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2009 January

How to Race a Car on Your iPhone: SlotZ Racing!


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I’m a fan of racing games on any platform, including on my iPhone. Freeverse has released SlotZ Racer, which is only $3.00! It’s a lot of fun, and very interesting. It’s not an average racing game, that’s for sure.

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Are Your Government Officials on Twitter?


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You’re on Twitter, right? I mean – who isn’t? Even your elected officials are likely on Twitter. You can find, follow and communicate with your Congressmen! All you need to do is head over to Tweet Congress to find out if your government leaders are Tweeting!

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Windows 7: Problem Steps Recorder


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I never thought I’d say this again – but I’m looking forward to the next version of Windows. In playing with Windows 7, I’ve discovered features that will prove very useful. You’ll definitely fall in love with this particular feature. The Problem Steps Recorder will come in quite handy and be something you’ll wonder how you ever lived without.

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How to Print Wirelessly from Your iPhone


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Just about every mobile device has a camera on it these days. But how do you get your pictures to your printer? If you have an iPhone and an HP Photosmart C6300 printer, you can use a brand new App to send your pictures to print. Usint HP iPrint Photo, it’s a snap to send your pictures to your HP printer – even wirelessly!

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How to Fight for Your Right… to iPhone


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iFight turns your iPhone into a cool sound effects machine! Choose one of the five sound effects (slap, whip, gong, sword or punch), and dazzle your friends. Swing your phone to hear the sound. You should never leave home without this App.

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Mobile Credit Card Processing for the iPhone


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Every business out there takes credit cards. If they don’t, they aren’t really a business. I know many of you out there own a business, and you need to be able to process credit cards. I have a way for you to be able to do this right on your iPhone. You can use Credit Card Terminal to enable you to take credit card payments no matter where you may be.

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How to Change Avatars on the iPhone


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If you have an iPhone, chances are you have a contact list. In your contact list, you may have photos. If not, you might want to use the eMees App to assign an avatar to them. When you launch the App, the first thing you have to do is to select the gender you want.

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Windows 7: Action Center Utility


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There are times when your operating system needs to tell you something. It may need to let you know that something needs to happen, such as updating certain components. This is usually managed in an ad-hoc manner, without a central location to receive these messages. That has changed with Windows 7, and their new Action Center.

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I’m Not a Slacker – Are You?

Seriously, I’m not slacking! I have been so busy lately, what with the new CNN gig and all! We’re busy planning Gnomedex, and doing a myriad of other things. I promise you, I still read the things you all are writing! I just haven’t had much time to sit down and share some of those links here with you. So, lets get right to the best of the best today in Pirillo-land!

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Yes, It’s True – I’m Now the Tech Expert on CNN.com!

You heard me correctly. Yours truly is the new Tech Expert over at CNN’s website! If you haven’t seen it yet, take a read through my article discussing DRM, and let me know what you think!

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Wanna Win a Wii?


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Do you want a Wii? How would you like to win a Wii? You may be the winner if I am the winner of the Wii! The contest is open until Feb 6th, and all you have to do is click the mouse a couple of times! Head over to Geeks and get registered for a free account. Once you’re hooked up, click on the main page where you see Our Current Contest – Win a Wii!, which takes you to the rules page.

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The Geeks: An Oliver Stone Film

The Geeks: An Oliver Stone Film

Perhaps by fate, an unknown actor by the name of Chris Pirillo was today selected by director Oliver Stone to play the role of Chris Pirillo, the deeply troubled, famed technology connoisseur.

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Have You Played Arcade Bowling on the iPhone?


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When I was 14 years old, I took my first job at an adventure park near my home. I made a whopping $2.00 an hour overseeing the SkeeBall machines! Now, I can spend $2.00 on an App for my iPhone to play the exact same game. If you love games on the iPhone, you’re going to have fun with Arcade Bowling.

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How to Get Graphical Emoticons on the iPhone


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Looking at my iPhone, you can see the SMS window. I was texting Ponzi, but I wasn’t sending her text. I was sending some little graphics. I enabled this feature, and you can too! The emoticons are called Emoji’s, which are Japanese smilies or emoticons.

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Windows 7: Resource Monitor Tool


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It doesn’t matter how new your computer is, you only have a limited amount of resources. You have to keep an eye on your CPU, your memory, and your disks – you need to know what’s going on! The Resource Monitor Tool has been improved for Windows 7 to make this easier for you to do.

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