What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Imagine one day you hop in your car to drive to the grocery store to pick up a few miscellaneous items that you need to bake a batch of cookies. You haven't driven your car in 2-3 weeks because you are just coming back from a long vacation. No big deal, right? You put the key in the ignition, turn the key, put the car in drive and go about your way. Now let's pretend your car is a Windows-based computer and you've taken the same 2-3 week hiatus from using it. This time when you put the key in… Continue reading...
Earlier this week I encountered some slippery roads which caused the anti-lock brakes on my car to kick in during a sudden stop. When I first felt the car sliding my temptation was to pump the brakes because that's what I was taught to do when I learned how to drive. But before I even had a chance to pump the brakes I heard the familiar grinding sound of the anti-lock brakes and realized that the car's computer had beat me to the punch. This got me to thinking about how some technologies force us to unlearn something. Here's another… Continue reading...
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Those of you that know me know that I use technology for everything. Need to know if it's going to rain today? Check the weather app on my iPhone. Need to remember when my library books are due? Send an email to Sandy and tell her to remind me. Trying to lose some weight? Jump on the Wii Fit. That's why I was so intrigued today that I didn't use a lick of technology when my day took a turn for the worse. Technology falls flat It started when I hopped back in the Noobie van after teaching Noobie's How… Continue reading...
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I've been declaring this for the past two years but I think it's time I go on record. Within the next three years, give or take a year, we are going to have a problem with electrical theft in our country. I'm not talking about black ski mask over the head, sneak around with a flashlight in the dark theft. No, I'm talking about "borrowing" a little juice from your neighbor or place of employment when they're not looking. I say this because plug-in hybrid automobiles are just around the corner. Toyota has plans to release the plug-in version of… Continue reading...
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A comment I often hear from my clients when helping them with their computer is that they are afraid they are going to break something. Usually they have figured out how to turn the computer on and off but beyond that they are afraid to touch it. These are the same people that get into a 1 or 2 ton hunk of metal (they of course call it their "car") every day to get to work. And they drive this 1 or 2 ton hunk of metal 70 MPH on the Interstate just a few feet from hundreds of other… Continue reading...
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