A Tablet PC Wedding

With any luck the battery will explode.

[...] Chris and Ponzi- A UMPC wedding story You have probably heard about the biggest geek wedding to come off in a long time as Head Lockergnomie Chris Pirillo and Ponzi tied the knot recently on the West Coast.  It was a big affair and Chris has released a lot of photos and promises to post video soon.  The plugged in couple couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring mobile technology into the ceremony as you can see in Chris’ post about using UMPCs to read the wedding vows from.  In typical Chris and Ponzi fashion it didn’t come off without a hitch so give his account a read to get the full story.  I was happy to play a small role in this geek wedding as Chris contacted me a few weeks ago and laid out his idea to read the vows from two UMPCs.  I spoke with the good folks at TabletKiosk who rose to the occasion and furnished two TabletKiosk eo v7110 UMPCs for the soon to be Pirillos to use in the ceremony.  Actually, Chris admits this was Ponzi’s idea so we can see from the get-go who wears the brains in that family.    On a sad note, one of the UMPCs was apparently lifted during the wedding, an act that may have been caught on a hotel security camera.  Who would do such a thing at someone’s wedding?  Congratulations Chris and Ponzi!  Life is just beginning for you two, savor every moment and cherish every touch. [...]

It sounds like such a wonderful ceremony, congratulations to you both. May all your days forward be filled with the joy you so obviously bring each other.

As an aside, I can’t believe that someone would do such a thing as steal from you on such a special day for you both! I hope you are able to resolve this quickly.

That sucks, Chris. Hope the people are caught and you’re able to get it back. Congrats, by the way!

Thats beautiful man. (wipes tears and blows nose)

[...] They read their vows off of a tablet PC. Awwww. Ponzi’s apparently crashed. Damn Windows. [...]

Dude, that sucks. The last I saw of them they were sitting on the little podium across from the elevators. That was pretty early on in the evening though.

[...] I’ve been following the lovely saga of Chris Pirillo and Ponzi’s wedding through my Bloglines subs lately, and I was saddened to read this morning that something was stolen that was precious, that was part of the wedding, and that they don’t suspect outside sources. [...]

Man, that SO sux. If you recall when I said good night to you, you pulled out my wallet w/ drivers license and credit card which I’d dropped and someone had returned. Obviously two very different approaches to accruing karma. (Thanks, BTW, to whomever so kindly helped.)

Could you delegate the identification of the suspect to someone who could discreetly inquire and perhaps retrieve the tablet for you w/o you having to know who it is?

Your wedding looked absolutely lovely in all the photos posted on Flickr! All the best to both of you! (strange occurrence at the end, some people do suffer from kleptomania, hope all ends well)

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Now that sucks!

While you’re there, if you happen to spot Airdrie’s “Silver Lining” black umbrella in the coat check, we left it there. :) It’s worth a lot less than a UMPC, however.

you don’t want to make a mistake and say the wrong name thanks to the PDA’s tiny 320×240 display. But our general non-interest in UMPCs could also play a factor. In any case, congrats Chris and Mrs. Chris! You two are dorks of the year. – Jason Chen A Tablet PC Wedding [Chris Pirillo via Crunchgear]

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Dear Chris,

We’re trying to have a civilisation here.

— the mgt

Lucky.
I have no wife and only one eo v7110.
;)

Loved the bit with you guys reading your vows from the PCs. I just about had my jaw drop off when Matt mentioned someone STOLE one from the reception. How unbelievably uncouth!

M and I both had a lovely time. The ceremony was lovely and loving and funny and everything you would want in a memorable wedding, and the reception and food were fantastic. Thanks for inviting us!

morning. During the wedding rehearsal, I surprised Ponzi and the wedding party by unveiling them. Ponzi joked: ?Is this my wedding present!?? We had mutually agreed to skip the spousal gifts, so I figured a twin set of UMPCs was a decent compromise.”A Tablet PC Wedding Via JkOnTheRun

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[...] Weddings are often full of special moments. Chris Pirillo’s and Ponzi’s was no different. Today Chris blogs about the “special moments” in their wedding: reading their vows from UMPCs. Yes, UMPCs. Chris says it was even Ponzi’s idea. [...]

t want to make a mistake and say the wrong name thanks to the PDA’s tiny 320×240 display. But our general non-interest in UMPCs could also play a factor. In any case, congrats Chris and Mrs. Chris! You two are dorks of the year. – Jason Chen A Tablet PC Wedding [Chris Pirillo via Crunchgear] [IMG] Click here for original website post by Cyrus Farivar

You are such a ******* GEEK.

