on my Wii. It’s addictive. I picked it up after seeing a commercial where the player is using the little steering wheel. Even though it’s wireless, I’m using my strap. I don’t want it to go flying across the room! I totally don’t want it hitting my dog and giving him brain damage. If you’ve ever played a racing game on a hand-he ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you have Tips for Presentation Style? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Richard sent me the following email, which I feel is an excellent discussion point: You do not come off as a shy person, as I am, but how do you manage to stay so calm and relaxed when you are presenting your live feed to the community? When I give presentations to my classmates, I have the bad habit of speaking too fast and not enunciating my words clearly. You, however, seem very relaxed, you pace yourself, you are easy to unde ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you Monitor and Mold your Reputation Online? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Geoff Smith created the most amazing ring tone for me! He emailed to thank me again for hooking up Cali Lewis and himself during the iYule launch party, and for the video I made regarding this project. He wanted to show me a project that he is doing for the iPhone. The project he is talking about can be found at RingToneFeeder. He recorded this just to thank me for the time I gave to the iYule project. RingtoneFeeder is a weekly ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s the Future of Portable Computing? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m quite surprised with the number of reactions we received after the unboxing of the Asus Eee PC. I received an email from Gordon that was thought-provoking, and thought we should discuss what he has to say. I just watched your ASUS EEE review on CNN. It costs 400$. Have you ever compared it to the iPod touch? You might be wondering how can they possibly be comparable. When in China, I found out an unintentional usage fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Truth about Wikipedia Credit Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Imagine my surprise when a few friends of mine from the Netherlands emailed to let me know that I was featured in a video about Wikipedia! There was a link in the beginning of their video to a video I had done about Wikipedia, discussing how we can use them as a source to find out truth and information. I’ve often talked about Wikipedia in the past, listing it as a resource that should always be fact-checked. However, itR ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should Web Sites Block Old Browsers? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s frustrating when you are using an old favorite browser, only to go to a web site that pops up a pretty little box telling you you cannot enter. The site has decided to block certain browsers that they feel are outdated from accessing their site. How unfair is that? If you aren’t using a web browser that hasn’t been updated in the past year, there’s something wrong with you and / or your system. If you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Travel with Electronics? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Jthermane24 from our live chat room writes: “Most of us like to travel. But when travel time comes… so does the electronics packing. I have made a set of top five tips for traveling with electronics.” If you have a laptop, get a good quality laptop case. You need a sturdy one, so you don’t run the risk of the case or strap breaking, causing you to end up with a damaged laptop. When buying your case, why no ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The State of Tech Culture in Iowa Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On my recent trip home to Iowa, I was able to meet up with several business and personal friends at a Des Moines Tweet-Up. We discussed RSS Feeds and how Twitter has replaced them for me. Nathan played “interviewer” on this video with me. Back in ‘the day’, we used to have to visit web pages to get our information. Those pages didn’t tell us when they updated, so we had to find out manually. Then, al ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What does it Take to Drive Traffic to your Videos? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I recently uploaded a one-minute video of my laughing hysterically. In three days’ time, that video has had over 10,000 views on YouTube, and received more than 300 comments. What does it take to generate this kind of traffic? Jeff sent me an email recently, asking me what tips and tricks there are to get content to the top of search engines? There is no one silver bullet, there are many things you can do. Not all of them wi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Unboxing an Asus Eee PC Ultraportable Computer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The super lightweight solid-state drive Asus Eee PC showed up at my house the other day. It was sent to me courtesy of Asus, specifically thanks to an engineer of theirs who is a regular community member of ours. Without further ado, let’s do the unboxing! As I open the box… something on the inside was glowing! I pulled out things like a copy of Microsoft Works, a battery notice, and some other papers. But.. that was ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Like Taking Road Trips? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed At the time of this recording, I was visiting back home in Iowa at my brother’s house. We’re planning a road trip to Wisconsin to see a concert he had bought tickets for. It sounds like good music, and a lot of fun. Do you enjoy road trips? What should you bring with you on a road trip? Scott sent an email in to give us some tips on things you should bring along. Power Inverter This plugs into your cigarette lighter ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Would Someone Want to Blog about Magpies? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How many of you out there have a brother? I do… and when I recorded this video, I was at his house in Iowa visiting. I received an email from Findlay, asking for help getting interest generated for his brother’s blog. His brother is in the last year of Design school, and is doing a final project on Magpies dotted around areas of historical and cultural importance in London. The problem is, he needs people to see and co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are Five Foods that Make you Gag? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Did you know there’s someone from our live community who hates pizza?! That’s just insane!! Ponzi, Kat and I got to talking about foods that we can’t stand, and make us just want to hurl. What foods do that to you? Make sure to write our your list of five, and leave them as a follow-up to this video! Chris’ List of Hated Foods Chitlins Brussels’ Sprouts Beets Peas Corn Ponzi’s L ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is the Quality of your Coax Cable Important? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Daniel writes: “I recently decided to swap my office and my bedroom, opting to gain more workspace at the loss of a little living space. In the process of the swap, I relocated my PC to a new room. The coaxial cable running from the wall jack to the router proved to be too short, and as a result, I ran new cable to the new location… there began the problems. At the same time, I downloaded and began using Skype. Shortly ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How can you get out of a Traffic Ticket? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Acey612 writes: “My day job is as a police officer for the city where I live. We are a smaller town, but since we are 10min from the beach, we have a lot of traffic. I normally lead my department in citations per month, but I wanted to provide viewers with the top 10 ways to get OUT of a ticket.” Don’t Argue. If you feel you are innocent, don’t argue your point with the officer. Maybe you are innocent, who ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Like Going to the Beach? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We can always count on some excellent tips from regular chat room member Bowler4Ever. This list is no exception. Here are some tips to make your next trip to the beach fun and safe. Bring a lot of cash, a DEBIT OR GIFT card(s), and plenty of quarters for the arcades and the parking meters! If you don’t, then the change machines are always nearby when you need a couple bucks in change. Be sure to use $1 or $5 bills, as most ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are Parrots Pets? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Marcus writes: “Although it is not related to tech, you did mention it on the live stream and I thought that was enough to merit a top 5 list. My top 5 list is involving one of my pets, which is my parrot. I have 1 parrot at the moment, and he is called Elvis. He is almost 1 year old, and is an African grey parrot. I have had him since January and love him! Here is a top 5 list of tips on how to handle and deal with your par ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can Kids and Computers Combine? Click to Play http://live.pirillo.com - Do you remember what it was like when you were a kid? Unless of course, you still are one. I know we have a large audience of teenagers, and that’s wonderful! I have an Email here from Amy, with her top five reasons you should encourage your kids to make use of all Technology. Letting your child use technology early in life will allow you to instill respect… instead of fear… in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What do Girls Want for Gifts from Geeks? Click to Play http://live.pirillo.com - Laura writes: “Some men are great at picking out that special gift to give to their partner. Men that are “geeks” seem to be the worst gift givers. Let me rephrase that… they are bad at giving “girl” gifts. Every girl now and again loves to receive that Techie gift from her guy: like an ipod, iphone or Blu-Ray player. However, there are times when we need to feel s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can Washing Dishes be Less of a Chore? Click to Play http://live.pirillo.com - I hate having to do the dishes. Flat out… HATE it. Does anyone like it? Seriously. Flyboycom in our chat room sent these tips in to help us try to make washing dishes a little more fun. Turn on the music. It�s amazing what a little music can do. I modify my song selection by my mood. Sometimes I want a quiet reflective atmosphere to allow me to relax and contemplate while I wash. Other tim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you Practice Proper Mobile Phone Etiquette? Click to Play http://live.pirillo.com - We’re all guilty at some point or another. We break one of the golden rules of phone etiquette. Come on… admit it. You do it too! Here are Gordon’s top five ways to become an annoying mobile phone user. DON’T do these! When talking to a friend face to face and the phone rings, abruptly stop talking and answer the phone, and talk as long as you like. It doesn’t matter ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are you Dependable? Click to Play Can people really depend on you? When push comes to shove, can they rely on you to GTD? TuxedoJericho from our live community sent in this list of top five ways to become a more dependable person. Do not complain if you get a call at the last minute. Twice this year alone I have received a call to do a light technician job with only one day left before the opening. Just be glad that the people respect your work enough to gi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Does it Take to Win a Web Cam? Click to Play As we do every week, we gave away a web cam on Friday night. Thanks to Ustream.tv for providing the web cams! The requirements to be eligible for our weekly giveaways are simple. Here is what you need to do: You must be present in the chat room at the time of the giveaway. We don’t announce it much ahead of time, so you pretty much need to be a regular visitor! You need to be subscribed to my YouTube channel. You h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s the Most Painful thing You�ve ever Experienced? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedI can’t stand pain. I have a very low threshold for pain, and cannot tolerate it whatsoever. I used to be called the“Tazmanian Terror” when I had to get a shot as a kid. Matt sent in the following tips to help us all deal with pain a little better.Eat lots of veggies and fruits, and drink lots of water and 100% juice. All this does is makes you healthier and stronger, and being healthy could help in suppressing pain.Make y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Google Docs has a Community?!?! Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedIf you got an email from someone alledging to be on the“Google Docs Team”… would you believe it? I didn’t, because they were asking if I would like to post to the Google Docs blog to help other users. True enough… Google Docs is knocking on my Virtual door. Now they’ve started aYouTubechannel.I’m about to use Google Docs to engage the community. A few weeks ago, I announced my intention in developin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What can you do in Argentina? Don�t cry� Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedJoaquin is a 15 year old community member from Argentina. He and his mother put together this excellent list of things you can do if you are ever fortunate enough to visit this beautiful place.The city of Buenos Aires is gigantic, and each neighborhood offers rewards in architecture, cultural treasures and urban life. Tango was born in the neighborhood of San Telmo and La Boca. The government is located in the Buenos Aires City Center. Shop ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are you a Touch Typist? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedXenaol writes:“As many computer gamers and programmers will be aware, the art of typing without looking is a very useful and envied skill to possess. As a result of this, I decided to write this top 5 list of tips to help any learners on their way, so here goes.”The KeyboardA popular tactic used in typing classes is the blank keyboard with a reference poster for support on the wall. This encourages you to familiarize yourself w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are your Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedRecently, I made a comment about needing to map keys for my OS X keyboard. Using keyboard shortcuts can save you a lot of time when you’re working. One of our community members sent this list of shortcuts in to give all of us a bit of help when we attempt to GTD!Option + Left / Right arrowsWhen editing text, this combination will scoot you back and forth through the text one word at a time.Option + Up/ Down arrowsThese move you throug ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you Have any Photoshop Tips for Beginners? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedRecently, Mushir sent in his list of favorite foods from India. Instead of food, he’s passing on his top tips for people who are just beginning to learn how to use Photoshop.Check it out!When using Photoshop for the first time, see what everything does… from tools to little buttons. This will not only make you move around much faster in Photoshop, but it will also make you experiment a lot more.Always use layers!Layers are one o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Did you Work for your TN Visa in Canada? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedJimmy Kuo writes:“The topic I want to talk about is having qualified Canadians working in the United States using a working Visa, called the TN. There are many Canadians stopped from crossing into the US, and there are many reasons for this. Here are some tips to help make sure you have everything you need to be able to obtain your TN, and work in the US.”View theNAFTA TN Visa profession listbefore applying work in the U.S. Make ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can you Eat like an Egyptian? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedPauleece is a regular in our chat room, and hails from Egypt! He wanted to share with us the top ten foods that you MUST eat if you ever get the chance to visit his homeland.AWANESThis is made of chicken gizzards. When a whole chicken is boiled to make soup, people cut off the Awanes to eat with then number five food I have listed.ADSThis is an orange legume that is boiled in water, and then drank like a soup. It can also be poured over ric ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Else can your Mobile Phone Do? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedYes, you can do more than make calls and send messages with your phone. But can it do anything more than that? One viewer claims that the following are possible:Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112.If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network in an Emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you. Keep in mind, 112 can be dialed even if your keypad ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Those Videos were April Fool�s Day Jokes! Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedDue to the overwhelming response to all the videos we uploaded on April 1st… I have decided to revert my decisions. Everything will go back to the way it was the day before APRIL FOOL’s day!I still can’t believe how many people fell for all of them. The date is stamped onto each video we record and upload. I gotta tell you… I love that holiday. You know it will happen next year, as well. It’s funny how many peo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why I�m Switching Back to Windows XP from Mac OS X Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedThe experiment is officially over. Today I am going back to Windows XP. I really found myself needing to use Windows software. You don’t realize how dependent you get on utilities like Notepad and Microsoft Paint until you no longer have them. I pulled out all my old software to go through it, and see what is compatible… where.My old TaxCut versions won’t work on the Mac. The copies of Windows Vista is not compatible with ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Which is Better: Nintendo DS or Sony PSP? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedThe debate is over. People have asked me every day in the chat room which of these is better. Is it Sony… or Nintendo. I am here to tell you the final answer, and why.PSP is the winner. It’s better for one reason, and only one reason. The PSP can play UMDs. The DS cannot. Let me show you. I pulled the UMD out of the Sony. There is no slot in the Nintendo DS for it. It won’t work or go in!!! Thankfully there is a slot on th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | It�s Official: iHate the iPhone Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedIt doesn’t matter how much I say it. I can’t stand the iPhone. I gave it a fair shake, for almost a year. I just can’t take it anymore. For years, I surfed the Web from my phone using Windows Pocket-IE, and it was a much better experience. I was able to view web pages where the fonts didn’t have to be enlarged up front. On the iPhone, when you go to a web page, it doesn’t enlarge. You have to use two fingers an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Windows Vista Ultimate Better than Home Premium? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedWhat’s the difference between Windows Vista Ultimate, and Windows Vista Home Premium? One is black… and the other is green. Everyone knows if something is“premium”, it’s good… but if it’s“ultimate”… it’s better! You never hear that premium is better than ultimate. Are you nuts? Everybody knows that software that comes in black is much better than software that comes in green. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do you Have any Tips to Help Someone Stop Smoking? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Smoking is an addiction that can be harmful to your health, and that of others around you. Here are some great tips sent in by a community member to help you stop smoking. Establish a ‘quit day’. Establishing a day to quit can help you prepare for this event. Quitting is very difficult, and being ready mentally is important to being successful. Don’t choose a time when you know you’ll have something stres ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Learning how to Ride a Motorcycle Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Owning and riding a motorcyle comes with a lot of responsibilities. Make sure you find the right bike for your needs above everything. Here are some other tips to get you started, should you decide to ever buy one of your own. Read. Read a lot. Read forums, magazines and books. The more you read about motorcycles, the better prepared you will be to start riding, and to figure out what kind of motorcycle you would want to get. Th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What can You do in Alaska? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Violist is a chat room regular who has lived all his life in Alaska. Many people think there is nothing to do in this frozen land. Violist has submitted this list of things to do while in Alaska, to help dispel this myth. Camping Alaska is one of the most beautiful places to camp, because of the mass population of wildlife. I love the mountains, and in Alaska there are a lot mountains. On special nights, you can see an Aurora ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Collectors Collect Collectables Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you hoard things in the hopes that someday they might be worth something? Here are some tips sent in by a reader to help you decide what is worth keeping… and what isn’t. Figure out what will have more value in the future. If you are trying to collect something that can be easily reproduced in the future, chances are the value will be less than what it is now. Most media, such as music, movies and games won’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Norwegian Food Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Pete is from Norway, and wanted us to know what foods are the best to have from his homeland. Here is a list of some of the yummiest (and hardest to pronounce!) foods from Norway. Raspeball This is a heavy, but good, dinner that we eat once every other month. It is made of potatoes that are mashed and shaped as balls with meat inside it. Raspeball is served with bacon, sugar, syrup if you want that (I recommend the sugar when yo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is your Blog Usable, or a Jumbled Mess of Information? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When someone visits your blog, can they find their way around easily? Is everything neatly organized on your site… or is it more of a jumbled mess of information, links and text? Here are some excellent tips to help you get (and keep!) your blog organized. Be predictable. When we want to know what a site is about, the first thing we look for is an �About� page. When we want to contact the owner of a site, the first thing w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Buying Music ala Carte vs Renting with Subscriptions Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Googler888 writes: “I’ve been a hardcore iTunes song buyer for a couple of years now, and boy has it been great. I know Chris loves using subscription-based song services like Rhapsody and Napster, so I am hoping to start a war between the two. So here are my top 5 reasons why I chose owning a song, rather than renting it.” It certainly does feel awkward to be constantly giving money to “the man” eve ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jordanian Food Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed See? Here we are, with a second food video tonight. Is anyone else hungry yet? This time, we’re discussing favorite dishes from Jordan… and learning how to properly pronounce Flafel. Mansaf (men-sef) or Manasif (men-a-sif) This is a meal made from dried Yogurt rocks (known as “Jameed”), Yellow Rice, and Lamb. The “Jameed” is then kept in water for 10 hours to be blended and cooked. After Jamee ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Turkish Food (not Turkey) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Two food lists tonight? Seriously. I need to hire a cook who knows how to make dishes from literally every country there is! I think Ponzi is getting tired of me asking her to do it. Let’s take a look at some of the top foods from Turkey, sent in by a community member. Dolma This is probably the most famous dish on the Turkish menu. There are several different types of Dolma. My favorite is made with pepper and leaf. It co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are you the only Person who Isn�t Blogging? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Thomas is a 14 year old who recently tried to start a Tech blog to make money via AdSense. He didn’t do so well, but learned a lot along the way. He is passing along his tips for starting and maintaining a more successful blog. Don’t think you are going to get rich quick. Blogging takes a ton of effort, work and time. You’re not just going to start a blog, write a few posts, throw in Adsense and make a million d ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Manage your MP3 Files and Tags Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Monit wrote: “This is a Top 5 list on how to fix up a messy music library. Maybe it’s just the organization freak in me, but I can’t stand it when I see a bunch of music files with missing or inaccurate tags that are tossed all over the place. Personally, all of my songs are MP3s, but some of these programs will work with other formats as well.” Fix Those Tags This is probably the most useful thing you can ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Real Estate Possible without an Agent? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Many people in the country have been hurt by the mortgage crisis. People are getting foreclosed upon; they can’t make their payments. Because of this, we are all feeling the pinch and we are tumbling into recession. Many people are trying to sell their homes themselves. Here are some tips to work without a Realtor, sent in by JcGeekGirl. YOU DON’T HAVE TO USE AN AGENT! I cannot stress this enough. Agents have made the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Much is Gas in your Part of the World? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Garthman03 writes: “I have worked in the Automotive industry for the better part of a decade, and am always looking for ways to save money to spend on gadgets. With gasoline being the biggest economic cruncher right now, I’ve made a list of ways to save money on gas.” Avoid hard braking and accelerating (free) “Hurry up and wait” should not be a part of your normal driving lifestyle. Sure, there are ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Follow me on Twitter Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Who here has Twitter? Twitter isn’t really a Social Networking site. I never thought it would turn into what it has. Twitter is basically the place to let the World know what you’re doing, in 140 characters or less. Twitter has become my favorite social-type website, by far. It’s easy, it’s fun and it’s relevant. You simply sign up for a free account, find some people to follow, and Tweet your status ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Severe Weather can Strike Anytime, Anywhere Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed TJ, DasFamiliar and KY_Wildcat are not only halfops in my live chat room, they are also all Storm Spotters. With severe weather season already upon us, they put together these tips to help keep you safe. As of March 20, 2008, the Storm Prediction Center states that there have been at least 464 reports of tornadoes for this year alone. The season has only yet to begin. Many people, including geeks, never really give weather a secon ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Have you had Your Wisdom Teeth Removed Yet? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Sergio writes: “I recently had my wisdom teeth removed, and wanted to share my tips on how to deal with the operation with the community. So without further adieu, here are my Top 5 Tips for dealing with Wisdom Teeth Removal.” Generally speaking, the younger one is, the easier getting the procedure done will be. This doesn�t mean get it done before your baby teeth are all gone. If your dentist suggests that they shou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s the Best Way to Interview Someone? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I enjoy interviewing people. It’s not what I enjoy most about producing content, though. If you look back in my archives, you’ll see a lot of my early stuff was all interviews, done strictly in audio format. I get asked frequently to be interviewed. I make a horrible interview. I never stay on topic for long, so I hate giving them. I’d rather have an open discussion. I think discussions are more interesting for o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s Your Favorite Keyboard? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed For a long time, I was using the Microsoft Internet Pro keyboard. The reason I loved it so much is that it had two USB ports in the back. Microsoft stopped producing it, so I’ve been looking for a replacement for it. My friend Moonglaive recommended this new keyboard. The Enermax Aurora Aluminum Keyboard looks pretty cool, eh? I thougt the keys themselves were aluminum. It turns out they’re plastic with some kind of s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | His name is Earl: A Lifestreaming Geek with Cerebral Palsy Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Earl Thibert, known as T-Bear to friends, is from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is 32 years old, and has Cerebral Palsy. He is a Life streamer, via uStream. He says that his goal is to “change the world, and what people think about others who have disabilities”. He certainly has a lot of fun streaming, and is a lot of fun to chat with. The term Cerebral Palsy refers to any one of a number of neurological disorders that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Switch Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, OS X Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Are you thinking about switching Operating Systems? Here are five things to keep in mind prior to making that big move. Stability You want to make sure that the Operating System you are going to use is functional. A buggy Operating System is more or less useless. From my experience, XP is the most practical Windows Operating System to use at the moment. I’m relatively new to Linux, but my favorite distro is Ubuntu, due to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Advice do you Give to Young Programmers? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Programming is an excellent field to go into, and good Programmers are a hot commodity. That reminds me… if anyone out there is above excellent at working with Drupal, shoot me an email to chris@pirillo.com. Thanks to Grant for sending in this list of tips for young people looking to learn Programming. Read. If you do not like spending a lot of time r ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Making the Band: A Kid�s Perspective Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Alec is 13 years old. He goes by the handle iDrummer in our live community. He is a budding musician, and sent in these tips on how to get yourself or your band noticed. People / Bandmates First, you’re going to need to know some people that are into your type of music. Some ways you could find people are to look around your school, work, and extra-curricular activities. Just start a friendly conversation, and let them kno ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What do Bachelors Eat? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed UncleJohn is a long-time community member, as well as a halfop in our live chat room. He is a bachelor, and sent in some tips on how to cook for just one. Cook large meals that make good leftovers. For instance, cook the spaghetti sauce separate from the noodles. The sauce can be reheated, and added to in order to make other unique meals throughout the week. One example is my famous Hoagie and spaghetti sauce sandwich topped with ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Saudi Cuisine Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yaqob is a community member from Saudi Arabia. He saw all of the videos we’ve put up lately about favorite foods from other countries, and decided to send us his own list! Tammer & Kha’ howa This is dates (fruit). You eat these and drink Arabic coffee (kha’how) with it. These traditionally go together because the dates are very sweet, while the coffee is sour. Foool This is pronounced the same as the Amer ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Am I the Only Person not Weightlifting? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, I really did lift that 15lb weight 1000 times! Really! Don’t you believe me?? I have a top five list here from Graham to help you in your quest to lift weights. Decide what kind of lifting you want to do. There is a big difference between Arnold and a competitor in the World’s Strongest Man competition. You either lift in order to bulk up, or in order to become more powerful. Lifting weights with a more manageab ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do you Teach People about Hardware and Software? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of our community members writes: “Hey Chris, jthermane24 from the chat room. Here are my top tips for helping those who are “technically challenged” to learn.” Be calm and talk slow. Seniors and the technological illiterate will NOT know all the shortcuts that we geeks know and live by. Most likely, it will take them three times as long to do the simple tasks that we can do in five seconds. Talking slo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are These Good Reasons to Embrace Technology? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It took me more than three years to convince my parents to give up dial up, and move to a better connection. I blame myself, for not giving them enough reasons to embrace technology. Here is an excellent list sent in by a community member, with five of the reasons you should embrace the newest technology. Efficiency With the development of technology, the speed at which we can achieve our goals is greatly increased. Processing d ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is This how you Set up Your Webcam? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, I’m sitting in the dark. I don’t understand why so many people record without turning on regular lights… expecting the glow from their monitors to outline them. I’ve got a top five list on how to set up your webcam for maximum recording power. This was sent in by Flyaxe. Location Make sure that you set up your webcam on a horizontal surface like a bookshelf. Set it up so it points straight at your fac ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Energy Efficient Cars: What you Don�t Know Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Bad Bad Leroy Dan had to call me to interrupt a video I was trying to do on saving energy. You know I had to record it when he started saying that our Government is not allowing us to save energy. There are six cars built in America that get more than 35 miles per gallon… but Americans are not allowed to buy them. They are all exported right out of the country. One of the keys to restarting the American economy is staring u ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Get Guitar Hero Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Every day people ask about Guitar Hero tips. I recently received two separate top five tips lists about Guitar Hero. One covers the basics… and the other is more for Experts. Thanks to everyone who keep sending in those lists of tips and tricks. Keep them coming! Be patient, it takes a bit of time to develop any type of skill. The same goes for learning to play Guitar Hero. You have to first start out on the easy level. The ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Luck o� the Irish: Happy St Patrick�s Day Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Hopefully you were wearing green on St Patrick’s Day, so that no one pinched you. Wicket wanted to make sure I enjoyed the day, so he put green food coloring in my coffee. The Little Leprechaun, Joey, sent us a list of ways to pretend to be Irish. It’s all in fun, folks. Drink Guinness! This is one of the most important rules as Guinness made in Ireland… and is practically the symbol of Ireland.