http://www.odeo.com/channels/2594-Geek TheChrisPirilloShow no Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant... Chris Pirillo! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant... Chris Pirillo! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personali en 40 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:56:00 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:56:00 -0800 Software How-To http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25439551-How-to-Travel-in-Hawaii http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/hawaiiAloha - People always say that Hawaii is best known and loved for the gorgeous scenery and weather. I have to disagree. My favorite thing about the Islands is the food. Bruce took me to a "hole-in-the-wall" (for lack of a better word) restaurant recently. It was hands-down the best food I've eaten in a very long time. I had to ask Bruce to share with us the best places to eat in Hawaii, and where to find the best food. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://www.hawaii-aloha.com - http://twitter.com/alohabruce http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/hawaiiAloha - People always say that Hawaii is best known and loved for the gorgeous scenery and weather. I have to disagree. My favorite thing about the Islands is the food. Bruce took me to a "hole-in-the-wall" (for lack of a better word) restaurant recently. It was hands-down the best food I've eaten in a very long time. I had to ask Bruce to share with us the best places to eat in Hawaii, and where to find the best food. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://www.hawaii-aloha.com - http://twitter.com/alohabruce http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/hawaiiAloha - People always say that Hawaii is best known and loved for the gorgeous scenery and weather. I have to disagree. My favorite thing about the Islands is the food. Bruce took me to a "hole-in-the-wall" (for lack of a better word) restaurant recently. It was hands-down the best food I've eaten in a very long time. I had to ask Bruce to share with us the best places to eat in Hawaii, and where to find the best food. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://www.hawaii-aloha.com - http://twitter.com/alohabruce tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25439551 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:56:00 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, travel, hotel, Blog, pirillo, Vacation, hawaii, destination, info, outrigger, hawaii-aloha http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25439552-Todd-Friesen-Confessions-of-a-Reformed-Spammer http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. He is also considered by many people in the industry to be the pioneer of Search Engine Optimization. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. He is also considered by many people in the industry to be the pioneer of Search Engine Optimization. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. He is also considered by many people in the industry to be the pioneer of Search Engine Optimization. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25439552 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:47:38 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, spam, Blog, pirillo, SEO, info, gnomedex, gnomedex-9, todd-friesen, blog-spam, oilman http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25439553-How-to-Remove-Vocals-from-a-Song-in-Audacity http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://www.youtube.com/livetechaustralia http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://www.youtube.com/livetechaustralia http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://www.youtube.com/livetechaustralia tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25439553 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:11:35 -0800 no Geek! Technology, audio, help, video, gadgets, song, Blog, vocal, pirillo, track, Screencast, audacity, info http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25438175-Hawaii-Travel-Tips http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/hawaiiAloha - People always say that Hawaii is best known and loved for the gorgeous scenery and weather. I have to disagree. My favorite thing about the Islands is the food. Bruce took me to a "hole-in-the-wall" (for lack of a better word) restaurant recently. It was hands-down the best food I've eaten in a very long time. I had to ask Bruce to share with us the best places to eat in Hawaii, and where to find the best food. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://www.hawaii-aloha.com - http://twitter.com/alohabruce http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/hawaiiAloha - People always say that Hawaii is best known and loved for the gorgeous scenery and weather. I have to disagree. My favorite thing about the Islands is the food. Bruce took me to a "hole-in-the-wall" (for lack of a better word) restaurant recently. It was hands-down the best food I've eaten in a very long time. I had to ask Bruce to share with us the best places to eat in Hawaii, and where to find the best food. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://www.hawaii-aloha.com - http://twitter.com/alohabruce http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/hawaiiAloha - People always say that Hawaii is best known and loved for the gorgeous scenery and weather. I have to disagree. My favorite thing about the Islands is the food. Bruce took me to a "hole-in-the-wall" (for lack of a better word) restaurant recently. It was hands-down the best food I've eaten in a very long time. I had to ask Bruce to share with us the best places to eat in Hawaii, and where to find the best food. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://www.hawaii-aloha.com - http://twitter.com/alohabruce tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25438175 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:41:56 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, travel, hotel, Blog, pirillo, Vacation, hawaii, destination, info, outrigger, hawaii-aloha http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25434274-Ubuntu-9-10-Screencast http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.youtube.com/mobilephone2003 - http://chris.pirillo.com - http://ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download - http://shipit.ubuntu.com - http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads - http://gnome-look.org http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.youtube.com/mobilephone2003 - http://chris.pirillo.com - http://ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download - http://shipit.ubuntu.com - http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads - http://gnome-look.org http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.youtube.com/mobilephone2003 - http://chris.pirillo.com - http://ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download - http://shipit.ubuntu.com - http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads - http://gnome-look.org tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25434274 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:07:22 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, linux, gadgets, Blog, pirillo, ubuntu, Screencast, info, virtualbox, gnome-look, ubuntu-9.1 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25434275-World-s-Shortest-USB-Cable http://go.tagjag.com/thinkgeek - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/thinkgeek - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/thinkgeek - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25434275 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:58 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Blog, pirillo, thinkgeek, info, usb-cable, iphone-charge, istubz, iphone-cable, ipod-cable http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25428762-Burps http://twitter.com/chrispirillo http://twitter.com/chrispirillo http://twitter.com/chrispirillo tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25428762 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:33:02 -0800 no Geek! Comedy, belch, burp http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427207-Angel-Djambazov-Amazon-Affiliates-Taxes When the affiliate nexus tax, commonly known as the Amazon Tax, first appeared in New York last spring much of the marketing industry was caught off guard. Since then battles have been fought in eight states over similar legislation including a veto by Governator. We will go over how such legislation impacts you (whether or not you are affiliate or an Amazon associate); how big corporations like Amazon, Overstock and Google have reacted to such legislation; discuss similar types of legislation that may have an even more detrimental impact on ecommerce; and provide resources so you can stay informed. When the affiliate nexus tax, commonly known as the Amazon Tax, first appeared in New York last spring much of the marketing industry was caught off guard. Since then battles have been fought in eight states over similar legislation including a veto by Governator. We will go over how such legislation impacts you (whether or not you are affiliate or an Amazon associate); how big corporations like Amazon, Overstock and Google have reacted to such legislation; discuss similar types of legislation that may have an even more detrimental impact on ecommerce; and provide resources so you can stay informed. When the affiliate nexus tax, commonly known as the Amazon Tax, first appeared in New York last spring much of the marketing industry was caught off guard. Since then battles have been fought in eight states over similar legislation including a veto by Governator. We will go over how such legislation impacts you (whether or not you are affiliate or an Amazon associate); how big corporations like Amazon, Overstock and Google have reacted to such legislation; discuss similar types of legislation that may have an even more detrimental impact on ecommerce; and provide resources so you can stay informed. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25427207 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:23:31 -0800 no Geek! Technology http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427208-Gnomedex-9-Photo-Awards http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25427208 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:21:21 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Blog, pirillo, photo, picture, info, gnomedex, kk, kris-krug, gnomedex-9 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427209-10-Things-to-do-in-Reno-Nevada http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25427209 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:58:59 -0800 no Geek! Technology, tips, help, video, gadgets, Information, travel, Blog, pirillo, Vacation, nevada, tourism, ski, destination, reno http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427210-Microsoft-Office-2010-Comparison-Screencast http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.youtube.com/user/HaywardJack - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.youtube.com/user/HaywardJack - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.youtube.com/user/HaywardJack - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25427210 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:27:29 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, microsoft, Blog, pirillo, office, Screencast, powerpoint, Excel, word, outlook, info, office-2010 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25423413-What-is-Twitter-Good-For http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - An aquaintance 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. As you very well know, I am on Twitter. However, I don't use it to have conversations as some of you do. To me, trying to use Twitter to have a conversation is similar to using a screwdriver to pound a nail into a steel door. Sure, it's a tool... but are you using that tool the way it was designed? http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - An aquaintance 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. As you very well know, I am on Twitter. However, I don't use it to have conversations as some of you do. To me, trying to use Twitter to have a conversation is similar to using a screwdriver to pound a nail into a steel door. Sure, it's a tool... but are you using that tool the way it was designed? http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - An aquaintance 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. As you very well know, I am on Twitter. However, I don't use it to have conversations as some of you do. To me, trying to use Twitter to have a conversation is similar to using a screwdriver to pound a nail into a steel door. Sure, it's a tool... but are you using that tool the way it was designed? http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-08,25423413 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:28:43 -0800 no Geek! Technology, twitter, Facebook, conversation, friendfeed, tweet, threading http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25423414-Aloha-Hawaii http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - The next time you take off from an airport, upload your video and post it as a response to this one. Here I am, leaving Hawaii again. If you wanna know what it's like to land in Hawaii, simply play this video backwards. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - The next time you take off from an airport, upload your video and post it as a response to this one. Here I am, leaving Hawaii again. If you wanna know what it's like to land in Hawaii, simply play this video backwards. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - The next time you take off from an airport, upload your video and post it as a response to this one. Here I am, leaving Hawaii again. If you wanna know what it's like to land in Hawaii, simply play this video backwards. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-08,25423414 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:47:06 -0800 no Geek! Technology, Culture, travel, airplane, events, adventure, flight, hawaii, air, fly, log, destination, honolulu, Landmark, Waikiki, cityscape http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25423415-Bird-is-the-Word http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - On my recent trip to Hawaii, I visited Puka Dog in order to try one of their famous hot dogs. While there, I also met Rosie the Green-Winged Macaw. I'm not so sure I enjoy a bird sitting on me. It was kind of freaky! Nothing against Rosie... she was a very nice bird!! http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - On my recent trip to Hawaii, I visited Puka Dog in order to try one of their famous hot dogs. While there, I also met Rosie the Green-Winged Macaw. I'm not so sure I enjoy a bird sitting on me. It was kind of freaky! Nothing against Rosie... she was a very nice bird!! http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - On my recent trip to Hawaii, I visited Puka Dog in order to try one of their famous hot dogs. While there, I also met Rosie the Green-Winged Macaw. I'm not so sure I enjoy a bird sitting on me. It was kind of freaky! Nothing against Rosie... she was a very nice bird!! http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-08,25423415 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:28:54 -0800 no Geek! Technology, pirillo, geek, flight, hawaii, bird, animal, fly, oahu, feather, pukadogs, macaw http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25410728-Chris-Brogan-and-Julien-Smith-Rise-of-the-Trust-Agents http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://www.gnomedex.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://www.gnomedex.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://www.gnomedex.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25410728 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:17:00 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, gnomedex, human-circuitry, gnomedex-9, chris-brogan, trust-agents http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25410729-Foxit-Screencast http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 Reader. http://youtube.com/MarquesBrownlee - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 Reader. http://youtube.com/MarquesBrownlee - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 Reader. http://youtube.com/MarquesBrownlee - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25410729 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:50:35 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, PDF, Screencast, foxit, adobe-reader, foxit-reader http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25409576-Who-Loves-Windows-Vista http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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. We did, of course, end up discussing his views on Windows 7, and about Microsoft in general. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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. We did, of course, end up discussing his views on Windows 7, and about Microsoft in general. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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. We did, of course, end up discussing his views on Windows 7, and about Microsoft in general. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25409576 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:07:58 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, microsoft, vista, Information, Blog, Windows, pirillo, drivers, XP, operating-system, windows-7 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25404561-Phil-Plait-Active-Skepticism-Online http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25404561 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:10:18 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, twitter, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, tweet, discovery, gnomedex, phil-plait, bad-astronomer, gnomedex-9, active-skepticism http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25403308-How-to-Disable-the-UAC-in-Windows-Vista http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 excellent. This particular screencast is going to help you quickly and easily turn off the UAC in Vista. http://www.youtube.com/windowsguru84 - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 excellent. This particular screencast is going to help you quickly and easily turn off the UAC in Vista. http://www.youtube.com/windowsguru84 - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 excellent. This particular screencast is going to help you quickly and easily turn off the UAC in Vista. http://www.youtube.com/windowsguru84 - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25403308 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:25:42 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, vista, Blog, Windows, pirillo, Screencast, uac, info, disable-uac http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25403309-What-Technology-has-Shaped-Your-Life http://twitter.com - 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 corresponding post in my blog with your ideas. Who knows? You may contribute to the book! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com - 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 corresponding post in my blog with your ideas. Who knows? You may contribute to the book! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com - 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 corresponding post in my blog with your ideas. Who knows? You may contribute to the book! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25403309 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:19:39 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, wii, Tech, author, Blog, book, pirillo, email, info, www http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391200-Christine-Peterson-Life-Extension-for-Geeks http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25391200 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:55:10 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Blog, pirillo, open-source, info, gnomedex, gnomedex-9, christine-peterson, life-extension http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391205-World-s-Geekiest-Rice-Cooker http://go.tagjag.com/rice - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/rice - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/rice - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25391205 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:20:05 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, Food, gadgets, Blog, pirillo, cooking, info, rice-cooker, zojirushi, geek-appliance http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391208-How-to-Install-Your-Favorite-Windows-Software