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Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed In 1992, I got online, and I was addicted from the word GO! In 1996, I started Lockergnome, even though at that time it was simply a newsletter that I sent out every day. Then, in 2001 I started hosting the [...]
Would I Go Back to Television?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During live calls a bit back, I received one from someone who couldn’t believe they were actually talking to me. His main question was wondering if I’d ever go back to television. In short – yes! I’d do it again in [...]
What Do You Think About ZDTV / TechTV / G4?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Every single day, someone asks me “what do you think about G4 and TechTV?”. I always say “TechTV is no longer around, but I am”. The bottom line is that we don’t need TechTV. TechTV needed us. By “us”, I mean [...]
Will Chris and Leo from TechTV ever Reunite?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Leo LaPorte and I worked together a few years ago on TechTV. Since that time, we have appeared at different conferences and conventions at the same time. People constantly ask “when will you and Leo do something together again!?”. We are [...]
I’m Gonna be on Television!
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Every day, someone asks me if I’m ever going to be on television again. I am going to settle this question once and for all. Chris goes over, lays his upper body on top of his tv, and shouts: “There! I’m [...]
What Kind of Laptop Should I Get?
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – No one company is the right answer when searching for a laptop. Each consumer has different needs. Figure out your budget first. Decide what features you need, and what you can do without. Then, go online and look for product reviews. [...]
Weekly Giveaway
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Every week, we give away a webcam to one of our loyal subscribers. UStream sponsors these weekly giveaways. The contest rules are simple. You must be subscribed to our ustream live feed and you must be present in our chat room [...]
Bandwidth Throttling
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – There are ways to adjust bandwidth on an application by application basis, or even a device by device basis. Unfortunately, it’s basically not possible to limit bandwidth by website. There are ways you can assign priority to certain applications to allocate [...]
What Are .DLLs?
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – What – exactly – is a .DLL? Why are there so many on your computer? Are they necessary? A .DLL (or Dynamic Link Library ) is a software component that an application links to at run time. A .DLL file enhances [...]
Internet Video vs. Television
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – “Why do you do this?” I get asked this question several times a day. The answer is simple, really. No, it’s not because I like the attention. Video on demand is the wave of the future. We are fresh, we are [...]
What is a Blog?
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – What exactly is a blog you ask? I define a blog as a personal publishing platform. If you use a homepage to keep the outside world updated on your life, your business, and your thoughts, you have to do all the [...]
Trojans vs. Viruses
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Confused about the differences between a virus, a trojan, adware, and spyware? While they all fall under the category of malware, they are all very different types of digital nasties . Have you ever watched the movie Troy with Brad Pitt? [...]
What is Proprietary?
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Imagine a world where ONE power cord worked with every technological device you have. Proprietary is defined as “something that is used, produced, or marketed under exclusive legal right of the inventor or maker”. Let’s use the iPod as an example. [...]
Mac OS X Security Software
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Think you are 100% safe from security vulnerabilities because you’re a Mac user? Take a time out, and think again. No operating system is 100% safe. Chances of being infected on a Mac are much less than with Window because the [...]
