{"id":20394,"date":"2011-02-22T23:18:04","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T04:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=20394"},"modified":"2011-02-22T23:18:04","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T04:18:04","slug":"chris-pirillo-why-should-you-use-a-virtual-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/chris-pirillo-why-should-you-use-a-virtual-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pirillo: Why Should You Use a Virtual Machine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"440\" height=\"285\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pRBA8ZdDlRo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chrispirillo\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><b>About Chris:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.pirillo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Pirillo<\/a> is the founder of the tech blogging network, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lockergnome.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lockergnome<\/a> and previously served as host of TechTV&#8217;s Call for Help show.  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