Archive January 2009
What’s New in iLife ’09 (iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, GarageBand)?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am taking a look at the new iLife ’09 for Mac OS X. As of the day I installed this, January 26th, it wasn’t available to the public yet. Due to a misprint in a BestBuy ad, Danny was able [...]
My First Cable TV Appearance (1997)
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I made my first television appearance back in 1997, on a show called Home Computing. I had been asked to appear to talk about my Lockergnome newsletter, and what it was all about. Back then, the newsletter consisted of information relating [...]
How to Chat on the iPhone or iPod Touch
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you couldn’t tell, I was reading what was being said in our live chat room – on my iPhone! The Colloquy IRC client is now available from the App Store for only $2.00! Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have [...]
How to Travel Back in Time
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When this application hits 88 miles per hour, you’re going to see some serious stuff! Visualize data in a completely different way. If you were naive to believe that there’s no software available for Mac OS X… think again. Here’s another [...]
How to Find Files and Geotag Photos
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It doesn’t matter how you say “Houdah,” the developer of this series of utilities for Mac OS X just wants you remember it. In my experience, HoudahSpot makes for an amazing (power user’s) extension to the already-powerful Spotlight. HoudahSpot is Houdah [...]
How to Make a Miniature Effect in Digital Photos
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve asked you to pass along any cool resources that you might find, as I may not have heard of them. Matt sent one that allows you manipulate your photos to make objects in them appear to be miniature. By uploading [...]
How to Solve Trigonometry Problems on the iPhone
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am definitely not a math genius, that’s for sure. Back in high school, Trig class blew my mind. Even with a calculator, it was difficult for me to wrap my mind around. Too bad I didn’t have an iPhone back [...]
Who Are You on Twitter?
http://twitter.com/chrispirillo – I was quite surprised to fire up a Web browser and check out my “Twitter Grade” (which I’m sure doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things, but it’s still an interesting statistic to know – considering just how many people are using Twitter these days). Turns out, I’m in the Twitter [...]
Does LeapFish Leapfrog Google for Searching?
If you were looking for a Google alternative, here’s one that might strike your fancy – assuming you’ve tried everything else to this point, there’s now LeapFish to look at. The interesting thing is: with LeapFish, you’ll still be using Google (and then some). This sponsored review was requested by LeapFish, courtesy of IZEA. In [...]
Flying in Zero Gravity
In case you were wondering, Matt Bickford is the one who came the closest to qualifying for the Zero G Giveaway – and so he’ll be flying in pseudo zero gravity soon enough! He decided to write a parody to the tune of America’s “Ventura Highway.” Won the Zero G flight On geeks.pirillo.com Gonna take [...]
How to Protect Yourself from Mac OS X Trojans
There’s all sorts of news about trojans being unleashed on Mac OS X. However, there’s only one fool-proof way of protecting yourself from trojans on Mac OS X: STOP PIRATING SOFTWARE, YOU MORON. This way, there’s little chance of you installing trojans in the first place. If you were stupid enough to pirate software, you [...]
Ready 2 Rumble Revolution (and How to Win a Wii)
There’s a chance you can win a Wii: Click this Ready 2 Rumble Revolution badge on or before February 6, 2009. That’s the giant red boxing glove you see below – that’s what you have to click first. Then, leave a comment below (in this post) explaining why you want a Wii. If we generate [...]
What’s Shaking in the Windows 7 Beta: The Windows!
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am running Windows 7 on my TouchSmart PC, as well as within a virtual machine on my Mac. I have the Aero Basic scheme going in the VM, sadly. However, even in Basic mode, I can still show you a [...]
How to Do Crayon Physics on the iPhone
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t know how many of you have played Crayon Physics on the web. It’s this little game where you draw little objects on your screen using your mouse. Well, on the iPhone you can now play this same game, while [...]
How to Get Emoji Emoticons in iPhone SMS Messages Easily
Hat tip to iJustine (and Brent for letting me know): Buy http://go.tagjag.com/emoji in iTunes (.99c) Install and click through any story in the app. Go navigate through the iPhone’s Settings: General | International | Keyboards | Japanese | toggle Emoji to on SMS emoji graphics to anyone else who uses an iPhone – just click [...]
