What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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I tried a little experiment in my house. After reading about a stick figure animation program called Stykz, I decided I would download it and give it a try. But as I was downloading the software, it occurred to me that it would be more fun to download the program on my kids' computer and then just let them "have at it" with the software. No instructions. No tutuorials. Just launch the software and let them play. After 10 minutes, my 8-year-old son showed me this: If you can not see the embedded video player above please use the following… Continue reading...
Most computer users know they need some sort of protection against viruses, probably because they get the most news and Internet attention. But what about spyware, scareware, trojans and worms? Do you even know what these are? Would you recognize it if you had one? A favorite Internet site of mine, Lifehacker, recently posted an excellent article explaining the difference between viruses, trojans, worms and other malware. I could re-hash the article and put it in my own words but the article is too good for that. So instead I recommend jumping over to the Lifehacker site and reading their… Continue reading...
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Today I am going to clear the air on something that has been confusing noobies for a while now. I'm referring to the recovery partition that companies like HP include with their computers. The recovery partition is a small section of the computer's hard drive used to restore the computer back to its factory condition. And while it's nice to know this kind of recovery procedure exists, it's usually not a good sign when a technical support person tells you they are going to use it. So why the confusion? The confusion lies in that the recovery partition shows up… Continue reading...
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I often wonder how many times noobies struggle with something on their computer never knowing a simple solution is available right at their fingertips. Take for instance something as routine as the double-click action on the mouse. Today I watched a client repeatedly struggle to double-click her mouse. The problem was that her two clicks were too far apart from one another. So instead of the computer recognizing a double-click, it instead recognized the action as two separate clicks. I know what some of you are thinking. Just learn to click faster. Sure, that will work, but that isn't the… Continue reading...
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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...
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