Tech Help and How To

http://live.pirillo.com - When you open up your Web browser, what is your home page set as? I know that many of you will answer Google or Yahoo. Some of you may be using a site like Facebook or MySpace as your main page. Mine is often just blank (on purpose), but when I do use one, it's Alltop.

http://live.pirillo.com - You've probably been in this situation before. You're trying in vain to open plastic packing so you can get to the goodie or gadget inside. Every time I have to open one, I get more frustrated at manufacturer's who wrap their product inside one of these dilly-bops.

http://live.pirillo.com - After successfully restarting my computer and pulling up the Optimus configuration tool for OS X, it was able to recognize the keyboard and map everything. I want to show you something that is really interesting on the keyboard.

http://live.pirillo.com - So the unboxing of my phenomenal new keyboard is complete, and it's time to play. I turned off the lights in my office so all of you could see a bit better. I did this to show you a feature even better. The images that display on the OLED screens under the keys can be modal.

http://live.pirillo.com - There were people waiting up to seven hours in my live chat room today. I FINALLY have gotten an Optimus Maximus keyboard, courtesy of ThinkGeek. I am completely stoked, since I've wanted this thing for like... EVER. I managed to let it sit on my desk all day, and build anticipation. People in chat ended up being as impatient and excited as I was for the unboxing.

http://live.pirillo.com - I admit it. I'm a Star Wars Fanboy. I've loved it since I was a kid. I collected Star Wars memorabilia throughout my childhood. When I got an email from Alex the other day, I had to check it out. It's a Freeware app for Mac OS X that will allow you to generate your own title sequence for your own Star Wars fan work.

http://live.pirillo.com - Here's a happy face that I created. It's not just any happy face though. It's a happy face that animates into a puddle of good. And out of that puddle of goo comes some pink puss. Ok, so I made that up. Basically this is a Flip Book Application for the iPhone.

http://live.pirillo.com - Ellie sent me a $75 iTunes gift certificate the other day. $50 of it was for a birthday present, and the other $25 was to buy and review Teleport for the iPhone. Thank you, Ellie. I really appreciate it!

http://live.pirillo.com - Yes, it's GTS World Racing. It's available right now in the App Store for only $8.00. You'll get about 64 different track layouts in the game. There's three car types, four difficulty levels, and 16 World-wide locations. It's quite full-featured for being one of the first racing Apps out there for this platform.

http://live.pirillo.com - Hold still and don't move, while I take your picture with my iPhone. Now that I have saved it, I need to adjust some settings in the image. We've talked about image editors for the iPhone before. But now, there's an iPhone App that you can use either on your iPhone, or online.

http://live.pirillo.com - I can't say that I've had a web cam as long as there have been web cams. I have, however, been using them for a very long time. A few months ago, Logitech announced their new QuickCam Vision Pro which is specifically designed for OS X. Many of us were skeptical, since Logitech already had the exact same device for Windows, at a cost of $30 less. What gives?

http://live.pirillo.com - I used to love plopping down into a bean bag chair. It was just kind of fun to throw yourself into one. I'm not only talking about bean bags to take a trip down memory lane. I happened to buy one the other day that is designed for mobile devices.

http://live.pirillo.com - Some of you have been aware of the YouTube feature called 'Streaming'. It's where you can create a room, a play list of videos, and gather your friends together for a live interactive experience. That's nice if all the videos you want to see are on YouTube. But what do you do when they aren't?

http://live.pirillo.com - Are you happy? I don't mean just going through the motions. Are you actually happy? Where does happiness come from? Does it reside inside of us, or does it come from external sources? Some would argue that you can find happiness. Sometimes happiness is elusive, depending on what's going on in your life at the time. Maybe there are things you can do to find it. According to Smogsy, there are five things you can do to help you be happier in your work and life.

http://live.pirillo.com - I have been playing with the Sony Mylo for several hours now. I was attracted to this because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. The screen resolution was so sharp when I first turned it on, I was taken aback. I honestly thought there was a sticker on the screen making it look that way at first.

http://live.pirillo.com - I've admitted it before, and I will again. I happen to love Apple's Mighty Mouse. It fits my hand, and works perfectly for me. It's probably the best mouse I've ever used. I now have three of these, and they each control different machines. How can I easily tell which one is which?

http://live.pirillo.com - Yeah... I have a new iMac. Isn't she gorgeous? I've been looking at getting one for awhile, to use for a machine to live stream. The live stream has been being powered using a Mac Mini that's kind of old. It's just underpowered, and not easy to keep everything going. So anyway, the iMac is going to run the chat and stream, and hopefully everything will run much more smoothly.

http://live.pirillo.com - Yes, I was watching television on my computer, and not on a TV. I was using a website to watch my shows. Does that make it any less of a TV? Do I really need a "TV" to watch my favorite television shows? TV on the Web? Really? Ohhh yeah, really. How convenient is that?

http://live.pirillo.com - The biggest problem I have with my digital photos is that they're not fun enough. Maybe you're in the same quandary. You want to make your photos more fun. We've talked before about Websites and software in the past that can make your photos more fun, including this one I want to show you today.

http://live.pirillo.com - When I have a question that I need an answer for that cannot be attained by Googling... I tend to throw the question out to my network of friends. Some of you may use answering services, such as Yahoo Answers. Thanks to ScottyG for sending in this top ten list on ways to get good answers from Yahoo.

http://live.pirillo.com - How do you calculate your miles per gallon, to see if you're doing well with fuel economy? With the cost of gasoline these days, everyone is concerned with getting the best gas mileage you can out of your vehicle.

http://live.pirillo.com - When you need to leave a note for yourself or someone else, how do you do it? Do you just use yellow stickies, or a cork board? You can use anything, really. But if you want to do it the geeky cool way, you should use one of these boards.

http://live.pirillo.com - I'm testing my batteries with a simple little battery checker. I simply slide the battery in, make contact on both ends, and it will tell me how much charge is left on them. The problem is that not all of these batteries have the same amount of charge left.

http://live.pirillo.com - Picture this: you're out and about and take the picture of a lifetime. Then, you need to transfer that picture to a computer. The problem is, you left your USB cord at home, so there's no easy way to get that photo off of your camera. You could wait until you get home, or you could use this cool wrist strap.

http://live.pirillo.com - Have you ever drawn one of those little flip books? I tried to show off my 'banana in a sand storm' creation, but I think it may have been lost on some of you. Thankfully, there's a great new App available for my iPhone to help me create some really cool flip things!

http://live.pirillo.com - Pixie gets upset with me when I won't listen to her favorite music, which is Slim Whitman. I listen to all sorts of different music, but that's just something I can't handle for long. Recently, I got turned on to a band named Ratatat, thanks to my friend Mona.

http://live.pirillo.com - For the past eight years, I've been putting on Gnomedex conferences. This year, it's happening from August 21 - 28th. Ponzi and I decided to give out a scholarship this year to someone to be able to attend the convention. How would you like to join us?

http://live.pirillo.com - Hi! My name is Chris Pirillo, and I'm a Geek. You may have seen me on the Internet. Maybe you saw my blog, or my YouTube, or Plurk, or Facebook, or MySpace... and on and on and on. There are many places where you can exist on the Web. SO many, in fact, that it gets to be a nightmare to keep up with them all.

http://live.pirillo.com - Yes, I am once again wearing my skull cap. Yes, some of you think it's funky, or dorky. I'm not wearing it for any political or other odd reason. I bought it in NY when it was cold. I wore it a bit, and liked it. I happen to think it looks pretty good on me, too.

http://live.pirillo.com - There will come a time when the device that you come to rely on is going to run out of energy. What do you do when that happens? You have recharge it. And to recharge it, you have to plug it in. But what do you do with all of those cables, and the mess that they create?