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><channel><title>Chris Pirillo &#187; chris_pirillo</title> <atom:link href="http://chris.pirillo.com/tag/chris_pirillo/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <description>News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:58:42 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <copyright>&#xA9; </copyright> <managingEditor>chris@pirillo.com ()</managingEditor> <webMaster>chris@pirillo.com()</webMaster> <category></category> <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords> <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</itunes:summary> <itunes:author></itunes:author> <itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name></itunes:name> <itunes:email>chris@pirillo.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <itunes:block>No</itunes:block> <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress_large.jpg" /> <image> <url>http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg</url><title>Chris Pirillo</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <width>144</width> <height>144</height> </image> <item><title>Download Gnomedex MindMaps</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/download-gnomedex-mindmaps/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/download-gnomedex-mindmaps/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:01:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gnomedex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chris_messina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chris_pirillo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dave_dederer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dave_winer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jeremy_zawodny]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marc_canter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[michael_arrington]]></category> <category><![CDATA[werner_vogels]]></category><guid
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/download-gnomedex-mindmaps/">Download Gnomedex MindMaps</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p> Install the <a
href="http://www.mindjet.com/us/products/mindmanager_viewers/index.php?s=3" target="_blank" title="http://www.mindjet.com/us/products/mindmanager_viewers/index.php?s=3">Windows MindMap Viewer</a> or <a
href="ftp://ftp2.mindjet.com/download/MMV6_515_Mac.dmg" target="_blank">Mac MindMap Viewer</a>. There&#8217;s also MindJet&#8217;s <a
href="http://www.mindjet.com/labs/OPML.html#GN_nahPMzk6k1i0MkYWMHA__" target="_blank" title="MindManager Pro 6 OPML Editor">OPML editor for Windows</a> and the <a
href="http://www.mindjet.com/labs/Applescripts.html#l06q55VWl0uV1578SHKwgQ__" target="_blank" title="Sample AppleScripts for MindManager 6 Mac">Map to OmniOutliner AppleScript</a>.</p><ul><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Chris%20Pirillo%20Opening%20Remarks%20Day%20One%20(2).mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Chris PirilloÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Opening Remarks (Day 1)</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Michael%20%20Arrington.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Michael Arrington</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Dave%20Dederer.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Dave Dederer</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/John%20Edwards.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">John Edwards</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Werner%20Vogels.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Werner Vogels</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Steve%20Rubels.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Steve Rubel</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Mark%20Canter.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Marc Canter</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Susan%20Mernit.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Susan Mernit</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Dream%20News%20Aggregator.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">The Perfect News Aggregator Contest</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Steve%20Gillmor.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Steve Gillmor</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Product%20Launches%20(2).mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Product Launches</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Chris%20Pirillo%20-%20Day%202.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Chris Pirillo Opening Remarks (Day 2)</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Dave%20Winer.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Dave Winer</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Philip%20Kaplan.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Philip &#8220;Pud&#8221; Kaplan</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Chris%20Messina.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Chris Messina &amp; Tara Hunt</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Ethan%20Kaplan.mmap" title="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Ethan%20Kaplan.mmap">Ethan Kaplan</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Halley%20Suitt.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Halley Suitt</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Blake%20Ross.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Blake Ross</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Jeremy%20Zawodny.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Jeremy Zawodny</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Phil%20Torrone.mmap" title="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Phil%20Torrone.mmap">Phil Torrone</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Chris%20and%20TagJag.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Chris and TagJag</a></li></ul><ul><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Gnomedex_6.0_Day_1+2.zip" target="_self" title="404 - Document Not Found">Download All Maps (Days 1 &amp; 2)</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Gnomedex_6.0_Day_1.zip" target="_self" title="404 - Document Not Found">Download All Maps (Day 1)</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Gnomedex_6.0_Day_2.zip" target="_self" title="404 - Document Not Found">Download All Maps (Day 2)</a></li></ul><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/what-will-dave-winer-do/" title="What Will Dave Winer Do?">What Will Dave Winer Do?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/why-is-it-called-gnomedex/" title="Why is it Called Gnomedex?">Why is it Called Gnomedex?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/werner-vogels/" title="Werner Vogels">Werner Vogels</a></li></ul> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/download-gnomedex-mindmaps/">Download Gnomedex MindMaps</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p> Install the <a
