Chris Pirillo

Gnomie Chris Johnson writes:
Well, it seems your elected members are rather more clued up and willing to work than our British versions.
There has been scant coverage of this in the US (and I have been warning you about it too), but members of your government have finally picked up on it. Over here in the […]

Gnomie Zombie Ryushu writes:
I had a friend come over to my house the other day and, for the life of me, he couldn’t negotiate with my DHCP server. He was running Vista. I did some searching and found out that Vista, by default, has some bizarre flag turned on that breaks DHCP for a lot […]

Gnomie Andrew Norman writes:
Hi Chris,
I use both Windows and Linux and something occurred to me. I would really like to find a good, reliable place that lists spyware-free Web sites.
This would be great for a couple of reasons. First of all, I’d like to have confidence that what I’m downloading won’t have malware. Second, […]

Gnomie Jared Woodruff writes about what some of you might find to be all-too-familiar woes of being in charge of network security in places where co-workers and higher-ups often don’t “get it.” Figured I’d share this with you guys:
Hey, Chris!
I’m a newbie to your YouTube show (mainly because I have ADSL 28kb/s and the […]

Gnomie Jeffery M. Comrie writes:
Dear Chris,
I’ve been assigned as the Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Vista Standard Desktop Configuration Project Manager and I was wondering if you might be able to help me out or at the very least, point me in the right direction for a “third party” tool (preferably free and able to […]

Gnomie Tyler Jones writes:
I receive about 220 emails a day (I know that’s nothing compared to what you get, Chris, but it’s a lot for us normal folk), and I sometimes find it hard to manage my inbox. Over time, I’ve made these tips for managing my email more efficiently, and I thought that I […]

Gnomie Kpalsm from our chat room writes:
I’m having problems with my Vista/XP dual boot, and I’m hoping someone might be able to help.
My Toshiba laptop came with Vista Ultimate installed. As I was reluctant to just go ahead and wipe it and install XP, so I decided to do a dual boot. After slipstreaming some […]

Gnomie Plaszer from our chat room writes:
Hey, Chris! I’ve been using Ubuntu for almost a year and I have learned how to use all three of the most popular desktop environments (GNOME, KDE, and XFCE), and I’ve decided to spread some of my knowledge on how to choose and get used to a desktop environment.

Don’t […]

Gnomie Elie Hassan writes:
To the best of my knowledge, FireWire 800 is capable of 800 mbp/s, which is twice as fast as USB 2.0. If this is the case, why is it such an underutilized specification? I can understand that hardware manufacturers want to make their hardware compatible with as many computers as possible, so […]

Here’s a short note that might be of benefit to those of you who have your own Web site or even just like to blog regularly.
I’ve been working with NetLine’s RevResponse partner program and have been pleased with the content it provides for my audience and with the revenue I’m able to generate. I think […]

Gnomie Aaron Glenn (oboe in the chat room) writes:
Hi Chris,
I’ve been running the Folding@Home software for about three weeks now, and while the altruistic donation of my “spare” CPU cycles towards the advancement of biomedical research seemed very appealing, the effect it had on my power bill is another story…
Suffice it say that it went […]

Not sure about this one, so I figured I’d post this here to see what you IT Professionals think. Gnomie darkxero01 writes:
Hey Chris,
I have an HIS x1650 PRO 512 MB card. I play a lot of different games and the card seems to work just fine, but it does lag in some spots so […]

Gnomie Tony Baylis writes:
In the World of IT many people call themselves “IT Professionals,” but what I would like to know, what is your definition of an IT professional?
Can you be an IT professional if you only use the GUI side or do you really have to be able to use the command line area […]

Gnomie Jim Varnado of Tripower Software writes:
Chris, What in the hell is going on?
Way back in 1988 I had a career decision to make whether to become a QuickBASIC 4.5 programmer or a C programmer… an article in Byte magazine by Jerry Pournelle helped in my decision to become a QuickBASIC programmer…
Okay… then came Visual […]

Gnomie Daren Koenck writes:
Hey, Chris!
Greetings from NW Iowa - We’re in the thick of basketball playoffs and state wrestling. Of course, being that time of year, we are in the middle of an ice storm and expecting 6-10″ of snow this weekend. Does that make you miss home yet?
I need your opinion about something. […]

Scribbled by Matt Wilkinson
Yes, yes, Christmas is about giving. Well, I gave a little to myself today. You see, I’ve been a good boy, and I deserve a few new toys. Namely:

a Viewsonic VP201s 20.1″ LCD Monitor
a Linksys WET54GS5 54Mbps Wireless Ethernet Bridge with 5 Port Switch
an IOGEAR GCS104U MiniView 4 port USB KVM & […]

Scribbled by Matt Wilkinson
“…And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile… And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful Wife…” ~ Once in a Lifetime, Talking Heads

Large Automobile… Nope, our little Toyota doesn’t count, nor does the 77 Belmont Bus
Beautiful House… Check
Beautiful Wife… Check

Two out of three, […]