What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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Q: Apple is talking about DRM-free music. What is DRM? A: DRM stands for digital rights management. Simply put, it is the technology that has prevented you from purchasing a song on iTunes and then distributing the purchased song to your friends. Despite the wild success of iPods and iTunes, Apple has taken a lot of heat for including digital rights management with its songs. The reason is that many people want to play songs purchased from iTunes on MP3 players other than iPods. With the new DRM-free music offered by Apple, users can do just that. There is no… Continue reading...
Q: What is the difference between Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center? A: At first glance, both Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center appear to do the same thing. Both can catalog and play your music, either stored on your hard drive or from a CD, and both allow you to watch DVDs in full screen mode. The real difference is that Windows Media Player is a software program for your computer while Windows Media Center was designed to be married to your television. That is why Windows Media Center has large fonts and simple navigation features. It… Continue reading...
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Q: I sent a friend of mine an email with a Word document attached and she said she couldn’t open the file. She has Word installed on her computer so why can’t she open my file? A: This is a very common issue since the new version of Office was released. My guess is that you recently upgraded to Office 2007 or purchased a new computer with the trial version of Office 2007 already installed. With the new version of Office, Microsoft completely revamped how they store the data that makes up a Word document. While this may be a… Continue reading...
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Q: Where did all of my Internet favorites go? A: I am going to take a wild stab that your computer was recently updated with Internet Explorer version 7. In the previous version of Internet Explorer, your Internet favorites were all listed underneath a menu item appropriately named “Favorites”. As I’m sure you’ve already noticed there are no traditional menu items in the new version of Internet Explorer. Rest assured, however, that your favorites are still intact. Look for a gold star graphic located at the left of your Internet browser near the top of the window. A simple click… Continue reading...
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Q: I am going on vacation next week and want to take my laptop with me. How do I use the wireless part of my laptop to check my email from somewhere like Starbucks? A: As much as I’d love to answer your question by reminding you that you are on vacation and that you should be relaxing and not checking your email, I can’t because I’m guilty as charged when it comes to taking my laptop on vacation with me. In fact, I once set my fantasy football lineup from my hotel room in Maui but I’ll have to… Continue reading...
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