href="http://www.mindjet.com/us/products/mindmanager_viewers/index.php?s=3" target="_blank" title="http://www.mindjet.com/us/products/mindmanager_viewers/index.php?s=3">Windows MindMap Viewer</a> or <a
href="ftp://ftp2.mindjet.com/download/MMV6_515_Mac.dmg" target="_blank">Mac MindMap Viewer</a>. There&#8217;s also MindJet&#8217;s <a
href="http://www.mindjet.com/labs/OPML.html#GN_nahPMzk6k1i0MkYWMHA__" target="_blank" title="MindManager Pro 6 OPML Editor">OPML editor for Windows</a> and the <a
href="http://www.mindjet.com/labs/Applescripts.html#l06q55VWl0uV1578SHKwgQ__" target="_blank" title="Sample AppleScripts for MindManager 6 Mac">Map to OmniOutliner AppleScript</a>.</p><ul><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Chris%20Pirillo%20Opening%20Remarks%20Day%20One%20(2).mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Chris PirilloÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Opening Remarks (Day 1)</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Michael%20%20Arrington.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Michael Arrington</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Dave%20Dederer.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Dave Dederer</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/John%20Edwards.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">John Edwards</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Werner%20Vogels.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Werner Vogels</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Steve%20Rubels.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Steve Rubel</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Mark%20Canter.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Marc Canter</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Susan%20Mernit.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Susan Mernit</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Dream%20News%20Aggregator.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">The Perfect News Aggregator Contest</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Steve%20Gillmor.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Steve Gillmor</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Product%20Launches%20(2).mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Product Launches</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Chris%20Pirillo%20-%20Day%202.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Chris Pirillo Opening Remarks (Day 2)</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Dave%20Winer.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Dave Winer</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Philip%20Kaplan.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Philip &#8220;Pud&#8221; Kaplan</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Chris%20Messina.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Chris Messina &amp; Tara Hunt</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Ethan%20Kaplan.mmap" title="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Ethan%20Kaplan.mmap">Ethan Kaplan</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Halley%20Suitt.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Halley Suitt</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Blake%20Ross.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Blake Ross</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Jeremy%20Zawodny.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Jeremy Zawodny</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Phil%20Torrone.mmap" title="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Phil%20Torrone.mmap">Phil Torrone</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Chris%20and%20TagJag.mmap" title="404 - Document Not Found">Chris and TagJag</a></li></ul><ul><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Gnomedex_6.0_Day_1+2.zip" target="_self" title="404 - Document Not Found">Download All Maps (Days 1 &amp; 2)</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Gnomedex_6.0_Day_1.zip" target="_self" title="404 - Document Not Found">Download All Maps (Day 1)</a></li><li> <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/holdings/mindmaps/Gnomedex_6.0_Day_2.zip" target="_self" title="404 - Document Not Found">Download All Maps (Day 2)</a></li></ul><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/corey-dennis-of-ioda-dermot-waters-of-cnn-and-werner-vogels-of-amazon-at-gnomedex-6/" title="Corey Dennis of IODA, Dermot Waters of CNN and Werner Vogels of Amazon at Gnomedex 6">Corey Dennis of IODA, Dermot Waters of CNN and Werner Vogels of Amazon at Gnomedex 6</a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/why-is-it-called-gnomedex/" title="Why is it Called Gnomedex?">Why is it Called Gnomedex?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/werner-vogels/" title="Werner Vogels">Werner Vogels</a></li></ul> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://chris.pirillo.com/download-gnomedex-mindmaps/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why is it Called Gnomedex?</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/why-is-it-called-gnomedex/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/why-is-it-called-gnomedex/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:39:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gnomedex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chris_pirillo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comdex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[disney_movie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[german_folklore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gnome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gnome_mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[huygen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lockergnome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[noam_chomsky]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nome_alaska]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pointy_hat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pointy_hats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rien_poortvliet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tech-conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ypn]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/06/06/why-is-it-called-gnomedex/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/why-is-it-called-gnomedex/">Why is it Called Gnomedex?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>So, why is it called Gnomedex, anyway? As &#8220;pointed&#8221; out by the recent entry in the YPN blog, <a
href="http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/06/06/and-don%e2%80%99t-forget-your-pointy-hat/">And DonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t Forget Your Pointy Hat</a>, we have our reasons:</p><blockquote><p>Ã¢â‚¬Å“WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the opposite of COMDEX?Ã¢â‚¬Â? asks Web entrepreneur and <a
href="http://Lockergnome.com" title="http://Lockergnome.com" target="_blank">Lockergnome.com</a> founder, Chris Pirillo (see Polls, at right). Ã¢â‚¬Å“GnomedexÃ¢â‚¬â€?something small thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s really big, something people want to attend instead of being mandated to attend, something where everybody gets treated like a VIP.Ã¢â‚¬Â?</p></blockquote><p>Before the question changes to another, you might try your hand at YPN&#8217;s current poll (found in the sidebar on their <a
href="http://ypnblog.com/">main page</a>). <em>Why is Chris PirilloÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s website called Ã¢â‚¬Å“LockerGnomeÃ¢â‚¬Â? and his conference, Ã¢â‚¬Å“Gnomedex?Ã¢â‚¬Â?</em> The real answer will surprise you:</p><p>Ã‚Â· ChrisÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s favorite book is Ã¢â‚¬Å“GnomesÃ¢â‚¬Â? by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet.<br
/> Ã‚Â· ChrisÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s favorite Disney movie is Ã¢â‚¬Å“The Gnome Mobile.Ã¢â‚¬Â?<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris&#8217;s high school senior nickname was &#8220;Gnome.&#8221;<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris is originally from Nome, Alaska.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris prefers GNOME to KDE in Linux.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris wears tall, pointy hats when he&#8217;s in Internet chat rooms.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris was arrested for stalking Noam Chomsky in 2001.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris wants to go where &#8220;Gnome man has gone before.&#8221;<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris was a German Folklore major in college.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris won the Midwestern Gardening Open Championship in 1998.</p><p>What&#8217;s your guess?<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/gnomedex-70-dates/" title="Gnomedex 7.0 Dates">Gnomedex 7.0 Dates</a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/why-is-it-called-gnomedex/">Why is it Called Gnomedex?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>So, why is it called Gnomedex, anyway? As &#8220;pointed&#8221; out by the recent entry in the YPN blog, <a
href="http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/06/06/and-don%e2%80%99t-forget-your-pointy-hat/">And DonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t Forget Your Pointy Hat</a>, we have our reasons:</p><blockquote><p>Ã¢â‚¬Å“WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the opposite of COMDEX?Ã¢â‚¬Â? asks Web entrepreneur and <a
href="http://Lockergnome.com" title="http://Lockergnome.com" target="_blank">Lockergnome.com</a> founder, Chris Pirillo (see Polls, at right). Ã¢â‚¬Å“GnomedexÃ¢â‚¬â€?something small thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s really big, something people want to attend instead of being mandated to attend, something where everybody gets treated like a VIP.Ã¢â‚¬Â?</p></blockquote><p>Before the question changes to another, you might try your hand at YPN&#8217;s current poll (found in the sidebar on their <a
href="http://ypnblog.com/">main page</a>). <em>Why is Chris PirilloÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s website called Ã¢â‚¬Å“LockerGnomeÃ¢â‚¬Â? and his conference, Ã¢â‚¬Å“Gnomedex?Ã¢â‚¬Â?</em> The real answer will surprise you:</p><p>Ã‚Â· ChrisÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s favorite book is Ã¢â‚¬Å“GnomesÃ¢â‚¬Â? by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet.<br
/> Ã‚Â· ChrisÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s favorite Disney movie is Ã¢â‚¬Å“The Gnome Mobile.Ã¢â‚¬Â?<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris&#8217;s high school senior nickname was &#8220;Gnome.&#8221;<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris is originally from Nome, Alaska.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris prefers GNOME to KDE in Linux.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris wears tall, pointy hats when he&#8217;s in Internet chat rooms.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris was arrested for stalking Noam Chomsky in 2001.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris wants to go where &#8220;Gnome man has gone before.&#8221;<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris was a German Folklore major in college.<br
/> Ã‚Â· Chris won the Midwestern Gardening Open Championship in 1998.</p><p>What&#8217;s your guess?<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/best-conference-t-shirt-ever/" title="Best Conference T-Shirt Ever">Best Conference T-Shirt Ever</a></li><li><a
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