(You can also sav ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Starting a Catchphrase Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed ‘E Ya Later’ is how I end nearly every video I do. I started using it years ago, because I wanted a catchphrase of my own. I’m not even sure where and how I came up with it… but it stuck. Have you ever wanted to start your own word or phrase? These tips sent in by a reader should help. Invent a random word or saying that no one understands. A string of gibberish words will attract more attention than you c ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | When Students Become Teachers: Learning Lessons Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Kyle_VDK is a community member in the 8th grade. He used to have a lot of trouble in school, and has made many changes of late. Now that he’s successful, he wanted to pass along the tips that worked for him. Organization Organization is a big key to doing well in school. Even though you think you will make the same mistakes, such as forgetting homework, being organized actually helps that, even though you may think it will ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Save Energy Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The cost of energy these days is outrageous. Many of us cut corners wherever and whenever we can. Ryan_Leaf sent in some excellent tips to help all of us conserve energy. How many of these do you already do? See how much power you are consuming You have to start somewhere, and by knowing how much everything consumes you can tell what you might want to remove or replace. You can use something like the Kill A Watt, which will displ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Should you Drink Water? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Joshua(XP) is a regular member in our live chat room. He knows that most of us Geeks drink a lot of soda, and wanted to share with us the reasons why we should be drinking more water. Water is the best thing you can drink, because water actually replenishes your body… unlike soda. Water actually relieves any hunger cravings you might have. I found that when I drink water, I actually do not feel as hungry as I would have if ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Start Drawing Things Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Rofai is a community member who happens to be an artist. He wanted me to pass along his tips to all of you who may be thinking about learning to draw. I personally can’t draw, not even a stick figure. But Wicket is an artist extraordinnaire! Do you have enough supplies? Some recommended supplies would be a pencil for sketching, a darker pencil for detail, a pencil sharpener, a ruler, an eraser (those ones that look like min ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Keep your Website Fresh and Up to Date Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed With all the design software and tools out there, anyone can make a website. Keeping it maintained and ‘fresh’ is another matter entirely. Seanzo is a Web Designer, and sent these tips in to help you keep your website current. Always have an attractive title You want your websites’ title to represent what your site is all about, but you don’t want to go in to too much detail. Say you make a website about ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is This the Easiest way to Turn Photos into Videos? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We all have tons of photos, whether they’re digital or print. What are you going to do with them all? You could throw them into some kind of video, but many of them are hard to use. All you want to do is create a “photo show”, right? When one of our chat moderators four_ones sent me a link to this new site called Animoto, I had to check it out. You upload your photos, pick a song… and it creates the mashup ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do You Save Money? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Recently, I did a video with tips on saving money for gadgets… especially when you’re a teenager who can’t get a ‘regular’ job. This time, I’m going to give you some tips sent in by a community member for saving money in general. First, and most important, put your money in that bank. Lets say its Christmas, and you receive $400.00 from your family. The next day, you have all that money in you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s the Best way to Buy a Car? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed JP may only be 13 years old, but he sure does have an excellent grasp of what you should be looking at and thinking about when shopping for a new car. Here are the tips he sent in to me recently. Write down a list of what you are going to need out of a car. For example: are you going to be going on long trips frequently, or is it just a car to get around the city? This is very important because you need this information to make ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Do the British Eat? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am definitely ready to head over to the UK and eat. All of the food tips being sent in are making us want to travel! Puddings and breads and pies… oh my! Jams and Marmalades This is a sweet preserve made from fruit, often Strawberries or Oranges. There are lots of unusual types, such as my favorite Strawberry and Chili. It is often served on plain white bread with thick crusts, and is thickly spread onto the bread. Making ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Have any Halo 3 Tips? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The same chatter who brought us the World of Warcraft tips has sent me another email. This time, he’s giving us his top five tips on playing Halo 3. Keep these gaming tips coming, folks. People love them! Lead your shots. One big mistake that most people make is that they for example grab a BR and try to act all Halo 2 and not lead their shots. This is a big no no. Most weapons in the game like the BR ( Battle Rifle for the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | MMORPG Etiquette Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Being rude or offensive when playing an MMORPG can be fatal. You can get yourself removed and even “blacklisted”. Here are some tips sent in by a reader to help you behave yourself properly when playing. Don’t treat other players as though they are “gods”. Just because a player is famous - or a Mod - doesn’t mean you should treat them differently than anyone else. After all, they are just pla ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tips for Internet Newbies (and General Reminders) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed As we get older, the world wide web gets newer. We find ourselves not able to keep up with the new world because we’re still stuck spending senseless hours checking 20 emails and trying to figure out how to install a program on Vista. For those of you like me, going on 21 for the 9th year in a row, here are 5 tips to help you get through the old stuff so you can stay hip with the new. Book it before you book it. Now letR ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sleep Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Tom from England writes: “A lot of people at school in the morning arrive with their eyes half closed and are complaining of how miserable they are, so I made this top 5 list (not just for teenagers) about how to get the most out of sleep.” Stick to a schedule Make sure you go to bed and wake up at more or less the same time every day, even on weekends. This will prevent interference with your ‘biological clock& ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Record Live Performances (Concerts, Plays, etc) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Jon writes: “My friend and I like filming shows at local venues. After a while there are some things you seem to focus on while recording these. Here are my tips for recording live performances, shows and concerts.” Equipment - Always prepare your equipment before hand. Nothing is worse than showing up on a scene without your necessary things. Here is a list of useful or necessary things you should bring along: Camer ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How and Where to Find Free Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Software can be expensive these days. Thankfully, most types of software have excellent alternatives that are either free, or Open-Source. Here are some tips sent in by Chris G to help you find these alternatives. Google is a geek’s best friend. We use Google to find everything in our geektastic lives, so it makes sense to use it to find our free software. However, this must be used with extreme caution. Googling “Fr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Public Relations (PR) and the Blogosphere Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t mind PR agents, really. There are some - and their approaches - that I DO mind. There’s a fine line that a lot of PR people don’t realize is there. I’m now being asked by a journalist to give my thoughts about PR and their direct role within the Blogging the community. The question, specifically is “Is it reasonable for PRs to target the Blogging community?”. A blog in itself isn’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Put Yourself and Friends in a Comic Strip Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have always loved comic strips. However, there’s a problem. I cannot draw! Thankfully, I found BitStrips online. I can now easily create my own comics… for free! Bwana joined me on this video, and let me create “him” in cartoon form! Imagination. The creator of a Bitstrips comic must have an imagination, to be able to create weird and wonderful comics. This imagination will help them to design new and di ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Technology Business in Guatemala Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Kinglacho is a regular community member of ours, who happens to live in Guatemala. He is currently studying Systems Engineering, but knows that jobs in his field are rare where he lives. Kinglacho is curious as to what it takes to start a successful online business, such as mine. Since I’m from Guatemala, a Third-World country, I’m aware that there are pretty much no interesting opportunities down here in the industr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Software Piracy Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Matt is a YouTube community member who watches us regularly. He recently sent me a very interesting email, asking about my thoughts on piracy, and how to put a stop to it. Piracy of music, software and movies is rampant these days, and there is just no one sure-fire way to put an end to it. I had some questions about piracy issues on the Internet today. I watch your videos everyday on Youtube and find them very informative. I no ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Save Money for Gadgets Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A community member writes: “Being 14, I find that 99.99% of the time, no one will help me buy my geeky gadgets.I have created a list from my experiences on how to save money for your tech-related stuff.” If you are short on cash, start a small business. Since I am only 14 and cannot get a ‘normal’ job yet, I sell computer parts on eBay. I have my own eBay store where I make a little over $100 a week, just ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Laptop Fire Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed James Bayliss is an active community member of ours. He was the creator of the “bouncing Chris heads”. I got an email from him with a picture attached of a burned-up laptop! It actually happened to his Macbook Pro today. He was on a Skype call with me for this video. James is now having to use Vista on his Windows machine, and it won’t recognize his web cam. James says that he was sitting at his desk and reading ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | AppleTV Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed With all the chatter about the AppleTV, it’s interesting to hear someone’s opinions on why you should NOT rush out to buy one. Dubfrog from our Live Community sent in this Top Five list of reasons not to buy AppleTV. What IS AppleTV, you ask? Apple TV lets you rent movies, buy TV shows and music, and view your .Mac and Flickr photos from the best seat in the house… yours. You have a fifth-generation iPod with v ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Food From India! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed With all the food videos we’ve done lately… are you hungry yet? I know I am. Some of the dishes from other countries sound absolutely delicious. I admit, a few of them have made me shudder… but I still like to keep an open mind. Heck, I’ll try anything once! Here are some of the top foods in India, sent in by a reader. Dosa This is a like a very large pancake that has been rolled up. It’s also a lit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Listen to Music Without Breaking the Law Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Honeytoast is a regular member of our live community. He wanted to send me his top 5 ways of getting and listening to music legally, conveniently, and inexpensively. Subscribe to Rhapsody or another streaming type music source. This is Chris’ favorite, and is by far the cheapest way to buy your music. Sometimes, it can be more convenient with having accessibility from any computer with an Internet connection. The biggest do ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Build your own Laptop LaMott is a PC Tech, and wrote in to ask this: “My question is why isn�t there an industry standard of MBD�s & cases that techs can use to build their own laptops? Also, what percent of people in the U.S. would you say build their own PC�s vs. those that buy?” PC fanatics are up in arms over how Apple doesn’t let you build your own Mac. I hate to say it, but there’s a good reason for it. Some people feel that’s not how things should be. I guess I won’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why is the iPhone SDK Important? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There’s buzz everywhere about Apple’s Software Development Kit - or SDK- release. You can, of course, download the SDK if you are using OS X. Two of the biggest reasons why people wouldn’t get an iPhone are now obliterated. People who already had the iPhone are saying “Great! Now we like it even more!”. I have some excellent ideas, but I’m not a developer. If anyone is a dev and doesn’t kn ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stay in School Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The best day out of school in the entire year is the last day. It’s that feeling of freedom. Here are some excellent tips sent in to help you get to (and stay IN) school when you need to. Set your clock ten minutes fast. This will make you think you may have overslept, but will instead give you a few extra minutes to get woken up. Get your backpack ready the night before. Most people wait until the last minute. By packin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Web Hosting Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There are a million places out there to buy your web hosting from. How do you know which is the right choice for you? What things should you keep in mind when choosing? These tips sent in by a community member should help ease your mind a bit. Don’t buy what you don’t need. When buying a product, you buy it for what you want it to do, right? Hosting is no different. If it’s going to be an image hoster, why do y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Digital Camcorder Incompatibilities Insanity! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of our community members by the name of James sent a very well thought out email to me the other day. He has a rant about the proprietary software that must be used by each different camcorder manufacturer. He has some excellent points that I wanted to expand on. Hello Chris. I must rant about something for a few moments. I am extremely annoyed with the fact that corporations like Sony, Canon, and JVC (amongst others) feel t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Live Streaming Tips for you and your Community Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ian Quinn is the President of Products and Services with Lonick Internet Solutions. He has sent in a top five list of tips he compiled to help you have an excellent live stream. Have a place to host your video and chat room. If you don’t need a chat room, don’t get one. Make sure you have what it takes to be watched by complete strangers. If you can not speak in front of people at your school, job, or anywhere, then ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jobs for Teenagers Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A 14 year old community member sent in this top five list. He’ll go a long way, with a determination and work ethic this strong already. Hopefully, his tips will help the rest of you who are looking for ways to make money, but are too young still for “traditional” jobs. Use your talents. Everyone has something they’re good at, and those skills/talents can be used in a productive way. If you’re an ex ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Identity Theft Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Arcane writes: “Hello Chris, I have come up with a guide to help prevent identity theft. With the never ending technological advances, there are so many more ways people can take over your personal information… or find ways to obtain it.” Shred your papers. There is nothing like receiving a bill, taking a look at it and saying to yourself, “I will pay this bill online because its easier, and faster” ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Food From Peru Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Lately, I’ve been asking for all of you in countries outside the US to send me emails with a list of the foods popular to your culture. I love food… and I love to learn about other places and people. The response has been excellent! Keep them coming. This video is all about Peruvian food. Ceviche. (I think its called Marinated fish in the USA) Can you eat fish with potatoes, sweet potatoes, lettuce, lots of realllly ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Buying Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Knowing what software to buy… and when… can be tricky. Here are some tips sent in by a community member to help you with your choices. Decide whether you really need the software. Software can be expensive and the last thing you want to do is to go out on a whim and waste your money on something that you�re probably only going to use once. Check compatibility. This is more for less advanced users, I�ve never done it ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Software and Life Choices Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed runjorel from our live community sent me a very thought-provoking email. He is currently attending Grad school, studying Business Information Technology. Unfortunately, however, he’s finding himself not as satisfied as he thought he would, and asked my opinion on a very good question. Here is his email: Here’s the situation. I am a 27 year old student in grad school studying Business Information Technology. I was real ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Carrier Wish List Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve always been attracted to different mobile devices. I can’t carry many with me, because my pockets are only so big, and my wallet only so fat. It always confused me why certain phones would only work on certain networks… especially when the network would be compatible with other phones. I received the following email from a community member. My name is Oskar and I’m from Estonia, I have been a member ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Teleport We’ve done videos about Win2VNC. We did one about Synergy. I made reference to a program called Teleport. Instead of explaining it… I’m going to show it to you. It’s freeware for the Mac, so definitely worth a try for you! Simply reach an edge of your screen, and your mouse teleports to your nearby Mac, which also becomes controlled by your keyboard. The pasteboard can be synchronized, and you can even drag & drop files between your Macs. It works on Tiger a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Installing the Time Capsule for Time Machine As I was stepping through the process of mounting the disc into the Time Capsule as a Network disc, I realized I had two settings that may have caused a conflict. I reset everything to the factory settings. The second time through, it warned me. The first warning asked me if I really wanted to configure it over WAN. More importantly, it warned me that I was assigning DHCP, when something else was already doing so. THAT is the kind of error checking I am talking about. It’s not an & ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Apple Time Capsule Unboxing I’m excited about my new Time Capsule. I’ve been through a lot of problems over the years when it comes to hardware and wireless networking. So let’s get this thing opened, and give it a whirl! Backing up is something we all know we should do, but often don�t. And while disaster is a great motivator, now it doesn�t have to be. Because with Time Capsule, the nagging need to back up has been replaced by automatic, constant protection. And even better, it all happens wirel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Password Help Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed In this day and age, you can’t be too careful online. You have to keep your information safe, by choosing unique, impossible-to-guess passwords. Here are some tips sent in by Daniel to help you stay secure. Don’t use familar names or dates as passwords. Take the time to create a password that is totally unique and yet is still rememberable for you, and only you. Use all parts of the keyboard. For example, instead of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | You Just Can�t Escape Windows Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I really don’t mind the Mac. Then again, I didn’t mind Windows XP, either. I did, however, mind Windows Vista. I’ve shared my reasons over and over. I now have no Vista machines in my home… [rssbullet:http://shop.tagjag.com/products/apple] The 12 Month Internet Millionaire. Examsheets - Offers Cert Bundle In $99. New RegistryClear - Actually Certified By Microsoft. Want to embed this video on y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Macs Never Crash� EVER! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have been loving Mac OS X Leopard since I began using it. I know a lot of people were upset when I switched to Mac. I don’t know what it is, but the Mac just gives you an incredible feeling of warmth. You bond emotionally with my machine! It just works so wonderfully. I’ve never had issues, not like I did with Windows. BSODs are a thing of the… WTH is that? COME ON you can’t be serious!?!?! [rssbullet:ht ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Social Media Questions and Answers Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Social Media is a huge word in my community. It can be defined in a variety of ways. It’s a way for you to be yourself on the Web, using Websites that are available to upload pictures, text and more. I’ve been doing this long before there was even a Web, so I’ve looked at tools in a different way. Ultimately, I want people to know what I’m doing. If they choose to follow me, then I can in turn follow them, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | ADD and OCD Help GTD Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You may be sitting there asking yourself “How does someone with mild OCD and ADD ever GTD?”. A person in the chat room asked recently asked how I am able to manage my time, and what time management tips I might have for someone who has way too much going on at once. How do I do it? I honestly don’t know. It’s always just been “in” me. That’s the OCD part of me. I can’t stand not to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Build an Audio and Video Podcast Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I had a caller who asked me about issues he’s having with iTunes and his Podcast. It won’t accept his Podcast at all, despite adding it three times. He’s exhausted all the suggestions on Apple support at this point. To give a bit of background, a Podcast is a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet, often using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and persona ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Graphics and Video Card Help Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I asked my chat room: “What kind of Video Card do you have?”. No matter what… I get asked this question constantly. Inevitably, someone wants to talk about Video Cards. “What do you have?” “What should I get?” “What is BEST?” A video card, also referred to as a graphics accelerator card, display adapter, graphics card, and numerous other terms, is an item of personal computer ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Internet is Everywhere Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During a discussion about Broadband and people near Seattle having trouble with Comcast, Rikai from our chat room brought up an interesting question. “What are your thoughts on the rumors of the 700Mhz spectrum potentially being used for Hi-Speed Wireless connections?” I’m sure you’ve all heard the news lately about how Starbucks is now offering free WiFi to their customers. I’m not going to comment o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | RSS and OPML for Feed Subscriptions Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When RSS first hit the web, no one really knew about it. It started to become a little more popular as more people started to post content. All these blog platforms started to publish these syndicated feeds. I give full credit to Dave Winer. If it weren’t for Dave, RSS and Blogging wouldn’t even exist in my mind. I got a question from a reader who asked if there’s any way to import and export RSS subscriptions ba ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tech Segments on CNN.Com Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I�ve been invited to share technology tips and tricks on CNN.com Live every Thursday at 5:30pm Eastern. They�re going to lift my video feed and pump it directly into their production studio. I�ll be �embedded,� literally - a regular guest / host / content person on their Web network. I wear many hats. I happen to be a fan of Peet’s coffee. I run my own Blog network at Lockergnome.com, helping people make money off of their k ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Vista and SATA Drives Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A recent caller to the 888-PIRILLO line had trouble with his Vista Home Premium machine just after applying Windows updates. It began showing his internal hard drive and DVD write drive as removable devices… such as a SATA drive or USB device. I had a friend who happens to work at the company that had given us Vista. He was explaining a situation that he had encountered with the same round of updates. His mom’s machin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Do I Buy Mac Memory and Accessories? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When I showed people the live install of my 16GB of Ram in my new Mac Pro… people started asking me where I bought the Ram. At first, I was reluctant to say. However, I decided to share with you. I have had nothing but good luck with products from MacSales.com. They have an excellent Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where to Make and Sell Merchandise Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed People ask me every day if they can buy Pirillo or Lockergnome T-shirts. After considering it, I’ve decided to create a small “store” of sorts… on Zazzle! You can create your own Zazzle store, create merchandise, and sell it easily! Choose from over 350 products to design. Post them for sale in the Zazzle marketplace. When someone buys your product, you make money! Do you want to create a store to showcase ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Registry Cleaner Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I know many of you out there feel that registry cleaners will help speed up your computer. The truth of the matter is that they will NOT. In fact… using one can end up rendering your system useless if you don’t use it properly. I don’t recommend using them… EVER. Programs like CCleaner are very powerful. If you run one on a brand-new computer, with a completely clean Windows install… they will still ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create Your Own Wallpapers with Oxidizer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I normally get my wallpapers from a variety of different web sites. That’s about to change right now, though. The wallpaper you’re seeing on my desktop right now… I made myself! It was made in about 10 minutes, using Oxidizer. Oxidizer is an open-source application for Mac OS X which allows you to generate your own wallpaper. Fractal flames take many shapes, here�s some crude examples made almost literally at ra ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Ready for Blu-Ray DVD? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Now that the Format War is over (for now at least), I realize I will have to buy myself a Blu-Ray drive one of these days. When I do buy one, it will be an external USB drive, so I can take it with me from one machine to another in my house. I’m not in a rush, however. One of our Community members sent in the following top five list, of reasons to not rush out to buy a Blu-Ray drive. The best Blu-Ray player currently on th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Weather on the Wii Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You know, the Wii is addicting… even without loading up a single game. I have discovered all kinds of cool things you can do. Did you know you can get the local weather… right on the Wii? The music on the Weather part of the Wii literally makes me want to sleep. It is quite soothing, yes. However… *yawn*. However, if you’re a Weather freak… you’d want to buy a Wii just to have this feature alone ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Comcast Technician Falls Asleep: The Interview Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed So I was sitting there in my chair, taking calls on the 888-PIRILLO line. Normally, the callers have a tech-related question to ask. I was shocked when this caller identified himself not only as a fan… but also as the guy who snapped pictures of a Comcast Tech sleeping on his couch! Chris and his family were having issues with their DVR. They called Comcast, and waited a few days for a Technician to come out. The guy shows u ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is It Good to be a Geek? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You know you’re a Geek if you are recording Tech videos at 2am. That’s me, and I’m proud of it. DJOutlawz sent in his top five reasons that it’s COOL to be a Geek. Do you fall into any of these categories? There are lots of us out there. For the longest time I would downplay my geekiness and interest in computers, especially at school. You always think of the geek as being like the movie stereotype, who g ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Get Your News on the Wii Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Now that I’m finding my way around on my new Wii, I am having a great time discovering everything I can do with it. Did you know, for example, that you can get your local news… right on your Wii? I haven’t even played a video game yet, because I’m too entranced by everything else it can do. I found out about getting my weather on the Wii… and now I’ve connected to the news! Part of the news feat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Luke Skywalker Wants a Wii Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A few months ago, I had a bit of fun with an Open Source utility called MacSaber. I remember hearing someone saying that the WiiSaber had come along, causing the same sound effects. The WiiSaber author is the same one who created the MacSaber program I had so much fun with. Being a huge Star Wars and Luke Skywalker fan, I HAD to try this! By the way… did you know Luke Skywalker himself is a Pirillo fan? Mark Hamill… y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wii Setup Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The Wii is finally unboxed, set up and turned on. I press the “A” button to sync the Wiimote with the console. Time to choose the language, and set the date. Let’s walk through the rest of the setup now. Of course, I had to name the machine the GnomeWii. My Mii had to be called “MiniWii. I think I had a bit too much fun setting up my Mii. I went with spiky hair, bushy eyebrows, an Italian nose, and gorgeou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Open Source Wii Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Minutes after I sliced my finger on the Wii box, I decided to download an Open Source program for Mac OS X. The DarwiinRemote is an application for Mac OS X v10.4 which allows Wii Remote to fully control applications on a personal computer. Essentially, you connect your WiiMote via Bluetooth to any Mac running OS X. The software includes a desktop application and a developers’ framework, allowing for additional functionality ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Nintendo Wii Unboxing Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m in the middle of unboxing my Nintendo Wii - a full year or more after everyone else unboxed theirs. I think I’m the last Geek on Earth to have one. The packaging on this thing is really cool, and was fun to play with. I didn’t go out and buy a ton of games, as I’m only a casual gamer. It did, of course, come with the Wii Sports Disc. I’m looking forward to playing baseball and such. Wii is not j ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Subscribe and Possibly get a Web Cam Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Every week we give away a web cam, courtesy of our friends at Ustream. The requirements to be eligible for our weekly giveaways are simple. Here is what you need to do: You must be present in the chat room at the time of the giveaway. We don’t announce it much ahead of time, so you pretty much need to be a regular visitor! You need to be subscribed to my YouTube channel. You had to have left a recent comment on any post ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Blu-ray Wins: HD DVD is Dead Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Up until recently, there was a huge high-definition format war in relation to DVDs. We had HD DVD vs. Blu-ray. Now… HD DVD has gone the way of the Dodo Bird. Nick is a community member who wrote in: Yeah I know… the stupid debate about HD (physical formats)… but since it’s in the news, I’d like to get your comments about Blu-ray declared winner of this stupid battle against HD DVD (Samsung will focus ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to be Successful With Computer Repair Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed At one point, I wanted to be a computer repair person. It didn’t really pan out. After a summer of delivering pizzas, I realized I didn’t want to enter people’s homes on a regular basis. I really love the work I’m doing online, helping all of you for free via my blog and the live calls. Jeremy is a community member who happens to be a computer repair person. He sent in his top six list of tips to help you b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Start With Ubuntu Linux Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Are you a Linux fan? I know my System Administrator Allan would yell to forget Linux and use FreeBSD. This isn’t a FreeBSD conversation, though, it’s an Ubuntu one. But it’s just funny that Allan came to mind here, since today at work in Canada, he was recognized by someone for being part of my live show. He is a professor at a college up in Canada. Earlier today, he was walking along the hallway when he heard an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Safety First Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The other night when Ponzi’s plane came in extremely late, we were driving home and noticed a couple of cars. One was pulled over to the side of the road, and the other was upside-down. We were about the second car on the scene. Ponzi immediately grabbed her phone and dialed 911. Ponzi then got out of the car and walked up to the vehicle. By then, another vehicle had pulled over, as well. It was worrisome, because we had no ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Xbox DVD Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have 4 Xbox 360s, for the simple reason that I can share media throughout the house, or be able to play games wherever I am. I was lucky to win these a few years ago. I received an email from someone saying that they are considering selling their Xbox 360 to buy a PS3. What?! The email was very thought-provoking. The writer states that he is thinking of switching because Blu-Ray is the winner in the format war. He has a feeling ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Freeware Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed ComputerNerd called in to ask what IM client I used when I “used to use Windows”. I had to remind him I haven’t switched away from anything. I still use Windows every day. In short, I use Miranda on Windows. Miranda IM is an open-source multi protocol instant messenger client for Microsoft Windows. It’s smaller, faster, easier! My first IM client was Trillian, but I got tired of it after awhile, because I f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is the HP Blackbird 002 any Good? