Chris Pirillo

Christopher Joseph Pirillo (born July 26, 1973) is the founder and former CEO of LockerGnome, Inc., a former network of blogs, web forums, mailing lists, and online communities which are now closed.

Chris Pirillo
Pirillo speaking at Gnomedex in 2007
Born (1973-07-26) July 26, 1973
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Northern Iowa
Years active1996–present
ChildrenJedi Pirillo
(born September 14, 2014)[1]
Websitechris.pirillo.com

Career

LockerGnome began as a technology mailing list in 1996, offering tips and tricks for operating systems and applications, software suggestions (with an emphasis on public domain and shareware software), and web site recommendations.[2] Several mailing lists are now provided, offering technology advice and tips[3] and other content syndicated from LockerGnome's blogs for IT Professionals.[4] A web forum for help with and discussions about technology was run from 2002 to 2015.[5][6]

Pirillo along with Jake Ludington, created a BitTorrent server at vistatorrent.com "to help Microsoft get Windows Vista Beta 2 in users' hands" in 2006.[7] According to Information Week, Microsoft had "reported problems in delivering Beta 2 electronically recommending that users order the DVD rather than download the 3.5-4.4GB file".[7] Microsoft sent a cease and desist e-mail, and the pair complied.[7]

Pirillo is the author of several books, including Poor Richard's E-mail Publishing, Online! The Book with John C. Dvorak and Wendy Taylor.[8][9]

In March, 2015, Pirillo announced he was resuming Gnomedex, but providing more of a fair or festival experience than as a single-track conference.[10]

References
  1. "The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest".
  2. "About" lockergnome.com
  3. "Advice and Tips". lockergnome.com
  4. "IT Professionals feed". lockergnome.com
  5. "Lockergnome Help Forum Closure". lockergnome.com
  6. Geeks - Reviews, News, and How To! Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. GeekWith.com. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
  7. Gregg, Keizer (June 15, 2006). "Microsoft Shuts Off Vista Torrent". Information Week. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  8. "Poor Richard's E-mail Publishing" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. isbndb.com
  9. "Online! The Book" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. isbndb.com
  10. "Chris Pirillo is bringing Gnomedex back in Seattle — but don't call it a conference". GeekWire. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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