Audio & Video
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Picking the Right Electronics - Gifts for the Holidays
3 min, 46 sec
Topics:
Digital Camcorders;
Digital Cameras;
Gadgets;
Game Systems;
GPS Navigation;
Laptops
Scott Jones from Fox 59 News and Patric Welch from Noobie discuss picking the right electronic gifts for the holidays.
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Technology help for parents
23 min, 49 sec
Topics:
Computers;
Internet
This podcast is authored by Katy Lee of Adventures in Parenting and is distributed with her permission. The original podcast appears here.
Tired of asking your kids for help with your digital camera or downloading a program? Help is here! An interview with Patric from Noobie, Inc. with advice on how parents can maximize the use of technology, without breaking anything!
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If you are hungry for pizza, don’t turn to TiVo
5 min, 49 sec
Topics:
Digital Video Recorders;
Television & Home Theater
This video details my first experience trying to order a Domino's pizza using my TiVo.
- Audio
- Mr. Noobie Podcast, September 10, 2008, Episode 21 5 min, 8 sec Topics: Digital Video Recorders; Internet; Laptops; Media Players; Phones & Mobile Devices; Television & Home Theater
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Mr. Noobie Podcast, September 3, 2008, Episode 20
7 min, 13 sec
Topics:
Computers
In this episode of the Mr. Noobie podcast:
- Mr. Noobie breaks down the specifications of a HP Pavilion a6500f Desktop PC.
- Intel and AMD are compared and dual-core technology is explained.
- How to compare processors using processing speed.
- What amount of memory is good, better and best?
- What you can do (and not do) with a DVD burner.
- A brief description of LightScribe technology.
- What a media card reader is and how it can make transferring digital pictures to your computer easier.
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Mr. Noobie Podcast, August 22, 2008, Episode 19
10 min, 14 sec
Topics:
Computers;
Internet;
Software
In this episode of the Mr. Noobie podcast:
- Mr. Noobie discusses what makes a computer slow and what you can do about it.
- Memory upgrades vs. buying a new computer.
- What memory requirements should you get in a new computer?
- A quick and dirty way to see how much "stuff" is gobbling up memory on your computer.
- Why there may be nothing you can do about a slow loading web page.
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Mr. Noobie Podcast, August 15, 2008, Episode 18
7 min, 5 sec
Topics:
Digital Video Recorders;
CD/DVD Players;
Internet;
Media Players;
Phones & Mobile Devices
In this episode of the Mr. Noobie podcast:
- TiVo released its summer update. Mr. Noobie explains his two favorite new features.
- The Noobie channel on YouTube is www.youtube.com/noobieinc.
- Verizon Wireless releases visual voicemail on its LG Voyager phones.
- Mr. Noobie explains what a reserve price is on eBay and when it is appropriate to use it.
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Mr. Noobie Podcast, August 8, 2008, Episode 17
7 min, 20 sec
Topics:
High Definition;
Internet;
Media Players;
Phones & Mobile Devices;
Software;
Television & Home Theater
In this episode of the Mr. Noobie podcast:
- NBC announces it will stream its NFL Sunday Night Football games. Will this help Mr. Noobie watch more Packers games?
- Google adds walking directions to its Google Maps application
- Mr. Noobie discusses a real-world practical application for the micro-blog service, Twitter
- Would you spend $1000 for an iPhone or iPod Touch application just to tell your friends that you are rich?
- Mr. Noobie explains how to get answers to all of your digital television questions by requesting a free report at www.noobie.com/dtv
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Mr. Noobie Podcast, August 1, 2008, Episode 16
5 min, 28 sec
Topics:
Computers;
Internet;
Software
In this episode of the Mr. Noobie podcast:
- Mr. Noobie talks about using Amazon Watcher to automatically notify him when Amazon.com gets Wii Fits in stock.
- A new search engine, Cuil, tries to take on search giant Google
- The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) wants to help you distinguish between legitimate movies on the Internet and ones that infringe copyrights
- How much is that 1999 computer running Windows 98 really worth?
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Mr. Noobie Podcast, July 25, 2008, Episode 15
6 min, 58 sec
Topics:
Game Systems;
Home Networking;
Internet;
Phones & Mobile Devices;
Software;
Television & Home Theater;
Text Messaging
Mr. Noobie talks about the forthcoming Wireless Home Digital Interface and how it can benefit noobies. The Jott iPhone application is explained and Mr. Noobie tells you how to "digg" his blog posts. Still not having any luck getting a Wii Fitt on Amazon.com. Details on how a client saved $134 when upgrading from the 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office 2007.