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A caller to the 888-PIRILLO line asked me what my opinion is on the new HP Blackbird 002. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to use this product, so I don’t have an opinion. If you’re talking about a gaming rig, then you definitely NEED a pc… not a Mac. Why would you even ask about a Mac? Seriously… if you’re going for a hard-core gaming rig, a Mac is not for you. You want a Windows machine that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Technology Jobs in Smaller Communities Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I grew up in Iowa, and I was a big Evangelist in Iowa as far as helping to bring small businesses to Iowa. Mike sent me an email, asking what I thought about Iowa enticing Microsoft into building a DataCenter in DesMoines … especially in light of the recent Class Action Lawsuit against Microsoft. I think it’s a great idea for any business to go into a location that is stateside which doesn’t necessarily haveR ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tech Blogs Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I get emailed every minute of every day. Many of the ones I get now are junk emails. I love when all of you send in good questions, though. Vito sent in a question, asking me if “Tech Blogs” are overdone, or not. Have they become too common? Given that the Internet is technical in nature, and blogs (the setup and management) are technical in nature… it stands to reason that many bloggers are Techie who blog about ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Task Switching Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Every power user uses Alt+Tab. In the case of Mac OS X, it’s Command+Tab. Inside of Windows, I knew there had to be a better way to switch between tasks. I found some freeware, that works perfectly. It’s called TaskSwitchXP. If you’re running Windows XP… you really have to use this. TaskSwitchXP is an advanced task management utility that picks up where the standard Windows Alt+Tab switcher leaves off. It ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Tweak Mac OS X Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There are arguments claiming that Mac OS X is not configurable, and that Windows is a Power-Users’ dream come true. That could have been the case way back before OS X. However, Macs have been “tweakable” for years. My favorite website for finding Mac OS X tweaks is Mac OS X Hints. Every day they post things that all Power Users love. I admit, some of it goes over my head. However, much of it is a lot of help to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | One Big Monitor or Two Smaller Screens Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The first time I ever plugged a second monitor into my system, it was interesting. Of course, issues arose… as is usually the case with anything new. Having two monitors in many cases is better than one. I had an email the other day, asking me if I would suggest using one large monitor… or two smaller ones. I would go with two separate monitors any day, over one large one. Having two monitors can cause issues, as I sai ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Radio Shack and Electronics Store Secrets Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have you ever had questions while shopping in a Radio Shack, or similar store? Did the employees know the answers? Here are some secrets about stores like this that I bet you didn’t know, sent in by an anonymous Radio Shack employee. If there is an item you wish to buy that is not carried in-store, visit the Radio Shack website. Many times, the item(s) can be bought and delivered to your local store, saving you the cost of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | THX Certified Speakers Unboxing Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When I made the switch and bought the Mac, the speakers I had just wouldn’t cut it. So, I ordered new ones. I’ve been anxiously waiting for them to get here… and finally the wait is over. After doing some research, I went with the Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Home Theater Speakers and your PC Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of the callers from the 888-PIRILLO line is having trouble connecting his home theater system to his PC. He can hear sounds coming from it, but when he plays games and such, he’s not getting surround sound. If all the cables are connected properly, and your sound card can handle it… you may need a different type of cable. Make sure that the speakers, sound card and cables you have are all capable of supporting Sur ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mac Media Software (and Saving Money) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This caller had several questions. He just converted to Mac from Windows… and is needing some video editing software for the Mac. He’s hoping to find something for a Mac that works even half as good as what Nero can do. The best thing I can think of for a Mac would be Toast, from Roxio. Roxio Toast 8 sets the standard for burning CDs, DVDs, and now Blu-ray discs on the Mac. Create superior sounding audio CDs with cross ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Parallels or VMware Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was involved in a conversation on the 888-PIRILLO line the other night, when the talk turned to using Parallels. The caller has been using Parallels, but has been having a lot of troubles with the CD drive not wanting to mount. It has been SO long since I’ve used Parallels. I asked if it’s happening on all builds, or just one Virtual Machine. My first suggestion, of course, is to try a second VM. If it doesn’t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Open Source Media Player Alternatives Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This live call involved a gentleman asking me for a good free alternative to Windows Media Player. He’s had a lot of trouble using WMP, and doesn’t really like it. The chat room immediately went nuts on this request, yelling (typing, of course) out names of various media players. Everyone has their favorites, it seems. My first suggestion is VLC, and the other one is MPlayer. Both of them are free, and work very well. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wubi or Live CD for Linux Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When I opened the 888-PIRILLO phone line the other night, I had an interesting call with a Linux problem. Let’s take a listen and see how it worked out. The caller had tried downloading Linux to the computer using Wubi. Once he did that on his Vista machine and loaded it, the screen went blue and red and said the graphics card was incompatible. He wondered what ideas I may have. The first question I had is whether Wubi itse ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Eventually, Someone Wins the Web cam Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Just like every week, we gave away a web cam on Friday. This one started out a bit rocky, since all the people who were being chosen were away from their computers. But, of course… we found our winner in the end. The requirements to be eligible for our weekly giveaways are simple. Here is what you need to do: You must be present in the chat room at the time of the giveaway. We don’t announce it much ahead of time, so ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Develop a Sense of Rhythm Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Apparently, it’s quite obvious when I play with the KAOSSILATOR that I don’t have a sense of rhythm. Mbonzo is a long-time percussionist, and sent me these tips to help me out. Let’s see if they work. Start practicing to songs that you listen to all of the time. Rock or hip hop songs are easiest in this exercise. Simply listen for an even cymbal hit or an even bass drum beat within the two genres. This will gi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Sync Bookmarks Across Multiple Browsers Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Over the years, you may collect a ton of bookmarks within your browser. Let’s say you change browsers, or even Operating Systems. How can you sync all of your links between the browsers, and how can you make sure that the links are still good? AM-DeadLink detects dead links and duplicates in browser bookmarks and text files. If a bookmark has become unavailable you can verify and delete it permanently. Additionally you can d ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Find Windows Drivers for Hardware Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I had a caller the other night on the 888-PIRILLO line who was asking where he can find drivers for old Windows hardware. His machines are, of course, home-built.. making this even more challenging. I used to be friends with the guy who originally built the WinDrivers website. It has since been aquired by Internet.com. They’re bragging now that there is free unlimited access. I still recommend it, as it is a “one-stop ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Invest Money Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed MrBogosity wrote: “I liked your top 5 tips on saving money. One of them dealt with investments, which is really important. He made investment sound like gambling, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Invested properly, it’s the best thing you can do with your savings. So here are my top 5 investment tips.” Keep permanent money separate from mad money. Permanent money is money you want for your retirement, y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Learn Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Brian writes: “I’ve been watching your videos on YouTube for a few month now. I’ve been learning Java for a year now, and I’ve got some tips for learning computer programming. Hopefully, these will apply to other things, as well.” Learn to use the help section or guide. The first thing you should master when learning, is the skill of using the help area. It’s so much easier to find something yo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cable Management Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Jthermane wrote: “USB, Power, FireWire… there are many types of cables out in the world that do many different things. They can bring things to life, carry data, output sound. But the more cables you get, the harder it is to keep track of them. They start showing up in different locations around your room or home office. Here are my top five tips for cable management.” Use one drawer or box for all of your cable ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 2008: A Mac Odyssey Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, it’s true. I used to be on television. I’ve been funny, and I’ve made bloopers. One of my old clips made #41… and the other made #3!! Thanks, NBC. You can contact me anytime! My email is chris@pirillo.com, and we are streaming live video 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at live.pirillo.com. Bill Knells EBooks - Self Help, Financi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | MacBook Air Unboxing Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi has searched high and low for a lighter-weight notebook she can use for travel. After doing a lot of comparison shopping, we decided on the new MacBook Air for her. First thing out of the box is the proprietary SuperDrive. Integrated neatly is a slot-loading SuperDrive that lets you play and burn your own CDs and DVDs � including double-layer DVDs. And there�s no disc tray. You just slide the disc right in. The SuperDrive ma ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Putting Windows Vista on a Mac from Apple Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Some chatters are near tears, because Ponzi is installing Vista on her new MacBook Air. She wants to dual boot, and she’s determined to use Vista. She is so used to working with Outlook, she doesn’t want to give it up. That is her main reason for dual booting, and running Windows on her new MacBook Air. We’re trying to talk her into other options, to replace Outlook with. Some are recommending Thunderbird. I, of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Put Windows on a Mac? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi is playing with her new MacBook Air. She has partitioned it nearly in half. She’s planning to use this for a specific thing… light travel. She looked at several different lightweight notebooks, to make things a bit easier on her when she is traveling. She is wanting to put Vista on it. However, it’s going to drag and not run very well on the MacBook Air. She can always take it off if it doesn’t work ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Getting in Trouble with the Mac Pro Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Meet Big Mac… or at least the box in which Big Mac sits. It arrived today, and I am officially making my move away from Windows as my primary Operating System. It won’t be a perfect transition, of course. I’ve been living inside the world of Windows and Mac for awhile now. With the arrival of Big Mac… I will be flip flopping. I will be primarily using the Mac, and running Windows inside of a VM. I donR ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Booting up Apple�s New Mac Pro for the First Time! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The unboxing is done. The new RAM and hard drive are installed. Everything is hooked up. It is now… FINALLY… time to turn this sucker on! Are you ready? I am, that’s for sure. This has been a long time coming. It took me years to get to the point of making this switch. What’s that? Turn it on already? Why? What’s the hurry? Ok, ok. Fine! I’ll turn it on… in full view of over 1000 viewers! ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Install a Hard Drive in an Apple Mac Pro Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You’ve already seen the unboxing of my new Big Mac. You hopefully watched how easy and beautiful it was to install more memory. Now, let’s put it to the test… and install a third hard drive into it. The Mac Pro came with two drives. I removed the third one from my old Windows machine, to install into the Mac Pro. If you’ve ever been inside a pc case, you know how many wires are hanging around everywhere. Th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Install Computer Memory in an Apple Mac Pro Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve already done the great unboxing of my new Mac Pro. Now, let’s take a look at installing some more RAM into Big Mac. Yes… I named the Mac Pro. Yes… it really IS named Big Mac. I’ve done memory upgrades in so many different systems. I don’t think anything can approach the ease and elegance of the design of the new Mac Pro’s. You can tell they put a lot of thought into the design of the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Apple Computer - Live Mac Pro Unboxing Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, finally my Mac Pro is here! I know, watching me cut open a box isn’t very exciting to you. However, it was quite exciting to me! The first thing I pulled out of the box is the wireless keyboard I ordered. I can’t get over how tiny and thin it is! I also have the wireless Mighty Mouse. Some people don’t really like it, but I do. I’m not sure if I’ll use it as my primary mouse. I’m still a Mi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What FTP Client do you Use? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Nat from Nat.tv called in during the live call portion of our show tonight. It was fun to just chit chat for once. The next caller wondered what type of FTP clients are good. Pretty much the only recommendation I have for Windows is WinSCP. It’s free, it’s fast and it works great. It uses the same client as FileZilla. To me, FileZilla is actually ugly, and I don’t much like it. However, using WinSCP is just nice ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | VNC or Remote Desktop or What? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedMy last caller for tonight was AfroThunder, another long-time member. He was wondering if I know of any KVM’s with USB support. There are several out there, but I’m unsure as to what brand may be better. You definitely want to get the most for your money. You have to keep in mind what kind of video it supports. I’m unsure of pricing, also. He plans to use the KVM to switch from the Notebook to the Desktop.Instead of doing ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Apple iPhone SDK Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedJeff called in to ask about the SDK coming out for the iPhone. He’s wondering if I know of any programs in development or coming out soon, that may enhance the iPhone’s functionability.Here is a direct quote from Apple:Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February. We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hard Drive Problems Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedA caller said he has an HP Laptop with what he believes is a BIOS problem. When you turn on the machine, it goes through the boot screen, and then freezes. He’s tried doing a full system recovery, which doesn’t work. He gets errors with codes that he isn’t able to narrow down further than the BIOS.He has deleted the partition, wiped the entire computer, and tried to reinstall. He gets the exact same error code about an exe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mac Office 2008 Alternatives Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedTonight’s first phone call had me bobbing my head to my ring tone. The caller says they are thinking of switching to Mac as their primary machine. They are familiar with Open Office, and have heard the Microsoft Office for the Mac… and that it’s not very good. He wonders if there is a good, solid application for word processing for the Mac. He’s in luck. One of our live community members took Open Office, and created ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Time Capsule for OS X Time Machine Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedThis caller is wondering how I feel aboutTime Capsule. I already have one on order! Time Capsule is a revolutionary backup device that works wirelessly with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard. It automatically backs up everything, so you no longer have to worry about losing your digital life.Backing up is something we all know we should do, but often don�t. And while disaster is a great motivator, now it doesn�t have to be. Because with Time ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Boogie Bunnies on the Xbox 360 Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedYes, that’s a funny name. Yes, it’s really a game. The graphics and sounds are totally awesome, and addictive! I’m normally not addicted to“cute” stuff. Calling this game cute isn’t accurate. I’ve actually laughed out loud while playing. This title is only available to Xbox 360� owners with an Xbox LIVE Silver or Gold membership, through download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.Help the Boogie Bunnie ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Do I Make Money on the Internet? Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedA few years ago, I got the crazy idea of selling things on my chest. I had offended someone, and made up for it by writing the apology on my chest. I actually ended up making a couple grand by having things written on my chest.Behind me you’ll see theChest 2.0 website. You pay through PayPal, securely. You then choose the colors and text. Choose the word that’s not already taken, or suggest your own. Your website will then forev ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | VMware and iPhone Hacking Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedThis caller had two questions for me! The first was that they are having a difficult time installing VMWare Tools in Linux inside a Virtual Machine. The second question dealt with iPhone Hacking.I’ve had to do this before. You’re probably not going to run through a GUI installer. You’re going to drop into a terminal. I believe it’s VMware-install.pl is the command. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Multi User Video Conferencing for Windows or Mac Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedA caller asked“I was wondering if you knew of any Windows-based clients that would allow multi-user video conferencing”. I know I saw something the other day that was browser-based. Let’s turn to the chat room for suggestions, as well.One site that may be able to help isooVooIt’s in Beta still, so it may be free still. They are also working on coming out with a Mac version, as well. ooVoo is the next evolution in onl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Game Developer Programming Suggestions Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedAre you interested in become a gaming Programmer? Scott called in the other night when the phone lines were open. He wants to get into game development, and isn’t sure what Programming language he should begin to learn at first.I feel he should start simple, and downloadVisual Studio. I know some in the chat room are suggesting different variations of C… but I recommend Visual Studio for a reason. That reason is that it’s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Buy USB Flash Drives Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedBowler4Ever is a long-time regular in our live community. He has previously sent in some excellent top five lists. Here is a new one from him… which should help you when buying your next USB Flash Drive.Are you worried about durability of these drives? Don’t be! These drives are hard and sturdy, and they can even withstand small drops onto concrete or asphalt (been there, done that). Drops onto your wood floors from your desks a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Uninstall Programs in Windows Add to iTunes|Add to YouTube|Add to Google|RSS FeedWhat’s the proper way to entirely uninstall and remove a program from your Windows computer? Chip called in from the chat room, to ask what my favorite uninstaller program is for Windows. Let’s take some time, and walk you through exactly how.I have never really used any“uninstall programs”. I use the Windows Uninstall tool for years. Those outside apps are usually ineffective. Keep in mind, I grew up using DOS, so I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is .Mac Worth Buying? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On Feb 1st, I opened up the phone lines. One of the questions I received was “Is .Mac really worth having?” I personally have .Mac, and I feel it’s worth it more at $60 than when it was over $100.00. If you don’t have your own website, or need extra hosting… then yes, you should get a .Mac subscription. If you want to take advantage of a limited amount of sharing, or have web storage… then yes, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Should I Buy Mac Memory? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Recently, I ordered my new Mac Pro. I only purchased 2GB of Ram for it upon ordering. However, I definitely need to add more. Where should I get it from? And of course… how much more should I get? I know if I review this video five years from now, and think of people using “only” 2GB of RAM… we will laugh hysterically. But, no matter, we deal with memory and what our machines will use. A user wrote in to as ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy an MP4 Player Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One community member wrote in to say: “Over the last few years I have come full circle when it comes to MP4 players. So here are the 5 steps to choosing the right player for you.” What do you need it for? If you want your MP4 player for listening to music and taking your favorite video clips with you to watch when you have a minute, you�ll probably be looking for a small screen player with 2 � 8 GB storage. Or if you� ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Mobile Devices and Phones Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed PongoShawn writes: “As the years go by, more and more people are buying wireless devices.” Here are some tips he sent in for you to keep in mind when purchasing one. Consider a case! At one point in time, we all drop our cell phones accidentally, or purposely. Under certain conditions, if your phone is dropped, you may damage your phone beyond repair. Wouldn’t you rather pay for a case versus a new phone? Know ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Camera Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Many of you have asked what I like to watch on tv. Right now, I’m watching oranges, using a wireless camera. The oranges are on the other side of my house, and the camera is tethered to a nine volt battery. The receiver is plugged into the wall, near my tv. Half of the receiver is plugged into the tv, and the other half into the wall. All of this is possible, because of what came in the little box you see me holding. ItR ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CD Destroyer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Trying to eat a CD isn’t quite the most effective way to destroy it. Scissors won’t actually work, either. You could spend a lot of money on a shredder, but why would you? You can just buy a CD Destroyer. Elecom has launched yet another USB device, which can render your CDs/DVDs useless in just five seconds. CD Destroyer is powered by any USB interface that can deliver a 500mA current to the device that makes it usabl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get Along in an Online Forum Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you visit online forums? Do you behave while you’re there? Do you know HOW to behave in a forum environment? Here are some tips to make your forum experience a much happier one for you… and the forum Moderation Team. Read the rules You may have been on other forums and gotten around there smoothly but if you are joining a new community you have to read the rules. You may be doing something that every new member (wh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | MMORPG Etiquette Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A community member writes: “I have been a player of the MMO, Massive Multiplayer Online game, City of Heroes and the expansion, City of Villains since the original CoH came out in April of 2004. I have ran across plenty of newbies and general idiots over the course of almost four years. I hope these tips help people not to be such “noobs”.” Don’t spam the announcement channels with chit-chat. It is a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Deal with Media and MP3 Players while Driving Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m the same as you… I take my iPhone everywhere with me. I’m sure most of you have your phones and MP3 players in your cars with you, as well. We’ve all heard of the potential dangers of using these devices while driving. Here are some tips to help reduce your chance of problems. Video Do not watch video!! If your eyes aren’t on the road then you are a danger. Save it for a cafe park or your living- ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to get Homework Done Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Recently, I did a video with tips on note taking during class. Here are some tips for getting your homework done, as well as some for getting good grades. Tips for Getting Homework Done! Make sure all of all of your materials are at home or with you, for example bring all of your books home to ensure that your work is done correctly. I also recommend that you keep a drawer, shoe box , or any organized space full of things that m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Giveaway Night Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Just like every week, we recently gave away another web cam… courtesy of ustream.tv. We do this every week, and the requirements to be eligible are simple. What are you waiting for? Join us, and you could win something, too! The requirements to be eligible for our weekly giveaways are simple. Here is what you need to do: You must be present in the chat room at the time of the giveaway. We don’t announce it much ahead ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPod Software Update Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This video was recorded on January 15th, the day Apple announced that new iPod Touch’s software will have five new apps bundled with it, so long as you pay $20.00. I think this was wrong of Apple to do. I personally feel they slapped their community in the face with this. If this were a firmware update, I would be totally outraged at having to pay. But, this is a software update. I can see both sides of this issue. Here are ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Protect Yourself from Getting Hacked Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have you ever been hacked? Are you sure you haven’t been? I was once, through my own stupidity. It’s easy to have it happen to you. Fortunately, it’s honestly easy to keep from getting hacked, as well. Do not give out your IP address. This is one of the most important things to remember if you don’t want to get hacked. If you give out your IP to someone you don’t know, they can see files on your com ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy a Hard Drive Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Liam is 14 years old, and from the United Kingdom. He definitely has a bright future ahead of him. He sent in this top 5 list, with his tips on buying an external hard drive. Pay close attention to these tips if you’re in the market for one of these devices. Liam’s advice is right on target. Decide on where and when you will be needing the hard drive. If you’ve got a laptop, then you’ll need a small, comp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Avoid Spam (Junk Email) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Community member Zachary is the Webmaster for RuneTomb, INC. Here are his top tips for stopping Email spam if you are a website Developer or IT person. Download a good Email client. Personally, I find it is harder to block junk and spam on any of the Microsoft email applications. We use Thunderbird, the free client from the folks at Mozilla. Never give your email address away via the Internet in text form. If you do, you are ab ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Homemade Gifts Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Erin writes: “One thing that always gets people stressed during the various birthdays and holidays throughout the year is finding the perfect gifts for friends and family. I am a big believer in making gifts for people. I always find that people really appreciate a homemade gift. Here is my top 5 list of homemade gifts.” Handwritten letter, card, poem or story. This may seem really silly, but in this day and age, hand ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Undertow for Free on Xbox 360 Marketplace Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Are you an Xbox 360 fan? Do you enjoy playing at the Marketplace? Now you can play Undertow… completely for free. This title is only available to Xbox 360 owners with an Xbox LIVE Silver or Gold membership, through download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Undertow is a fast-paced action-shooter that sends you underwater as you battle up to 16 players for control of the oceans! Non-stop conquest-style battles push the envelop ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Arcade Fun Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I finished a game of Ms. PacMan, and decided I’d rather play Tempest. No wait, I think it’s Pong I’m wanting to play. I’m not hacking anything, honest! I’m using my very own arcade machine from Dream Arcades! The complete pre-built has over 200 games available, plus you can add your own. Designed for full sized adults (no stooping over to play), yet simple enough for the youngest kids to enjoy. Just ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tips for Girl Gamers Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This may come as a surprise, but I am neither a girl, nor a Gamer! However, I do have an excellent top 5 list here, sent in by a community member… who happens to be a girl gamer! Don’t underestimate yourself. I know my first time in game, I gave everyone in the room that was “specking” (watching) me a real LOL. I had no idea what I was doing, however I stuck with it and to my surprise I got tips! People of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Insert Coin: Game Over! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My new Arcade Game finally showed up today! One of the chat room members was kind enough to record the big “unboxing” moments for me. The complete pre-built has over 200 games available, plus you can add your own. Designed for full sized adults (no stooping over to play), yet simple enough for the youngest kids to enjoy. Just plug it in and start playing. Case specs: High Quality � inch Melamine Cabinet 19 inch arca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Secure Your Wireless Network Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One community member wrote: “After years of mistrust about wireless networks and creative use of Ethernet cabling I have now adopted a wireless network in my home for a laptop to access anywhere in the house. I have over the past week, done a lot of research and have some tips the community might want to consider in relation to the setup and/or use of wireless networks.” Here are actually TWO Top 5 lists for helping ma ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Check Electricity and Energy Use Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you know how much energy each of my 30″ monitors takes up? Do you know how much they cost me on a monthly basis? More importantly… how much does YOUR computer cost you a month? Do you even know, or know how to find out? I just received my Electricity bill for the months of November and December. Let’s just say, I need to do some troubleshooting, and figure out how to lower my costs. Last year on my holiday wi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hawaii To Do List Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi and I just returned from our cruise to Hawaii. We were fortunate to stream live from the ship, thanks to a mobile broadband connection. We wanted to share with you the things we want to make sure you remember to see or do if you ever visit Hawaii. If you visit Maui, make sure you make time to eat at Mama’s Fish House. This is an amazing restraunt. I love raw fish, and theirs was excellent. If you have a chance, take ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tetris Game Without a Download: Netris! