What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
My clients often relay stories to me about how their children, or even grandchildren, have to teach them how to use their technology gadgets. I always get a chuckle when I hear these stories and wonder how long it will be before the next generation Internet will be developed by a 5-year-old. One particular story my client told me today really tickled my fancy. She said that her son knows so much more than she does that one time she had to call her son's school and get him out of class just so he could tell her her password.… Continue reading...
Here is this week's roundup of Twitter highlights posted from my Twitter account: Are u a realtor wishing u knew how 2 use social media 2 get more biz? My good friend Colin has the answer in this seminar http://ow.ly/ATZz My son just added one too many "sh" sounds when reading "Sheep will sit here." I successfully ignored the mistake. Amazon Kindle giveaway is exploding right now. Get your chance before it's too late! http://lnk.ms/2wRQk GI Joe. Worth renting tonight on DVD? I don't mind the Windows 7 commercials until they end with "I'm a PC". Let it go Microsoft.… Continue reading...
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Today's blog post will be short and sweet. I just want to make sure everyone has heard about the Amazon Kindle giveaway Noobie launched late last week. If you haven't entered yet for your chance to win, use the link below to do it now before you forget! Click here for your chance to win a brand-new Kindle! And if you have no idea what a Kindle is, here's a few articles and blog posts on the Kindle from the Noobie web site to get you up to speed: Print Newspapers Get Recycled as Digital Media Amazon's Kindle promises wireless… Continue reading...
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Today's guest post comes from my friend, Andy, over at The Digitante. I asked Andy if I could re-post this after I asked my followers on Twitter if anyone understood the new Twitter lists feature. Andy replied and told me he had just written about Twitter lists on his blog and agreed to let me re-post it for Noobie's readers. So now, without further ado... Twitter lists. Twitter started rolling out a new feature about 2-3 weeks ago called lists. Basically, you can group together your followers and others so your Twitter buddies are more organized. Let's check out the… Continue reading...
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Here's a question I received from one of my readers. I thought everyone could benefit from my reply so I'm including the full question and answer below. Q: When I tried to open a Word document attachment, a pop up said it was created from a newer version of Microsoft Word and that I needed to install a compatibility pack. When I clicked through to see what was involved to do that, it came up that it would be a big deal with a number of preliminary steps so I decided it wasn't worth the effort and risk. Did I… Continue reading...
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