Archive August 2007
TechTV Podcasts
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Every day, someone asks me if I remember something or another that happened on TechTv. Yes… I do. In some ways though, I think what I’m doing now is superior to the things I was involved with back on Call For [...]
Laptop Power Supply and Surge Protection
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Recently, long time chatter CamBlack came to me for help with his mom’s laptop. I was able to hook them up with HP, who replaced the laptop for her. Now, Cam is wondering about whether or not a laptop needs a [...]
Frankfurt, Germany – European Blogger Meetup?
Ponzi and I are heading to Frankfurt, Germany in another week or so – from September 8th through the 17th, for a reason I can’t yet disclose. We have a few items on our itinerary, although I don’t have times in hand right now. Neither of us have been to Europe before, so I sent [...]
Second Hard Drive
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – A Community member wrote in to ask exactly when and why someone would need a second hard drive. In my mind, there is only ONE reason… and it’s a darn good one. Say it with me: DATA. BACKUP. PEACE. OF. MIND. [...]
Nintendo DS Giveaway Guidelines
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – I am going to give away Ponzi’s white Nintendo DS to one lucky community member. Getting yourself eligible for this is a simple matter. All you have to do in order to register is to download and register for iTunes. Once [...]
Our Outlook PST Files are Too Big
Jason Dunn is a great friend: Saw your blog post. Yup, 2 GB limit. Solution? Archive PST, just like you’ve probably always had for keeping your PST file size down. If there’s really 2 GB of data that you absolutely need on the server at all times, then yeah, I guess hosted Exchange isn’t for [...]
Free Universal Contact Management with Plaxo
Even with a free account, the new Plaxo is amazing. However… I never heard back from Plaxo VIP support on my two requests RE: iCal syncing problems. I’m a bit disappointed, because I even went through the VIP form and didn’t receive an answer within 24 hours (per their promise). I thought that was a [...]
IRC Chat Safety and Security
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Ted asks “How safe is the chat room? I mean can anyone in the room somehow access someone else’s computer? Is there a website that explains chat rooms and has all the commands listed to do the various things I’ve seen?” [...]
Normalizing MP3 Volume Levels
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ -Hopefully my volume stays the same during each of my videos. I try to moderate the volume, so it’s always near the same. A community member wonders if there are any good solutions for editing MP3s to equalize their volume. I threw [...]
Bandwidth Monitoring and Capping
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – I push out tons of GBs of data every day. In my house, I personally don’t want a bandwidth cap. However, I do believe in it as a whole. I would actually be even more in favor of it if there [...]
Travel Gear
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – In a couple of weeks, my wife Ponzi and I are going to Germany. General Motors saw our live stream, and asked us if we would like to stream live from an auto show in Frankfort, Germany. Uhm.. DUH! Stay tuned [...]
Hard Drive Price and Capacity
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – How fast is your hard drive? Is speed everything? YES! IT! IS! One viewer wrote in to ask why he found a 500GB hard drive for a much cheaper price than a 250GB drive. Remember, the size is not all that [...]
Corrections on Quad Core and Multi Core CPUs
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – I take pride in the fact that I don’t know everything. I love to learn, and looking to the community for help filling in my blanks is important to me. Consider this an update… 1.1 if you will… to my earlier [...]
Alphagrip USB Keyboard Alternative
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – I have discovered that I cannot type very well unless I am using a ‘normal’ keyboard. This new Alpha Grip USB Keyboard is designed much like a game console controller. Some of the keys are on front, some are on back. [...]
Droid Maker by Michael Rubin
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Michael Rubin joins me live to talk about his new book Droid Maker. This book delves into the computer division of the Lucas Film making empire. Learn about the birth of some of todays’ most impressive film technology… begun by a [...]
