What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Just when I thought that buying a new PC was no longer as daunting of a task for noobies as it used to be, I find out I'm wrong once again. I discovered this when I went to Best Buy recently to purchase a new PC for my dad. Before I tell you my story, let me set the record straight. I'm not a walk in to Best Buy and pick a computer off the shelf kind of guy. I prefer to custom order all of my PCs and usually order them online. But like I said, this computer was… Continue reading...
I have whole-heartedly adopted text messaging. I clearly see the benefits of using text messaging and many times find myself choosing to send a text message over an email. I even love picking and choosing what types of alerts I want to receive on my mobile phone via text message. For example, I have my mobile phone integrated with my Google calendar such that I get a text message reminder before each of my appointments. This is especially helpful when I am out and about, away from my computer. Since I almost always carry my mobile phone with me, I… Continue reading...
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Noobies don't need any more frustration with technology than they already have. That's why I am going to let you in on a little trick I use on the Internet to avoid saying (typing) the same thing twice. Whenever I type a long comment on someone's blog or fill out an online customer support request, I always copy and paste what I wrote into another application before I click the Submit button. This way, if something goes wrong (and believe me it often does), I don't have to start over re-typing everything. Want to use my trick? Here's a step… Continue reading...
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Unless you have been living under a rock, you have most likely heard about the upcoming transition to digital television on February 17, 2009. I've written about it several times here on the What's Noo? blog and there are dozens of public service announcements running on every major television network.
But how many of you actually know what you need to do to be prepared for the transition? Will the transition for you be seamless or will you be like the woman in the video below? Watch and decide for yourself!
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My in-laws paid us a visit this week. Their visit marked the first time they had used a GPS navigation system instead of an atlas to get to our house. The GPS navigation system they used was the Garmin Nuvi 760, which I highly recommended to them. During their visit we talked several times about the good and the bad of the Nuvi 760 and GPS navigation in general. I was able to counter much of the negative feedback by demonstrating features on their Nuvi 760 that they just weren't aware of at the time. My confidence in the Nuvi… Continue reading...
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