L’eggo My Eggo!! is a post from Chris Pirillo

Wait. Back up. Hold the phone. Rewind a moment. PAUSE! STOP!!!! What the hell is going on?! No more Eggos?! Someone has lost their freaking minds!!

Kellog’s has had to close their Atlanta plant – the second such closure in recent days due to operational issues. They claim to be working hard to re-stock all of the stores that carry their famous waffles. But for now… there is actually a shortage. Many thousands of people are going to have to go through painful withdrawals every morning! This, folks, is a crisis of epic proportions!

Breakfast without Eggos is like… macaroni without cheese… peanut butter without jelly… Bert without Ernie! It just doesn’t work. It’s not cool. It should be illegal!!! I think I need a paper bag. So this is what hyperventilating feels like!

How are you going to survive your Eggo withdrawal? Will you replace your old standby with something new, or simply starve every morning until they return to your grocer’s shelves?

Losing out on Eggo’s isn’t even the only newsworthy event that has been written about in our community today. People are talking about all kinds of things. I hope you haven’t missed any of them!

• As Microsoft moves to MinWin, servers gain but desktops may lose.


• So there IS a Chrome OS. It’s just a little undercooked still. Be patient, young grasshoppers.


• Microsoft is previewing Internet Explorer 9.


• A Windows 7 backdoor – fact or fiction?


• Microsoft has discovered a flaw in Google Chrome Frame.


• Do we need larger computer cases?


• Money Mules facilitate Identity Theft and fraud.


• Should Microsoft underwrite nVidia?


• What virtual storage service would you recommend?


• Cloud Computing: Myths and Realities


• The “Dislike” button is coming to Facebook – but is it really a good thing?

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• How Can Companies Hire Social Media Directors?


• How to Have a Chris Pirillo Live Gadget on your Windows Desktop


• Word of the Year: Unfriend


• What is an Eye-Fi?


• Do You Welcome Conversation from Rude People?


• What is Twitter Good For?


• Google Goes Sesame Street


• Who Loves Windows Vista?


• What Technology has Shaped Your Life


• What Would You Do With a Million Dollars?

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How to Optimize Network Management is a post from Chris Pirillo

This post was sponsored by LANsurveyor. We’ve worked with the folks at SolarWinds many times in the past. They have excellent products to help you keep your network running in tip-top shape (as their own community will attest).

LANsurveyor is used by network engineers worldwide to map their networks in mere minutes. According to SolarWinds Head Geek, “getting to know” your network is the first thing you should do when managing any network – and the best way to do this is to discover, map and document it and everything connected to it.

If you’re a network engineer, you are responsible for making sure business-critical network processes are up and running and don’t have a lot of time on your hands to spend cataloging everything on the network. LANsurveyor does the work for you. From automatically discovering your LAN or WAN to producing an easy-to-view, interactive network diagram that can be printed, saved as image or exported to Microsoft Visio, this tool’s got you covered. But this isn’t a one-hit wonder. LANsurveyor adds value beyond the initial discovery of your network. It tracks changes on the network in real-time, creates hardware and program inventory reports and more.

Gone are the days of keeping track of devices connected to your network by manually entering them into a spreadsheet. Who has the time for that? Better yet… who has the desire to be on “network inventory” duty? You can use LANsurveyor to do the dirty work for you! It will automatically keep track of everything, freeing you up to work on more business-critical projects.

Just like with all SolarWinds products, you can try LANsurveyor free for 30 days. If you purchase before November 30th, you will receive a 50% discount! Make sure you use coupon code PLS504QC when ordering to receive the discount.

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• What is Community?


• How to Email Web Pages to Yourself


• Who Are You on Twitter?


• Does Computer Crime Affect You?


• What is Synergy?


• How to Meet Geeks


• How Do You Find Files From Across the Network?


• Troubleshooting User Network Performance Issues


• What Tools do you use for Your Mac Network?


• What do you Need for a Wired Home Network?

How Can Companies Hire Social Media Directors? is a post from Chris Pirillo

I came across an interesting link today while browsing Twitter. The author writes about how companies who are new to social media are failing miserably when it comes to writing job descriptions for their newly-created social media positions. He goes on to say he used to blame the companies themselves for writing poorly-constructed ads. Then, he realized that it isn’t the company’s fault at all. They don’t know what they’re doing, remember? They are new to this whole social media scene, and may not even know what it is they are looking FOR, exactly.

How would you suggest a company create a position for this, and market it? What should they look for? How should their ads be worded to be the most effective? I think that the social media experts in our community are the perfect place to get ideas flowing, and help these companies out!

What have you read today that sparked your imagination and interest, or made you stop and think? Make sure you share the links with the rest of us, so we don’t miss out!

• Spinning disk drives are not quite ready to be put out to pasture.


• How do you define happiness?


• The Microsoft Office 2010 Beta is now available for public download.


• What can you do with your old USB drives?


• Is AMD now the undisputed champion?


• What is your impression of the Droid so far?


• What are your thoughts on Internet Explorer 9?


• Do you want to remove the volume icon from your Windows 7 desktop?


• Are you a Logitech fan?


• Can your business save thousands of dollars by switching to VoIP?


• Don’t let yourself become a victim of coupon scams online.

Don’t miss our downloads center today! There are some excellent deals for both Windows and Mac people!

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• Twitter Marketing For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))


• Everything twitter – From Novice To Expert: The Unofficial Guide to Everything Twitter – THE BLUE BOOK (Black & White Edition)

• Are YOU a Social Media Geek?


• How Do You Get Started in Social Media?


• Putting the Me in Social Media


• Social Networking in Hawaii


• How to Create and Browse Lifestreams


• Seattle Social Media Scene (with WTIA)


• What Do You Need to Know About Social Media?


• Word of the Year: Unfriend


• What is Twitter Good For?


• What Technology has Shaped Your Life

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What Drives Your Productivity? is a post from Chris Pirillo

Being sick has its advantages – ones I never knew about! I have had some sort of crazy virus for several days now. I admit to spending one entire day sleeping it off as best I could. I stayed out of my office for the most part, and knocked myself out with the medicines the doctor gave me. Since that day, I’ve spent as much time as possible doing nothing other than sitting in my office. Since that happens to be where I work… I’ve actually accomplished quite a lot! I haven’t felt like going anywhere really, or “doing” anything much.

I’ve managed to catch up on some reading I felt I was behind on. I have come up with some ideas for upcoming projects. And, I’ve even managed to croak out some geeky new videos for the YouTube channel. I’m ahead of myself on those, which is kind of cool. Usually, the things I record are uploaded immediately the next day. Now I have a bit of a “buffer”, in case there’s a day I am too busy with other things to record.

As backwards as it seems, being sick has made me more productive. What helps boost your “get things done” levels? Also – what do you spend the most time doing when you’re sick? Do you curl up in front of the tv, or read a book? Do you spend all of your time sleeping? Or, are you like me and plant yourself in front of the computer monitors?

• There still isn’t a Chrome operating system. Did you see that one coming?


• Can you buy credit card numbers off of Craigslist?


• What do you think is the hottest gadget of the season?


• Diskeeper 2010 has a revolutionary new feature.


• Do modern GUIs contribute to clueless users?


• When it comes to netbook reliability, where do you feel each manufacturer falls?


• What are your thoughts on Cryogenics?


• WindowBlinds has been updated to work with Windows 7!


• Scientists are pushing light beyond its known limits.


• Can you upgrade your motherboard without having to reinstall Windows?


• Why is AT&T on the defensive?


• Do you recommend buying refurbished gadgets and gizmos?


• If you’re in the market for a new PC, why not consider buying one directly from Microsoft?

Don’t forget to check out all of the hot new apps we have for you in our downloads center. Today you’ll find several things for Windows, as well as mobile devices!

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• Cryogenic Studios


• Cryogenic Studio, Vol. 2


• Austin Powers – International Man of Mystery (New Line Platinum Series)


• Sleeper


• Jason X (New Line Platinum Series)


• True Genius: The Life and Science of John Bardeen


• Cryogenic Heat Transfer (Series in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering)


• Life in the Frozen State

• Will Your Next PC be a Mac?


• You Just Can’t Escape Windows


• Macs Never Crash… EVER!


• PC or Mac for Education?


• Sharing Files Between Mac OS X and Windows XP


• Macbook Pro – Parallels vs VMWare Fusion


• Parallels Review


• Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard Review


• Snow Leopard Thoughts


• A Few Moments with Bill Pytlovany

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A Final Line on Malware Protection is a post from Chris Pirillo

The truth of malware today is that it is a cat-and-mouse game between the criminals/hackers and the security people. The hackers are ready to take advantage of every opportunity. Recently, former beauty contestant Carrie Prejean was in the news. It was just hours later that there were malware and spyware sites using the “Carrie Prejean” search to infect computers.

Firewalls and security products are absolutely necessary. This space makes it a regular habit of reminding our readers of the need to be active in protecting your computer and personal, confidential information. No antivirus or antimalware product can guarantee that they are a hundred per cent effective. It would be just an impossible guarantee because of the speed of the internet and the opportunities for crime.

For that reason, there is one product that we believe is necessary and that we recommend. That product is WinPatrol and there is really good reason for using this product.

Some malware can install without you having to do anything. These are the so called “drive-by” downloads. You probably would not know that a malware program has been installed. The hackers are that good at compromising your system. There is a way to protect your machine constantly. WinPatrol is like a watchdog for your computer. And like a great watchdog, it alerts you if there are any attempted changes on your machine. That means that you have a chance to stop a malware installation because WinPatrol has your machine under constant surveillance.

You decide whether to allow any changes on the machine. Even the changes that legitimate programs attempt to make will be noted. You have to allow permission. For example, some program you use now may ‘phone home’ and want to update. WinPatrol will alert you to see if you want this update. It is an extra layer of security – and it prevents a load of problems.

Bill Pytlovany is giving our readers a terrific discount on WinPatrol. Bill is a recognized security expert, with decades of experience. Bill is a recognized expert by Microsoft in their MVP program. Bill is reducing the cost of this program by ten dollars. Use the coupon code: Gnomes for the discount on WinPatrol. It supports “Supports Windows 98 – Windows 7 including x64 systems”.

The offer expires on November 25, 2009.

This is affordable protection. Malware still needs to install on your machine for it to work. WinPatrol gives you one last chance to stop an infection, even though you have a firewall and other security programs. There are many gnomies who would not be without WinPatrol on any of their computers. We recommend it without any hesitation – and it is a huge bargain at this price.

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