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you don’t want to make a mistake and say the wrong name thanks to the PDA’s tiny 320×240 display. But our general non-interest in UMPCs could also play a factor. In any case, congrats Chris and Mrs. Chris! You two are dorks of the year. – Jason Chen A Tablet PC Wedding [Chris Pirillo via Crunchgear] [IMG]

t want to make a mistake and say the wrong name thanks to the PDA’s tiny 320×240 display. But our general non-interest in UMPCs could also play a factor. In any case, congrats Chris and Mrs. Chris! You two are dorks of the year. – Jason Chen A Tablet PC Wedding [Chris Pirillo via Crunchgear] [IMG]

t want to make a mistake and say the wrong name thanks to the PDA’s tiny 320×240 display. But our general non-interest in UMPCs could also play a factor. In any case, congrats Chris and Mrs. Chris! You two are dorks of the year. – Jason Chen A Tablet PC Wedding [Chris Pirillo via Crunchgear] [IMG] Original post by Gizmodo and software by Elliott Back Comments OffTags: Gadgets · umpc · Chris Pirillo · PDAs · Wedding

How could someone grab something that belongs to you (with your wedding vows written on it, no less) after partaking of your joyful abundance of food, booze and good times? Let’s hope someone accidentally took it by mistake.

Chris talks about reading his wedding vows from a tablet pc at his wedding day and wonders who could have stolen the tablet pc

Tech Blog guru Chris Pirillo and his wife Ponzi decided to read their wedding vows on 2 white TabletKiosk UMPC v7110. You know the rest of the story..Happily Ever After! Congrats to the Pirillo! [IMG] More HERE! Sponsored By: BuyGPSNow.com GPS Accessories At Great Price!

it is also on gizmodo and they call Chris a “Dork” i think it is a neat idea
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets.....221641.php

Louis Armstrong.. nice choice. Kiss To Build a Dream On is probably my favorite, favorite song.

[...] “A few weeks ago, Ponzi suggested that we could read our marriage vows from our respective laptops during the ceremony,” writes ubergeek Chris Pirillo. A couple of ThinkPads didn’t seem to fit the bill, so “two Eo UMPC v7110 256/40 (white) units were soon en route to our new home address”. This could be the first recorded practical use for Origami-style UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) Tablet PCs. ;-)Fortunately, Pirillo taped printed versions of the vows to the back of each unit….After I finished, Ponzi read her vows — and as she was just about to finish, the UMPC suspended itself! Ponzi said that Windows crashed, the audience exploded in laughter, and I quickly flipped her tablet around so that she could refer to the printed copy. Still, it seems one guest liked the devices so much, he stole one….Our Defence of Catchy Headlines Rapid Response Unit adds: Yes, we know “suspends” isn’t the same as “crashes” but apparently Ponzi used the C-word. [...]

[...] There was only one damper on the evening. Someone decided to lift Chris’ tablet. The very tablet he read his vows from. Now I’m not going to let this ruin our special day though I must confess being hurt that a guest may have taken it. I say it was a guest because the Club pulled all the surveillance videos and combed through them for hours and hours just to be sure it wasn’t any of their employees. We got a phone call from the manager saying she has a “strong feeling” she knows who took it. There were only two people in the area where the tablets were being held and only an hour between when they were dropped off by our attendents and when they turned up missing. [...]

I can’t believe someone took the tablets!

WTF!?

[...] With this tablet PC, I thee wed Chris Pirillo [...]

(the white version of course.) What’s funny to read about is that Chris hadn’t quite tweaked the power management settings, and during one of their readings the UMPC went into suspend mode. Of course he had a backup plan. Here’s the post. Fun reading. Congratulations, Chris and Ponzi! Hat tip to jkOnTheRun

Chris and Ponzi,

I am sorry to hear about the tablets but very happy to hear you had a great time at your wedding. And are quoted in Gizmodo and Dave Barry. :)

You rule!!!

Betsy

WE CANNOT IMPROVE UPON THE GIZMODO HEADLINE FOR THIS ITEM Dorks Read Vows…. Posted by Dave on December 13, 2006 at 06:14 PM Permalink | Comments (96)

Maybe someone was thinking to do a “Your tablet PC has been kidnapped (tee hee), and Look! Here is a picture of it at the Eiffel Tower, at the Grand Ol’ Opry, at Area 51, at the Great Wall,” and all that, before returning it to you?