http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-03,25391208 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:49:40 -0800 no Geek! Technology, help, video, download, Software, gadgets, Blog, Windows, pirillo, install, program, info, ninite http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391215-What-Does-Windows-7-Bring-to-the-Table http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25391215 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:46:16 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, vista, Tech, Blog, Windows, pirillo, XP, upgrade, operating-system, info, windows-7, rc, rtm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391220-Firas-Khatib-FoldIt http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - The University of Washington are investigating whether the brainpower of humans worldwide can be brought to bear on critical problems posed in computational biology. The long term goal of this project is to utilize the combined power of humans and computers in order to build accurate models of disease-related proteins by introducing a new approach: distributed computing driven by human intuition. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - The University of Washington are investigating whether the brainpower of humans worldwide can be brought to bear on critical problems posed in computational biology. The long term goal of this project is to utilize the combined power of humans and computers in order to build accurate models of disease-related proteins by introducing a new approach: distributed computing driven by human intuition. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/gnomedex - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - The University of Washington are investigating whether the brainpower of humans worldwide can be brought to bear on critical problems posed in computational biology. The long term goal of this project is to utilize the combined power of humans and computers in order to build accurate models of disease-related proteins by introducing a new approach: distributed computing driven by human intuition. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25391220 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:12:02 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, folding@home, Tech, Blog, pirillo, info, gnomedex, gnomedex-9, fold-it, foldit http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391221-This-Video-Will-Get-1-000-000-Views-on-YouTube http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - Yes, this video will get a million views. Why? It's funny! Wicket isn't sure exactly what's going on, but that's ok. He's often clueless when it comes to funny sounds emanating from my office. http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - Yes, this video will get a million views. Why? It's funny! Wicket isn't sure exactly what's going on, but that's ok. He's often clueless when it comes to funny sounds emanating from my office. http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - Yes, this video will get a million views. Why? It's funny! Wicket isn't sure exactly what's going on, but that's ok. He's often clueless when it comes to funny sounds emanating from my office. http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25391221 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:09:29 -0700 no Geek! Comedy, Technology, Funny, help, video, youtube, gadgets, views, Humor, Blog, pirillo, pet, hilarious, dog, pixie, wicket, info http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391223-Microsoft-Office-2010-Screencast http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - 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. http://www.youtube.com/user/HaywardJack - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - 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. http://www.youtube.com/user/HaywardJack - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - 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. http://www.youtube.com/user/HaywardJack - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25391223 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:44:38 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, gadgets, microsoft, Information, Blog, pirillo, office, Screencast, powerpoint, word, lockergnome http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391228-Photo-Fun http://photofun.pirillo.com - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://photofun.pirillo.com - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://photofun.pirillo.com - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-30,25391228 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:31:19 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, photo, pictures, photo-fun, pirillo-photo http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391231-What-Do-You-Like http://go.tagjag.com/like- 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/like- 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/like- 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-30,25391231 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:03:14 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Blog, pirillo, like, info, Likaholix, referral, money-online http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391232-Jay-Grandin-and-Leah-Nelson-20-000-000-versus-20-Audience-vs-Impact http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/gnomedex - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/gnomedex - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/gnomedex - 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. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25391232 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:34:51 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, gnomedex, gnomedex-9, jay-grandin, leah-nelson, giant-ant-media http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391235-Virtual-Machines-Love-Windows-7 http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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 machine. It just plain stunk. http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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 machine. It just plain stunk. http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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 machine. It just plain stunk. http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25391235 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:11 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, Windows, pirillo, vmware, parallels, vm, windows-7, virtual-machine, boot-camp http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25391239-How-to-Cook-Tofu http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25391239 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:45:44 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, Food, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, cooking, Tofu, asian-food, shiitake, wok http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25382016-Warren-Etheredge-The-Art-of-the-Interview-or-How-to-Grill-a-Star http://www.gnomedex.com - http://twitter.com/gnomedex - During this program Warren offers structures, tips and strategies to turn mundane questioning into the art of interviewing. It is an art that Warren has honed in more than 1,000 professional interviews. He is currently producing The Warren Report television series in which he conducts in depth interviews with documentary filmmakers and experts on the issues brought up in their films. The show gives audiences both vital information about the issues as well as film, book and research resources for learning more. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo http://www.gnomedex.com - http://twitter.com/gnomedex - During this program Warren offers structures, tips and strategies to turn mundane questioning into the art of interviewing. It is an art that Warren has honed in more than 1,000 professional interviews. He is currently producing The Warren Report television series in which he conducts in depth interviews with documentary filmmakers and experts on the issues brought up in their films. The show gives audiences both vital information about the issues as well as film, book and research resources for learning more. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo http://www.gnomedex.com - http://twitter.com/gnomedex - During this program Warren offers structures, tips and strategies to turn mundane questioning into the art of interviewing. It is an art that Warren has honed in more than 1,000 professional interviews. He is currently producing The Warren Report television series in which he conducts in depth interviews with documentary filmmakers and experts on the issues brought up in their films. The show gives audiences both vital information about the issues as well as film, book and research resources for learning more. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo tag:odeo.com,2009-10-26,25382016 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:50:47 -0700 no Geek! Technology, Interview, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, gnomedex, gnomedex-9, warren-report, warren-etheredge http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25382017-Windows-7-How-Soon-Should-You-Upgrade http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo tag:odeo.com,2009-10-26,25382017 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:48:52 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, vista, Information, Blog, Windows, pirillo, OS, XP, upgrade, operating-system, windows-7 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25382018-How-to-Eat-a-Hamburger http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 about half of this sucker... even though it's pretty much the size of my head. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 about half of this sucker... even though it's pretty much the size of my head. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 about half of this sucker... even though it's pretty much the size of my head. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-26,25382018 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:41:48 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, Food, gadgets, contest, Information, Blog, pirillo, eat, burger, wtf-burger, fatburger http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25369529-Beth-Goza-Nerd-Craft-A-Field-Guide http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/gnomedex - 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, technology and all things geeky with their love of paints, fabrics, fibers and all things crafty. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/gnomedex - 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, technology and all things geeky with their love of paints, fabrics, fibers and all things crafty. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://twitter.com/gnomedex - 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, technology and all things geeky with their love of paints, fabrics, fibers and all things crafty. http://www.gnomedex.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-25,25369529 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:21:37 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, Crafts, knitting, gnomedex, gnomedex-9, beth-goza, nerd-craft http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25369530-Best-Buy-and-Windows-7 http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-25,25369530 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:53:40 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, microsoft, Information, Blog, Windows, pirillo, operating-system, best-buy, windows-7, win-7 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25368493-Yoga-It-Does-a-Body-Good http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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... and that little spot between my shoulder blades no longer hurts due to having bad posture. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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... and that little spot between my shoulder blades no longer hurts due to having bad posture. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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... and that little spot between my shoulder blades no longer hurts due to having bad posture. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-25,25368493 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:35:38 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, Information, Blog, Yoga, pirillo, relax, rest, breath, breathing, Oxygen, gadets http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25355143-Angel-Djambazov-Amazon-Affiliates-Taxes http://www.gnomedex.com - 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. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://www.gnomedex.com - 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. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://www.gnomedex.com - 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. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-23,25355143 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:58:42 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Amazon, Information, Blog, pirillo, tax, affiliate, gnomedex, gnomedex-9, jones-soda, djambazov http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25355145-Windows-7-Thoughts http://go.tagjag.com/7 - I took several live calls the other night, talking to people about Windows 7. Mitchell was one of the callers. He absolutely loves Windows 7. He's been a Windows user for many years, and never did like Vista. He started using Windows 7 with the very first build, and is now using the RTM via his TechNet subscription. