What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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Last week I demonstrated a handful of consumer electronics to a local group of people in Indianapolis. I talked about the good and the bad for each one with the goal of letting each audience member decide whether to love or leave the technology. I concluded by opening up the floor for a general Q & A session. The Q & A quickly turned to a discussion about what the nectarines Twitter and Facebook are. As I explained each one, I looked around the room and noticed a lot of quizical faces so I quickly concluded with an "It's kind… Continue reading...
I've had my ups and downs with the Jott service but I still continue to use it because it's just so darn handy when I need to remind myself of something when I'm away from my office. But when I get jotts like this one, I question my continued use of their service. Here's what I said: "39 dollars and 75 cents on the Discover card at Speedway on June 25th" I jotted this because I had just filled up the car with gas and didn't get a receipt. Here's what was waiting for me from Jott in my email… Continue reading...
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I was driving down the road today and noticed this sign in front of a church:
Two emotions hit me immediately. The first was to think how cool it was that the church was embracing technology and encouraging younger generations to pray using the communication method most familiar to them. This emotion was followed by one of disappointment as I pictured hoards of teenagers skipping Sunday mass because they already texted their prayers into the church.
So what do you think? Is texting your prayers to a church a step forward or a step back? Continue reading...
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I've struggled a lot over the past couple of years to lose some weight. I haven't always been this way. In fact, when my first child was born nearly 8 years ago, I weighed about 30 pounds less than I do now. I know, I keep thinking the same thing. What happened? I could write all kinds of excuses here but that's not what this blog post is about. This blog post is about finally putting my money where my mouth is. Literally. This time I'm "stickking" to it Enter the web site, Stickk, which allows you to enter your… Continue reading...
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Not all of the cool techie electronics I own have to play music, record video or get me to where I'm going. Some of them just help me get my day started. Like the Keurig single-cup coffee maker I received as a gift for Father's Day. All it does is make coffee. But it's the way it makes coffee that makes it so cool. The Keurig coffee maker doesn't use any filters and you never have measure or scoop any coffee. Instead you insert neat little single-serving containers of coffee, called K-Cups, near the top of the coffee maker. Place… Continue reading...
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