Hope so anyway. That would just be gizzard for a wedding guest to filch it.

we really enjoyed ourselves–thanks so much for including us in your special day! i’m so sad about the theft. let’s hope that someone dropped it into their bag by mistake.

loved the groom’s cake, btw. the silver-y icing turned my tongue funny colors.

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[...] Pirillo added: “He sat directly next to me and I told him that we used UMPCs at my wedding this weekend. He seemed impressed.” [...]

[...] TOPICS: London calling as Matt stays up to record at 1 a.m. Vista is now on the Fujitsu P1610: what works, what doesn’t? Mac OS X on a UMPC? Cool! The new OQO is past the FCC; will we “C” it a CES? Chris Pirillo: first dual UMPC wedding in history? We think so! (Congrats Chris and Ponzi!) Smartphone edition devices finally get to join the Skype party. Freeware of the show: AMUST 1 Login. Matt watched iPod movies on the trans-Atlantic flight with the myvu video goggles. [...]

[...] Umpc, namnet på världens mest onödiga datorpryl? Inte då säger Chris Pirillo. När Chris flickvän Ponzi undrade om de inte skulle läsa sina trohetslöften på sina respektive laptop-datorer (under själva bröllopet alltså) tyckte Chris att det var en bra idé. Efter lite finslip så beslutade de sig för att använda sig av två stycken umpc-burkar (eo v7110). Hittat här >> Chris Pirillos blog >> [...]

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[...] A TabletKiosk Wedding by tiffany boggs -  12/14/2006 Tying the knot the old fashion way just wouldn’t work for technology enthusiasts Chris Pirillo and Ponzi. They found a new way to use two Ultra-Mobile PCs. The couple couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring mobile technology into their ceremony and that is why they read their wedding vows from two white TabletKiosk eo’s.[click to view image]Their wedding is probably the most blogged about wedding in history and Chris promises to post video soon of the wonderful day. To read more about their eventful day check out Chris’s post. Congratulations Chris and Ponzi! Thanks to jkOnTheRun for the tip.    back to all headlines [...]

London calling as Matt stays up to record at 1 a.m. Vista is now on the Fujitsu P1610: what works, what doesn’t? Mac OS X on a UMPC? Cool! The new OQO is past the FCC; will we “C” it a CES? Chris Pirillo: first dual UMPC wedding in history? We think so! (Congrats Chris and Ponzi!) Smartphone edition devices finally get to join the Skype party. Freeware of the show: AMUST 1 Login. Matt watched iPod movies on the trans-Atlantic flight with the 

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His answer could have been anything, as my question was relatively inconsequential. It’s that I was able to ask it, and then (not long after) have a group photo taken with him. Pirillo added: “He sat directly next to me and I told him that we usedUMPCs at my weddingthis weekend. He seemed impressed.” Pirillo seems a little star struck. I guess that’s ok. It’s could happens to any of us if we meet someone we truly admire. Posted in Microsoft | No Comments

[...] I’ve added a new category to the list, where I will classify posts about my wedding plans (including this one). I’m no Chris Pirillo (though he’s from Iowa too) and will not write as much about my wedding as he did, nor will our vows go online during our wedding. Two things for those who are following along: 1.) No date has been set, but we’re looking seriously at dates during the summer of 2008. 2.) We’re in the process of compiling registries at a few stores, and I’ll link them up here once everything is all set. ()   « Blog Wars Airs Tonight |   [...]

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[...] Blogging  … I don’t know if I’m ready for this level of blogging. Chris Pirillo and Ponzi blogged their wedding.  Well, I guess technically not *during* the wedding.  But their vows and ceremony were posted online, and of course photos. And they are blogging their honeymoon (at least the G-rated parts).  Oh, and they read their vows off of tablet PC’s. [...]

Dude… that’s terrible. I was recently (May 2006) married and a couple of crystal candlesticks disappeared from our reception. I would be devistated if my new laptop walked off. I hope you get it back as I (like you) can fully appreciate a new toy.

[...] It’s not very often that hardware manufacturers send us hardware to review (largely because we don’t ask for it). Since AMD is a reigning sponsor for our programming, they connected us with someone over at HP to lend us a tx1000 - which we’ll have to send back in a few weeks. Still, this was our first true “Tablet PC” - even after using UMPCs at our wedding. [...]

So…. Who stole it?

[...] It’s not very often that hardware manufacturers send us hardware to review (largely because we don’t ask for it). Since AMD is a reigning sponsor for our programming, they connected us with someone over at HP to lend us a tx1000 - which we’ll have to send back in a few weeks. Still, this was our first true “Tablet PC” - even after using UMPCs at our wedding. [...]

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