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Chris’ Desk
From: Zach Fay Date: January 19, 2009 7:34:18 PM PST To: Chris Pirillo Subject: Chris Hello Chris. My name is Zach. Where did you get your desk at. I really want to know. Please tell me? For some unknown reason (desk envy?) I’ve been getting a bunch of requests for the make and model of [...]
Free Audio Program
Click To Play http://live.pirillo.com/ – Highspeedhomer asks “is there a good free audio mixing program?” There is, but it’s not free (it’s open source). Audacity, the free, open source, Audio Mixer. Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to: [...]
PNG vs JPG
Click To Play http://live.pirillo.com/ – What’s better: PNG and JPG? The truth is that these formats actually serve two difference purposes. JPG caters to the photographic market, whereas PNG is generally considered to be a replacement for the patent-encumbered GIF format. According to Webopedia, JPEG is: Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group, the original name [...]
What is IRC?
Click To Play http://live.pirillo.com/ – What is IRC? Internet Relay Chat (IRC) has been around for about as long as the Internet itself, and there are a plethora of clients you can use. mIRC, a Windows IRC client, describes IRC as: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is one of the most popular and most interactive services [...]
What is a DOCX file?
Click to Play http://live.pirillo.com/ – Someone asked Chris what a DOCX file was. Well, here is the answer. If you have a DOCX file you need converted (or almost any other file, for that matter), why not try Zamzar? Zamzar is dedicated to helping you transform your songs, videos, images and documents into different formats. [...]
Peets Coffee Addiction
Click to Play http://live.pirillo.com/ – Chris is addicted to Peets coffee, but why? What does Peets offer that Starbucks does not? Peet’s explains their coffee better than I can: At Peet’s we take freshness seriously. It is only by roasting and shipping the same day that we can be sure that you enjoy the distinctive [...]
How To Pursue A Career in Technology
Click to Play http://live.pirillo.com/ – How do you get a career in the field of technology? Chris answers this question, and it turns out there may not be any really easy answer. One service you may consider is GetTech.org: GetTech, through its gettech.org web site and collateral materials, will help you prepare students (in fun [...]
Miranda vs Adium vs Meebo
Click to Play http://live.pirillo.com/ – Chris is asked what IM application he uses and what he would recommend for different operating systems. So, what instant messaging applications does he use? Miranda is a popular choice for Windows systems: Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows. Miranda IM uses very little memory [...]
WinZip vs WinRar
Click to Play http://live.pirillo.com/ – Chris answers the question "what do you use to decompress files, WinZip or WinRar?" The answers Chris provides may surprise you. Winzip is a popular decompression utility: WinZip, the original and most popular compression utility for Windows, is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that quickly zips and unzips your files [...]
Gaboogie Teleconference 1/2
It’s day 3 of the launch of Gaboogie, a free teleconferencing system, and Chris Pirillo talks with members of the Live community and the founds of Gaboogie – Erik Lagerway and Daniel Gibbons. Gaboogie is a different kind of teleconference service, combining the latest IP communications technology with lightweight AJAX code to help manage your [...]
From BlogWare to WordPress
I hate to sound cliche, but… I’m UNDER CONSTRUCTION. In the past couple of days, I’ve been quite silent. Partially, because I’ve been flushing my inbox of necessary tasks (largely Gnomedex related). Partially, because Shayne and I have been working on getting WordPress running on our new servers. That, and I spent some time trying [...]
