Archive February 2007
The Politics of Star Wars
In response to Jeff’s Advice for McCain (which, itself, was a response): Maybe John McCain is going for the nerd vote with this commercial’s (as you put it) “Star Wars” production values? When you have Darth Vader in your video, it’s almost guaranteed to go viral. Upon watching this particular McCain political ad, I felt [...]
Pirillo’s Picks for 02/20/2007
I send my picks to 140,000 subscribers every day – join them by sending an email to picks@lockergnome.com. If you blog and encourage others to subscribe to the list, your site will be placed in the queue to be featured in an upcoming Pirillo’s Picks! [BE] Windows, Linux, OS X… Haiku?! (tags: haiku, beos, operatingsystem, [...]
Help! (the Yellow Tint Video)
Oh man, the video quality totally sucks – but at least I did it. Since I’m a YouTube Director, I can upload more than ten minutes worth of video at a time. “It” doesn’t really have a name yet, “it” was recorded this morning at 3:30am live-to-tape, and “it” is just the beginning (as I [...]
FixDat Bluetooth Car Diagnostic Tool
When the check engine light comes on in the car, there’s always that slight panic wondering whether your car is about to bite it while you’re driving. DATZOO offers a solution that might give you some peace of mind while simultaneously allowing you to quickly adjust a bogus problem in your system. Their new FixDat [...]
25 Dinner Options for a Friday Evening at Home
Leftovers Chinese delivery Pizza Chinese pizza delivery leftovers Animal crackers Italian, but only if they deliver Bread, butter optional Not a Bologna Sandwich (NSFW) Thai A mai thai My tie Nothing Parsley Parsley leftovers Hershey’s Special Dark A cup of Peet’s Kenya blend Baked beans Something microwavable Braunschwager Peanut butter on a spoon Powdered milk [...]
Andy Clipsham of Palm on the Treo 750
Palm’s new Treo 750 is exciting for a couple of reasons. It’s the first Treo available on Cingular’s network. It uses Windows Mobile instead of the Palm OS (which might be a minus to some, but not us). And it uses Cingular’s 3G network for simultaneous data and voice communication, which comes in handy when [...]
Ask for Video Help – Get a Video Answer
Gonna try something new here on The Chris Pirillo Show – if we’re even going to keep that name rolling forward (and I’d love your feedback on the subject)… Please submit your questions and/or comments through this widget, which requires absolutely NO registration on your part – and should work with your Webcam instantly. This [...]
Video Voicemail – Help?
Okay, so the idea is taking off… and I think we’re doing something different enough (video calls, not just audio calls, distributed across a variety of online video networks). The interactivity of it is what’s compelling to me – finding ways to make it easier for people to ask questions by webcam and become a [...]
Pirillo’s Picks for 02/15/2007
[NEWS] Vista Will Have Little Impact on Mac Sales (tags: vista, mac, osx, sales, os, operatingsystem, computer, microsoft, apple) [USEFUL] Spam-Harvest-Proof Email Link (tags: spam, harvester, spammer, email, obfuscator, link, mailto) [CRASH] Automated off-site backup tool for everyone (tags: backup, software, storage, Mac, windows, network, linux) [FIND] StumbleUpon for Video (tags: stumble, youtube, video, web2.0, [...]
I’m Old?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Ack. Thpt. I didn’t know what to get Ponzi for Valentine’s Day. Really, truly. I always seem to pick the “wrong” jewelry and clothing styles when we’re out and about, so I didn’t even bother to go that route. Flowers? No. Chocolates? No. A Nintendo DS Lite – white, to match her iPod (which she [...]
links for 2007-02-14
[FUN] Make the avatar say whatever you type (tags: flash audio humor language text speech fun) [ADVANCED] Super geeky web tools (tags: utilities tool download software web tools perl) [HD] LCD TV Price War (tags: hd highdef hddvd lcd tv television prices) [STATS] Open Internet Ratings Service (tags: analytics statistics tools Web SEO demographics Internet) [...]
A Peet’s Story
From a Gnomie named Theo… You keep mentioning Peet’s Coffee Tea and Spices, so here is a story. Back before the ‘seven day war’ in the Mideast, I shopped at Peet’s in Berkeley, CA. He always had good stuff, and the prices were affordable. I recall my like for his mocha java [presumably a blend [...]
MoGo Express Card Bluetooth Mouse Video Demo
When traveling, there’s always a tradeoff between convenience and portability. You want all the creature comforts of your office PC, without taking up all the space required to accomplish it. One of the most commonly left behind items is a mouse, because we all seem to find the touchpad on our laptops to be good [...]
links for 2007-02-13
[HELP] Linux Administrator Jobs in Cambridge, MA (tags: linux admin sysadmin cambridge job jobs career) [LEARN] The Pollution Information Site (tags: environment pollution Reference health activism Tools Database) [FREE] Kill Disk, Hard Drive Eraser (tags: security software freeware tools utilities windows computer) [KNOWLEDGE] How Schools Are Changing (tags: education learn teach teacher school schooling) [TOOL] [...]
TV Didn’t Want Call for Help: Do You?
I can’t wait to see UndoTV spring to life in a few months. Every few days, I’ll get an IM from a PikSpot team member (Scott) asking me for feedback. I’ve seen their next-gen design and it looks amazing – though I’m not sure it’s going to make it into v1.0 of the product. Still, [...]
