Déja Vu All Over Again

It's been just over two years since I stopped hosting Call for Help (you can read my original email about leaving in The Laporte Report from March 15, 2001). A number of people hosted the show after I left, including my good friend Chris Pirillo. But I have to admit, I could never watch the show without a little twinge of longing. I missed doing it more than I ever would have thought. Well I'm very pleased to report that I'm coming back. Chris is moving to greener pastures (I'm sure he'll have more to say about it on his blog) and TechTV has invited me to return as host of Call for Help starting tomorrow. We'll miss Chris a lot. He added a bunch of much needed tech savvy to the channel. And I valued him as a colleague and a friend. I'll be returning CFH to its roots as a call-in help show as quickly as possible, taking as many of your calls as we can fit into an hour each day. I know the time slot isn't ideal for many of you (3p Eastern/Noon Pacific) but there will be beefed-up weekend repeats. And if the show goes well (that is, if you and all your friends watch it religiously) it will prove what I've contended all along: people want to watch computer help on TV. And maybe then we can move it to a more convenient hour. Naturally, I will continue to co-host The Screen Savers with Patrick, and Cat has agreed to continue on as co-host on Call for Help. Please tune-in and call-in Call for Help, weekdays at 3p Eastern on TechTV. (Now if we can only find the old show open.)