Dishing on Data: Interview With Chris Pirillo
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
This is the first in an occasional series of audio interviews we’re doing with tech gurus and alpha geeks. We’ll be talking to them about how they manage their digital life, where they store all of their virtual stuff and related geekery.
You can listen to the interview, or read the transcription below:
Darren: So we’re talking today for PutPlace. We’re recording a series of conversations with tech gurus and productivity types about how they backup and manage their digital life and tonight we have Chris Pirillo. Chris, tell us who you are and what you do.
Chris: Well I think the easiest way to explain it is if you go to Google and you type in the word “Chris” I should be the first one there at least at this moment in time. I’ve been online since 1992 in one sense, well, except when I sleep but that’s not very often. So, I enjoy the world of psychology and creating content and sharing information with the world.
Darren: And we can watch you right now at Live.Pirillo.com, right?
Chris: Yeah, it’s kinda scary, I’m doing life-casting so all the time it’s always on and I’ve set it up so that even if I’m there I’ve got chat room, and the chat room’s always lively and interactive and you know just a bunch of geeks hanging out.
Darren: Aren’t you ever worried that someone might see you picking your nose?
Chris: Uh, no, although they definitely caught some interesting moments.
(Darren laughs.)
Chris: Uh, yeah… uh, yeah (Chris laughs.)
A Very Complicated Digital Life
Darren: Uh, OK, well uh, we wanted to talk you obviously because I know you and you’ve obviously been online for a long time and have alot of technology and you have probably a very complicated digital life– (Following overlaps with Chris’ comment below:] so… how many computers do you currently - have?
Chris: - No, not really…
Darren: — No…? How many computers do you currently have?
Chris: Well I do have alot of computers but, you know, I tend to be a minimalist as far as my digital lifestyle is concerned. I don’t want to you know be overwhelmed and that’s what can happen really easily. So if you ask me how many computers I have I don’t know if I can name them all. For me it’s been trying to find the right grooves so that everything integrates and it’s been difficult. Especially in relation to content, whether it’s my own content or consuming other people’s content. For years I had to rely on tradition media means and mechanism and I don’t really want to rely on tradition channels and delivery anymore so I‘ve been looking for ways to integrate that older type of consumer lifestyle with the digital world with whether I am today and the way content is distributed today. So… it’s… when you ask how many computers I have… I think I’ve got alot but they wouldn’t necessarily be termed as PC or Mac but anything that could be connected to the internet I would consider a computer these days. (more…)