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s no secret that I am highly addicted to Tetris. I love to play, and I’m quite competitive at it. I absolutely love this new online version, where I can play against others from my live community. This is a “Net-Tetris” game online. I’ve been playing against six others from the chat room. I found this link via Twitter. By going to iminlikewithyou.com, you can play Tetris and other games against ot ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Vacation Credit Card Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi and I just returned from a vacation in Hawaii. Credit cards can be a blessing… or a curse. Here are some tips we came up with when going on vacation, and using your credit card. Check with your Credit Card company for any discounts for travel and accomodations during your planning stages. Many CC companies offer discounts and help with the planning. Bring as few cards as possible. Only bring what you need and know y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gimme Gimme Gimme Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We like doing weekly giveaways. I’ve been trying to do them randomly. However, everyone asked so nicely, I decided to do a giveaway tonight! There are only a few requirements to win the giveaway. They’re really simple, as well! You must be subscribed to my YouTube Channel. You have to have left a good comment somewhere on my blog. You must be present in my chat room at the time of the giveaway. Since the giveaway i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cruise Ship Internet Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m sorry about the bad image and sound quality. We are on a cruise ship in Hawaii right now. I’m using the Internet via a connection provided to me from Ustream.tv. This is, of course, a mobile broadband connection. I came up with some tips to help you deal with this type of connection, if you ever happen to be on a cruise. Buy larger packages of time. Most cruise ships have Internet available. The company will have ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Whack me in the Face - You Know you Want To Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve always wanted to see my heads popping in and out of virtual holes. Mitch programmed my head into a “Whack a Gnome” game, that you can play for free in your web browser. You can go to my blog to find this game, along with others. I’m hoping that some more of you will create other cool and fun games that we can all enjoy. Here’s your chance to whack me in the head… and apparently, it’s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Packing Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed As you know by now, Ponzi and I are on our cruise through Hawaii this week. Since we’ve taken so many trips and cruises together, we have become pros at packing. We thought we’d share some tips with you all. Make a list It sounds simple, but in the weeks leading up to your departure date you should write up a list. This way you don’t forget things on the fly… and can make sure you pack everything to take ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Computer Tech Support with Citrix GoToAssist (Beta) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ever since we brought Citrix and GoToMeeting aboard as a sponsor, we’ve had tremendous feedback. Every day, our users ask if we can start a GoToMeeting, to have a live ‘meeting’ together, and share desktops. What if you want to do the opposite, though? Let’s say for arguments’ sake that your Mom is having a problem with some software. You’re on the phone, trying in vain to help her through it. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cruise Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi and I are on a Hawaii Cruise this week. We both truly love to go on a cruise. We love it because it’s so flexible. You can be leisurely or adventurous. You can go enjoy things on the Mainlands or on the ship itself… and return to your room with ease. Here are some tips we came up with to help you enjoy your next cruise. Dine late or early if you can. If you go during peak hours, it’s going to be insanely ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Be a Good YouTube Viewer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There’s actually more to YouTube than just watching random videos and moving on. Here are some great tips sent in by a community member to help you enhance your YouTube experience. If you’re completely new to YouTube, you should make your own account. This will help you to sort out user names and videos that you like, so you can put videos into favorites, subscribe to users on YouTube that you think make good videos a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Giveaway That Almost Didn�t Happen - Rigged? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This past week, it seemed nothing was going right for our giveaway. However, we do have a winner. I was saying “GO!!” and Allan took that to mean that the bot was supposed to choose a winner. Since the person had their links ready… modhacker had their links ready. He is indeed subscribed to the YouTube channel, and has left a few good comments on my blog. Therefore… shortest giveaway yet to date! What a cr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Isopropyl Alcohol Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Who knew there were so many great uses for this stuff? I certainly didn’t, until this top 5 list was sent in! For safety, use rubber gloves and avoid contact with skin and eyes. Isopropyl alcohol can be purchased from large hardware stores, chemists, and even some electronic outlets. Purchasing one which has the label “Safe on most plastics” is advisable, too. Removing greasy finger marks from laptops. Dilute t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Take Care of Your 2-Stroke Motorcycle Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A community member writes: “For those of you that are able to legally ride a 2-stroke motorcycle these will be of great use! People can still use these pocket rockets for fun on private land, so these tips may still be useful.” Italian or Japanese? This all boils down to how wealthy you are, and how long you wish to wait for spare parts! Italian firms such as Aprilia, Cagiva produce some remarkable looking bikes for b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Espresso! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Pixle101 made this list as a reply to my perfect coffee video. He has tried the French Press. He agrees it is great for brew coffee. But, he loves Latte and AuLait. So here are his 5 Tips to Espresso. Buy a quality espresso machine. I do not recommend buying the cheapest brewer. On that note, there is no need in buying a fancy machine that will have so many features you will not need. Find one that will take Metal Pod’s. s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Monitor Your Web Site�s Uptime for Free Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve been dealing with Web servers for more than 10 years now. I own my own dedicated servers at this point, and host through WebAir. I may be able to work out a deal for you, if you’re needing new service. Let’s look at how you can monitor your uptime. There are two websites dedicated to helping you monitor your website(s)… abosolutey for free! On Mon.itor.us, you can register for free. Provide your email ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Find Local Computer Repair Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When needing your computer fixed, you have two options: a small local repairman, or a large store-based repair technician. Which is better? Who should you trust? This video should answer those questions for you. When hiring a local tech, find out from friends & family about their reputation. If you can, speak to any of their former customers. This allows you to find out if they do a good job in respect to quality, as well as ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You a First Person Shooter N00b? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you are new to playing first person shooter games, then this video is for you! Here are some excellent tips sent in by a community member to help newcomers (and old-timers!) to improve their gaming experience. When you are a beginner, don’t put yourself down if you get killed almost constantly. Use a kit that you can get good at quickly, mainly an assault rifle type weapon, and try to learn the maps you will play on most ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Take Notes at School Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed High school and college aren’t easy for most people to fly through. Here are some tips sent in by regular community member Snakeyes. He is a college student, and wants to share his tips for study and information retention. Go to class and be prepared, don’t show up with nothing to write with. What I see a lot, is students go to class with no paper or pen/pencil. It may also help to bring more than one writing utensil ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Widget Gadget Gizmo Desklet Thingamajig (Chumby!) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed That’s right… it’s Chumby! This is definitely going to be a huge hit, and the favorite new gadget of many Geeks. I am having a lot of fun playing with the Chumby… and so are all the people in our live community! The Chumby is a compact device that displays useful and entertaining information from the web using your wireless internet connection. Always on, it shows � nonstop � what’s online that matter ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Save Gas without Gas Savings Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We all cringe when we pull up to the gas pumps these days. Unfortunately, our griping won’t lower the prices at the pump. Here are some tips sent in by a reader to help you conserve gasoline, and hopefully save you some money. Drive at the speed limit. Not only are speed limits designed to save lives and keep people from driving recklessly, but are factored into saving gas mileage. Driving at 55mph instead of 70mph on the f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Be Comfortable at your Desk Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Recently, I talked about what to look for when buying a desk. I would say the number one priority should be comfort. With most of us spending large amounts of time at our desk, it is critical for our body’s health to be comfortable, and have a good grasp on ergonomics. Take hourly breaks. It’s important that you take time away from the computer, so that you do not damage your eyes. Go and read a chapter of a book ever ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Blog Book Questions Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve written a couple of books in my life. I’ve also considered taking some of these videos I do, adding the text we write, and putting them into books. I got an email today from an author who is writing a book about blogging, and he asked me if he could do a chapter on me. I decided to answer the questions using a video. Why do you think blogging has become so popular, and bloggers so influential? My opinion is that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Elder Tech Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you have an older relative who is fairly (or totally) new to computers and technology? If so, this video and the show notes are for you! EXPLAIN WHAT THE GADGET DOES, This should be the first thing you do when instructing someone about a device. For starters, this should spark interest from the person and may cause them to pay more attention during your explanation. If they know, for instance, that they will be able to watch ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Keep a Clean Desk Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Let’s face it… it’s hard as heck to keep your desk clear of clutter, and free of unnecessary junk. Let’s take a look at some ways to help us cut down on all the junk, and have a nice, tidy workspace. Buy cable tidies. You can pick these up pretty cheap and you can get them at general stores. If you are anything like me over time, as you move things around your desk, the wires below or behind it can become ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Garlic Recipes Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love garlic. Face it, garlic is one of the cheapest and easiest ways (not to mention yummiest!) to season foods of all kinds. Here are several different uses for garlic. Within pasta dishes, when no sauce is readily available and you’re limited on the food thats in the house, try adding minced garlic to pasta. Use with salt and pepper and a knob of butter, and although a little dry, the pasta will be far more edible than ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What to Do When Your Copier Scanner Breaks Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Having trouble getting your copier/scanner to work right? Need to troubleshoot? Here are some tips sent in by a community member that will help you. If the copier does not copy, print or scan turn it off and back on. They sometimes need to reboot just like a computer. They are more like your desktop PC then you know. Many run Windows Xp or Linux in their print controllers and others use Linux for the main operating system of the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zonbu Computer Giveaway on New Year�s Day! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Awhile back, I did a video review of the new Zonbu computer. I decided to start 2008 out right, by giving it away on the spur of the moment to a lucky viewer! The requirements to be eligible for this giveaway were the same as always: You must be present in the chat room to win. You have to be subscribed to my YouTube Channel. You must have left a comment at some time in my blog. The comment can be at any time, on any post. Howev ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Key: Keyboard Shortcuts Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I find that my computing experience is greatly enhanced by knowing a few really good keyboard shortcuts. I think everyone should know a lot of these basic commands, as it speeds up your work, and makes life just that much easier when you don’t have to reach for the mouse, and can keep your hands on the keyboard. They may seem simple, almost basic computer knowledge, but I’m always surprised how overlooked some of these ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SLR Accessories to Buy Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Calvin writes: “Just watched you video on your new Rebel XTi. Congrats! I remember when I made the jump and it was great. As a hobby photograph,I used point and shoot cameras for a while. I thought I’d suggest 5 things that I found helpful as a DSLR owner.” Additional lenses I’m not being specific here, because every “eye” is different. I like landscape shots, so my wide angle lens hogs my Cano ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to do a Successful Photo Blog Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of our Lockergnome Community members writes: “I’m headed to the finish line. I’ve only got two more posts to complete my 365 day photo blog. Here are some tips that have helped me get through this experiment”. Make sure you have a measurable goal and track it. I personally use Joe’s Goals to track my posting goals. It is a simple web based goal tracker. I really like that I can set it up to send ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Digital Camera Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Most people never open their camera’s manual because they are huge, and starting guides only tell you how to turn the cam on and off. You don’t have to read the whole manual. Here are some things that are well worth finding in the manual. Focus then Shoot- How many functions does the picture Taker Button has? #1 Taking a Photo, #2 Focus Activate, and #3 Enter/Select Button (Share that with your friends!). So before ja ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Buying a Digital SLR Camera Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A community member at large sent these tips in after watching my video about the new Canon camera we bought for Christmas. These are excellent tips to keep in mind when buying your next camera. When considering a new SLR camera, ask your self do you really need the SLR Camera? Most people want a better camera for better quality pictures, but as Chris said it is only a tool set that can guide you to a better quality picture. Are ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Open Source Questions and Answers Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed John Perez is a college Freshman who is doing an argumentative paper on Open-Source applications. He sent me a list of questions that I am going to answer in simple terms. Also, we’re using our GoToMeeting to allow you to follow along with everyone as they use Open-Source applications. What do you think Open-Source stands for and signifies? It’s a fundamental shift in how we think about software, its use and developme ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Telekinesis: Free iPhone Remote Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There is an open-source program available that will allow you to run your Mac from your iPhone! This is not a “hack”. It’s a legitimate piece of software, that you can obtain for free. Control and use your Mac with ease, right from your iPhone! Telekinesis is an open-source application from Google, that will allow you to do just this. Install the software on your Mac, connect to it with your iPhone, and perform s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | USB to Midi Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love to play with my new TENORI-ON. However, I’ve been having trouble finding a way to sync the music from the TENORI-ON to my computer, so I can save it out as a Midi file. The TENORI-ON comes with Midi cables, so all I needed was the software to make it happen. Finally I find it! With the free SimpleSynth, I can now easily sync the channels from the TENORI-ON perfectly to the channels on my Mac. SimpleSynth is a simple ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | XLR8 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, that really is my Xbox you’re seeing streaming live. I bet you’re wondering how I’m doing that, and why I’m playing Tetris. Well, Tetris happens to be my all-time favorite game. And now, let me introduce you to the way I am streaming my Xbox live… the new XLR8. Thanks to Bwana for introducing me to the XLR8. The XLR8 allows you to connect any camera, deck, or gaming device to your computer to sh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Notebook Cooler Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Notebooks come with many accessories. Something important that you really need is something to keep it cool. You can find many different options online. Let’s take a look at this Targus Notebook cooler. The Targus Notebook Cooling Chill Mat really works! My Mac is running about ten degrees cooler on average. It’s definitely cooler to the touch, where it used to run a bit warm. The best thing about it, is the fact tha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Buying a Desk Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am looking into possibly buying myself a new desk soon. These tips sent in by community member Serores will definitely come in handy for me. I hope they will for you, as well. Size: If you’re only going to be using a laptop and maybe some books and papers, you dont have to waste your money on a huge desk. This way, you can save a lot of money and buy other things to enjoy in your home office. On the other hand, if you ha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Canon Digital Camera (SLR): Rebel XTi Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Back in the seventh grade, I won a prize of being able to take a few classes at the local Arts center. Back then, we didn’t have Digital Cameras. We learned with an actual film (SLR) camera. I fell in love with taking pictures that day, and that is one love that has never waned. I upgraded our family to the new Canon Rebel XTi. The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi offers an unbeatable combination of performance, ease-of-use and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Quick OLPC Video Review Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Awhile back, I recorded a video about the “One Laptop Per Child” program. I purchased one myself. I did it to help another child, and to have a laptop around my house for when kids come over. When you donate the $400.00, you receive the laptop for yourself, one is sent to a child in an underprivelidge country, and you also get 1 year of T-Mobile HotSpot for free! I received the laptop, so let’s check it out! On f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Best Hard Drive Enclosure Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have a large collection of hard drives lying around. I’ve been looking for a great enclosure for at least one of these, to use as an external drive. I’d rather it be a FireWire 800, as the transfer rates are just outstanding. However, those are hard to come by. Finally… I found exactly what I need. the Mini Stack version 3 from Newertech.com is just amazing. You can order just the shell to put your own hard dr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 13 Port USB Hub! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I absolutely love USB. I’ve made no secret of that fact in the past. I run out of USB ports all the time. I have 8 ports on my computer itself, and an additional 7 off the pc. I still don’t have enough! So, receiving this for Christmas was great! Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard to interface devices. USB was designed to allow peripherals to be connected using a single standardized interface socket a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tips for a New Mac User Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Daniel is the producer of the Apple Universe podcast. He made this video for us, with his top five tips for beginning Mac Users. There is no “menu bar” on a Mac, like there is for Windows. On the left hand side of the Mac screen, you will see the Dock with your applications on it. At the top of the screen, you’ll see a thin white bar. This is Mac’s version of the “menu bar”. This includes thing ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LED Lights Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi got me the coolest thing for Christmas! They’re the perfect compliment for my Tix Clocks, and really make my office fun to be in… and hopefully fun for you all to look at, as well. The Cyron HT 1502 Media Highlighter System is a full color spectrum solid-state lighting system. Ideal for accent lighting and ambient lighting for confined areas. Produce any color of light at a push of a button. Six pre-programmed ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stocking Stuffers Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s no secret that I love Christmas. One of my absolute favorite things, though, is to stuff stockings. Stockings were always fun and special when I was growing up, so I went all out to make Ponzi’s special this year, as well. Here is a list of what I put into her stockings. Yes… there are two! She has two feet, so she may as well have two stockings. KitKat bar Light Blaster (bends and refracts light. Cool to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christmas with the Pirillo Family (by Phone) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi and I couldn’t travel to Iowa this year to be with my family on Christmas. Instead, we did a conference call on Christmas Eve with the gang, and recorded it for everyone to share with us. You can see Ponzi and I, of course. On the phone, you can hear my Mom and Dad, and my brother Adam. Apparently, Adam is partaking in Mom’s Merlot wine, and she got after him about it. Growing up with these people was fun, to sa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Computer! (Giveaway video) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed As promised, I gave away another computer, when we reached 20,000 subscribers on our YouTube channel! Thank you to everyone who has subscribed, and to all of you who visit regularly. Don’t worry, we’ll be giving away more things in the coming weeks and months, including another computer. The requirements were simple for this giveaway. Once we reached the 20,000 subscribers, you simply had to comply with four rules to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Making MIDI Music with the Yamaha Tenori-On Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have no musical ability or talent at all. It’s not for lack of trying, I assure you. I love music, and I love creating music. Thanks to the person from the community who recommended this great new toy, I can do this easily! And… special thanks to Ponzi for getting me this for Christmas! The TENORI-ON from the folks at Yamaha is just amazing. It’s absolutely COOL. It’s so new, you cannot purchase it in the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Control Christmas Lights Over the Internet Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I received an email a few weeks ago, telling me about a very cool interactive website. I have the site owner on the phone with me, so he can tell us more about how we can interact with his holiday decorations. By going to Komar.org, you can control the various decorations around their home and yard. First, you put a bunch out and folks drive by to look at them. Then you put pictures on the Internet and people surf to look at st ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | USB Display Adapter for VGA or DVI Monitors Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We’ve talked before about having more than one monitor. If you have two monitors, but only one video card… it can get quite expensive to buy another card. Well, now you don’t have to! Lewis wrote to me from SewellDirect. They have a device that can save you money, and make use of any available USB port on your computer! With the USB to DVI External Video Card, you can easily connect more than one monitor, while h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get a Web Cam for Free Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Thanks to my Peet’s coffee for keeping me awake… and to Ustream.tv for donating the merchandise… we are about to give away yet another Web cam! We do this every week, so be sure and stay tuned! There are only three requirements to being eligible for our weekly giveaway: You must have subscribed to our YouTube Channel. You must have left a good comment on my Blog. By “good” comment, I mean you cannot ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Casio Exilim EX-1080 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On Black Friday, Ponzi noticed that there was a great sale on the Casio Exilim camera, which is being touted as the “YouTube Camera”. I definitely had to check it out, since I record and upload a *lot* of videos. When you use your digital camera to take videos, they are normally very large files, and not formatted as an .mp4 file. An .mp4 format is the one that will play on YouTube, as well as your iPod, the iPhone, or ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wii Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi wants a Wii, so I thought I would share this list of Wii tips sent in from a community member at large. Here are the top five tips, submitted to my email: chris@pirillo.com. Do you truly really want the Wii? Don’t be sucked into the advertising, or hype. Don’t spend your money on this expensive system simply because everyone says it’s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nintendo Wii Super Mario Galaxy Review and Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of our regular community members, SWAT, has just beaten Super Mario Galaxy. He’s going to give us his review, as well as some tips for playing the game. So overall, what is your impression of the game? Overall the graphics are very good, even though the ending could have been more difficult. What was the hardest part? The realm where you turn Mario into a Spring. It’s really difficult. How does this one compar ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Reasons I Use Outlook Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve been using Microsoft Outlook for about 9 years now. It’s an excellent personal information manager… from mail, to tasks and notes, to the calendar. Here is Lisa’s list of reasons why she uses Outlook, as well. It’s much faster to get into your email using Outlook, than it is having to open a browser and log into a webmail client. All you have to do for Outlook is double-click the icon on your de ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Sell on Ebay Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here are some great tips for being a good Ebay seller. Building up an excellent feedback rating is critical to becoming a successful seller. Following these tips will help you do just that. List your auction clearly. In the description, be as clear as possible. If the device is damaged, say that is is. If it’s new in box, say new in box. If still in mint condition, say so. If used and has wear, say so. Start with a low bid ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy on Ebay Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed From a seasoned Ebay’er, here are some excellent tips to be a good buyer. Stay tuned for the video with being a good seller, as well! Use good search keywords. An example, I have witnessed people using ebay looking for let’s say a “Logitech g15 keyboard” just search for the phrases “keyboard” or “logitech keyboard”. They were astounded when they had to sift through a ton of pages of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Watch a Show Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During the holiday season, many of us will be going to see a show. Whether it’s a movie at the cinema, or a live performance in a theater, here are some excellent tips to make the evening more enjoyable for everyone. Get there thirty to forty-five minutes before it starts. This is important, for concerts and theatrical performance they “open the house”. That means the doors are opened to allow the audience to f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get Started with Linux Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here are five things you need to know before you decide to try a Linux Distro. Don’t mistakenly assume it will be an easy switch for you. Any time you change to a completely new Operating System, there will be a trial period, as you get used to it. Linux is not Windows, or Mac OSX. It requires a learning curve as anything else. New users need to take a lot of there Windows/Mac habits and set them aside when they use Linux f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Cook at Home Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here are some tips sent in by Michael, who works as a Culinary Chef. They are designed to help make cooking at home easier for you, and more enjoyable! Read the recipe. Use it as guideline… not merely as a set of instructions. Most recipe books will give you only general instructions about the exact method they used to create the item pictured or described. I have come across many instances where certain measurements have b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Save Money on Mac Software (With Santa!) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Software and the holidays go hand in hand. There are many great deals to be found this time of year online. Today, I want to let you know about a great site to save up to 20% on Mac Software this season. The video that is playing right now on my monitor is found on YouTube. Santa put this on our first computer that we actually received for Christmas when I was a kid… our old Commodore64. Seeing this brings back a lot of memo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remote Control Robot: Dalek from Doctor Who Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My friend Willie over at ThinkGeek sent me the new Dalek Robot to play with. If you know much about Dr. Who, you’ll know what a Dalek is. It’s remote control, and fun to play with! Doctor Who is a guilty pleasure in the US and an obsession in the UK. Amazingly the show is still being produced today with the tenth successive Doctor now in play. Of course we all know the Daleks are the real stars of Doctor Who. With a to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy a Laptop (Notebook, Portable Computer) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed No matter which name you prefer to call it, let’s look at some ways to help you decide which one is right for you. Get a laptop stand. Having the laptop on an angle and allowing air to move underneath will dramatically reduce the heat your laptop runs at! The stands can be expensive so a large book or piece of wood will do. I have a Targus port extender. It is a wedge shaped hub that has all kinds of connections and goes i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Build Your Own Computer - Tips and Ideas Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here are some excellent tips you should read when you are preparing to build your own computer. Thanks to everyone who continue to send in their Top five lists. Keep them coming! Save your money. Some times you do not need to buy everything for a new system. If your hard drive is running fine on your current computer, do not go and purchase a new one. Often times you can find things such as a hard drives; and use it for your new ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | AMD Spider Phenom Computer Review (and Computer Giveaway Tease!) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We’ll be giving away another computer! The old computer sent to me by AMD will be given away the day after Christmas, provided we’ve reached 20,000 YouTube subscribers. The reason I’m able to do this? AMD has sent me a new Spider system to try out and review. In order to be eligible to win, you need to be subscribed to the YouTube Channel, leave a comment on my blog, and be present in the chat room at the time of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Send SMS Messages (Texting Tips) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Thanks to all of you for sending in your Top Five lists. These are great! Keep them coming, by emailing them to me at chris@pirillo.com. This one gives us some excellent text etiquette tips! Do not write in “text language.” It is hard to read and you look like an idiot who can’t take the time to spell out words. For example, don’t use: ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Keep Your PC Clean and Fast (Speed up Tips) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed People ask every day about ways they can keep their computer running smoothly, and how to make it faster. Here are some excellent tips that will help you accomplish both tasks. Keep those top five lists coming! Only install software that you need to have running on your system. Having software on your computer that you don’t actually need only increases the amount of used disk space on the said drive, whether it be your op ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Pick the Best (and Worst!) Christmas Gifts for Gamers Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed These are some excellent tips for buying gifts for console gamers. Not only did he send in the top five things to buy them… we also get the top five things *not* to buy! Top Five Best Gift Ideas for Console Gamers A game is usually just kinda like oh, it’s a game. I realize games are expensive, but chances are you don’t get one of the good ones cuz they can tend to be sold out. How about 2 or 3 of the Platinum h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Coffee at Home - French Press and Peet�s Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Wirelesspacket asked me how I do my coffee at home. He spends too much going to buy his coffee every day, and doesn’t like the taste of “store bought” coffees. I was all too happy to show him how I use a French Press to make my Peet’s every day. I use a French Press to make my Peet’s Coffee every day. The biggest key is to not let your water come to a boil. You want it around 203 degrees Farenheit. T ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Deal with Winter and your Car Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Winter not only brings Christmas, it also brings bad weather for much of the United States. Snow, sleet and ice are prevalent, and can wreak havoc on your car. Here are some excellent tips to help you deal more effectively with your car in bad weather. Store your car (if it’s possible) always in a garage or in a “closed type” parking. It is very important to keep your car from the snow because it will be always ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Travel Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Along with the holidays comes travel to visit friends and family. Here are some great tips sent in by a community member to make your traveling a bit easier. Always plan ahead of time. This will always come in handy especially when holidays come. This is a very famous tip. It will save you money and you will get flight or room ahead of time while late people (people who plan at the same minute as the trip) will have to look and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy Xbox 360 Gifts for Geeks Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of our community members loves playing Xbox so much, he sent me in a top TEN list of tips… instead of the normal top five. Sit back and watch as we check out these great tips for buying Xbox gifts for Geeks! Xbox 360 Hd dvd player This one is listed last because its very expensive. Xbox 360 Wireless adapter This is great if they don’t want to string an Ethernet cord across the room to their 360. Also, it pairs gr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Keep from Getting Bored if the Internet Goes Down Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed *GASP* What? The Internet could go down? What will we do? How will we survive? Unfortunately, it happens to all of us at some point. Here are some interesting ideas to keep yourself busy during the “Intarweb’s” downtimes. Clean out and categorize your bookmarks. I don�t know about you, but I tend to just click �bookmark this page� and call it good. Yesterday, when I hit the little �down arrow� on Firefox to let ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to do Christmas Shopping Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Christmas shopping can be a nightmare, it’s true. I have here some tips for you to make your shopping experience much easier. Don’t forget… if you’re shopping online, be sure to check out my blog for all kinds of great coupons and deals to save you money! Very early in the morning, and two hours before closing, are the best times to shop. The stores are generally less busy then, and you won’t have to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Take Pictures of Pets and Kids Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s that time of year again. Families will come together, children will be in wonderful, smiling moods, and you’ll have your camera permanently attached to your hand. Here are some tips sent in by eatsalot, to help you take better pictures of your loved ones. Take as many pictures as possible: thanks to digital cameras, you can take hundreds of pictures and then just pluck out the bad ones and delete them. Some came ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | USB Cable Mess Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This video is a plea to all device manufacturers in the world out there who insist on creating proprietary USB cables. I have a huge bin full of USB cables that I have NO idea what they go to. If you are still creating proprietary cables, and devices that won’t connect using a standard USB cord… then you need to give up and get out of the game. Cut, print, period… end of discussion. Want to embed this video on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Play Wii Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My Wii was still in the box when I gave it to my parents. Had they not taken it, I could probably retire to the Bahamas at this point for the price I could get. Let’s take a look at some tips for playing the Wii that a community member sent in to me. There have been tons of shortages on Wii’s since they first came out. Get them on eBay, but stay at your price limit. The Wii can be found if you wait long enough. Get t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microsoft Lifecam VX-7000 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I received the new Microsoft LifeCam VX7000 camera and hooked it up. Unfortunately, I’m having serious issues with it, just as I did with the last version. This is really shocking to me, and disappointing. If you look on my screen, what you’re seeing is not special effects I’ve added. This is a live feed, directly as it is coming from the camera. It almost looks as though it’s a television with vertical ho ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My Home Office Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed People ask me over and over for a tour of my home office. Today, I decided to grant that request. So get comfy, and here we go! You’re all familiar with my desk, my 30″ Dell monitors, my chair and my Tix clocks. That is the view you see every day as I stream. If we look behind my desk, you’ll notice that there is about a foot of space between the desk and the wall. That is because my actual computer tower is on t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Google Gifts Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed People ask me every day what I do for a living. I create content… lots of content. I am only able to create this content thanks to my sponsors, of which Google is one. I have long used AdSense, and now help others use it, as well. As a small token of appreciation, Google sends out thank you Christmas gifts to certain AdSense partners every year, who have reached a particular threshold. A couple of years ago, I received a co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microsoft Iowa Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Verdict Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I grew up in Iowa. In fact, I spent most of my life there. Today, I received in the mail a claim form for the Iowa vs. Microsoft law suit that was settled. Let’s take a closer look at this, shall we? Apparently, as long as I kept good records and still have my original CD keys from wayyyyy back then, I can receive money! This applies to people who lived in Iowa and bought these products from May, 1994 up until June of 2006. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Peter Griffin is a Family Guy Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We haven’t opened the phone lines in awhile, so I thought it would be fun to take a few calls tonight. This first one comes in from Quahog. Apparently, the caller is afraid of computer viruses, and put a plastic bag over his computer to protect it. Peter is convinced that his computer is safe now that he has plastic over it. When I told him it’s ok to remove it, he was worried the computer would get a virus, and then ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Casino Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi and I spent the weekend in Las Vegas for our anniversary. These tips to enhance your gambling experience came in mighty handy when we went! Thanks to a community member for sending these in. Don’t go to the casino hungry. First play… and then eat. You may get a comped buffet which leaves more money in your pocket. That brings me to my second tip. Get the rewards card. It will keep track of all your slot and v ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Email Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A community member at large named Chris (great name, btw!!) sent in his top five list. These are Email Tips, for things from creating an Email address, to proper Email etiquette. Thanks for these great reminders, Chris! Do not use any fancy stationary or elaborate signatures. These detract from the content of the e-mail, and waste valuable KB of space on peoples’ already over-spammed e-mail boxes. Not to mention most of the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Giveaway Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Just like every Friday night, we gave away a web cam, courtesy of Ustream.tv. Don’t forget, if we hit 20,000 subscribers on YouTube by Christmas, I will be giving away another computer! We used GoToMeeting again tonight for our giveaway. GoToMeeting is a great way to have meetings online, and you can get an extended trial period by downloading from our link. Remember, there are three conditions you must meet in order to be e ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Buy a Computer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Joseph sent in an excellent top five list of tips to keep in mind when preparing to buy a new computer. Keep sending in your top five lists… whether they are technology related or not! Be sure to invest in an external hard drive. This is critical to keeping excellent backups of all your data. Think of how devastating it could be for a computer to suddenly die with no warning… and you lose several gigabites of data. C ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The World�s Most Annoying Gadget Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Think about that person in your class or office who makes you crazy. Wouldn’t it be great to annoy the heck out of them, without even having to be in the room? Thanks to the folks at ThinkGeek, you can. There are like 1 million ways to annoy people, and I think I’ve used about 991,627 of them. This is now number 991,628. Ponzi will be so excited. The Annoy-A-Tron would be useless against an army of Snowbots, but it ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Universal Remote Control (for Spies) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This small little key chain is the “Micro Spy Remote”. It’s a mini Universal remote control that will fit in your pocket. Next time you’re stuck somewhere watching a television program that makes you crazy… try this out and watch the chaos ensue. Let’s say you’re stuck in an airport for several hours, and the only place left to eat is in a bar. Everyone is drinking, and whooping it up ove ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rock Star Tips (Guitar Hero, too!) Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Long-time community member TuxedoJericho sent in an excellent top five list. They are tips to playing Rock Star… and will work for Guitar Hero, as well! Both of these games are a lot of fun, with varying skill levels. The DVD graphics for this game are simply amazing, as well as the clarity. If you have any type of pitch control and know how to control the pitch of your voice, then the singing is just for you. You do not n ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Geek Fashion Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed So maybe there IS something fishy in my egg nog. Or just maybe… it’s Geek Gone Wild! No matter… it made me feel like getting up and dancing to some awesome music! Nah, it’s the newest fad in Geek fashion! The 8-Bit Tie is sure to please any Geek on your shopping list. A few of us monkeys at ThinkGeek had this great shared dream a few months ago. In it, the whole world was 8-Bit, just like the video games ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christmas Party Ideas Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Every year, Ponzi and I discuss having a Christmas party. Every year, it turns into us sitting at home drinking Egg Nog. Well, it’s more like me drinking it, since she doesn’t even like it. I prefer my Egg Nog to have nothing added to it. Just give me egg… and nog. I decided to send Ponzi a little reward, and make it look like I indulged in a bit more than just egg and nog. I reinstalled Vista SP1 just for this ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Chat Room Rules and Guidelines Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We have an awesome community at live.pirillo.com. We have a lot of fun, and help a lot of people. Here are some tips that Scott sent in to enhance your video viewing experience when visiting our channels. Kat also adds in the top five ways to get yourself kicked OUT of our chat room. Top 5 Tips to Watching Chris’ Videos (as sent in by Scott Graham): Be prepared to be introduced to new concepts about technology. Don’t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Charts and Graphs Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m not much of a math guy, but I do love graphics. Seeing numbers turn into charts or graphs is just cool to me. Google has created an easy way to make a chart or graph easily simply by typing in a URL. If you go to code.google.com/apis/chart, you will see the instructions and different things you can do. Numbers are separated by the & symbol. You can choose from a simple chart to a 3D chart, graphs of all types, Venn ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Xbox or PS2 Bargain Games to Pick up for Christmas Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Just because a game is in the bargain bin doesn’t make it bad. “Old” games are just as fun as new ones… at a fraction of the cost. Here are SpecerDodd’s top five bargain games for both the Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo PS2 game system. His criteria for making this list is simple: the game must be fun, be under $10.00, and work on newer game consoles. Top 5 for the Xbox gaming system: Tony Hawk’s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | At a Movie Theater Near You Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Michael sent in his top five tips for going to the movie theater. Yes, you’ll have to leave the computer room and actually go outside of your house. That’s a good thing to do every once in awhile, honest! #1. Turn off your cell phone, pager or mobile device. There is nothing more annoying than to be engrossed in an excellent movie and hear someone’s phone start ringing shrilly. I know your cell phone is like glue ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top Five Classic Video Games Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What is your favorite video game of all time? I’m talking go all the way back to the beginning of console gaming, and think forward. Walfred sent in his top five favorite games of all time, so let’s take a look at them, and see if your favorite is in there. Tales of Phantasia for the Nintendo game system. This is a greatly unmentioned game with an excellent story line. The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past again for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Privacy Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed In this day and age, you can’t be too careful with your personal information. We all know I’m not a private person in any way, but I do value your privacy and want to help keep you safe. Here are some excellent tips that Josh sent in, to help your data and identity stay secure. Don’t shop online or check your email on public computers, or when using unencrypted wireless networks. If you do have to do these thin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Google Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Google is a very powerful tool. Heck, it’s a verb nowadays… not a noun or place. Most of us probably visit Google more than any other single website. Here are some tips to help you Google more effectively, sent in by Peter. Don’t just use the “I’m Feeling Lucky” portion of the search. You will be severely limiting yourself on your results, and will often not find exactly what you are looking f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Software Install Order Important? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I received a question today regarding software installation on a new machine, or after a full reformat. LifeJustIs is wondering whether you should download and install Windows updates first, or install an Anti-Virus first? Dear Chris, My question for you has to do with Windows Installation. When I normally do a fresh clean install of my Windows Operating system, in my case Windows XP Home Edition, I normally wipe off the entire h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | VoIP Tips Skype, Phones, Gizmo, and Ventrilo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t use traditional means of communication anymore. I tend to use VoIP more than anything. I have Ventrilo open pretty much constantly, to communicate easily with my friends and co-workers. I also just installed it on Ponzi’s computer, so we can use it as an on-demand intercom. Today, I decided to give the Gizmo Project a try, as well. Gizmo is a free phone for your computer that lets you make and receive calls as ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Want to Buy a Monitor Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Buying a computer monitor isn’t an easy task. There is more to consider than just how big it is. Bigger isn’t *always* better. Here are some tips for you to help when you’re thinking of purchasing a new monitor. Hi Chris, its Mool from the chat, and here are my top five tips for buying a new monitor :) Know what you want. Your choice of monitor should depend on what you are doing. While LCD monitors tend to be ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Perfect Gift Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Holiday shopping is stressful. We always want to be the one to get the perfect gift for every person on our list. I know you’re busy making lists, checking them twice, shopping, wrapping and bow’ing (is that a word?!) everything… but take time out to read these tips to getting that perfect gift this year. Don’t buy something YOU want, and then give it to someone else. Keep the person you’re buying fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Video Stream Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed BrandonN is one of the regular visitors to the chat room at live.pirillo.com. He sent me his top five tips for having a successful live video stream. Thanks, Brandon… I’ll keep these in mind. I’ve seen good and bad streams. Many times people like to just buy a web camera and think it’s great even though they spent 20$ on it! Even sometimes the Microphone is cheap. Tip #1 - Make sure when you buy a web cam ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Learn Computers Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Tom is twelve years old, and has more insight to computers than many people three times his age. This kid blows me away, and he has an amazing future ahead of him. He sent me in his top five tips to learn more about computers. If you don’t know the answer, don’t fight. Try fixing it yourself. If you cannot connect to the network… check the cables! It’s ok to ask your friend, or your teacher/parent. Don& ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Asteroids! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m a casual gamer, always have been. I don’t really get into creating characters. When I DO get a chance to play, I still love the old classics. That’s why I’m hooked on Asteroids for my Xbox 360. The best part is being able to hook the Xbox to my 42″ plasma screen tv, and have it in surround sound. It doesn’t get any better than that. You can now buy and play the following old Atari games on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | YouTube Meetup: North Dakota and Seattle Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Danny called me recently to invite me to appear at an unofficial YouTube gathering in North Dakota. He says he is hoping I appear because I am his role model. Seriously, I took a modeling course… and now I’m a Geek. There has to be something to be said for that. They are planning a “Tube Camp” of sorts, and sleeping bags are optional. The day will be spent hanging out, getting to know each other, sharing v ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Giveaway of the Day Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We used a GoToMeeting again last Friday during our webcam giveaway. GoToMeeting is an excellent way to have a meeting with desktop sharing online. You can receive a discount if you want to try out GoToMeeting for yourself! After a couple of false starts, our winner this week is kamikazi4 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Reasons Eudora is Better than Apple Mail Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I personally use Microsoft Outlook 2007 in an Exchange environment for my email. I’ve used Eudora in the past, and wasn’t very happy with it. However, CalgaryGuru sent me the top 5 reasons he uses Eudora instead of the Apple Mail. By the way, he is also using Tiger (10.4) and not Leopard (10.5). Images pasted into Apple Mail are automatically converted to .tif format. If I wanted them as a .tif, I would have saved th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Tips to Save the RIAA and the Music Industry Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed With the advent of DRM, the music industry is increasingly losing serious amounts of profits. Piracy is at an all-time high, and there’s no end in sight. What can be done to help the music industry save themselves? Here are five things that they may just want to pay attention to, as sent in by a community member. Put money into open source iTunes killer, like SongBird for instance. Record industries need an app that works ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should You Buy an Xbox 360? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you have (or plan to buy)a PS3, or an Xbox 360? I have four Xbox 360’s, and love them. One of our viewers sent me in his top 5 list for Xbox, so I wanted to share them! Go Wireless! If you can afford to go wireless, I strongly suggest to do so. Not only is it a more pleasant gaming experience but you will save a fortune on AA batteries with the rechargeable one that comes with the Wireless control pad. On another note i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Men Vitamins for Manly Males Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi just brought in this little pill organizer and plopped it on my desk. You know the kind, there’s seven little compartments marked with the days of the week. I opened it, and thought the woman was trying to kill me with pills! What are all these? OK, so apparently these are all vitamins! Does the woman think I’m sick or something? What’s that? Oh. She’s trying to keep me from getting sick. Fine, fine o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Let�s Meet the Tetris Pieces Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The first time I played Tetris, I was hooked. I played it for seven hours straight. When I closed my eyes, I could “still” see the Tetris pieces falling. Imagine my surprise when Colin emailed me his Top 5 list… of Tetris pieces! I write this top five list, even though I know that there are only five different pieces in Tetris, because I fell that it is important for people to know which pieces should be valued ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Routers Review Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We’re using a GoToMeeting to get together and share desktops again tonight. GoToMeeting is an easy and affordable way to host online meetings. Be sure and take advantage of our special savings! The current presenter is surfing sites relating to WiFi, since I am going to read you Sutty5’s tips for boosting wifi signal. Hi, Chris i thought i should share out 5 tips on how to boost your Wi-Fi Signal. As i Was doing all ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Edit Video with a Video Editor: 5 Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed MrBogosity from our live chat room sent in five excellent tips to share with you all about video editing, especially when it comes to YouTube. These are definitely ones you’ll want to pay close attention to. Keep those Top 5’s coming in! shanedk on YouTube, MrBogosity in the chat room. Tighten your edit. You may have worked hard on those several seconds of clouds, or bizarre color-cycling patterns, or whatever, but ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Anti-Spyware Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Tomo sent me a list of his top 5 ways to keep your computer free of Spyware. At the same time, I was lucky enough to receive a savings to pass along to all of you for SuperAntiSpyware! This is “tomo30″ from your chat room. I wanted to take you up on the top 5 list. This will help people with the best ways to fight spyware. Go on the offensive. Fight spyware before it even arrives on your computer. Make sure you have ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | After Christmas Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Bill sent me a list of some excellent tips to follow after the Holidays are over and gone. If you think before you do… and then actually DO what you thought… your life next year might just be happier. Don’t groan when the credit card bills roll in from the holiday shopping. You know it was money well spent. Of course, when shopping, always look for the best deals, and coupons. Try to stay away from “impul ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Simple Ebay Guide Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We’re using our GoToMeeting tonight to do videos. You can get a discount on the GoToMeeting software by using our special GoToMeeting link. Tonight, I’m going to pass along to you some Ebay tips that someone sent me. I just bought a cell phone on eBay and thought I would like to share a few tips on making your eBay experience better “Let the buyer beware.” Look over the listing before you bid or buy. Th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mac Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Wicket just doesn’t understand that there ARE a lot of excellent programs out there for your Mac. And now, for the next few days, you can save up to 70% off of the regular price for many titles you’ll want to own! Visit GiveGoodFood2YourMac to get these amazing savings. If you purchase three (3) apps, you’ll save 30%. If you buy five (5), you’ll save 40%. Buying seven (7) apps saves you 50%, and purchasing ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are Computers for Kids? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Eric emailed to ask me what age I feel is good for a child to have their first computer, or access to one. He feels that it depends on the child in particular, and their level of responsibility. Personally, I feel there’s much more to it than that. I personally believe that the younger the better when it comes to exposing kids to computers and technology. If you supervise and guide them, it can be an amazing learning experi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Gadgets for Photographers Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The new wifi SD card for your digital camera is an awesome little gadget. You can upload your pictures immediately from your camera to any number of sites you have an account at. Photos shouldn�t be trapped in your camera. Set them free. The Eye-Fi Card is a wireless memory card. It automatically uploads pictures from your digital camera to your PC or Mac and to your favorite photo sharing, printing, blogging or social networking ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Online Shopping Tips and Tricks Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Today, I went shopping online to purchase the new Casio camera that is being touted as the “YouTube camera”. It encodes videos to the format used by YouTube, saving me a step or two in my recording process. I did a lot of research into finding the best price, and came across a website I wanted you to know about. On ClayValet, you can submit up to five free requests per week. ClayValet is a personal shopping service. T ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christmas Safety Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love this time of year: the music, the weather, the sights, sounds, and good shopping deals! I also find people tend to be in better moods, as well. However, there are extra hazards during the holiday season that you need to watch out for. No matter what holiday you may or may not celebrate, all of us here at live.pirillo.com certainly hope you have a safe and happy one. Over 60% of house fires during the winter are caused by d ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Tips for Christmas Holiday Shopping Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Shawn from TechWebLog.net sent me his top 5 tips for Christmas and holiday shopping. Reading through the list, these are all excellent things to keep in mind at any time of the year. Get an Extended Warranty. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had an electrical product fail due to poor quality or excessive use. If a warranty isn’t offered where you are shopping, walk away. Chances are, another store or mercha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Screen Capture Software for Windows Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What do you use to capture video or stills on your computer? Two of my sponsors, TechSmith and ShinyWhiteBox both have excellent programs available. But TechSmith has now decided to offer slightly older versions of their screen capture software completely for FREE! TechSmith’s Camtasia is used to make everything from training videos to PowerPoint presentations to lectures look better, reach more people, and pack more punch. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sudoku Games Online Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m more of a letters guy than a numbers guy. I hated math in school, and I just don’t want to play a game that involves math. However, I do know that many of you are hooked on Sudoku, so I wanted to pass this great site along to you. If you’re into Sudoku, check out SudokuJunction. SudokuJunction is abosolutely free. You can register for an account, meet other players with similar interest, play Sudoku and even ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Comcast Makes Me Gag Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The Electronic Frontier Foundation (or EFF) has found Comcast guilty of traffic shaping. This is a practice where Comcast intentionally slows down your internet connection. The program they used to detect this shaping is an open-source application called WireShark. Apparently, Comcast feels that they need to interrupt some of their customer’s connections a bit if they think the customer may be using lets say BitTorrent to do ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Tips on Buying Technology: Hardware and Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am an early adopter when it comes to technology. I tend to spot tech trends sooner than the average consumer, and I’m quick to buy something when it’s hot off the shelf. However, this isn’t always the best way to go about purchasing new technology. Here are Pongo Shawn’s top five tips when buying new technology products: Don’t buy immediately Is this something you really need? Or do you just want i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Tips to Avoid Viruses and Spyware Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Eric sent in his top five list of tips for downloading things safely from the Internet. My best advice is to remember that software such as anti-virus programs are your *second* layer of defense against malware. The #1 layer is YOU and your common sense. Here are Eric’s top 5 tips for safe Internet downloading: Close all other applications while running a setup wizard If you have other applications running, it can cause the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Tips on Repairing Your own Computer: PC and Mac Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Brandon is a community member who works for Geek Squad. He sees customers come in every day with nearly the same problems, and came up with his top five tips for getting your own machine back up and running, whether you own a PC or a Mac. Google is your friend Knowledge is power, even when working on a computer problem. There are thousands of websites and resources out there in Internet-land that can help you decipher that odd er ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Tips for Buying an Audio Mic and USB Headset Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On occasion, I’ve asked for your Top 5 tips and tricks. Thanks to bowler4ever for this excellent video email. Top 5 Tips for Buying A Headset: Don’t buy dirt cheap! They break too easily or too soon, they tend to not have any controllers for the microphone and/or headphones (if you have a headset), they tend to not last very long, and the sound quality can be pretty bad and you can get static to no end! Buy within yo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Yule Log: Fire Video Screen Saver for your Desktop or iPod Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There’s nothing like a crackling fire to warm you inside and out during the holiday season. And now… you can even have that “fire” on your desktop. At iYule.tv, you can purchase 30-minutes of crackling fire and a beautiful original score by Geoff Smith formated for wide or standard screen portable players, your computer or Apple TV. This was filmed in high definition, and can come with or without music. T ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 12 Days of Christmas Song: A Music Geek Carol! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed That’s right, the 12 Days of Christmas… Geek style! Thanks to the community members in the live.pirillo.com chat room who helped me come up with the lyrics. Going backwards, here are the lyrics: On the 12th Day of Christmas, my geek love gave to meeeeeeeeeeeeeee 12 Cups of Coffee (Peet’s!!) 11 Fans a-Spinning 10 Million Viewers 9 Bloggers Blogging 8 Digg’ers Digg’ing 7 Hackers Hacking 6 Tix a- ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Make Extra Money Online During the Holidays: Ebay Auctions Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Last night, I offered up two of my old digital cameras for sale to the chat room. Nothing is wrong with either of them… in fact, they aren’t really even old. Then it hit me. Why not throw these up on Ebay in auctions? Even though I’ve used ebay for years to buy things, I have never before sold anything. So, I created a seller’s account, and off I went. It was actually a lot easier than I expected it to be. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | PSP on the HDTV: Component AV Cable Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Pardon me while I watch a movie on my 42″ television… oh, did I mention the movie is actually playing on my PSP, and also on my tv? I took a DVD that I already own, and ripped it to my PSP. Then, I just grabbed the new Component AV Cable and hooked the PSP to my tv. I can watch movies, read my RSS feeds, or browse the Internet, all using the PSP controls and viewing on my big screen. There are two main drawbacks to th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone and iPod Video and Audio Cable for TV Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Whenever I want to show Ponzi something from YouTube, she complains that she doesn’t like watching it on the small screen of the iPhone. Well, now I can connect my iPhone or iPod directly to my 42″ Plasma tv! Using the Apple Composite AV Cable, you can connect your iPod, iPhone, or Universal Dock via the 30-pin dock connector to your TV, home theater receiver, or stereo receiver via the composite video and red/white an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I�m Gonna be on Television! Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Every day, someone asks me if I’m ever going to be on television again. I am going to settle this question once and for all. Chris goes over, lays his upper body on top of his tv, and shouts: “There! I’m on tv! Now stop asking me when I’ll be on tv! Are you happy now? Besides, the Internet is better anyway. Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? Use this code or download the video: & ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Holiday Gift Giveaway Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Every Friday, we give away a webcam, courtesy of uStream.tv. Until now, all you had to do was subscribe to our YouTube channel, and be present in the chat room during the drawing. Starting next week, you’ll have to do those things AND leave a good follow-up comment on my blog to any one post. That blog is at chris.pirillo.com Congratulations to this week’s winner Krab!!!! Krab was present in the chat room, and also is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cyber Monday Coupons and Deals Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You may think the Black Friday deals are over and done with. However, we have Cyber Monday coming up tomorrow. There are some fantastic deals to be had online, and I have posted several coupons to help you out. I found the $700 off HDTVs on the Onecall Coupons page (although, by the time you look, the coupon may have expired and a new one may have taken its place). Plus, you can keep an eye on my Cyber Monday category for a contin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Technology Career Advice Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Brian emailed me to ask my advice on getting into a Technology career. He states that he doesn’t have the capacity to learn physics and math in order to get a degree in Computer Science. He is wondering about possibly programming, networking, or even system building. I’ve talked with several friends who are in the Technology field before about this same thing. All of us say the same thing to each other: College helped ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What�s new in Firefox 3? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Beta 1 of Firefox 3 was released today. I found a few bugs, but overall it’s looking like there are some excellent new features and improvements. When it goes final, I may switch from Maxthon 1.0 to Firefox for my Windows machine. Let’s take a look at some of what’s new, thanks to Asa Dotzler from Mozilla. Asa is my kind of Geek, that’s for sure. More Security One click site info: Click the site favicon i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Things to do With a Broken iPod Click to Play I’m always looking for your top 5 ideas, tips and tricks. Sonya sent me an email with the top 5 things you can with a bricked iPod. Let’s face it, wouldn’t you want to keep it around and use it for something else? It’s a fashion statement! Use it as a stress reliever. This works for non touch-screen iPods only. When I’m stressed, I like to repeatedly click buttons and things. You can push and punch buttons to your he ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Black Friday Coupons Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally known in the US as “Black Friday”. This is when everything everywhere goes on sale in anticipation of the holiday season. The Internet is no exception, you can find amazing deals online, as well. Here are links to all the coupon pages I currently have. I will update with more as we get them. Best Buy Black Friday Sale Macys Black Friday Sale Target Black Friday Sale CompUSA ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a Torrent? Is BitTorrent Legal? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed MadMike wrote in to ask what exactly a Torrent file is, and whether or not they are legal. He also is wondering how you can tell if something IS illegal or not. A Torrent file isn’t really a file to download, rather it’s a link pointing to where you can download a file from. Torrenting Torrent is a method of distributing large amounts of data widely without the original distributor incurring the entire costs of hardwa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Computer Tips and Help for Novices Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed At some point, we were all computer novices. I mean, we had to start somewhere, right? I’m lucky to have such a Technically inclined community behind me. But I want to make sure to reach out to those of you who may be beginning users, as well. Bill sent me an Email, with his Top 5 tips he always gives to newer computer owners: #1.When you download and install software, save the download link in a text file right in the fold ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Digital Camera Software: Upgrade Your Canon Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am a fan of the Canon Digital Cameras, but not such a fan of their software. Whappo sent me an email to let me know about an open-source program called CHDK, which can be used to update the software for your Digital Camera. CHDK is a firmware enhancement that operates on a number of Canon Cameras. CHDK gets loaded into your camera’s memory upon bootup (either manually or automatically). It provides additional functionalit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LEGO Block Building Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When I was a kid, I would get into trouble all the time for trying to build with my LEGO blocks when I was supposed to be sleeping. To this day, I have a box of LEGO blocks, and I still build things with them. Well, you can also do some LEGO construction using your computer! The official LEGO computer program is called Digital Design. There are currently 763 different LEGO bricks to choose from. Using these, you can design your ow ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | One Laptop Per Child vs Asus Eee Notebook PC Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed SWAT sometimes hangs out on Ventrilo with us, and even occasionally streams for me when I’m gone. He was wondering if he should go with the One Laptop Per Child(OLPC) program and help another child as well, or spend the same money and get better components for his daughter by buying the Asus Eeee. I just spoke with my friend David from EyeJot the other day about this same thing. In the terms of price and what you get, the A ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Internet Dating Tips for Geeks Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of our community members emailed to ask me how he can find the woman of his dreams on MySpace. So… I decided to give you all my Top 5 tips for Internet dating. Change your handle. If you have an online name that has to do with something Geeky, or a gamertag, it will be more difficult to attract women. Many people think that “birds of a feather flock together”, but that’s not always true. Meeting someon ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is iPhone JailBreak? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve had my iPhone for a few months now, and I’ve talked about it several times in previous videos. People ask me all the time if I have or am going to use JailBreak to hack my iPhone. Here are five reasons why I have not… and likely will not… hack my iPhone. #1. It’s not sanctioned by Apple. Apple has been very careful with how they have developed their hardware, and are very closed about it. When s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Change Your Mouse Cursor Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I used to be addicted to cursors. In fact, back in the day I would create them. Heck… people sometimes even paid me to create them! What is a cursor you ask? And how can you change it? Elementary, my dear Watson. A cursor is that little pointer thingie on your screen when you move your mouse. They are simply an icon that is turned into a cursor using software designed for tha treason. In Windows, you can change it with relat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 iPod Ideas Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love getting your emails with your Top 5 tips, tricks, ideas and suggestions… whether they are Technology related or not. Tonight, I wanted to share a community members’ recommendations for improving an iPod. Personally, I think most other Mp3 players could benefit from these, as well. Scratch-free. iPods aren�t cheap devices and for the money we pay we should get something that doesn�t scratch just by touching it. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Beauty and the Geek Video Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t watch much TV, but I occasionally get drawn into a Reality series. This is very true of Beauty and the Geek. I can’t help it. I’m a Geek! Did you know that they wanted me to appear on the show… twice? A couple of years ago, I got a phone call from someone who worked for the show, asking me if I’d like to appear as a contestant. Apparently, the person had seen some of the videos I had done, and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Find Old Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have you ever loved a program on your computer, only to hate it after updating to a new version? You go back to the site, and find out the older version is no longer available? Well, thanks to community member FireWireIRA, I want to tell you about a site that will change that. OldVersion.com is a place that incrementally archives downloadable versions of hundreds of outdated programs. Sometimes upgrading to a newer version can be ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Makes Ron Paul Different Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I can’t believe that everyone in the chat room right now wanted me to record this video. I know it is likely to tick some people off, but so be it. My purpose is not to sway your vote. My purpose is to GET you to vote… to think… to make your OWN decision. I believe in a lot of things, yet I don’t label myself as a Democrat, or Republican. I label myself as an American. I label myself as someone who lives i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Games Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What kind of games do you play? My bet is you’re at least a casual gamer, whether you play Sudoku, do crossword puzzles, or even play bingo online! Have you ever thought of creating your own game? On YoYoGames.com, you can download the free version (or buy the paid Pro version) of their GameMaker program. This program allows you to create desktop games of your own. Game Maker allows you to make exciting computer games, witho ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Website Language Settings Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed AJ28 emailed me from Japan, wondering why when he opens Google (or most any website), it automatically loads the Japanese page. He wonders if the browser automatically recognizes what IP he is connecting from and then determines the language to display. Aj, you are sort of correct. You’re just a bit backwards in putting things together. Google (and other sites) look at the IP address you are connecting from, and then realiz ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christmas Wallpaper Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ahhhh… the holiday season is upon us, whether you’re ready for it or not! We spend a lot of time, money and effort decorating our homes. Regardless of which holiday you may celebrate… I want to know how you deck your desktop! I get almost all of my desktop wallpaper from Flickr. Flickr is just amazing. There are now over 2 billion images there from people all over the world. Some of these images come from profess ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Instant Messenger Virus Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Michael Downing emailed me to say that a friend of his had gotten a virus through Windows Live Messenger. He is wondering if Windows Defender can remove it, and is it for stopping viruses… or just spyware? Windows Defender is just for certain types of Spyware, and it should be your last line of defense, not the first. A bit better bet is Windows Live One Care. Within a few days of this recording, the newest version of this ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sing a Song Music Matching: Better Than Karaoke Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have you ever had a song on the tip of your tongue? But alas… you cannot remember the title, or even the artist? Well, now there’s a website that can help you figure it out. Midomi.com is a site that can match lyrics to a song, tell you the title and artist, and even let you listen to the original music. Oh, and did I mention you can also buy the album if you want? Creating an account is free, but not even required t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Presence Social Network - Twitter, Pownce, and Jaiku Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Social Networking sites such as Pownce, Twitter, and Jaiku are all “Presence” networks. They are a way for you to let everyone know what you’re up to, what’s on your mind, or even where you’re heading off to. The problem is, there are so many of these services out there now, it’s becoming impossible to keep up. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. I use Twitter quite a bit, and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Internet is Shaping Politics - Ron Paul Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Allan’s friend Jake sent me an email to ask me to discuss the impact Social Networking and the Internet in general are having on the US Presidential campaign. The “now” of Politics is online… the future is a given. I am a fierce Independent, so I have done a lot of research into the different candidates this year. The more I research, the more convinced I am that in the future, politics will be decided onli ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Easy Video Effects with Stomp Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed ShinyWhiteBox is one of our sponsors. I want to highlight one of their newest products in this video. It’s their new Video “editing” program called Stomp. To actually call it an editor would be incorrect. It’s just so much more than that. It has tons of effects, tools, tweaks and very very VERY cool things you can do to your videos. Stomp takes in big videos and spits out small ones, and does it so easily, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Access Your Computer Remotely with a VNC KVM Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have a monitor hooked up to one MacBook Pro, the other monitor hooked up to my Vista desktop machine, and the other MacBook Pro all sitting on the desk here. I have ONE mouse, and ONE keyboard. Now… watch as I play around and move things on all three screens using that one little mouse. No, I’m not using the Synergy software I had planned to use for this. It’s a pain to install and configure, and it wouldnR ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Webcam Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Friday has turned into giveaway day for us. Each Friday, we give away a webcam, courtesy of Ustream.tv. This week is no different, and we used our GoToMeeting to choose the winner. So instead of me picking the name of someone currently in the chat room, four-ones is going to choose this week for us! The first name chosen this week was emc2srv. Of course you know by now that the person must be present in chat at the time of the dra ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Have a Data Backup Crash Plan? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have reviewed online backup services before, but I never bit the bullet and signed up for any of them. I didn’t want to pay to access my data, and I didn’t like not knowing where exactly the “remote location” is that stores my data. Today I received an email about another service, which gave me a Review Account. Crash Plan appears to have taken all the good elements of other online backup services, and r ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Aptana Studio Web Development IDE Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A community member who uses the name of Fatal email me today. He said he was looking for an alternative to Dreamweaver, and came across Aptana. This is a free, open-source application, and wanted me to try it out. Aptana Studio 1.0 is indeed an open-source application… for the community version. There is, of course, a Pro version, which is right around $100.00. The caveat to this program at first glance is that it is Java-ba ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gears of War for PC Game Review Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My friend Bwana from Bwana.tv reviewed this game for me. He did an amazing job, and the game looks great! Gears of War was released in November of 2006, and sold over 10 million copies in the first ten weeks! Let’s see Bwana’s take on the computer version of this game. Gears of War features the amazing tactical action and multiplayer excitement found in the critically acclaimed Gears of War for the Xbox, and a variety ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Digg Effect Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I promised that after we made the front page on Digg for my recent article about the Top 100 Mac Apps, I would give away an Apacer USB stick. In order to win, you had to have Dugg the story, and be present in the chat room. We used a GoToMeeting during this giveaway. I let one of the participants be there person to scroll through the names list, and my video encoder Kat told him when to stop scrolling each time via Ventrilo. GoTo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Digg Effect Click To Play Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I promised that after we made the front page on Digg for my recent article about the Top 100 Mac Apps, I would give away an Apacer USB stick. In order to win, you had to have Dugg the story, and be present in the chat room. We used a GoToMeeting during this giveaway. I let one of the participants be there person to scroll through the names list, and my video encoder Kat told him when to stop ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microwave Popcorn Taste Test Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I won’t eat things that have much (if any) Trans fat in them. Ponzi found three types of microwave popcorn that have no Trans fat, and no Hydrogenated oil. I agreed to taste each of them, and give her my final opinion. The first contender is the Buttery, Salt and Cracked Peppercorn from Orville Redenbacher. This has 730mg of sodim per serving, and 180 calories. It is honestly very tasty. Ponzi feels it’s too much of a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microwave Popcorn Taste Test Click To Play Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I won’t eat things that have much (if any) Trans fat in them. Ponzi found three types of microwave popcorn that have no Trans fat, and no Hydrogenated oil. I agreed to taste each of them, and give her my final opinion. The first contender is the Buttery, Salt and Cracked Peppercorn from Orville Redenbacher. This has 730mg of sodim per serving, and 180 calories. It is honestly very tasty. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mass Effect: Xbox 360 Game Sneak Preview Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I received an advance copy of Mass Effect for my XBOX 360 this week. This game hasn’t been released for the public yet, but I’ve been allowed to show you a one minute long sneak peek of game play. The game will be available for retail purchase on November 20th, 2007. Set 200 years in the future in an epic universe, �Mass Effect� places gamers in a vast galactic community in danger of being conquered by a legendary agen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Communication Tools Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If I tell you that you can screen your calls, find out why they’re calling, record calls on the fly and play them back later online, and even send phone numbers to several lines at once… would you be interested? Of course you would! What if I also tell you this service is completely FREE? GrandCentral is a free service that was recently aquired by Google. In addition to the features I listed above, here are a few other ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Flash iPhone Firmware Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have never had any device that is easier to update the firmware than my iPhone. For anyone who may not be sure, firmware is basically the ’software’ that runs a device’s hardware. That’s the easiest way I can think of to put it. Firmware is a computer program that is embedded in a hardware device. As its name suggests, firmware is somewhere between hardware and software. Like software, it is a computer pr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | File Sharing at College and the Repercussions Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Kat came across an article regarding file sharing on college campuses and the possibility of the schools losing all funding from the Government as a result. As you will see, she got pretty heated in her argument against this. SC_Thor and Wirlesspacket chimed in with us on this, as well. You’ll have to excuse the times they appeared to “talk over” me. I sort of kept forgetting they can’t hear me unless I pus ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Stream Video Online for Free Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Many services charge money to help or allow you to stream content live over the Internet. Why pay for them, when you can use what I do. Ustream.tv is absolutely free! Broadcasting live yourself is easy. Here’s all you need to do: Go to Ustream.tv and sign up for a free account. Once you’re signed up, click on the My Shows tab. Click Start a New Show. Click on Broadcast. As long as you have a webcam and a microphone ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Find Hidden Music in Windows XP Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During our GoToMeeting last week, EvilHomer decided to show us how to access a hidden music file within Windows XP. Let’s follow along, and see what we discover! First, make sure your hidden files and folders are set to show. To do this: Click “My Computer” to open an Explorer window Select Tools menu, and click on Folder Options Click the View tab Under the Hidden Files and Folders heading, select �Show hidden ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top Cool Laptop Accessories Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve been multi-tasking today using Ponzi’s MacBook Pro… AND my own, as well. Doing so much on Ponzi’s machine caused it to run really hot, so I needed a good way to cool it. I tried out the Chill Pak I ordered awhile back. Oh and yes… her MacBook Pro has a red Speck case. On Ponzi’s machine, I’ve been installing Boot Camp, and using VMWare Fusion to access it. Using such system-instensive ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Boot Camp Hard Drive Warning Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed For any of you going through the Boot Camp install on your Mac for the first time, I wanted to show you something that is VERY very important in this process. Failure to do this step properly can result in OS X being completely messed up. When you get to the screen that allows you to select the partition to install, you will see all of your partitions listed (including unpartitioned space). Make SURE you select the partition that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Playing Dead Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have an imaginary gun… with imaginary bullets… and I tried them out on Pixie and Wicket. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to View Weather Maps in Google Earth Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When I was a kid, I wanted to be a Meteorologist when I grew up. Well, I still haven’t grown up. And… I still love to play with the weather. I use WeatherBug on my computer, for many reasons. But today, Google announced a VERY cool new feature for their Google Earth application. Google Earth now has interactive weather maps. Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | There�s Nothing Wrong with Windows Vista Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m so tired of people saying that the problems are with Vista, instead of blaming themselves! I mean seriously. It’s not Vista’s fault you buy crappy hardware. It’s not Vista’s fault your drivers don’t work. It’s all YOUR fault. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Xbox Marketplace: Mutant Storm Empire Review Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Many people ask me on a daily basis if I am a gamer. No, I’m really not. I’m more of a casual gamer. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Tips to Improve Computer Case Noise Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve asked for your “Top 5″ tips and tricks. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Turn your Mac into a Haunted Computer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How would you like to have someone walk by a Mac that no one is touching… and have it scare the beejeebuz out of them? (...) 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make a Cool Windows Vista Screensaver Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed DreamScene on Vista allows you to run a video as a wallpaper. Unfortunately, I can’t use it. Vista claims my monitors are too big. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mac Help is Great in OS X Leopard Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There is a new feature in Leopard that is available for every application and program on your Mac. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Disk Partition Tool Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Many of you have asked me for a recommendation for a partition tool. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Chris Plays Santa and Gives away an LED Keyboard Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed After I reviewed the Saitek LED keyboard, I was unable to actually use it. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Apple Trusts Users more than Microsoft? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I bought the Family Pack for Leopard. Apple gives me licensing to install my copy of Leopard on up to five Macs. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is Apple�s .Mac for OS X Worth it? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Back in 2002, I felt that a .Mac subscription was just a waste of money. Man oh man, has my mind ever changed. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why a Mac Does not Need a Second Mouse Button Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I get so tired of people saying that you cannot right click or scroll with a Mac. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iChat is More than Instant Messaging Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When Apple released the features of Leopard, some Mac users got their hoodies in a twist over iChat. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Vista - Promises Delivered? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Several of us got together on Ventrilo just to chit chat. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Troubleshoot your Network Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How often have you had trouble with your home network, and tried various different programs to attempt to figure out the problem? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Future of the Operating System - Cloud Computing? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Datalore brought up an excellent point during a conversation with Wirelesspacket and myself recently. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Ventrilo? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The community-at-large is loving GoToMeeting as we’ve been using it (they’re offering an exclusive 45-day trial for you right now). (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Making the Case for Windows Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Laptop Magazine recently asked the question “Would you recommend a Mac to someone looking to buy a Notebook?”. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trillian Astra Instant Messaging Alpha Preview Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have your meeting online, with GoToMeeting. You can get a free 45-day trial at GoToMeeting.com/ChrisPirillo. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Turn Yourself into ASCII Art Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Don’t adjust your monitor. That really is me in this video, and I look this way on purpose. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Text Glow in Photoshop Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have your meeting online, with GoToMeeting. You can get a free 45-day trial at GoToMeeting.com/ChrisPirillo. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tech Treats as Halloween Candy Alternatives Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Are you tired of giving out unhealthy candy for Halloween? Why not give out some of these Geek alternatives? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Best Computer Halloween Tricks Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Halloween is fast approaching, and I thought it would be fun to come up with a list of tricks you can play on someone using their computer. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Halloween Costumes for a Geek or Nerd Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When I was a kid, I always dressed as Hans Solo. I wasn’t very imaginative back then, I suppose. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Halloween Decorations Made from Old PC Hardware Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have a lot of old hardware and components lying around my house. I was wondering what to do with it all, when it hit me. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Scary Halloween Movies for Geeks Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have your meeting online, with GoToMeeting. You can get a free 45-day trial at GoToMeeting.com/ChrisPirillo. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Community Webcam Giveaway Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have your meeting online, with GoToMeeting. You can get a free 45-day trial at GoToMeeting.com/ChrisPirillo. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Get Better Vista Performance on a Laptop Computer Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have your meeting online, with GoToMeeting. You can get a free 45-day trial at GoToMeeting.com/ChrisPirillo. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Change Your Desktop Theme in Windows XP Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Have your meeting online, with GoToMeeting. You can get a free 45-day trial at GoToMeeting.com/ChrisPirillo. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Say �OS X� Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How do you pronounce “OS X”? Are you absolutely sure you’re saying it correctly? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Opt Out of Junk Mail and Catalogs Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you’re like me, you may receive a LOT of junk mail. Catalogs, mailers, credit card offers… they fill up my mail box. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Tips for Migrating from Windows to Linux Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We get questions every day from people wondering about how to switch to Linux. What do they need to know? What should they get? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Email Video and Audio Annotations with Web Page Links Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How often do you send a website link to friends or family? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Little Net Disaster Web Fun Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I rented a baby to crawl across the page on flickr with my childhood photographs on it. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stan James - Lijit Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Lijit was one of our sponsors for Gnomedex 2007. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Eric Berto Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Eric Berto talking with Molly Stanberry at Gnomedex 2007. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Molly Stanberry�s Turn in Front of the Camera Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ben Metcalfe turned the camera around to interview Molly at Gnomedex 2007. Molly joined us at Gnomedex on behalf of MacMost.com. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ben Metcalfe Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ben Metcalfe being interviewed by Molly Stanberry at Gnomedex 2007. Ben has been using the Internet since he was eleven years old. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Unpacking a New PSP Slim Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love my PSP. The screen is amazing, and it’s great to watch movies on when I travel. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Community Desktop Sharing with GoToMeeting Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed GoToMeeting is a new sponsor of ours. Several of us got together, networked in, and had a great time! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Favorite Christmas TV Show Classic Cartoon Gift Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love Christmas. I love the lights, the sounds, the smells… and the good feelings that are abundant. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lee LeFever Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Lee LeFever being interviewed by Molly Stanberry at Gnomedex, 2007, along with Chris Heuer and Randy Stewart. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ken Deering Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ken Deering being interviewed by Molly Stanberry at Gnomedex 2007. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | John Blue Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Molly Stanberry interviewing John Blue at Gnomedex 2007. John writes on InnovationCreation. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Andy Kazeniac Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Andy Kazeniac talking with Molly Stanberry at Gnomedex 2007. Andy works for Compete . (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Aaron Johnson Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Aaron Johnson talking tech with Molly Stanberry at Gnomedex 2007. Aaron claims to be writing with 50% less caffeine now. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Andrew Clark Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Andrew Clark of PodcastReady.com joined us at Gnomedex this year. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tom Schmitz Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Tom Schmitz being interviewed by Molly Stanberry at Gnomedex 2007. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ianiv Schweber Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ianiv Schweber speaking to Molly Stanberry at Gnomedex 2007. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Improve USB Hard Drive Speeds and File Copying Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A community member emailed to tell me he recently bought a PCI 2.0 card. It’s advertised to get speeds of 280 megabits/second. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Taste of Perspiration and Sweet Victory Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Last year, I made a video of myself taste testing the Pea flavored drink from Jones’ Soda. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cord Management Tips Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Jared sent in his Top Five Tips for Cord Management list. I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit of a neat freak. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 5 Music Sites Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Neil writes: I am not sure if what i heard about a Top 5 list was correct, but never the less I am sending you a Top 5 list on my favorite music websites. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows XP SP3 vs Windows Vista SP1 Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed fishfishstinks wrote in to ask me with the release of XP SP3… will Microsoft soon stop supporting and updating XP altogether? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should Wi-Fi be Free? Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When Starbucks introduced for-pay Wi-Fi in 2002, it seemed like a great deal. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Xbox Accessories on Windows Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Community member TuxedoJericho wrote me an Email to explain to people how to use your wireless headset while playing Xbox on your computer. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Teaching You Tech Terms Today Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Just like the word espresso is often mispronounced, so are a lot of tech words mispronounced, and misused. Palm Devices are not PalmPilots. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Internet Hard Drive from Microsoft Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You can never have enough storage space for files. What if I told you that you can get another 1GB of storage… absolutely free? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Reasons I Chose Rackspace for Hosting Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed In the years I’ve been online, I have used many different hosting providers. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make Money Online Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Typically, what you put into it is what you get out of it. To make money online, you have to apply yourself. Find your niche, and run with it. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tips for Buying a Monitor Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A couple of my friends joined me to discuss their tips and tricks when looking to purchase a new monitor. Size is important, yes. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My Choice for Home Inventory Software Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi learned a valuable lesson this week. Never buy software before you try it. If there’s no free trial available, stay away from it! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stumble Upon the Stumbleupon Social Network Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Social Networking is all the rage these days. If I had to recommend only one Social Network site… it would be StumbleUpon. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Protect Your Laptop Keyboard from Liquid Spills Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes About a year ago, I spilled coffee on my desk, and ruined the video card in my Gateway. Liquid and hardware just don’t get along. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Convert Windows Media Center DVR-MS to MPG Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Mool212 records TV shows using the Windows Media Center. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | �E� Ya Later! Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Lately, I’ve been asked a lot about my sign off at the end of my videos. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remove Audio Noise from LPs, Cassettes, MP3s Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris Proctor emailed to say he’s trying to salvage music off of old, damaged CDs but they’re full of static and fuzz and other scratchiness. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do People Still Use Web Guestbooks? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Several years ago, almost all personal websites (and many business ones) had guest books on them that visitors could sign. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cyber Law: A Legal Arsenal for Online Business Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I’ve met many people over the years, and one good friend I’ve kept in touch with is Attorney Brett Trout. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cyber Law: A Legal Arsenal for Online Business Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I’ve met many people over the years, and one good friend I’ve kept in touch with is Attorney Brett Trout. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Google YouTube Ads Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - For quite awhile, I have embedded sponsor ads into my videos, as well as mentioning them. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a 3D Printer? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Mike Sutter sent me an email, wondering what exactly 3D printing is, what it does, and how much it costs. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Paying Your Bills Online Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - JC wrote in to talk about online bill paying. He prefers to pay his bills this way, as it is much more convenient. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Better Way to Resize an Image Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - The other night I posted a video about a new picture editing website. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Xbox 360 PGR4 Sneak Preview Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I recently got a copy of PGR4 for the Xbox 360. The graphics and sound are just amazing! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Funny Wedding Photo (Video?) Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Ponzi and I were married back in December of last year - and our first anniversary is right around the corner. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tweaking Acrobat PDF Adobe Reader Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Almost every computer has a .pdf reader on them these days. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Make a Good PowerPoint Presentation Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Gordon emailed to ask me if I’ve heard of Preezo.com. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Save on Printer Toner and Ink Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - My round table gang and I came up with a few tips to help you save on expensive ink for your printers. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Many Computers do you Have in your House? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Which is preferable? One machine that runs a lot of virtual machines for separate tasks? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Giving is Better than Receiving Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - A couple hundred people stuck around after the computer giveaway, in order to try and win the weekly web cam! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Disk Encryption and PGP Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - PGP’s “Whole Disc Encryption” sounds like a good idea. Everything is protected! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Browser do you Use? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - With the newest version of both Firefox and IE due out soon, what browser are you using… and will you be changing? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Computer Giveaway! Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Tonight was the big computer giveaway!! The chat room and live stream were flooded with over 400 of you! (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Find a Good Computer Repair Person Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - According to research conducted by CBC News, only 3 out of 10 technicians who may come to your home actually know what they are doing. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Own the Music, or Does the RIAA? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - The lead attorney for Sony BMG announced publically that copying music you legally purchased for your own use is illegal. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microsoft, Google and the Health Care Industry Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - The gang joined me again for videos last night. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don�t Be a Vader Hater Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Vader. Darth Vader. On Blabberize.com. Go play now… and may the Force be with you. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Spam Fighting Tools: Desktop or ISP Hosted? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - The last topic the round table discussed is whether or not Spam fighting tools should be run server side, or via your desktop. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dealing with Hard Drives NAS, eSATA, and ZFS Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - The round table got into a pretty deep discussion about SATA drives, and different ways of getting more storage on your computer. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | System File Checker and Utilities Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - It’s awesome when you guys send me your computer tips and tricks. (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Turn Yourself into a Cartoon Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Have you ever wanted to be a cartoon? Wouldn’t it be great to live in cartoon-land? (...) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | IRC Chat Safety and Security Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Ted asks “How safe is the chat room? I mean can anyone in the room somehow access someone else’s computer? Is there a website that explains chat rooms and has all the commands listed to do the various things I’ve seen?” My live [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Normalizing MP3 Volume Levels Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ -Hopefully my volume stays the same during each of my videos. I try to moderate the volume, so it’s always near the same. A community member wonders if there are any good solutions for editing MP3s to equalize their volume. I threw this out [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bandwidth Monitoring and Capping Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I push out tons of GBs of data every day. In my house, I personally don’t want a bandwidth cap. However, I do believe in it as a whole. I would actually be even more in favor of it if there were [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Travel Gear Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - In a couple of weeks, my wife Ponzi and I are going to Germany. General Motors saw our live stream, and asked us if we would like to stream live from an auto show in Frankfort, Germany. Uhm.. DUH! Stay tuned in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hard Drive Price and Capacity Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - How fast is your hard drive? Is speed everything? YES! IT! IS! One viewer wrote in to ask why he found a 500GB hard drive for a much cheaper price than a 250GB drive. Remember, the size is not all that matters. Are [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Corrections on Quad Core and Multi Core CPUs Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I take pride in the fact that I don’t know everything. I love to learn, and looking to the community for help filling in my blanks is important to me. Consider this an update… 1.1 if you will… to my earlier video [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Alphagrip USB Keyboard Alternative Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I have discovered that I cannot type very well unless I am using a ‘normal’ keyboard. This new Alpha Grip USB Keyboard is designed much like a game console controller. Some of the keys are on front, some are on back. There [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Droid Maker by Michael Rubin Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Michael Rubin joins me live to talk about his new book Droid Maker. This book delves into the computer division of the Lucas Film making empire. Learn about the birth of some of todays’ most impressive film technology… begun by a group [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Geek Illustrated Profile Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Geek Illustrated is a new Web site dedicated to presenting interesting, dynamic individuals involved in technology in such a way that the non-geek can appreciate their smarts and appeal. GI is dedicated to the fact that smart is sexy. And they want [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Upgrading RAM in MacBook Pro Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - The 17″ MacBook Pro sponsored by Blue Sky Factory for Gnomedex came with (2) 1GB sticks of RAM installed. I’ve decided to replace those with (2) 2GB sticks. This really is a simple process. The first things you must do are to completely [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Secure Email Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - RychenCop, on a Civilian Police Assistance Training Team in Baghdad, Iraq writes: “I have been using Gmail as my main email service while stationed in Iraq. My question is how secure are online email services?” Before I get into this answer, let me [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Solid State Hard Drives Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Swat sent me a video email, wondering what exactly a solid state hard drive is… and is it better than a regular hard drive. A solid state drive is one that has no moving parts. This makes it faster, lighter [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Safe to Delete Windows Prefetch Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Yes, GreekHomer, it is safe to delete your Windows Prefetch files. However, there is just no need to. Doing so can actually slow down your next startup, instead of speeding it up as you’re hoping. The Prefetch is a feature [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Recycle Bin Tips Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - A community member at large emailed today, asking if there is a way to create a second recycle bin in Windows. The user is hoping to have two entirely separate recycle bins, for two separate drives. In short… the answer is no. You [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gleamd Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ -Tonight I got to interview Matt McInerney, the creator behind the new Social Networking site… Gleamd.com. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Contact List Management with Plaxo Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I bet you’ve seen those emails. “Join Plaxo today! It’s free!” or even from your friends “Join me at Plaxo!”. Yeah. I used to delete those, and never even checked it out. Low and behold once I did try it tonight… I [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sharing Files Between Mac OS X and Windows XP Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Yes, you can transfer your files from XP to Mac OS X… or back. While they are two completely separate and different Operating Systems, it’s not as difficult as you would think to share your files between them. Most of your [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lunar Eclipse August 28, 2007 Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I was lucky enough to be able to catch the full lunar eclipse tonight, and put it out live over the Internet via uStream. Thank you, Mother Nature, for a beautiful show. Tonight’s lunar eclipse was definitely a sight to behold. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zango Software Spyware or Adware Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Imagine my surprise the other day when searching for an archived document of mine the other day. There was what I was looking for… the first two hits on Google. The third hit, however, was a link to a video of mine [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is SEO Good or Bad? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Search Engine Optimization (or SEO for short) is generally a very good thing. Just as there are white hat hackers and black hat hackers, there can also be black and white SEO’s. Search Engine Optimization is crucial if you want to get [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 2 or More GB of Ram for Memory Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Every day it seems I get a ton of questions about RAM. I chose this one to answer, because this user is a bit confused. He has a 32-bit Windows setup, and can’t figure out why Windows won’t recognize more than 2GB [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Experience Index Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - A new visitor to our chat room called in tonight. He had to completely reinstall Windows Vista 64-bit today. After the install, he noticed that his Windows Experience Index is down 1.0 points from what it had been. To be quite honest, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Movie Maker and YouTube Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Wow. Pixie and Wicket sure were tiny the day we brought them home. Watching them in Windows Movie Maker reminds me of a question from a chatter recently. He wants to know how to convert a .WMM file into an .AVI file [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Recovering Windows Passwords Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - The gal who uploads videos for me called in tonight needing help with her daughters’ brand new laptop. Apparently, the daughter set a password on the ONLY Admin account, and then promptly forgot it. Kat had already installed all the programs, transferred [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Manage Startup Items in OS X Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - In Windows, if you want a program to run automatically on startup, you’ll need to go to Start - Programs - and drag the program you want into the Startup folder. In OS X, Apple has made it even easier than that. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Phishing Filter Safety Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - In Boy Scouts, the first badge I earned was a fishing badge. I caught a crappie! Of course, we all know that fishing is a great pastime. But what many people don’t know is that when “fishing” is spelled PHishing, it’s a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LCD Monitor Problems Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Vince has a 17″ wide screen LCD monitor, and an NVIDIA graphics card. Windows update detected a graphics card update and installed it. Suddenly, Vince no longer has his native resolution option for his monitor. Vince normally ran at a 1280×720 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Domain Name Whois Registration Privacy Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Clint asks “Is it a good investment to block personal info from a whois lookup to see that I own the site. We tell our kids how dangerous it is to put personal info out there; does it apply to adults? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Amazon WebStore vs Yahoo Stores vs eBay Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - When it comes to these three online marketplaces, there really aren’t a lot of differences. When deciding which site is right for you, you’ll need to decide on which features are important to you, and do your research as to what is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Quad Core Gaming Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com - I had a question sent in about processors. The question is whether or not a game made for single processor systems would run on a Quad Core system, only use one processor, or not work at all?�� Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Master Password in Firefox Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sounds like something an idiot would use on their luggage, doesn’t it? Yeah. That’s a quote from the movie Spaceballs. Hopefully, you have never used this as a password. �� Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Halo 32 bit or 64 bit Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com - Matt is a Halo2 fanatic. He is currently running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista. He’s wondering if the game will run better if he installs the 64-bit version. �� Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Canon Printer Installation Problem Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com - Ponzi bought a new printer… and her face turned blue!�� Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | MacSaber Fun - Jedi Duel Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com - Yes Luke, I AM your father. �� Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Halo 2 in 32-Bit or 64-Bit Vista? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Matt is a Halo2 fanatic. He is currently running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista. He’s wondering if the game will run better if he installs the 64-bit version. Well Matt, it depends on whether the game itself is coded to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | MacSaber Demonstration - Jedi Wars Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Yes, Luke. I AM your father. When you run MacSaber on your latop, it will use your Mac’s sudden motion sensor to detect movements, fast and slow. As you move your laptop, MacSaber plays varying levels of Light Saber sound effects, from [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Quad Core Gaming Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I had a question sent in about processors. The question is whether or not a game made for single processor systems would run on a Quad Core system, only use one processor, or not work at all? If you have a multi-core computer, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Troubleshooting Adobe Acrobat 8 Problems Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Alex has called in with a problem regarding Adobe Acrobat Pro 8. Unfortunately, it’s not one I’ve heard of or come across. It may be a situation where he has to wait for an update from Adobe. Every time Alex starts [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Microsoft Office Windows Installer Problem Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Poor Big John Midland. Every time he launches a Microsoft Office application the Windows Installer box comes up. Uninstalling and re-installing hasn’t helped the issue. Luckily, I have a very good idea what the problem is. Most likely, a third party extension [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a Macro Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com - A macro is a series of events that can be recorded and played back at a later date. This can come in handy with many applications, not just a spreadsheet. Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv), MP3 Audio (.mp3), Microsoft Video (.avi) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Should I Blog? Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com - Should a new blogger go it on their own, or should they join a blogging network? There is no right or wrong answer to this. The best option depends largely on your expectations, wants and needs. Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv), MP3 Audio (.mp3), Microsoft Video (.avi) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Adobe Photoshop Elements on Vista Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Yes, Photoshop Elements works on Vista. It’s a good little program, with an ok user interface. There are also other good programs out there to quickly and easily edit your photographs… even some free ones! Adobe Photoshop Elements combines power and simplicity so [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Google-Fu? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - No, it’s not a shortened version of a curse word. Google-Fu is actually a coined phrase describing a persons’ ability to use the Internet to find answers. Google-Fu is actually defined as “the ability to quickly answer any given question using internet resources, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Console Wars Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - You want MY opinion on whether the Xbox360 or the Playstation3 is better? Ok, fine then. Xbox all the way. However, the gaming system that is right for you is a personal choice. Don’t let the so-called ‘console wars’ make the decision [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Video Recording Software, Overclocking, Free Hosting, PC Brands Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - As every night, I opened up the phone lines to 888-pirillo. Our first caller tonight wants to know if it’s ok to use software to try and overclock his processor, instead of going through BIOS. Well, I guess. If it’s working [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | OEM System Restore Discs Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Do you remember the last time you went to restore your computer? Of course you do. You looked in the box, shuffled through all of the papers and discs… and found NO restore disc. My degree is in English Education. Some day, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Disk Space by Finding Fat Files Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - There are many free utilities you can use to discover what files and directories are on your computer. By knowing this, you can then easily manage your disk space. Let’s say you have an 80 GB hard drive, yet there is only [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Vista Headaches with Cameron Reilly Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Cameron Reilly joins me live to discuss his problems with Vista. Apparently, kangaroos do not play nicely with Vista. Cameron Reilly of Gday World is an ex-Microsoft employee. He knows how Microsoft products work. He is obviously a geek of the highest caliber. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is UseNet? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Before the Web existed… before BBS’s… and yes, even before forums… all we had was UseNet. UseNet is basically a large online community, with smaller micro communities inside, via newsgroups. Back before there were even ISP’s, you could connect with other people from [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Black Screen of Death, 32 bit and 64 bit O/S, Instability Issues Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Today we’re discussing plugging a PC directly into a wall with no type of protections. We also have calls coming in asking the difference between 32 bit and 64 bit systems, hardware instability issues, and *shudder* black screen of death! Black? Insurmountable? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Tech Support by Phone Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Opening up the phone lines to 888-pirillo. I want to make this a part of our regular routine. I haven’t decided yet if this will be done on a daily or weekly basis. Tonight, I thought I’d do a few videos [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Call Tech Support Free Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Opening up the phone lines to 888-pirillo. I want to make this a part of our regular routine. I haven’t decided yet if this will be done on a daily or weekly basis. Tonight, I thought I’d do a few videos [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Ultimate Mac vs PC Battle Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - No, I haven’t had too much caffeine. No, I haven’t ‘completely lost it’. There IS a method to my madness! How cool is this? When you run MacSaber on your latop, it will use your Mac’s sudden motion sensor to detect movements, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jason Calacanis Live at Gnomedex 2007 - Part 1 Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com - Watch Jason Calacanis live from Gnomedex, 2007! Part one of three�� Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kosso live at Gnomedex Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Kosso! Live! at Gnomedex! The one and only Kosso is visiting us at Gnomedex.. Many of you know him as simply Koz. He is the CTO of podcast.com. There’s just not much I can say, other than check out his sites… you [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Andy and Molly Stanberry live at Gnomedex Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Andy and Molly Stanberry live from Gnomedex, 2007. Andy Stanberry and his wife Molly, having fun at Gnomedex, 2007. Many of you know Molly from her website and podcast Women of Warcraft. Andy can be found at Negative Margins online. Both are [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Beth Goza live at Gnomedex Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Beth Garza live from Gnomedex, 2007 Beth Garza works for ZenZui. ZenZui is a new, versatile and free application which allows you to easily discover, enjoy, and share web-based content on your mobile phone. Want to embed this video into your blog? Use [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Live Tech Help with Chris Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Watch as Chris takes live calls from chatters in the live.pirillo.com channel. I�ll talk with a caller about what type of laptop to buy. One asks how long I�ve been doing live shows� and geek things in general. Yet another person wants [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Call 888-Pirillo Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I’m happy being a Vonage customer. I love getting my voice mails as .wav files in my Email inbox. If you want to call and leave me a voice mail with a question or comment, you can reach me at 1-888-pirillo. That’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Kind of Laptop Should I Get? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - No one company is the right answer when searching for a laptop. Each consumer has different needs. Figure out your budget first. Decide what features you need, and what you can do without. Then, go online and look for product reviews. I [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rich Media Email Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - To my knowledge, it is not possible to embed a video directly into an email. Most email clients will choke if you tried to send that type of rich media. Anything like Flash content and JavaScript even are considered to be a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Customized Windows Installation CDs Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - I used to literally pull an all-nighter when I had to reinstall Windows. Customizing it and getting things the way I wanted was a pain. I should have listened to some of the advice I’ve been given about making my own customized [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tiger vs Leopard vs Microsoft Service Packs Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - There is a fundamental difference between a “service pack” and an Apple update. When Microsoft rolls out its free Service Packs, it generally only addresses security flaws, which were the fault of Microsoft anyway. When Apple releases an update, it costs money. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | OK� So I LIKE My iPhone Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Yes, I’ll admit it. I love my iPhone. The experience of using it is unparalleled by any other mobile device I’ve ever used. If you’re going to buy an iPhone, don’t do it because of the hype. Do it because it’s well [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Or Cheap Web Hosting Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Sad to say, there really is no “free” hosting if you want to own your Web site. You can buy your own domain name and secure reliable hosting at very good prices, though. Our sponsor GoDaddy provides domain purchasing services, as well [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Difference Between The Internet And The World Wide Web Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Think of the Internet as an umbrella. Underneath that umbrella, you will find online gaming, email, IMs, FTPs to share files, and P2P programs that share even more files and Web sites. The World Wide Web is everything that you can see [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is It Safe To Delete Temp Files? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - When you load a program, the operating system puts it into memory, which creates files in your temp folder. You’ll also find data about your recycle bin there, as well as any plugins you may have installed. It is quite safe to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Weekly Giveaway Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Every week, we give away a webcam to one of our loyal subscribers. UStream sponsors these weekly giveaways. The contest rules are simple. You must be subscribed to our ustream live feed and you must be present in our chat room found at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bandwidth Throttling Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - There are ways to adjust bandwidth on an application by application basis, or even a device by device basis. Unfortunately, it’s basically not possible to limit bandwidth by website. There are ways you can assign priority to certain applications to allocate your [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Are .DLLs? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - What - exactly - is a .DLL? Why are there so many on your computer? Are they necessary? A .DLL (or Dynamic Link Library ) is a software component that an application links to at run time. A .DLL file enhances the functionality [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Internet Video vs. Television Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - “Why do you do this?” I get asked this question several times a day. The answer is simple, really. No, it’s not because I like the attention. Video on demand is the wave of the future. We are fresh, we are live, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a Blog? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - What exactly is a blog you ask? I define a blog as a personal publishing platform. If you use a homepage to keep the outside world updated on your life, your business, and your thoughts, you have to do all the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trojans vs. Viruses Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Confused about the differences between a virus, a trojan, adware, and spyware? While they all fall under the category of malware, they are all very different types of digital nasties . Have you ever watched the movie Troy with Brad Pitt? It’s the one [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Proprietary? Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ - Imagine a world where ONE power cord worked with every technological device you have. Proprietary is defined as “something that is used, produced, or marketed under exclusive legal right of the inventor or maker”. Let’s use the iPod as an example. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Webcam Giveaway! http://live.pirillo.com/ - This weeks winner is … gnomishtank! Want to embed our Webcam Giveaway video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hoxIQPlPH2g"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hoxIQPlPH2g" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode= ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iTunes Sucks Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Social Networking? http://live.pirillo.com/ - How many of you are part of a social network? How many of you have no idea what a social network is? The big buzzword these days is "social network" - but what is a social network? Typically a social network is a service that allows you to keep track of your friends, family, and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a Tasting Menu? