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How to Prank Your Friends and Co-Workers

Chris — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:28:30 +0000

How to Prank Your Friends and Co-Workers is a post from Chris Pirillo

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I’m convinced that my computer is haunted. At least, it is temporarily. I’ve got a little USB attachment plugged in called the Phantom Keystroker. It’s an easy and fun way to play an awesome prank on others. You don’t have to install any software or drivers for this little gadget to work. All you must do is plug it into any open USB port on a computer, and you’re off!

You can choose from three different annoying modes, or choose to alternate between all three:

Random mouse movements across the screen.
Caps-lock turning itself off and on
Odd garbage text and phrases being randomly “typed” on the screen.

You can choose the frequency these things happen. However, don’t set it too close together. If you set them a bit further apart, your friend or co-worker will be less likely to realize right away it’s a joke… and will think their computer has been possessed!

Keep in mind this is a joke. The mouse buttons aren’t actually clicked, and the caps lock button is never actually “pushed” down. However, you shouldn’t use this on someone’s computer while they are doing work that is critical or unsaved. If they were to think that something is very wrong with their system and shut down to “save” it… yeah. They might lose some work. Use your best judgment before trying this device out on anyone!

Have fun, and lots of laughs!

Remember, if you’re interested in buying this – or anything else from ThinkGeek – be sure to check to see if I have a coupon for it!

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Is Your Digital Security at Risk?

Chris — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:56:31 +0000

Is Your Digital Security at Risk? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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The top story on today’s news was regarding the unprecedented security breach that will affect millions of Americans. Things such as stolen Social Security numbers and closed bank accounts led to the Federal government issuing a Burn Notice.

According to one insider, those individuals at risk will basically cease to exist. They all live in Washington, and were all born in the 1970s. Their bank accounts will be wiped, Social Security numbers will be erased, cell phones will be blocked, and even their emails will disappear.

The news team tried to track down Bureau Chief Mr. Thomas to get comments. The newscaster told Mr. Thomas: “One of the lives the facility is about to ruin is that of Chris Pirillo. He’s someone who lives for his blog, and it will now be deleted. Aren’t you even going to apologize?”.

I guess I better start figuring out what my next venture will be.

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Never Stand too Close to a Street Sweeper

Chris — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:10:45 +0000

Never Stand too Close to a Street Sweeper is a post from Chris Pirillo

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People care about keeping city streets clean. Unfortunately, some people take it too seriously. A Seattle man was taking out his trash, and somehow got himself stuck inside the street sweeper. Officials are feverishly working to get the man out, because he has dust allergies. That man is Chris Pirillo.

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Those Videos were April Fool’s Day Jokes!

Chris — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:16:39 +0000

Those Videos were April Fool’s Day Jokes! is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Due to the overwhelming response to all the videos we uploaded on April 1st… I have decided to revert my decisions. Everything will go back to the way it was the day before APRIL FOOL’s day!

I still can’t believe how many people fell for all of them. The date is stamped onto each video we record and upload. I gotta tell you… I love that holiday. You know it will happen next year, as well. It’s funny how many people sent me emails begging me to not quit streaming, telling me they now hate me… it was insane!

I wasn’t really able to trick Ponzi this year. I did manage to put a icky-looking remote control spider in the middle of the kitchen floor. She didn’t really fall for it though, since the remote decided not to work. The worst prank I ever played would have to be the time I decided to use a mail-merge function in the Pirillo’s Picks. I moved the variable up to the top, instead of having it at the bottom. I said “The newsletter is getting too big. I’m going to have to unsubscribe ten people every day… until it’s down to a manageable size.”. I then used the new rule to add in nine fake email addresses, and number eight always showed up as the person’s email address who was reading the newsletter at the time. My list grew that day by over 20,000 people. I’m not kidding. That many people re-subscribed, thinking they had been unsubscribed! So, they pulled out another email address and subscribed again. It was funny, but people were seriously freaking out BIG time. I had to immediately send out an apology email.

Even though I love to play pranks, I really do try to make sure not to do them at other’s expense. I don’t mean to hurt anyone, or seriously anger them. I hope you all had fun along with me!

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Christmas Party Ideas

Chris — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:40:31 +0000

Christmas Party Ideas is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Every year, Ponzi and I discuss having a Christmas party. Every year, it turns into us sitting at home drinking Egg Nog. Well, it’s more like me drinking it, since she doesn’t even like it. I prefer my Egg Nog to have nothing added to it. Just give me egg… and nog.

I decided to send Ponzi a little reward, and make it look like I indulged in a bit more than just egg and nog. I reinstalled Vista SP1 just for this purpose. I warmed up the copy machine, dropped the back of my drawers, and made her a pretty picture!

However, it appears as though Vista SP1 may still have some issues.

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How to Handle Remote Tech Support

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:30:00 GMT

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VMware and Parallels for Virtual Machines

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:30:00 GMT

It doesn't matter if you're running on Windows or Mac OS X - every power user needs either Parallels or VMware (or both). There's never been an easier way to test software without destroying your primary operating system's stability. Think of how many times you wish you could press a 'reverse' button on your computer. Plus, there's no easier way to try new Linux distributions - see what all the fuss is about. Run Windows in OS X, run Linux in Windows, but the best way to do either is with VMware and/or Parallels.

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chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:56:13 GMT

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