What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Last night, my wife and I attended the Billy Joel, Elton John Face 2 Face concert. It's no surprise that, since our kids were born, we haven't been to a lot of concerts so I found it fascinating to people-watch throughout the concert. Even more fascinating was the tremendous use (and mis-use) of technology during the concert. I wish I could have talked to the people I observed but it was a little too crowded for that. But here's what I would have said: To the teenagers and 20 somethings: If you tell me you went to the concert I… Continue reading...
There's a lot of buzz circulating on the Internet right now about Kodak Gallery's decision to start charging for online photo storage on their web site. Personally, I don't see what the big deal is. First of all, Kodak Gallery is in business to sell digital prints and other photo-related products. Not to host everyone's digital pictures for free. And second, the dollar amount they are charging for storage is fair and reasonable. One or two orders per year and you're covered If you keep under 2 GB of digital photos (common for most noobies) on the Kodak Gallery web… Continue reading...
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One of the best Mother's Day gifts my kids ever gave my wife was a personalized "Why We Love Our Mommy" photo book from Kodak Gallery. The book contained a few dozen photos depicting all of the wonderful things my wife does for our kids. Ok, admittedly, they had a little help from their techie dad putting the book together but it meant the same to my wife regardless. My point is, it's the personalization that really made the gift one to treasure. So listen up sons and daughters. Mother's Day will be here sooner than you know it and… Continue reading...
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My sisters and I recently chipped in on a brand new digital SLR camera (think the next step beyond your typical point-and-shoot camera) for my dad. Being the techie in the family, it became my job to hand deliver the new camera to my dad so I could teach him how to use it. This was a job I was actually looking forward to because up until now, I haven't had a lot of hands-on experience with digital SLR cameras. My dad and I only spent a minute or two before the new camera was up and running. We decided… Continue reading...
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I've started to notice a trend. People who can't decide between a larger digital camera with more options and better features and a smaller digital camera with fewer features but the utmost in portability are finally making a decision. They are getting both. Much like having two jackets in your closet, one for spring-like weather and one for the coldest of winter days, having two digital cameras serves a similar purpose. One larger, fully-functional digital camera for capturing those up-close action shots of your kids playing sports or those adorable photo Christmas cards. And another, tiny digital camera that easily… Continue reading...
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