What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
It's been a while since I did a "technology I'd like to see" post. Today's post isn't so much a technology I'd like to see as much as it is a technology I wish they'd improve. I have a toll tag on my car. For those of you not familiar with a toll tag, it's a little device that mounts on the inside of your windshield that sends a radio signal to a tollbooth when you pass through it. The signal uniquely identifies your car and your account number and any toll charges due are automatically deducted from your electronic… Continue reading...
For seven straight days, AT&T Wireless has sent me an email to let me know that my wireless bill is ready for viewing online. I'm beginning to think they are angry with me because I haven't actually taken the time to look at the bill online. Why? Because I already received a paper statement and my bill is automatically paid by credit card each month. So I am ready to open this up for betting. Here are just a few things we can all bet on: How many more consecutive days will I continue to receive an email notification from… Continue reading...
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So there I was standing in Sam's Club looking over their selection of laptops. To my right was a woman doing the same. After a few minutes she approached me saying, "Do you know anything about computers? I don't know anything." I resisted the urge to start my 60 second marketing pitch about Noobie and instead decided to just play the good samaritechie (I just made that word up, bet you couldn't tell). The conversation went something like this: Me: "Do you have a budget in mind?" Woman: "I want the best one money can buy." Me: "The best one… Continue reading...
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Sure, the headline is a little misleading. But it is relevant. Yesterday, when I filled up my car with gas at Speedway, a Speedy Rewards Instant Coupon spit out with my receipt. The top of the coupon read "YOU COULD WIN FREE GAS FOR A YEAR." If you have ever wondered why noobies are frustrated with and intimidated by technology, here's why. Follow along with me on the steps I had to take to see if I won free gas for a year: 1. Go to my computer, fire up my Internet browser and go to the Speedy Rewards web… Continue reading...
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I spend a lot of time trying to convince people that text messaging isn't just about teenage boys and girls sending notes back and forth to their BFFs (best friends forever, sorry, I couldn't resist). This morning I read an article on CNN's web site that helps my case. The article mentions how the FCC has approved an emergency alert text-messaging system. Here's how it will work. When an emergency event occurs--on a national level such as an alert from the president of the United States or on a local level such as a hurricane, tornado, earthquake or Amber alert--the… Continue reading...
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