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A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Super Bowl fever is building up in Indianapolis and I've got 4 VIP—Any Time—Any Day tickets (a $100 value!) to give away to the NFL Experience, held at the Indianapolis Convention Center starting today. If you are not familiar with the NFL Experience, watch the short promo video at the end of this blog post. Here's what you need to do to be eligible to win: 1. Live in the Indianapolis area. There's no point in winning these tickets if you can't use them. 2. Leave a comment on this blog post letting me know your prediction of who will… Continue reading...
In many ways I believe I couldn't get along without technology. I've often said if someone were to take away my smart phone, you'd find me aimlessly wandering the streets like a bumbling idiot. And don't get me started how life would be without a DVR. Watching television shows when they actually air? That just gives me the shivers. But a few days ago, my dad forwarded an email to me with a bunch of cartoon illustrations depicting how life was before vs. how it is now. And as much as I think technology is great, you have to just… Continue reading...
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QUESTION: I want to bookmark websites like on my android phone but have been unable to locate a site that will do so. When I try to search for visual or pictorial bookmarks I get sites for actual bookmarks. Is there anything available for my desktop computer? - Lindsey E. ANSWER: I'm going to assume when you talk about bookmarks for your desktop computer that you want to share your bookmarks on any computer you happen to use. If this is not the case, you can accomplish what you want by simply using the favorites feature available in most browsers.… Continue reading...
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Here is this week's roundup of Twitter highlights posted from my Twitter account: Want to win 3 months of membership to http://Audible.com for free from Noobie? Click for details --> http://ow.ly/8CHYZ 23 Jan Congrats to the Giants. Should be a great Super Bowl. Guess now it's time to prepare for stormageddon. 22 Jan If Kyle Williams is looking for a drinking partner tonight, Billy Cundiff is probably available. 22 Jan I am stunned that big companies are still airing commercials in a 4:3 aspect ratio. C'mon Chevrolet! 22 Jan I got 3,011,978 points while escaping from demon monkeys in Temple… Continue reading...
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Last week I had the privilege of getting a behind-the-scenes tour of the infrastructure Verizon Wireless has put in place to handle the upcoming voice and data traffic for the Super Bowl here in Indianapolis. I shot some video during the tour and have edited it down the best I could to about four and a half minutes. But I'll warn you, this video is not for noobies. Quite the opposite, it's quite techie in nature. But there are some fun facts anyone can pull from the video. Like the fact that all of the infrastructure put in place for… Continue reading...
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