Archive December 2007
Stocking Stuffers
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s no secret that I love Christmas. One of my absolute favorite things, though, is to stuff stockings. Stockings were always fun and special when I was growing up, so I went all out to make Ponzi’s special this year, as [...]
Christmas with the Pirillo Family (by Phone)
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi and I couldn’t travel to Iowa this year to be with my family on Christmas. Instead, we did a conference call on Christmas Eve with the gang, and recorded it for everyone to share with us. You can see Ponzi [...]
Free Computer! (Giveaway video)
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed As promised, I gave away another computer, when we reached 20,000 subscribers on our YouTube channel! Thank you to everyone who has subscribed, and to all of you who visit regularly. Don’t worry, we’ll be giving away more things in the [...]
Making MIDI Music with the Yamaha Tenori-On
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have no musical ability or talent at all. It’s not for lack of trying, I assure you. I love music, and I love creating music. Thanks to the person from the community who recommended this great new toy, I can [...]
How to Control Christmas Lights Over the Internet
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I received an email a few weeks ago, telling me about a very cool interactive website. I have the site owner on the phone with me, so he can tell us more about how we can interact with his holiday decorations. [...]
USB Display Adapter for VGA or DVI Monitors
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We’ve talked before about having more than one monitor. If you have two monitors, but only one video card… it can get quite expensive to buy another card. Well, now you don’t have to! Lewis wrote to me from SewellDirect. They [...]
How to Get a Web Cam for Free
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Thanks to my Peet’s coffee for keeping me awake… and to Ustream.tv for donating the merchandise… we are about to give away yet another Web cam! We do this every week, so be sure and stay tuned! There are only three [...]
How to Avoid the Blue Screen of Death
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here are some excellent tips sent in by a community member at large, to help us all avoid getting a dreaded BSOD. These are not only frustrating, they can also sometimes signal a major failure. Check your hardware. Sometimes people will [...]
USB Microscope Review
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed So can you tell what it is I’m looking at? Yes, it really is a hair from my nose. I wanted to show you what it looks like using this USB Microscope. I’m not doing a live screen capture because it [...]
Casio Exilim EX-1080
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On Black Friday, Ponzi noticed that there was a great sale on the Casio Exilim camera, which is being touted as the “YouTube Camera”. I definitely had to check it out, since I record and upload a *lot* of videos. When [...]
Wii Tips
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi wants a Wii, so I thought I would share this list of Wii tips sent in from a community member at large. Here are the top five tips, submitted to my email: chris@pirillo.com. Do you truly really want the Wii? [...]
Nintendo Wii Super Mario Galaxy Review and Tips
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of our regular community members, SWAT, has just beaten Super Mario Galaxy. He’s going to give us his review, as well as some tips for playing the game. So overall, what is your impression of the game? Overall the graphics [...]
Reasons I Use Outlook
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve been using Microsoft Outlook for about 9 years now. It’s an excellent personal information manager… from mail, to tasks and notes, to the calendar. Here is Lisa’s list of reasons why she uses Outlook, as well. It’s much faster to [...]
How to Sell on Ebay
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Here are some great tips for being a good Ebay seller. Building up an excellent feedback rating is critical to becoming a successful seller. Following these tips will help you do just that. List your auction clearly. In the description, be [...]
How to Buy on Ebay
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed From a seasoned Ebay’er, here are some excellent tips to be a good buyer. Stay tuned for the video with being a good seller, as well! Use good search keywords. An example, I have witnessed people using ebay looking for let’s [...]
