What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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I'm going to let you in on a little secret. I'm not worried about the virus threat you mentioned to me in your email. You know, the one that will be the worst virus to ever strike? The one that will destroy the entire contents of my computer? And the one that will email itself to all of the contacts in my email software? Better yet, I won't even flinch when you tell me that the virus is 100% real because it was verified on such-and-such web site or mentioned on the Today Show or CNN. Why? Because your pending… Continue reading...
Firefox 3, the long awaited upgrade to the popular Internet browser, is soon to be released to the public. I for one can't wait to download it. I absolutely love Firefox along with the hundreds of plug-ins that allow me to customize my Internet browsing experience to my heart's desire. But here's one more reason for me to love Firefox. If I download the new version on what is being termed the official Firefox Download Day, I will actually be taking part in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours. Sounds… Continue reading...
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I still remember when DVDs first started hitting the market. I would go into my local Blockbuster store and there would be racks and racks of VHS movie rentals and in the corner, a small rack of DVD movie rentals. Most people in the store were still renting VHS tapes but every once in a while, a new technology adopter would pull a movie from the DVD rack. Over time, of course, the VHS racks slowly disappeared only to get replaced by brand new racks of DVDs. Some VHS tapes, mostly kids movies, survived but for the most part, Blockbuster… Continue reading...
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Technology people, also known as techies, are often accused of using too many TLAs. Oh sorry, that's Three Letter Acronyms. But to be fair, techies love using acronyms with more than 3 letters just as often. We just assume the whole world knows what the difference is between a DVD and a DVR. Or what DSL, RSS and DLP stand for. But it doesn't just stop at acronyms. We love to abbreviate too. Like wi-fi, high-def and blog. Well, I'm here to tell you not to blame the techies. We're all guilty of assuming that everyone knows our lingo. Like… Continue reading...
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I was talking to a friend the other day that was interested in upgrading his older TiVo unit to a newer one to take advantage of some of the newer TiVo features like dual tuners (ability to record two shows at the same time). I told my friend that swapping one TiVo for another should be relatively easy to do. Then he asked me, "My lifetime subscription will carry over to the new TiVo, right?" For those that aren't familiar with the TiVo lifetime subscription it is an option offered by TiVo to pay around $400 up front with no… Continue reading...
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