What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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It's official. I applied for my two digital converter box coupons at www.dtv2009.gov. The process was fairly simple and only took a few minutes to complete. The only part of the form that briefly delayed me was the part that made me answer this question: Check the statement below that best describes your household: All or some of the TVs in my house subscribe to one or more pay services, such as cable or satellite. None of the TVs in my house subscribe to one or more pay services, such as cable or satellite. It's not that I didn't know… Continue reading...
Yesterday I was having lunch at my new favorite coffee shop when a man sitting at the table next to me asked me if I knew who sung the song that just played on the radio. I wish he had asked me while the song was still playing. I would have jumped at the chance to whip out my iPhone and show off the song-recognizing Shazam application. But the song was already over so I was put in a Shazam-less situation. But that wasn't going to stop this techie. Not even after this man's futile attempts to actually sing the… Continue reading...
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Microsoft has taken a lot of heat lately mainly due to the bad press Windows Vista has received. But also because they have just sat back and let Apple attack them with their "Hello I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" ad campaign without firing back a single shot. Meanwhile, Apple has moved up to the third spot in computer sales and has been thriving off the media attention of their non-computer products such as the iPod, Apple TV and the iPhone. A friend of mine on Twitter led me to a YouTube video that may lend even more explanation… Continue reading...
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A comment I often hear from my clients when helping them with their computer is that they are afraid they are going to break something. Usually they have figured out how to turn the computer on and off but beyond that they are afraid to touch it. These are the same people that get into a 1 or 2 ton hunk of metal (they of course call it their "car") every day to get to work. And they drive this 1 or 2 ton hunk of metal 70 MPH on the Interstate just a few feet from hundreds of other… Continue reading...
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One of my goals with Noobie is consumer awareness with technology products. In other words, I try to help people avoid getting ripped off when they go to the store or go online to purchase a technology product. Unfortunately, some stores make my job harder than others. Here's a perfect example. A good friend of mine, Doug Karr, who runs The Marketing Technology Blog, sent me this pricing information from Verizon Wireless. Doug is in the market to upgrade his cell phone and has his eye on the new LG Voyager which, as an upgrade will cost him $409.99 (see… Continue reading...
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