What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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My sisters and I recently chipped in on a brand new digital SLR camera (think the next step beyond your typical point-and-shoot camera) for my dad. Being the techie in the family, it became my job to hand deliver the new camera to my dad so I could teach him how to use it. This was a job I was actually looking forward to because up until now, I haven't had a lot of hands-on experience with digital SLR cameras. My dad and I only spent a minute or two before the new camera was up and running. We decided… Continue reading...
Everyone has probably seen those giant bins of bargain DVDs at superstores like Wal-Mart. I saw one today that had the DVDs priced at 2 for $9.99. Usually these bins are full of DVDs that are of little or no interest to me but I am still drawn to them nonetheless. I guess my curiosity always gets the best of me. The 2 for $9.99 bin I saw today was no exception. I couldn't resist digging through the bin to see if there might be a hidden gem somewhere in the pile. Suprisingly, I didn't have to dig very far… Continue reading...
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Techies have been throwing around the term smart phone for a while now. The term is used to describe cell phones with enhanced features such as web browsing, email and video. Think iPhone, BlackBerry or Treo. As "smart" as these phones are, I never thought they would compete with human intelligence. That is until I talked with a friend of mine at a Rainmakers networking event this morning. She told me she had a BlackBerry and was really struggling to figure out all of its features. My friend went on to tell me that recently her granddaughter saw her trying… Continue reading...
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Every kid grows up learning the 5 second rule. Drop a piece of candy on the floor and you have 5 seconds to pick it up before you have to throw it away. Now, thanks to Google, adults will get to enjoy their own 5 second rule. Google recently added a new feature to Gmail (enabled by reviewing the Google Labs tools in Gmail's settings) that allows a user to undo a sent email up to 5 seconds after clicking the Send button. So if you discover you accidentally sent that nasty-gram to your boss instead of your co-worker, you… Continue reading...
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I've been both complimentary and critical of ChaCha's service in the past, but today I think ChaCha really blew a chance to make a good first impression with one of my clients. I was teaching my client how to use the 2003 version of Microsoft Excel which led into a discussion of whether or not my client should upgrade to the newer 2007 version of Microsoft Office. My client was concerned that her computer was too old and wouldn't meet the minimum requirements for the new version. I told my client that memory was probably the only issue so I… Continue reading...
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