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - I took several live calls the other night, talking to people about Windows 7. Mitchell was one of the callers. He absolutely loves Windows 7. He's been a Windows user for many years, and never did like Vista. He started using Windows 7 with the very first build, and is now using the RTM via his TechNet subscription. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - I took several live calls the other night, talking to people about Windows 7. Mitchell was one of the callers. He absolutely loves Windows 7. He's been a Windows user for many years, and never did like Vista. He started using Windows 7 with the very first build, and is now using the RTM via his TechNet subscription. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-23,25355145 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:26:32 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, microsoft, vista, Information, Blog, pirillo, XP, build, windows-7, rc, release-candidate, rtm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25355147-How-to-Cook-Rice http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-23,25355147 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:22:12 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Chef, Information, Rice, Blog, pirillo, cooking, cuisine, imei, asian-food, white-rice http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25345509-Micah-Baldwin-Building-Influence-Online http://www.gnomedex.com - 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. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://www.gnomedex.com - 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. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://www.gnomedex.com - 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. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25345509 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:08:51 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, social-media, gnomedex, gnomedex-9, online-influence, micah-baldwin http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25345510-Windows-7-Security http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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 the security side of Windows 7, and her take on the new operating system in general. http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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 the security side of Windows 7, and her take on the new operating system in general. http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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 the security side of Windows 7, and her take on the new operating system in general. http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-21,25345510 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:37:28 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, microsoft, Information, Blog, Security, pirillo, windows-7, security-essentials, mse http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25345511-How-to-Use-a-Neti-Pot http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-21,25345511 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:52:35 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, nose, ent, ears, Sinus, throat, stuffy, neti-pot http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25312782-How-to-Choose-a-Domain-Name http://domains.tagjag.com - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://domains.tagjag.com - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://domains.tagjag.com - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-19,25312782 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:02:47 -0700 no Geek! Technology, hosting, help, domain, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, godaddy, pirillo, register, domain-name http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25311572-How-to-Improve-Reading-Comprehension http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 things! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 things! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 things! http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-19,25311572 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:24:03 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, library, book, pirillo, read, learn, reading, comprehension, novel, test-score http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25290316-Bacon http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 soap! Which one will you try first? http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 soap! Which one will you try first? http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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 soap! Which one will you try first? http://chris.pirillo.com - http://geeks.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-15,25290316 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:40:57 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, Vegetarian, pork, bacon, bacon-balm, bacon-soap http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25276654-70-Windows-7-Tips http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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 I've come up with. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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 I've come up with. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/7 - 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 I've come up with. http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-12,25276654 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:34 -0700 no Geek! Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, ebook, windows-tips, windows-ebook, windows-7-tips http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25276655-Sonos http://go.tagjag.com/sonos - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/sonos - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com http://go.tagjag.com/sonos - 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! http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-12,25276655 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:49:56 -0700 no Geek! music, Technology, iphone, help, video, gadgets, Sonos, Information, Blog, pirillo, rhapsody, app, sonos-remote http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25275268-How-to-Make-Music http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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! http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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! http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://chris.pirillo.com http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - 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! http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://chris.pirillo.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-12,25275268 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:47:22 -0700 no Geek! music, Technology, help, video, gadgets, Information, Blog, pirillo, midi, synthesizer, tenori-on, inudge