What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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How many of you remember Abbott and Costello's famous "Who's on first?" routine? If you don't, do yourself a favor and watch the video below before reading the rest of this blog post. If you can't see the embedded video above use the following link: Who's on first? Modern day version Now if Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, "Who's on First?" might have turned out something like this. For the record, I did not write this. It was originally written by Tom King and you can find his original post here. COSTELLO CALLS TO… Continue reading...
Have you ever heard the Steven Wright comedy bit that goes something like this: I moved into a house that had one of those light switches that didn't appear to do anything. Every once in a while I would walk by it and flip the switch on and off. 6 months after moving in, I got a letter from a guy in China saying "Cut it out." I had a very similar moment earlier this week. When Reply to All goes bad An email was distributed to my entire family with a typo in my sister's email address. In some… Continue reading...
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Do you know the difference between the address bar and the search bar? I've noticed a recurring issue with noobies when it comes to understanding the difference between a browser's address bar and search bar. Often noobies think they are typing in the address bar but are really typing in the search bar and vice versa. Well today I am going to clear up the confusion. The address bar Let's start with a quick explanation of each. The address bar looks like this: It is intended to take you directly to a web page. To use the address bar, you… Continue reading...
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Here is this week's roundup of Twitter highlights posted from my Twitter account: My son just brought home Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief from the library for me. I'm through 3 chapters already. Not bad. Check out the sweet new rainforest theme update for the Doodle Jump iPhone game. Warning...it's addictive! #ad http://spn.tw/54ff Does it bother anyone else that if Canada goes on to win this game we will have each beat the other team once yet Canada gets the gold? Parked in front of the television waiting for U.S. to take on Canada for the gold in men's… Continue reading...
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Last week I wrote about a tough decision my client faced between spending money repairing a dying laptop and buying a brand new laptop. I included a voting poll and asked you to vote on which decision you would have made. Although only 22 people voted, I think a clear majority emerged. 64% of respondents said they would buy a new laptop. This didn't entirely surprise me because it is the same decision my client made. So it seems that laptops have become disposable. Of course there are exceptions but it is clear that people are willing to use their… Continue reading...
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