| Christopher Joseph Pirillo | |
 Chris Pirillo, wearing the Gnomedex 2007 t-shirt
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| Born | July 26, 1973 Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Occupation | Former TV host, software tester, computer technician |
| Children | None |
| Website http://www.pirillo.com http://chris.pirillo.com http://live.pirillo.com http://www.lockergnome.com |
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Chris Pirillo (born July 26, 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa) is the founder and maintainer of Lockergnome. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. He spent two years hosting the TechTV television program Call for Help before parting ways with the company. TechTV ( May 11, 1998 &ndash May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U He also hosted the first annual Call-for-Help-a-Thon on TechTV. He now hosts videos on several internet sites, including CNN. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner com, YouTube and his own website. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees
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Biography
Pirillo majored in English education at the University of Northern Iowa. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls Iowa, is a state-supported university that offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration He married Gretchen Hundling on October 3, 1998. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) They divorced on December 19, 2003. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [1] He later married Latthanapon "Ponzi" Indharasophang on December 9, 2006,[2] who is also his business partner. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. They live in Seattle with their two dogs Wicket and Pixie, who are the namesakes of the bots on the live. pirillo. com chat room. The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by Mass media to describe any form of Synchronous conferencing, occasionally even Asynchronous conferencing
Every year, Pirillo hosts Gnomedex, a technology conference tailored to the geek enthusiast. The word geek is a Slang term noting individuals as "a peculiar or otherwise odd person especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things
Pirillo is passionate about blogging, RSS, and Google AdSense. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works – such as Blog entries news headlines audio and video – in a standardized Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online AdSense is an advertisement serving program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this program to enable text image and more recently video Advertisements His personal website is often ranked number one under the search term "Chris" on Google, Yahoo!, and Live Search. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Live Search (formerly Windows Live Search and MSN Search) is the name of Microsoft 's web Search engine, designed to compete with the He is friends with several influential members of the blogging and podcasting communities such as Dave Winer, Adam Curry and Robert Scoble. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download Dave Winer (born May 2, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA) is an American software developer and entrepreneur in Adam Clark Curry (born September 3 1964 in Washington DC) is a broadcasting and Internet personality well known for his stint from 1987 to 1994 as a Robert Scoble (born January 18 1965) is an American blogger, technical evangelist, and author
Live Video Streams and Community
Chris Pirillo hosts a live video stream on his website. Streaming multimedia is Multimedia that is constantly received by and normally presented to an end-user while it is being delivered by a streaming provider (the He provides a chat room and tech support community, both tied into the live stream. The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by Mass media to describe any form of Synchronous conferencing, occasionally even Asynchronous conferencing Gnomedex can even be viewed from the site. For a time he was taking live calls during recording, but terminated that feature due to exorbitant cost. Some recorded clips from the video stream are also posted to Pirillo's YouTube channel. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees
When finished with a particular segment or show, he will usually end with his catchphrase "we'll 'E' ya later," which he first used while working on radio. Later, when working on television, he began to extend his index, middle and ring finger while holding up his hand, as a memorable hand gesture to go along with this catchphrase.
On March 1, 2008, Chris announced that he will begin to host live videos on the CNN website on Thursdays at 5:30 p. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner m. Eastern. [3] He said these videos will provide tech information for a general audience.
Although Chris is usually very busy with private work, he still finds time to talk to the community and help people with their Technology related problems. Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt
Lockergnome
Chris Pirillo's alias is Lockergnome, which is also the name for his group of websites called "Lockergnome"
Lockergnome hosts a technical support forum called Lockergnome's Problem Solvers. Technical support (also tech support) is a range of services providing assistance with technology products such as mobile phones televisions Computers An, or message board, is a Bulletin board system in the form of a discussion site The site also offers various tutorials, downloadable games, and blog hosting. Academia In British academic parlance a tutorial is a small class of one or only a few Students in which the Tutor (a Lecturer A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of
In recent years, the help sections of Lockergnome have moved towards the Bloggers, giving general guides on tasks/problems. There is still a Help Forum[4], but posts are on the constant decline.
The site also is a host of the Gnomedex conference.
Gnomedex
Gnomedex is an annual technical conference, coordinated by Lockergnome founder Chris Pirillo and his wife Ponzi Pirillo, that began in late 2001, and has so far been held seven times. It is not affiliated with the desktop environment GNOME. In graphical computing a desktop environment ( DE) commonly refers to a style of Graphical user interface (GUI that is based on the Desktop metaphor which A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle The conference is typically held during the summer on a weekend, and focuses on leading-edge social and technical trends, most recently including RSS aggregation and podcasting. RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works – such as Blog entries news headlines audio and video – in a standardized A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download
It has been traditionally held in Des Moines, Iowa, Pirillo's home town, but due to its size, moved to Lake Tahoe in 2004 and then Seattle in 2005, 2006 and 2007, where the Pirillos make their home. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States.
The conference consists of parties, a keynote by Chris Pirillo, and presentations by various leaders in tech-centered fields. Notable speakers have included Jason Calacanis, Adam Curry, John C. Dvorak, politician John Edwards, Rob Malda of Slashdot fame, Tim O'Reilly, Dave Winer, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer development team, who at Gnomedex 2005 announced widespread RSS support in Windows Vista. Jason McCabe Calacanis (born November 28, 1970 in Bay Ridge Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York) is a Greek-Irish American Internet entrepreneur Adam Clark Curry (born September 3 1964 in Washington DC) is a broadcasting and Internet personality well known for his stint from 1987 to 1994 as a John Charles Dvorak (born 1952 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Columnist and broadcaster in the areas of Technology Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 Rob Malda (born May 10, 1976) also known as CmdrTaco, is the founder of the website Slashdot. Slashdot, often abbreviated as /, is a technology-related news Website owned by SourceForge Inc Tim O'Reilly (Tadhg Ó Raghallaigh is the founder of O'Reilly Media (formerly O'Reilly & Associates and a supporter of the Free software and open source Dave Winer (born May 2, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA) is an American software developer and entrepreneur in Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Windows Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer abbreviated MSIE) commonly abbreviated to IE, is a series of graphical RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works – such as Blog entries news headlines audio and video – in a standardized Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops
Started as "a tech conference for everyone else", what Gnomedex is exactly about is not really known. It is geared towards not only being fun, but informative. While the conference is run professionally at high-end venues, sponsorship from large companies including Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Google keeps registration fees unusually low. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Another uncommon feature is a single "stream" of speeches in one room holding a few hundred people, rather than parallel series of talks and discussions as at other conventions.
The conferences have unusual themes. At 2004's Gnomedex 4. 0, the theme was "Taking the 'con' out of Convention", while Gnomedex 5. 0's taglines in June 2005 included "The Technology People Aggregator" and "Grassroots of RSS, Blogging, Podcasting, BitTorrent, Media!"
Print Media
Chris has authored three books: Poor Richard's Email Publishing, Online! The Book (with John C. Dvorak), and Lockergnome's Computer Tips Compendium. John Charles Dvorak (born 1952 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Columnist and broadcaster in the areas of Technology
He also writes a monthly column for CPU magazine (Sandhills Publishing). Computer Power User (or CPU) is a monthly Computing and Technology Magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln Sandhills Publishing Company is a privately held American Magazine Publishing company
References
External links
- Chris Pirillo at the Internet Movie Database
- Chris Pirillo Live w/ Chat
- Chris Pirillo's official blog
- Chris Pirillo's official web site (not updated as frequently as his blog)
- Chris Pirillo's Live 24/7 Internet Broadcast #chris IRC channel (Chat that Chris is in 24/7)
- Chris' Youtube Channel
- Interview with Chris Pirillo, Online Marketing Blog, 2006-10-15
- Lockergnome Problem Solvers Forum
- Gnomedex Website
- Lockergnome Home Page
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