What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Q: I have some audio files in .wav format that I want to put on a CD so I can listen to them on my home stereo. I tried burning a data CD using my computer but it doesn’t work. What am I doing wrong? The good news is that you were very close to getting this one right so pat yourself on the back for that one. The problem is that you chose a data CD project instead of an audio CD project. Although the songs on CDs are based on the .wav format, it is imperative to burn… Continue reading...
Q: I have a 30 GB iPod Video. Everything worked just fine until the upgrade to iTunes 7. Apple has had me delete my iTunes and QuickTime about 4 different times and reload them. On my hard drive now I do not get any video. Before I could watch a movie that I am going to down load on my iPod off of my hard drive, now all I get is a fuzzy image. I have even tried to download a game and when I do the demo I can not see the game because the picture is fuzzy. The… Continue reading...
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Daylight Savings Time took effect last Saturday night, three weeks earlier than normal. There was a lot of press over this change and how it would affect technology-related devices such as computers that were pre-programmed to change their clock based on the previous schedule. Some even went as far as to compare the change to Y2K. Do you want to know what I did to prepare for this big change? Absolutely nothing. On Sunday morning I woke up and checked my desktop computer. The time had changed without a glitch. Same with my laptop. Next up was my digital video… Continue reading...
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Remember when you used to have to pay for 411-type information calls? Well, it’s time to forget. 1-800-FREE411 lets you look up phone numbers by simply dialing the number and responding to the voice prompts. I tried it this morning and it passed the noobie test. It couldn’t have been any easier. I didn’t even talk to a human. The voice prompt asked me for the city and state. I responded “Greenwood, Indiana”. Without skipping a beat, the voice prompt then asked me whether I wanted to look up a business or residential listing. I responded “business” and again, without… Continue reading...
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Q: My cell phone has Bluetooth and I have no idea what that means. How do I use the Bluetooth? A: Bluetooth is a wireless specification that devices can use to “talk” to one another. It is very common in cell phones and computers although it is available in many other devices as well. The most common application for Bluetooth on a cell phone is to communicate with a hands free, Bluetooth-enabled ear piece. I’m referring to those little wireless Star Trek looking devices you see in people’s ears. Bluetooth allows your cell phone to transmit your conversation from your… Continue reading...
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