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Typically when you go to a restaurant you get a menu and select what plat you want. But, some restaurants have a tasting menu where you can taste just about every dish they offer. They’re small plates, but there are a lot of them. Since Chris and Ponzi’s birthdays are about a week apart, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is DEP? http://live.pirillo.com/ - One of our Romanian viewers wanted to know how to turn off Data Execution Prevention. Every time he thumbnails a video from his camera, he gets an error. What is DEP? Data Execution Prevention is a security technology - based in software or hardware - that keeps programs from accessing or overwriting parts of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Software Development http://live.pirillo.com/ - A couple of guys from the AlphaGeek crew interviewed Chris about Software Development - what he thinks is wrong with it and how to correct its problems. Want to embed our Software Development video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G8T3wU0yirU"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fingerprint Scanners http://live.pirillo.com/ - QuadForLife asks: would you recommend having a fingerprint scanner for a laptop? Yes and no. For ease of use, it's pretty convenient: swipe your thumb and you're in without having to enter a username or password. Ss for security we don't recommend using it. Grabbing fingerprints to use for nefarious reasons is pretty simplistic (your thumbprint [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Deserted Island Gadgets http://live.pirillo.com/ - Mark wants to know what gadget you would have if you were stranded on a deserted island. So, it would need to be hand-cranked or solar-powered. We think the ultimate gadget would be a hand cranked or solar powered laptop with the ability to connect to the Internet via a satellite linkup as well as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone Activation http://live.pirillo.com/ - As many of you watched the other day, Ponzi bought Chris an iPhone for his birthday. Opening and playing with the iPhone was not a difficult experience. Activating the iPhone, on the other hand wasn't fun. Want to embed our iPhone Activation Problems video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l74Uz8DJRks"></aram><param [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Happy Birthday! http://live.pirillo.com/ - Go me, it's my birthday! Go me! Want to embed our Happy Birthday video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qET5JJ2Ut-0"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qET5JJ2Ut-0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="trans ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mac Learning Curve http://live.pirillo.com/ - Does OS X have a learning curve? Can you really get used to OS X after being a diehard Windows user for so many years? Chris thinks it's very possible. In fact, he's thinking of converting to OS X for his daily computer use, for several reasons: Apple has paid attention to the overall user [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | External Video Cards http://live.pirillo.com/ - There have been rumors of external graphics cards floating around the Internet for years. Recently, though, some of these rumors may have credibility. With so much heat and power consumption - as well as the growing demands of dedicated PC gamers - it's a real possibility to see external graphics cards hit the market. CES [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hard Drive Failure http://live.pirillo.com/ - Hard drives are generally a very reliable part of your computer setup. Given the fact that the hard drive is one of the few components that has moving parts and it's active all of the time, it's actually kind of surprising that the hard drive doesn't fail more than they do. Still, hard drives [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Media Player http://live.pirillo.com/ - Back in the day Windows Media Player burst onto the scene and kicked ass. It was slick, played a lot of formats, and was the media player. As time went on, however, WMP has become bloated and user unfriendly. ADHD from the chat room heard that Windows Media Player 11 sucks: is that true? Chris believes [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Keyboard Shortcuts http://live.pirillo.com/ - Keyboard shortcuts are really useful - being able to use common functions without having to use the mouse saves a ton of time. By hold on the alt key and then double-clicking a word in Outlook 2007, you can open the research pane. This gives you the definition of a word as well as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone Unboxing http://live.pirillo.com/ - Watch me cringe as I unbox my very own iPhone … Want to embed our iPhone Unboxing video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tCNj0DpCuBg"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tCNj0DpCuBg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My Very Own iPhone http://live.pirillo.com/ - Ponzi bought me an early birthday gift. Oh boy … Want to embed our My Birthday Present: An iPhone?! video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_4SSbLhmyU"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_4SSbLhmyU" type="application/x- ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Inkjet vs Laser Printers http://live.pirillo.com/ - Everyone probably has various devices attached to their computers, but we can guarantee that most everyone has a printer. But, which one is better: inkjets or laser printers? The last time Chris used an inkjet printer was about 7 years ago. Since then he has switched to laser and never went back. The problem [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are eBooks? http://live.pirillo.com/ - An eBook is a book, or text put into a book format, that is in an electronic format which you can read on a mobile device or on your computer. Most eBooks nowadays are in the Portable Document Format (PDF), although some of them are still distributed as executable files. If you're looking for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a Defrag? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Everything you have on your computer more than likely sits on a hard drive - your operating system, music, pictures, programs, and everything else. When you put new data on your hard drive, the data isn’t generally optimized - the files are fragmented across the space of the hard drive. By defragging your hard [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | LCD Screen Protection http://live.pirillo.com/ - MNot having screen protection for your mobile devices is just nuts. While extended warranties are nice, the one thing we recommend for anything that has a screen - especially on a device that can be dropped - is to get some kind of screen protection. There is protective film out there you can purchase [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Movie Maker Video Encoding http://live.pirillo.com/ - More and more people are uploading their videos to the Internet, but some of them just are not happy with how Windows handles video editing by default. Sandman has been using Windows Movie maker and he’s not happy with it: horrible output and it only outputs in the windows video format. Windows Movie Maker [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is ASCII Art? http://live.pirillo.com/ - I remember my first experience with ASCII art: it was a simple smiley face ":)" and I had no idea what it is: after asking what it was someone told me to turn my head to the side. Lo and behold, it was a small smiley face. The smiley face is a really small [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | OS X vs Windows http://live.pirillo.com/ - One of our YouTube subscribers wants to know what's better for photography: OS X or Windows. In terms of what looks better: this may be a case of hardware comparison rather than comparing operating systems. If the PC has a better monitor than the Mac then you'll probably see the windows machine as having [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is .Net? http://live.pirillo.com/ - .Net (dot net) is a programming framework that Microsoft provides to developers. And it's pretty neat: it allows developers to more readily create applications, and developers have mostly moved to the .Net framework. .Net allows developers to jump in and create programs quickly - rapid application development - and integrates multiple capabilities that developers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get Rid of Bugs http://live.pirillo.com/ - Bugs - those little creepy-crawlies that might be hanging around your computer - can be very annoying. They're especially bothersome when you're outside on your laptop in the middle of summer: spiders, bugs, flies, ants, and other insects can really bother you during your computer time. Ultrafobos is a program you can run on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Vista MAgic Trick http://live.pirillo.com/ - Don't try this at home! Want to embed our Windows Vista Magic Trick video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4gSzDggUtoI"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4gSzDggUtoI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="tr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Office 2007 Ribbon vs Menu http://live.pirillo.com/ - There have been a ton of versions of Microsoft Office, and over the years the menu system has become cluttered and convoluted. For that reason, Microsoft introduced the Ribbon Bar which replaced the old menu system. Most of the applications in Microsoft Office have had their menus replaced with the Ribbon Bar. The idea [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPod Battery http://live.pirillo.com/ - If you didn't already know, you can't easily change the battery on your iPod or iPhone. Why did Apple do this? Because, they want to control the entire user experience. There are a lot of ways you can do it yourself, but you can also send your iPod/iPhone in to Apple and, for a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Podsafe Podcast Music http://live.pirillo.com/ - Where can you find music to use on your podcast without having to pay royalties? The term you’re looking for is "podsafe music." This music generally allows you to play the music back without having to pay a royalty every time the song is played; all they ask is for attribution. We’d recommend using Adam [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are Hackers? http://live.pirillo.com/ - What exactly are hackers? There are a lot of different types of hat: white, gray, and black. White hates can be considered someone legal: they help find, fix, and generally help make the public more secure than they would otherwise be. Black hats are people who you would normally consider a hacker: unscrupulous, unethical, and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai Food http://live.pirillo.com/ - Ponzi shows us how to make a Thai appetizer - something I don’t know how in the world to pronounce or spell; but, it’s essentially a Thai Taco. Betel Leaf Roasted Coconut Pieces of Lime Two Chilies Fresh Ginger Dried Shrimp Some Shallot Peanut Special Thai Sauce Essentially, this is a taco: you use [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Magic Trick http://live.pirillo.com/ - We control the vertical! We control the horizontal! Want to embed our The Magic Trick video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Q4dz6G1sLk"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Q4dz6G1sLk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Download TV Shows http://live.pirillo.com/ - We used to have VCRs which allowed users to record videos from television. You would put tapes in them, record a show, and then watch them at a later time. The movie industry hated this, and even declared that the VCR would be the end of the movie industry - yes, they actually [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows DreamScene http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris is currently running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, which means Chris has access to some extras. Sadly, there are little to no good extras (and the term "sucks" doesn’t do the level of suck justice). One of those extras, Windows Vista DreamScene, seems pretty cool: it’s software that integrates with Windows Vista Ultimate that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Wikipedia? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Back in ancient times there was a thing called an "encyclopedia" - it was a disgusting piece of technology that used tree pulp and ink to store information. The so-called "paper" was bound in volumes - about 26 or 27 of them - which contained information on every word, noun, and proper noun [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a Tracking Cookie? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Bayliss in the chat room wants to know what a tracking cookie is and what it does. A cookie is a plain txt file that sits on your computer in a temporary folder that stores data about a browsing session. If you log into a website it generally sets a cookie to temporarily store [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Widescreen vs Standard Monitors http://live.pirillo.com/ - DavidH wanted to know which one is better: widescreen or standard. Widescreen seems to be better for some applications, like email, but standard monitors look like they're better for other applications. HD viewers will scream "blasphemy" at this, but standard monitors tend to be better for productivity. Since most applications scroll vertically rather than [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Webcam Giveaway! http://live.pirillo.com - Every week, for the foreseeable future, Chris is going to give away one free webcam, in conjunction with Ustream.tv. This weeks winner is: JosephTeeeeeee13! Do you want a chance to win a free webcam? You need to be a member of our community! How do you do that? Subscribe to our YouTube channel, or Subscribe to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Creative Commons? http://live.pirillo.com/ - For the longest time we had no clear way of defining what people could do with our content - they were limited to private viewing of the content with no redistribution rights. Then the creative commons came along and told people "yeah, you can use this content, but with these restrictions." The Creative Commons [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Internet TV http://live.pirillo.com/ - The popularity of Internet Television is rising. Community members Alex recently found software for sale on eBay that would give you the ability to watch "6000+" channels of television on your computer for free - is this true or nothing but short YouTube clips? Generally, this seems to be a program which is nothing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Create Your Own Book http://live.pirillo.com/ - One of our community members is writing a book in Microsoft Word, but is having difficulties adding images, and would like some suggestions on a publishing platform. There are a few things you can do to lay out your book, but Chris recommends sticking with Microsoft Word, because if you’re writing a book comprised [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Does Temperature Affect Wireless Connections? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Applesauce in the chatroom want's to know if temperature affects WiFi and wireless connections. Wirless connections run on RF - radio frequency - and RF engineers admit that it's a bit of a black art. In terms of making connections and throughput: no, temperature should not be so much of a factor that you [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | YouTube Video Limit http://live.pirillo.com/ - Ponzi was very happy to do the cooking show last night, but it ended up being 15 minutes long - 5 minutes too long for YouTube. Chris can upload videos up to an hour in length while Ponzi cannot, because Chris signed up for a director account with YouTube long before they removed [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is GeekSquad a Sham? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Would you trust Geek Squad? The value of Geek Squad really boils down to the management of the local BestBuy store. To make a sweeping statement about them would be unfair to each individual unit. Having no experience with them, we can't speak positively or negatively about them. We'd recommend getting involved in local computer [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Podcasting? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris has been recording media for amore than few years - longer than some people have even been online. Fast-forward a few years and Podcasting takes hold. A podcast is not a media file; it's just a name for the method of delivery. Coincidentally, "podcasting" isn't related to the iPod. POD is actually an [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Cook Ramen Noodles http://live.pirillo.com/ - Making Ramen Noodles is a very complicated task. Chris spent 10 years of his life in China studying how to properly cook chicken-flavored Ramen Noodles. Here is only a portion of his holy knowledge: Carefully extract from its protective casing Add water to a metal pot and the noodles into the water, and wait [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Vista Service Pack 1 http://live.pirillo.com/ - Windows Vista is half-baked, and Chris currently recommends that everyone waits until Service Pack 1. A service pack, in Microsoft-speak, is an amalgamation of updates and tweaks for the operating system. They include old security updates, as well as new security updates and new features. Microsoft has said that they will issue the first Service [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Cook Pasta http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris and Ponzi love pasta, so they make it at least once a week. Do you want to make these recipes? Here's how! Red tomato sauce Ingredients: Pureed tomatoes Diced tomatoes Brown sugar Yellow pepper Green pepper Maui onion Lots of garlic Directions: Combine ingredients and cook down until it's almost a paste. You can keep it [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Get a Customer Service Human http://live.pirillo.com/ - The customer service industry has really been in a downward spiral for a few years now: when the majority of people complain about the lack of actually support, you know something is wrong. What's worse is that many times you can't even get in touch with a real live operator. Instead, you're stonewalled [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a Web Accelerator http://live.pirillo.com/ - Web Accelerators used to be all over the Internet: every page you opened advertised another accelerator that promised the ability to speed up your slow dialup connection by 10, 20, or ever 100 times. The number of web accelerators has dwindled in the past few years, but there are still a few around. Web [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy Old Games http://live.pirillo.com/ - Finding old items online isn't as difficult as you may think. Granted, you can't find them with a typical Google search, but dig a little deeper and you should be able to find it. In this case, Chris's brother needs to find "Bust a Groove" for the original Playstation. We'd recommend doing a search [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Is AOL a Bad Thing? http://live.pirillo.com/ - In the beginning Ameria Online - AOL - was a necessary part of the Internet. They were, in a large way, responsible for the commercial success of the Internet: thanks to their aggressive marketing tactics (such as giving away free floppy disks and CDs) they were able to open up the world of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is IPv6? http://live.pirillo.com/ - ODid you know there's a limit to the number of devices that can be connected to the Internet at any given time? It's true - we're running out of IP addresses that can be given out. IPv4 was originally designed at a time when "the next biggest thing" was getting 1/3 of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Press Zero Now! http://live.pirillo.com/ - Ook ook eek eek aah aah aah ook! This has to be illegal in some states Want to embed our Press Zero Now! video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m6QjjtUCwuc"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m6QjjtUCwuc" type="application/x-s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Weekly Webcam Giveaway http://live.pirillo.com/ - Every week, for the foreseeable future, Chris is going to give away one free webcam, in conjunction with Ustream.tv. This weeks winner is: Evn! Do you want a chance to win a free webcam? You need to be a member of our community! How do you do that? Subscribe to our YouTube channel, or Subscribe to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | When to Format a Hard Drive http://live.pirillo.com/ - When we talk about reformatting a hard drive, we’re often talking about removing all of the data on the hard drive and reinstalling the operating system from scratch. It used to be a common solution for technicians to reinstall the operating system when all else failed, and power users used to reinstall operating systems [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Speech Recognition http://live.pirillo.com/ - Is Windows Vista speech recognition any good? Chris has used almost every speech recognition package, and he has yet to be impressed. The speed recognition software built into Windows Vista isn't that bad. Of course, it isn't that great either. It does a fair job as long as you have a quality microphone and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Find What Hardware You Have http://live.pirillo.com/ - Is there any kind of program that will tell you what kind of hardware you have inside your computer? Yes there is! SiSoft Sandra SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility. It should provide most of the information (including undocumented) you need to know about your hardware, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Photo Hosting Websites http://live.pirillo.com/ - MSometimes websites shut down, and you need to take your content off that website and move it to another site. One such website thats shutting down is Photosite, and a community member is now in quite a predicament: he needs a good site to store his photos on. There are a lot of choices [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Amazon Web Services http://live.pirillo.com/ - Most people don’t realize that Amazon has been a pioneer in the web services frontier: they have services which developers can interact with to help develop applications. S3 - the Simple Storage Service - is an expandable storage service which allows other websites to offload their storage needs to S3. So, websites can store [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How Much RAM is Enough? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Community member William writes: I wanted to ask you a question about RAM. I recently went to Crucial Memory. It advised me that since I am running Windows XP Home Edition and that I am running at 32 bits, then I could only upgrade to 3.0 to 3.5 GB. Does this sound right to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Boost WiFi Signal http://live.pirillo.com/ - RF is a black art, WiFi doubly so. Just about everyone has WiFi or access to WiFi, and they all seem to have a dead zone where the WiFi isn't available and getting their signal to cover those dead zones isn't always as easy as repositioning the access point. If you have a wireless [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mac vs PC http://live.pirillo.com/ - Mac vs PC: who wins? While a Mac is a Personal Computer, we're talking specifically about OS X vs Windows. So which one is better: Mac or Windows? Chris believes that buying into the Apple monopoly gives end-users a much better experience: The user interface is far superior to that of Windows and Linux With [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Website Design and Legibility http://live.pirillo.com/ - Sometimes websites are just designed poorly. Sure, the colors, grammar, and positioning might be fine, but the font size may be horrible. Community member Lin has run into the problem on more than one occasion. Thankfully, there are a few things she can do to help her read websites will small font sizes. First, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a Bottleneck? http://live.pirillo.com/ - A bottleneck, when speaking about computer hardware, refers to the slowest components of the computer. These slower components generally hold data back from the faster components. By removing a bottleneck you can make the entire system run faster. If you have a fast CPU, video card, and hard drive, but you only have a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Shutdown Windows Services http://live.pirillo.com/ - Sometimes power users like to really customize their system - even to the point of shutting down Windows services that are not needed. BlackViper has a list of services you can disable to help your Windows XP or Windows Vista system start and end faster. Fair warning: this is for power users who know what [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Boot Windows Faster http://live.pirillo.com/ - Modern operating system - especially Windows Vista - can take a rather long time to start up and shut down. What could you do to speed up these processes? SpeedyVista is a utility that will allow you to end services in Windows Vista, which will let you shave off a couple of seconds off [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dual Monitor Setup http://live.pirillo.com/ - A dual monitor setup can really help with your productivity and gathering information. Ponzi now has two monitors and she can’t imagine working with a single monitor. Ponzi currently keeps one monitor dedicated to e-mail (she gets a ton of them) and the other monitor dedicated to general use - Internet, weather, IM, chat, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Internet Connection Problems http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris and Ponzi had a problem with their Internet connection yesterday - they were unable to check their mail or download updates for Microsoft Money. There are two programs you can run to elp you diagnose an Internet connectivity problem: Ping - by pinging a server, you can find out if your computer can see [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | WiFi Packet Sniffing http://live.pirillo.com/ - Staying secure in the digital world can be a bit difficult, especially when you're out and about with the iPhone: the phone will sniff out wireless networks for you and then ask if you want to use that network rather than EDGE. This brings up a security concern: is it safe to use [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPhone vs Mobile Phones http://live.pirillo.com/ - The iPhone succeeds where other phones fail, but a couple of things still need to be fixed; for example, you can’t synchronize your outlook contacts with your iPhone. AT&T said they could fix this problem for an additional $15 service fee. This is the exact reason most people hate their mobile provider: extraordinarily high [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ponzi�s iPhone Review http://live.pirillo.com/ - Ponzi bought an iPhone and she is slowly falling in love with it. Ponzi's Pros Great user interface Visually great Audio books work great thanks to iTunes WiFi is faster than EDGE and readily available 14 day review period: if you're unhappy with it you can return it Great customer service experience The Cons Cannot fit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Laptop vs Desktop http://live.pirillo.com/ - Compucraze64 from the chat room writes in: For Christmas, you may or may not know I’m really hoping for a computer as long as I get half of the money for it. And I want a desktop computer. However, my dad disagrees and always says no and that I should get a laptop. I [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Webcam Microphones http://live.pirillo.com/ - Snakeyes11 wanted to know if he should use a webcam with a built in microphone, or if he should use a separate microphone to do streaming. Generally, webcam microphones suck, period. If you want to stream with decent audio then you are far better off using a separate audio device rather than using the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Flash Video Performance http://live.pirillo.com/ - Gareth Charles writes: I was wondering if you could shed some light on a problem that I have had with my new PC ever since I got it, the problem is when I try to view videos from YouTube and put them in full screen my FPS goes right down and the video starts [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Windows Update Problems http://live.pirillo.com/ - Community member Thomas Harrington writes: Recently, I purchased a few PCs equipped with Vista for our home network. Everything was running smoothly, until I decided to check and see if Windows had any worthwhile additional updates available to us. My girlfriend is a language geek and I noticed that there were a number of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Upgrade Laptop Hardware http://live.pirillo.com/ - Jane Doe (sorry, we don’t know what your name is!) is having some problems upgrading her laptop: she has taken it apart several times and doesn’t understand how she could upgrade the components inside the laptop. Generally, it’s difficult to upgrade a laptop. Outside of the RAM, PCMCIA, and USB, laptops do not have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are Virtual Drives? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Richard in the chat room wants to know he can create a virtual drive, so he doesn’t have to burn an IRO file to physical media. Virtual drives are drives that don’t physically exist - like a DVD-ROM drive - but they exist in software. It’s almost like a virtual machine, except a virtual [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Webcam Giveaway http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris is going to start giving away a free webcam every week so that you can start streaming over Ustream.tv. But there's a catch: you need to be a member of our community. How do you do this? Subscribe to our YouTube channel, or Subscribe to our iTunes channel, or Stick around in the chat [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | When do you Upgrade a Computer? http://live.pirillo.com/ - One would think that a power user would always have the latest and greatest technology: the fastest and the best computer. But, in fact, it has been almost 4 years since Chris last upgraded his machine. Lin asks: how do you know when it’s time to upgrade the entire computer (getting a new [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Software Firewall Protection http://live.pirillo.com/ - DiscountBacon in the chat room wants to know what’s more important when looking at firewall protection: incoming, outgoing, or both? Really, when looking at firewalls, you should consider both incoming and outgoing traffic protection, because attacks on your system may come from the outside, but if there’s a virus or some other kind of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Free Software Offers http://live.pirillo.com/ - Community member Kevin found a website which promised free software, but ran into a little snafu: I wanted a free copy of Roxio. After going through what seemed to be thousands of offer screens, never seeing an end to the night mare, I finally just closed the browser. Are these offers legitimate and if [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is a Power User? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris calls himself a power user. What is a power user? The average computer user generally only uses the computer to do every-day tasks and doesn't really know how the computer works or how to fix problems on their computer. A power user, on the other hand, knows how their computer works and how to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What are Easter Eggs? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Easter Eggs can be nice chocolate goodies, but in the world of tech Eater Eggs are little surprises found inside software. Over time the use of Easter Eggs has diminished in the software world, but video games and DVDs have resurrected the lost-art of Easter Eggs. What can you find in Easter Eggs? Well, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | How to Buy a Domain Name http://live.pirillo.com/ - Buying a domain name isn't too difficult, and it's much cheaper now. A decade ago a domain name cost upwards of $70 per year! A domain name is usually the name of a website you visit; for example, "lockergnome.com" is a domain name. By the way, the ".com" at the end is known as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Greeting Card Spam http://live.pirillo.com/ - QBack in the early days of the Internet getting a greeting card via e-mail used to be a cool event; but, in recent years, greeting card spam has become very prevalent, especially during a holiday season. How can you identify these messages? It use a generic name instead of your real name It asks you [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Virtual PC Security http://live.pirillo.com/ - Community members Sven writes: I'm running Vista as a host machine and Virtual PC 07 which has XP Pro installed on it. The virtual hard drive is saved on an 80GB partition separate from any Vista files. If my XP caught a virus or some nasty spyware on it could it transfer itself onto [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Security Camera http://live.pirillo.com/ - The Ponzi asks: Is it safe to use these video cameras in your house? I've heard that burglars can pick up on the signal and end up using your video to rob you! So instead of making your house safer you are opening it up for others to spy on you! Eek! Well, yes and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is 802.11? http://live.pirillo.com/ - Community member Mooreyameen Mohamad asks: You know what I’m totally confused about? It’s the wireless standards… the g’s and n’s and 802.11… I mean, what the heck is "802.11" and where did it come from? 802.11x (also known as IEEE 802.11), but commonly known as WiFi, is a standard ratified by the Institute of Electrical [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Keyboard Mapping Software http://live.pirillo.com/ - Community member Proximity write: Recently my keyboard has been acting up. My left CTRL key is being recognized as the home key and everything is just a giant mess. My question is: Is there any program that I could use or something in Windows XP that can reset my Keyboard Configurations, or is this a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | THX Sound Check http://live.pirillo.com/ - Here is an easy way to test if your speakers are working. Remember to turn the volume up! Want to embed our THX Sound Check video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nWe9Xi3Lx00"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nWe9Xi3Lx00" type=& ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Better Than the Paris Hilton Sex Video! http://live.pirillo.com/ - I’m about as sick of hearing about the iPhone as I am about Paris Hilton. The only thing separating the iPod from Paris is a sex tape - so I took care of that. Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The iPhone Rant http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris isn’t too excited about the iPhone. Want to embed our The iPhone Rant video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBZnF02Lqjg"></aram><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBZnF02Lqjg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Network Interference http://live.pirillo.com/ - Sometimes it’s difficult to know what’s wrong with a wireless network, especially if your connection randomly drops out for not apparent reason. Andre, a new community member, has some advice for people using OS X. Under Max OSX you can use Airport Radar to help you diagnose your WiFi problems: you can find out [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | PDF Viruses http://live.pirillo.com/ - In the past few days there have been a large number of e-mails with PDF attachments, but the e-mail isn’t from anyone we know. Is it spam or something sinister? One of our community members became concerned when his antivirus software did not filter out the PDF files, because he was convinced that they [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nokia N800 Mobile Device http://live.pirillo.com/ - Thoughfix, a regular community member, saw Chris and Scoble chatting about the iPhone and he thought he would chime in with information on a new device that might just beat the iPhone for mobile web surfing. The Nokia N800 is a device that some people say is actually better than the iPhone: It is built [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | More Vista Problems http://live.pirillo.com/ - Windows Vista is still giving Chris problems. This time it may be related to nVidia’s on-board LAN adapter and its drivers. Has anyone else noticed that almost all of chris’s Vista problems have stemmed from nVidia in one way or another? Want to embed our More Vista Problems video in your blog? Use this code: <object [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | DVI vs VGA http://live.pirillo.com/ - Quill in the chat room wants to know if there's a way to convert a DVI connection to VGA or, failing that, a way to convert an S-Video port to VGA. First, don't bother trying to convert S-Video to VGA: it's just not going to be a good experience for you. If you need to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What is Information Overload http://live.pirillo.com/ - There is a ton of information out there on the Internet, but how do you handle it? How do you actually consume all of the information? If you're asking yourself those questions then you are suffering from information overload, and the best way to deal with it is to try and filter out the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wireless Network Speed http://live.pirillo.com/ - Will having more than one computer on the same wireless network have an impact on the wireless connection? As you add more computers to your network you’re going to lose available bandwidth, it’s just a technical fact of using the wireless connection; however, for everyday use - IM, chat, e-mail, and web browsing - [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |