Chris Pirillo
chris.pirillo.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2007
Chris Pirillo, a tech personality, writes about gadgets, Twitter, social networks, software quirks, and consumer tech tips.
What HN saysCommenters link it for practical fixes, like the Outlook Wingdings J smiley, disabling animated GIFs, and his Comcast data cap experience.
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Most-shared posts
- 1J smiley outlook email problem and fix2 people · first shared 2010
- 2What is Twitter Good For?1 people · 8 points · first shared 2009 · 7 comments on HN
- 3Chris Pirillo: How Do You Invite People to Events?1 people · 7 points · first shared 2008 · 9 comments on HN
- 4Is Charging for Information Right or Wrong?1 people · 5 points · first shared 2011 · 2 comments on HN
- 5Apple Builds Software to Sell Hardware1 people · 2 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 6Pownce: Social Networks aren't Identity Networks1 people · 2 points · first shared 2007 · discussion on HN
- 7Should Twitter Be Banned At Conferences?1 people · 1 points · first shared 2009 · 2 comments on HN
- 8Free Software vs Free Trial1 people · 1 points · first shared 2007 · discussion on HN
- 9How to Start Business1 people · 1 points · first shared 2007 · discussion on HN
- 10Google Chrome is a Dog1 people · 1 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 11Top Five Tips when Buying an Office Chair1 people · 1 points · first shared 2008 · discussion on HN
- 12Dual monitor display increases productivity1 people · first shared 2007
- 13Are gpus the future of cpus1 people · first shared 2013
- 14Comcast 250gb cap avoid dropbox or online backup1 people · first shared 2012
- 15How to disable animated gifs in chrome1 people · first shared 2014
What HN people wrote when they linked it
001sky · 2012-10-25
It would be great to have a drop-box like solution, but I am wondering if the scale (@ say, ~100GB+) works, though? Consider this guys experience with the data limits on Comcast: http://chris.pirillo.com/comcast-250gb-cap-avoid-dropbox-or-online-bac…
teddyh · 2016-03-26
> (do not waste time trying J)
The Wingdings J strikes again!
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20060523-10/?p=31103
http://chris.pirillo.com/j-smiley-outlook-email-problem-and-fix/
joshstrange · 2014-05-24
Check out this [0] post. I tried the first extension and it worked but doesn't pause by default (ESC key toggles gif animation). I didn't try the other two but this looks like what you are looking for.
[0] http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-disable-animated-gifs-in-chrome/
Kerrick · 2013-06-22
> Over the next few months, we'll be hearing about how the CPU is dead and that all you need is GPU.
I've been saying that for years. http://chris.pirillo.com/are-gpus-the-future-of-cpus/
misterbwong · 2010-10-31
Here's a solution for those actually using Office and wanting the smiley to degrade gracefully into a :) instead of a J
http://chris.pirillo.com/j-smiley-outlook-email-problem-and-fix/
mechanical_fish · 2007-11-24
I have three words for you, my friend: "electric space heaters". :)
I won't dwell on the fact that laptops are ergonomically evil and will eventually send you to the doctor with one form of RSI or another. If you don't already understand this, it will be very hard to convince you.
Instead I'll point out that your productivity is proportional to how much monitor you've got. Researchers have measured this [1][2], hackers [3] and techies [4] have testified to this, and Apple has sold a lot of incredibly expensive 30-inch displays because of this. Why are you killing your own productivity in order to save the cost of running an electric space heater? Is it the coffee? Don't get hooked on the coffee!
[1] http://www.useit.com/alertbox/screen_resolution.html
[2] http://research.microsoft.com/displayArticle.aspx?id=433
[3] http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/005541.html
[4] http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/05/31/dual-monitor-display-increases-pro…